Sri Lanka v India 1st Test
India tour of Sri Lanka - 2008 (2008) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 23 July 2008
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 136 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6/26.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Sri Lanka - 2008 (2008)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 23 July 2008 to 26 July 2008
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Anil Kumble (India)
- Debut
- Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and MR Benson
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ajantha Mendis's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 600 for 6 declared. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 136 off 259 balls, and Thilan Samaraweera made 127. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Malinda Warnapura. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 316 across 19 Tests.
India replied with 223 all out. VVS Laxman top-scored with 56 off 118 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 84 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 377 on first innings. India followed on.
India made 138 all out in their second innings. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 43 off 90 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6 for 26 for Sri Lanka. From 82 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 103 for 7.
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground across the 45 Tests in our archive.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 600 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | c Dinesh Karthik b Ishant Sharma | 3 | 13 |
| Malinda Warnapura | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 115 | 202 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan | 12 | 21 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Dinesh Karthik b Ishant Sharma | 136 | 259 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 127 | 224 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 125 | 170 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Ishant Sharma b Harbhajan Singh | 30 | 70 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 22 | 32 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 30 · Total 600 for 6 declared
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 37 | 2 | 156 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 33 | 4 | 124 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 43 | 2 | 149 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 37 | 4 | 121 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Michael Vandort, 3.6 ov), 2-57 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.6 ov), 3-212 (Malinda Warnapura, 60.5 ov), 4-360 (Mahela Jayawardene, 102.2 ov), 5-454 (Thilan Samaraweera, 129.2 ov), 6-545 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 151.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vandort (3) and Malinda Warnapura (4) | 7 | 24 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (12) and Malinda Warnapura (34) | 50 | 57 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (68) and Malinda Warnapura (77) | 155 | 296 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (68) and Thilan Samaraweera (69) | 148 | 254 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (36) and Thilan Samaraweera (58) | 94 | 162 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (60) and Prasanna Jayawardene (30) | 91 | 136 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (22) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (29) | 55 | 62 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Thilan Samaraweera b Muthiah Muralidaran | 39 | 55 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Malinda Warnapura b Nuwan Kulasekara | 25 | 16 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Ajantha Mendis | 14 | 35 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 46 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 23 | 57 |
| VVS Laxman | b Ajantha Mendis | 56 | 118 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 16 |
| Anil Kumble | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 15 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Malinda Warnapura b Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 9 |
| Zaheer Khan | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 5 | 16 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 13 | 54 |
Extras 2 · Total 223 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 11 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 27.5 | 5 | 72 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 29 | 4 | 84 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Virender Sehwag, 5.1 ov), 2-79 (Gautam Gambhir, 17.3 ov), 3-79 (Rahul Dravid, 18.1 ov), 4-123 (Sachin Tendulkar, 31.5 ov), 5-138 (Sourav Ganguly, 37.6 ov), 6-147 (Dinesh Karthik, 41.6 ov), 7-170 (Anil Kumble, 48.5 ov), 8-181 (Harbhajan Singh, 51.2 ov), 9-188 (Zaheer Khan, 54.5 ov), 10-223 (VVS Laxman, 72.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (11) and Virender Sehwag (25) | 36 | 31 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (14) and Gautam Gambhir (28) | 43 | 74 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Rahul Dravid (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (27) and Sourav Ganguly (17) | 44 | 82 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (6) and VVS Laxman (8) | 15 | 37 |
| sixth | VVS Laxman (0) and Dinesh Karthik (9) | 9 | 24 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (1) and VVS Laxman (22) | 23 | 41 |
| eighth | VVS Laxman (2) and Harbhajan Singh (9) | 11 | 15 |
| ninth | VVS Laxman (2) and Zaheer Khan (5) | 7 | 21 |
| tenth | VVS Laxman (22) and Ishant Sharma (13) | 35 | 108 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 138 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 43 | 90 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 13 | 17 |
| VVS Laxman | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 21 | 26 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 30 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Malinda Warnapura b Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 30 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 12 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 6 |
| Anil Kumble | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 24 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 15 | 28 |
| Zaheer Khan | b Ajantha Mendis | 3 | 6 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 5 | 1 |
Extras 0 · Total 138 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 18 | 3 | 60 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 13 | 3 | 26 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Virender Sehwag, 6.4 ov), 2-53 (VVS Laxman, 14.2 ov), 3-82 (Sachin Tendulkar, 23.4 ov), 4-95 (Gautam Gambhir, 29.5 ov), 5-103 (Sourav Ganguly, 33.5 ov), 6-103 (Rahul Dravid, 34.2 ov), 7-103 (Dinesh Karthik, 35.5 ov), 8-120 (Anil Kumble, 41.3 ov), 9-133 (Zaheer Khan, 44.3 ov), 10-138 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (12) and Virender Sehwag (13) | 25 | 40 |
| second | VVS Laxman (21) and Gautam Gambhir (7) | 28 | 46 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (12) and Gautam Gambhir (17) | 29 | 56 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (6) and Gautam Gambhir (7) | 13 | 37 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (4) and Rahul Dravid (4) | 8 | 24 |
| sixth | Rahul Dravid (0) and Dinesh Karthik (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (0) and Dinesh Karthik (0) | 0 | 9 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (12) and Harbhajan Singh (5) | 17 | 34 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (10) and Zaheer Khan (3) | 13 | 18 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Ishant Sharma (5) | 5 | 3 |
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