Sri Lanka v India 2nd Test
SL v IND - 2017 (2017) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 3 August 2017
India won by an innings and 53 runs
India won by an innings and 53 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 141 for Sri Lanka. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5/69.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- SL v IND - 2017 (2017)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 3 August 2017 to 6 August 2017
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 53 runs
- Player of the match
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Captains
- Virat Kohli (India), Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Malinda Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Malinda Pushpakumara's first Test.
India batted first and made 622 for 9 declared. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 133 off 232 balls, and Ajinkya Rahane made 132. Rangana Herath took 4 for 154 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 217-run stand for the fourth wicket between Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 421 across 10 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 183 all out. Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 51 off 48 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 for 69 for India. India led by 439 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.
Sri Lanka made 386 all out in their second innings. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 141 off 307 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 110. Ravindra Jadeja took 5 for 152 for India. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the second wicket between Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis, 49% of the total.
India won by an innings and 53 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 622 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | lbw b Dilruwan Perera | 35 | 37 |
| KL Rahul | run out (Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella) | 57 | 82 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Dimuth Karunaratne | 133 | 232 |
| Virat Kohli | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 13 | 29 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | st Niroshan Dickwella b Malinda Pushpakumara | 132 | 222 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | b Rangana Herath | 54 | 92 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | st Niroshan Dickwella b Rangana Herath | 67 | 134 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Angelo Mathews b Malinda Pushpakumara | 20 | 20 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 70 | 85 |
| Mohammed Shami | c Upul Tharanga b Rangana Herath | 19 | 8 |
| Umesh Yadav | not out | 8 | 9 |
Extras 14 · Total 622 for 9 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Pradeep | 17.4 | 2 | 63 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 42 | 7 | 154 | 4 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 40 | 3 | 147 | 1 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 38.2 | 2 | 156 | 2 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 12 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Shikhar Dhawan, 10.1 ov), 2-109 (KL Rahul, 30.4 ov), 3-133 (Virat Kohli, 38.5 ov), 4-350 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 91.6 ov), 5-413 (Ajinkya Rahane, 110.5 ov), 6-451 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 121.5 ov), 7-496 (Hardik Pandya, 132.4 ov), 8-568 (Wriddhiman Saha, 152.1 ov), 9-598 (Mohammed Shami, 154.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shikhar Dhawan (35) and KL Rahul (21) | 56 | 61 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (17) and KL Rahul (36) | 53 | 122 |
| third | Cheteshwar Pujara (10) and Virat Kohli (13) | 24 | 49 |
| fourth | Cheteshwar Pujara (106) and Ajinkya Rahane (104) | 217 | 320 |
| fifth | Ravichandran Ashwin (34) and Ajinkya Rahane (28) | 63 | 114 |
| sixth | Ravichandran Ashwin (20) and Wriddhiman Saha (18) | 38 | 66 |
| seventh | Wriddhiman Saha (21) and Hardik Pandya (20) | 45 | 65 |
| eighth | Ravindra Jadeja (43) and Wriddhiman Saha (28) | 72 | 117 |
| ninth | Ravindra Jadeja (11) and Mohammed Shami (19) | 30 | 16 |
| tenth | Ravindra Jadeja (16) and Umesh Yadav (8) | 24 | 19 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 183 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 | 45 |
| Upul Tharanga | c KL Rahul b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 6 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Virat Kohli b Umesh Yadav | 24 | 64 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Hardik Pandya b Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 34 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Ravichandran Ashwin | 26 | 33 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | b Mohammed Shami | 51 | 48 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Ravindra Jadeja | 0 | 1 |
| Dilruwan Perera | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 | 34 |
| Rangana Herath | b Mohammed Shami | 2 | 5 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | not out | 15 | 22 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 6 |
Extras 5 · Total 183 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 16.4 | 3 | 69 | 5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 6 | 84 | 2 |
| Umesh Yadav | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Upul Tharanga, 1.6 ov), 2-33 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 13.4 ov), 3-60 (Dinesh Chandimal, 24.1 ov), 4-64 (Kusal Mendis, 25.4 ov), 5-117 (Angelo Mathews, 33.6 ov), 6-122 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 34.5 ov), 7-150 (Niroshan Dickwella, 41.1 ov), 8-152 (Rangana Herath, 41.6 ov), 9-171 (Dilruwan Perera, 47.2 ov), 10-183 (Nuwan Pradeep, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga (0) and Dimuth Karunaratne (0) | 0 | 12 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (25) and Kusal Mendis (8) | 33 | 70 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (10) and Kusal Mendis (16) | 27 | 63 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (4) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 4 | 9 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (22) and Niroshan Dickwella (31) | 53 | 50 |
| sixth | Niroshan Dickwella (1) and Dhananjaya de Silva (0) | 5 | 5 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (9) and Niroshan Dickwella (19) | 28 | 38 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (2) and Dilruwan Perera (0) | 2 | 5 |
| ninth | Dilruwan Perera (16) and Malinda Pushpakumara (3) | 19 | 32 |
| tenth | Malinda Pushpakumara (12) and Nuwan Pradeep (0) | 12 | 14 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 386 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja | 141 | 307 |
| Upul Tharanga | b Umesh Yadav | 2 | 9 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Wriddhiman Saha b Hardik Pandya | 110 | 135 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 16 | 58 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 6 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravindra Jadeja | 36 | 66 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Ajinkya Rahane b Hardik Pandya | 31 | 56 |
| Dilruwan Perera | st Wriddhiman Saha b Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 10 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja | 17 | 17 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 17 | 30 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | c Shikhar Dhawan b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 9 |
Extras 9 · Total 386 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Yadav | 13 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 37.5 | 7 | 132 | 2 |
| Mohammed Shami | 12 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 39 | 5 | 152 | 5 |
| Hardik Pandya | 15 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Upul Tharanga, 2.6 ov), 2-198 (Kusal Mendis, 54.5 ov), 3-238 (Malinda Pushpakumara, 72.2 ov), 4-241 (Dinesh Chandimal, 73.5 ov), 5-310 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 95.4 ov), 6-315 (Angelo Mathews, 97.3 ov), 7-321 (Dilruwan Perera, 99.3 ov), 8-343 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 105.4 ov), 9-384 (Niroshan Dickwella, 115.1 ov), 10-386 (Nuwan Pradeep, 116.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga (2) and Dimuth Karunaratne (5) | 7 | 18 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (78) and Kusal Mendis (110) | 191 | 313 |
| third | Malinda Pushpakumara (16) and Dimuth Karunaratne (23) | 40 | 105 |
| fourth | Dimuth Karunaratne (1) and Dinesh Chandimal (2) | 3 | 9 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (31) and Dimuth Karunaratne (34) | 69 | 131 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Niroshan Dickwella (0) | 5 | 11 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (4) and Niroshan Dickwella (2) | 6 | 12 |
| eighth | Niroshan Dickwella (5) and Dhananjaya de Silva (17) | 22 | 37 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (17) and Niroshan Dickwella (24) | 41 | 57 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (0) and Nuwan Pradeep (1) | 2 | 10 |
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