Sri Lanka v India 2nd Test
India tour of Sri Lanka - 2015 (2015) · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 20 August 2015
India won by 278 runs
India won by 278 runs. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 126 for India. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5/42.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Sri Lanka - 2015 (2015)
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (then P Sara Oval)
- Dates
- 20 August 2015 to 24 August 2015
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 278 runs
- Player of the match
- KL Rahul
- Captains
- Virat Kohli (India), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 393 all out. KL Rahul top-scored with 108 off 190 balls, and Rohit Sharma made 79. Rangana Herath took 4 for 81 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 164-run stand for the third wicket between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 303 across 8 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 306 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 102 off 167 balls, and Lahiru Thirimanne made 62. Amit Mishra took 4 for 43 for India. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fourth wicket between Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne, 42% of the total. India led by 87 on first innings.
India made 325 for 8 declared in their second innings. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 126 off 243 balls, and Murali Vijay made 82. Dhammika Prasad took 4 for 43 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the second wicket between Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane, 43% of the total.
Set 413 to win, Sri Lanka made 134 all out. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 46 off 103 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 for 42 for India. From 106 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 134 for 10.
India won by 278 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 393 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | lbw b Dhammika Prasad | 0 | 4 |
| KL Rahul | c Dinesh Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera | 108 | 190 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dhammika Prasad | 4 | 11 |
| Virat Kohli | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 78 | 107 |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 79 | 132 |
| Stuart Binny | c Dushmantha Chameera b Rangana Herath | 10 | 40 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | lbw b Rangana Herath | 56 | 117 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Kaushal Silva b Angelo Mathews | 2 | 7 |
| Amit Mishra | c Dinesh Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera | 24 | 50 |
| Ishant Sharma | lbw b Rangana Herath | 2 | 21 |
| Umesh Yadav | not out | 2 | 8 |
Extras 28 · Total 393 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhammika Prasad | 24 | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 15 | 7 | 24 | 2 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 20 | 2 | 72 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 25 | 3 | 81 | 4 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | 30 | 2 | 111 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Murali Vijay, 0.4 ov), 2-12 (Ajinkya Rahane, 4.3 ov), 3-176 (Virat Kohli, 43.3 ov), 4-231 (KL Rahul, 59.2 ov), 5-267 (Stuart Binny, 71.5 ov), 6-319 (Rohit Sharma, 87.2 ov), 7-321 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 89.3 ov), 8-367 (Amit Mishra, 105.4 ov), 9-386 (Wriddhiman Saha, 111.3 ov), 10-393 (Ishant Sharma, 113.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Murali Vijay (0) and KL Rahul (0) | 4 | 4 |
| second | Ajinkya Rahane (4) and KL Rahul (4) | 8 | 23 |
| third | Virat Kohli (78) and KL Rahul (81) | 164 | 237 |
| fourth | Rohit Sharma (32) and KL Rahul (23) | 55 | 95 |
| fifth | Stuart Binny (10) and Rohit Sharma (14) | 36 | 75 |
| sixth | Rohit Sharma (33) and Wriddhiman Saha (19) | 52 | 93 |
| seventh | Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Wriddhiman Saha (0) | 2 | 13 |
| eighth | Amit Mishra (24) and Wriddhiman Saha (20) | 46 | 97 |
| ninth | Ishant Sharma (2) and Wriddhiman Saha (17) | 19 | 35 |
| tenth | Ishant Sharma (0) and Umesh Yadav (2) | 7 | 15 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 306 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Umesh Yadav | 1 | 5 |
| Kaushal Silva | c Ravichandran Ashwin b Amit Mishra | 51 | 118 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 32 | 87 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Wriddhiman Saha b Ishant Sharma | 62 | 168 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Murali Vijay b Stuart Binny | 102 | 167 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c KL Rahul b Ishant Sharma | 11 | 23 |
| Jehan Mubarak | b Amit Mishra | 22 | 46 |
| Dhammika Prasad | c Ajinkya Rahane b Amit Mishra | 5 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 16 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | st Wriddhiman Saha b Amit Mishra | 6 | 14 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 13 · Total 306 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 21 | 3 | 68 | 2 |
| Umesh Yadav | 19 | 5 | 67 | 1 |
| Stuart Binny | 18 | 4 | 44 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 29 | 3 | 76 | 2 |
