Sri Lanka v India 1st Test

SL v IND - 2017 (2017) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 26 July 2017

India won by 304 runs

India won by 304 runs. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 190 for India. Nuwan Pradeep took 6/132.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: SL v IND - 2017 (2017)
Ground: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Dates: 26 July 2017 to 29 July 2017
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: India won by 304 runs
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan
Captains: Virat Kohli (India), Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
Debuts: Hardik Pandya (India), Danushka Gunathilaka (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and RK Illingworth
Match referee: RB Richardson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Hardik Pandya and Danushka Gunathilaka played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 600 all out. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 190 off 168 balls, and Cheteshwar Pujara made 153. Nuwan Pradeep took 6 for 132 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 253-run stand for the second wicket between Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Galle International Stadium, 393 across 18 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 291 for 9. Dilruwan Perera top-scored with 92 not out off 132 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 83. Ravindra Jadeja took 3 for 67 for India. India led by 309 on first innings.

India made 240 for 3 declared in their second innings. Virat Kohli top-scored with 103 not out off 136 balls, and Abhinav Mukund made 81. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the third wicket between Virat Kohli and Abhinav Mukund, 55% of the total.

Set 550 to win, Sri Lanka made 245 for 8. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 97 off 208 balls, and Niroshan Dickwella made 67. Ravichandran Ashwin took 3 for 65 for India. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Dimuth Karunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella, 41% of the total.

India won by 304 runs.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 600 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Shikhar Dhawan	c Angelo Mathews b Nuwan Pradeep	190	168
Abhinav Mukund	c Niroshan Dickwella b Nuwan Pradeep	12	26
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Niroshan Dickwella b Nuwan Pradeep	153	265
Virat Kohli	c Niroshan Dickwella b Nuwan Pradeep	3	8
Ajinkya Rahane	c Dimuth Karunaratne b Lahiru Kumara	57	130
Ravichandran Ashwin	c Niroshan Dickwella b Nuwan Pradeep	47	60
Wriddhiman Saha	c Dilruwan Perera b Rangana Herath	16	32
Hardik Pandya	c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lahiru Kumara	50	49
Ravindra Jadeja	b Nuwan Pradeep	15	24
Mohammed Shami	c Upul Tharanga b Lahiru Kumara	30	30
Umesh Yadav	not out	11	10

Extras 16 · Total 600 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Nuwan Pradeep	31	2	132	6
Lahiru Kumara	25.1	3	131	3
Dilruwan Perera	30	1	130	0
Rangana Herath	40	6	159	1
Danushka Gunathilaka	7	0	41	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Abhinav Mukund, 7.3 ov), 2-280 (Shikhar Dhawan, 54.1 ov), 3-286 (Virat Kohli, 56.4 ov), 4-423 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 97.4 ov), 5-432 (Ajinkya Rahane, 101.1 ov), 6-491 (Wriddhiman Saha, 114.1 ov), 7-495 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 115.1 ov), 8-517 (Ravindra Jadeja, 121.2 ov), 9-579 (Mohammed Shami, 129.5 ov), 10-600 (Hardik Pandya, 133.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shikhar Dhawan (14) and Abhinav Mukund (12)	27	45
second	Shikhar Dhawan (176) and Cheteshwar Pujara (74)	253	282
third	Cheteshwar Pujara (3) and Virat Kohli (3)	6	15
fourth	Cheteshwar Pujara (76) and Ajinkya Rahane (54)	137	247
fifth	Ravichandran Ashwin (6) and Ajinkya Rahane (3)	9	21
sixth	Ravichandran Ashwin (41) and Wriddhiman Saha (16)	59	78
seventh	Ravichandran Ashwin (0) and Hardik Pandya (4)	4	6
eighth	Ravindra Jadeja (15) and Hardik Pandya (5)	22	37
ninth	Mohammed Shami (30) and Hardik Pandya (31)	62	51
tenth	Umesh Yadav (11) and Hardik Pandya (10)	21	20

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 291 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	lbw b Umesh Yadav	2	9
Upul Tharanga	run out (Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Mukund)	64	93
Danushka Gunathilaka	c Shikhar Dhawan b Mohammed Shami	16	37
Kusal Mendis	c Shikhar Dhawan b Mohammed Shami	0	4
Angelo Mathews	c Virat Kohli b Ravindra Jadeja	83	130
Niroshan Dickwella	c Abhinav Mukund b Ravichandran Ashwin	8	15
Dilruwan Perera	not out	92	132
Rangana Herath	c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja	9	13
Nuwan Pradeep	b Hardik Pandya	10	26
Lahiru Kumara	b Ravindra Jadeja	2	12

