Sri Lanka v India 2nd Test

India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 9 August 1997

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 199 for Sri Lanka. Debasis Mohanty took 4/78.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997)
Ground: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 9 August 1997 to 13 August 1997
Toss: India, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva
Captains: Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Debut: Debasis Mohanty (India)
Umpires: BC Cooray and RE Koertzen
Match referee: JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to field. It was Debasis Mohanty's first Test.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 332 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 146 off 226 balls. Debasis Mohanty took 4 for 78 for India.

India replied with 375 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 147 off 312 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 139. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 99 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 40% of the total. India led by 43 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 415 for 7 in their second innings. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 199 off 226 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 120. Anil Kumble took 3 for 156 for India. The innings was built on a 218-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya, 53% of the total.

Set 373 to win, India made 281 for 5. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 108 not out off 174 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 73. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 96 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly.

Match drawn.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 332 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Sachin Tendulkar	32	38
Marvan Atapattu	c Mohammad Azharuddin	19	39
Roshan Mahanama	c Mohammad Azharuddin	37	56
Aravinda de Silva	c Nayan Mongia	146	226
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Nayan Mongia	14	30
Mahela Jayawardene	c Nayan Mongia	16	34
Romesh Kaluwitharana	bowled	7	26
Chaminda Vaas	bowled	10	42
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Mohammad Azharuddin	39	78
Ravindra Pushpakumara	bowled	0	10
Sajeewa de Silva	not out	0	2

Extras 12 · Total 332 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Venkatesh Prasad	26	5	104	2
Abey Kuruvilla	20	5	68	2
Debasis Mohanty	20.4	5	78	4
Anil Kumble	25	8	51	1
Sourav Ganguly	4	0	23	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-59 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-121 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-192 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-230 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-249 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-274 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-322 (Aravinda de Silva), 9-332 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-332 (Ravindra Pushpakumara)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	53
second	Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu	6
third	Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama	62
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva	71
fifth	Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene	38
sixth	Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana	19
seventh	Aravinda de Silva and Chaminda Vaas	25
eighth	Aravinda de Silva and Muthiah Muralidaran	48
ninth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Ravindra Pushpakumara	10
tenth	Ravindra Pushpakumara and Sajeewa de Silva	0

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 375 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ajay Jadeja	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	1	18
Navjot Sidhu	st Romesh Kaluwitharana	29	72
Rahul Dravid	c Chaminda Vaas	2	9
Sachin Tendulkar	c Muthiah Muralidaran	139	266
Mohammad Azharuddin	c Roshan Mahanama	22	61
Sourav Ganguly	c Chaminda Vaas	147	312
Nayan Mongia	bowled	15	83
Anil Kumble	c Mahela Jayawardene	0	7
Abey Kuruvilla	c Mahela Jayawardene	0	5
Venkatesh Prasad	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	2	21
Debasis Mohanty	not out	0	8

Extras 18 · Total 375 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	27	5	69	2
Ravindra Pushpakumara	19	3	79	1
Sajeewa de Silva	31.1	6	101	3
Muthiah Muralidaran	48	17	99	4
Sanath Jayasuriya	10	6	15	0
Mahela Jayawardene	1	1	0	0
Aravinda de Silva	5	2	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Ajay Jadeja), 2-9 (Rahul Dravid), 3-81 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-126 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-276 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-328 (Nayan Mongia), 7-334 (Anil Kumble), 8-342 (Abey Kuruvilla), 9-359 (Venkatesh Prasad), 10-375 (Sourav Ganguly)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Navjot Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja	2
second	Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid	7
third	Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar	72
fourth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar	45
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly	150
sixth	Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia	52
seventh	Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly	6
eighth	Sourav Ganguly and Abey Kuruvilla	8
ninth	Sourav Ganguly and Venkatesh Prasad	17
tenth	Sourav Ganguly and Debasis Mohanty	16

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 415 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	bowled	199	226
Marvan Atapattu	c Mohammad Azharuddin	29	50
Roshan Mahanama	st Nayan Mongia	35	98
Aravinda de Silva	c Vinod Kambli	120	198
Arjuna Ranatunga	run out (Sourav Ganguly)	1	3
Romesh Kaluwitharana	run out (Sourav Ganguly)	2	6
Mahela Jayawardene	c Nayan Mongia	7	10
Chaminda Vaas	not out	5	15

Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sajeewa de Silva

Extras 17 · Total 415 for 7

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Debasis Mohanty	16	0	72	0
Venkatesh Prasad	16	1	72	0
Abey Kuruvilla	24	3	90	2
Anil Kumble	38.4	2	156	3
Sourav Ganguly	3	0	18	0
Rahul Dravid	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-145 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-363 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-369 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-374 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 6-394 (Mahela Jayawardene), 7-415 (Aravinda de Silva)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	65
second	Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya	80
third	Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya	218
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva	6
fifth	Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana	5
sixth	Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene	20
seventh	Aravinda de Silva and Chaminda Vaas	21

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 281 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Ajay Jadeja	c Marvan Atapattu	73	176
Navjot Sidhu	c Sanath Jayasuriya	16	42
Rahul Dravid	c Marvan Atapattu	6	46
Sachin Tendulkar	c Sajeewa de Silva	8	44
Mohammad Azharuddin	not out	108	174
Sourav Ganguly	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	45	104
Nayan Mongia	not out	10	24

Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Abey Kuruvilla, Venkatesh Prasad, Debasis Mohanty

Extras 15 · Total 281 for 5

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	17	2	42	1
Sajeewa de Silva	16	4	32	1
Muthiah Muralidaran	35	5	96	3
Ravindra Pushpakumara	14	1	50	0
Sanath Jayasuriya	10	4	24	0
Mahela Jayawardene	8	1	29	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-55 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-75 (Rahul Dravid), 3-100 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-138 (Ajay Jadeja), 5-248 (Sourav Ganguly)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Navjot Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja	55
second	Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid	20
third	Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja	25
fourth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja	38
fifth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly	110
sixth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia	33

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