| Amit Mishra | 21 | 3 | 43 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 1.1 ov), 2-75 (Kumar Sangakkara, 25.5 ov), 3-114 (Kaushal Silva, 43.4 ov), 4-241 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 84.5 ov), 5-259 (Dinesh Chandimal, 90.4 ov), 6-284 (Angelo Mathews, 98.1 ov), 7-289 (Dhammika Prasad, 99.3 ov), 8-300 (Jehan Mubarak, 103.4 ov), 9-306 (Rangana Herath, 106.1 ov), 10-306 (Tharindu Kaushal, 107.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kaushal Silva (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (1) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (32) and Kaushal Silva (37) | 74 | 150 |
| third | Kaushal Silva (14) and Lahiru Thirimanne (21) | 39 | 109 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (84) and Lahiru Thirimanne (41) | 127 | 248 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Dinesh Chandimal (11) | 18 | 35 |
| sixth | Jehan Mubarak (12) and Angelo Mathews (13) | 25 | 45 |
| seventh | Jehan Mubarak (0) and Dhammika Prasad (5) | 5 | 8 |
| eighth | Jehan Mubarak (10) and Rangana Herath (1) | 11 | 25 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (0) and Tharindu Kaushal (6) | 6 | 15 |
| tenth | Tharindu Kaushal (0) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 0 | 11 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 325 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | lbw b Tharindu Kaushal | 82 | 133 |
| KL Rahul | b Dhammika Prasad | 2 | 3 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Dinesh Chandimal b Tharindu Kaushal | 126 | 243 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Tharindu Kaushal | 10 | 19 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Jehan Mubarak b Tharindu Kaushal | 34 | 55 |
| Stuart Binny | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Dhammika Prasad | 17 | 19 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | not out | 13 | 21 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Dinesh Chandimal b Dhammika Prasad | 19 | 21 |
| Amit Mishra | c Jehan Mubarak b Dhammika Prasad | 10 | 26 |
| Umesh Yadav | not out | 4 | 7 |
Did not bat: Ishant Sharma
Extras 8 · Total 325 for 8 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhammika Prasad | 15 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | 29 | 4 | 96 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 14 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | 31 | 1 | 118 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (KL Rahul, 0.5 ov), 2-143 (Murali Vijay, 44.5 ov), 3-171 (Virat Kohli, 52.5 ov), 4-256 (Rohit Sharma, 74.5 ov), 5-262 (Ajinkya Rahane, 76.2 ov), 6-283 (Stuart Binny, 82.1 ov), 7-311 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 86.5 ov), 8-318 (Amit Mishra, 88.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Murali Vijay (1) and KL Rahul (2) | 3 | 5 |
| second | Murali Vijay (81) and Ajinkya Rahane (58) | 140 | 264 |
| third | Virat Kohli (10) and Ajinkya Rahane (18) | 28 | 48 |
| fourth | Rohit Sharma (34) and Ajinkya Rahane (49) | 85 | 132 |
| fifth | Stuart Binny (5) and Ajinkya Rahane (1) | 6 | 9 |
| sixth | Stuart Binny (1) and Wriddhiman Saha (5) | 6 | 17 |
| seventh | Stuart Binny (11) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3) | 15 | 18 |
| eighth | Amit Mishra (10) and Ravichandran Ashwin (16) | 28 | 29 |
| ninth | Amit Mishra (0) and Wriddhiman Saha (5) | 7 | 12 |
| tenth | Wriddhiman Saha (3) and Umesh Yadav (4) | 7 | 13 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 134 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushal Silva | c Stuart Binny b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 9 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 46 | 103 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin | 18 | 18 |
| Angelo Mathews | c KL Rahul b Umesh Yadav | 23 | 39 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Amit Mishra | 15 | 30 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Ravichandran Ashwin | 11 | 26 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c Virat Kohli b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 1 |
| Dhammika Prasad | c Amit Mishra b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 4 | 17 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | lbw b Amit Mishra | 5 | 12 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | lbw b Amit Mishra | 4 | 5 |
Extras 7 · Total 134 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 16 | 6 | 42 | 5 |
| Umesh Yadav | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 11 | 2 | 41 | 1 |
| Amit Mishra | 9.4 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Kaushal Silva, 2.4 ov), 2-33 (Kumar Sangakkara, 8.5 ov), 3-72 (Angelo Mathews, 21.1 ov), 4-91 (Dinesh Chandimal, 27.2 ov), 5-106 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 34.6 ov), 6-111 (Jehan Mubarak, 35.4 ov), 7-114 (Dhammika Prasad, 36.4 ov), 8-123 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 38.4 ov), 9-128 (Tharindu Kaushal, 41.5 ov), 10-134 (Dushmantha Chameera, 43.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kaushal Silva (1) and Dimuth Karunaratne (3) | 8 | 16 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (18) and Dimuth Karunaratne (6) | 25 | 38 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (23) and Dimuth Karunaratne (16) | 39 | 74 |
| fourth | Dimuth Karunaratne (3) and Dinesh Chandimal (15) | 19 | 38 |
| fifth | Dimuth Karunaratne (4) and Lahiru Thirimanne (11) | 15 | 46 |
| sixth | Jehan Mubarak (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (5) | 5 | 4 |
| seventh | Dhammika Prasad (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (3) | 3 | 6 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (2) and Dimuth Karunaratne (6) | 9 | 12 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (0) and Tharindu Kaushal (5) | 5 | 19 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (2) and Dushmantha Chameera (4) | 6 | 11 |
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