Did not bat: Asela Gunaratne

Extras 5 · Total 291 for 9

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Mohammed Shami	12	2	45	2
Umesh Yadav	14	1	78	1
Ravichandran Ashwin	27	5	84	1
Ravindra Jadeja	22.3	3	67	3
Hardik Pandya	3	0	13	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 1.5 ov), 2-68 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 14.2 ov), 3-68 (Kusal Mendis, 14.6 ov), 4-125 (Upul Tharanga, 33.6 ov), 5-143 (Niroshan Dickwella, 39.2 ov), 6-205 (Angelo Mathews, 58.5 ov), 7-241 (Rangana Herath, 66.2 ov), 8-280 (Nuwan Pradeep, 73.5 ov), 9-291 (Lahiru Kumara, 78.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Upul Tharanga (5) and Dimuth Karunaratne (2)	7	11
second	Upul Tharanga (43) and Danushka Gunathilaka (16)	61	75
third	Upul Tharanga (0) and Kusal Mendis (0)	0	4
fourth	Upul Tharanga (16) and Angelo Mathews (39)	57	113
fifth	Angelo Mathews (10) and Niroshan Dickwella (8)	18	32
sixth	Dilruwan Perera (28) and Angelo Mathews (34)	62	117
seventh	Rangana Herath (9) and Dilruwan Perera (27)	36	45
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (28) and Nuwan Pradeep (10)	39	45
ninth	Dilruwan Perera (9) and Lahiru Kumara (2)	11	27

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 240 FOR 3 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Shikhar Dhawan	c Danushka Gunathilaka b Dilruwan Perera	14	14
Abhinav Mukund	lbw b Danushka Gunathilaka	81	116
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara	15	35
Virat Kohli	not out	103	136
Ajinkya Rahane	not out	23	18

Did not bat: Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav

Extras 4 · Total 240 for 3 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Nuwan Pradeep	12	2	63	0
Dilruwan Perera	15	0	67	1
Lahiru Kumara	12	1	59	1
Rangana Herath	9	0	34	0
Danushka Gunathilaka	5	0	16	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Shikhar Dhawan, 3.6 ov), 2-56 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 16.5 ov), 3-189 (Abhinav Mukund, 46.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shikhar Dhawan (14) and Abhinav Mukund (5)	19	24
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (15) and Abhinav Mukund (22)	37	77
third	Virat Kohli (76) and Abhinav Mukund (54)	133	178
fourth	Virat Kohli (27) and Ajinkya Rahane (23)	51	40

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 245 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	b Ravichandran Ashwin	97	208
Upul Tharanga	b Mohammed Shami	10	10
Danushka Gunathilaka	c Cheteshwar Pujara b Umesh Yadav	2	8
Kusal Mendis	c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravindra Jadeja	36	71
Angelo Mathews	c Hardik Pandya b Ravindra Jadeja	2	10
Niroshan Dickwella	c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravichandran Ashwin	67	94
Dilruwan Perera	not out	21	50
Nuwan Pradeep	c Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin	0	2
Lahiru Kumara	c Mohammed Shami b Ravindra Jadeja	0	8

Did not bat: Rangana Herath, Asela Gunaratne

Extras 10 · Total 245 for 8

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Mohammed Shami	9	0	43	1
Umesh Yadav	9	0	42	1
Ravindra Jadeja	24.5	4	71	3
Ravichandran Ashwin	27	4	65	3
Hardik Pandya	7	0	21	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Upul Tharanga, 2.5 ov), 2-29 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 5.4 ov), 3-108 (Kusal Mendis, 30.5 ov), 4-116 (Angelo Mathews, 34.3 ov), 5-217 (Niroshan Dickwella, 61.5 ov), 6-240 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 73.2 ov), 7-240 (Nuwan Pradeep, 73.4 ov), 8-245 (Lahiru Kumara, 76.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Upul Tharanga (10) and Dimuth Karunaratne (7)	22	17
second	Dimuth Karunaratne (5) and Danushka Gunathilaka (2)	7	17
third	Dimuth Karunaratne (41) and Kusal Mendis (36)	79	151
fourth	Angelo Mathews (2) and Dimuth Karunaratne (6)	8	22
fifth	Dimuth Karunaratne (32) and Niroshan Dickwella (67)	101	164
sixth	Dilruwan Perera (16) and Dimuth Karunaratne (6)	23	69
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (0) and Nuwan Pradeep (0)	0	2
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (5) and Lahiru Kumara (0)	5	18

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