India v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10) · Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai · 2 December 2009
India won by an innings and 24 runs
India won by an innings and 24 runs. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 293 for India. Zaheer Khan took 5/72.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10)
- Ground
- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Dates
- 2 December 2009 to 6 December 2009
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 24 runs
- Player of the match
- Virender Sehwag
- Captains
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 393 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 109 off 160 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 99. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 112 for India.
India replied with 726 for 9 declared. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 293 off 254 balls, and MS Dhoni made 100. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 195 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag. India led by 333 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 309 all out in their second innings. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 137 off 261 balls, and Tharanga Paranavitana made 54. Zaheer Khan took 5 for 72 for India.
India won by an innings and 24 runs. India's 726 is the highest total at Brabourne Stadium. Virender Sehwag's 293 is the highest individual score at Brabourne Stadium.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 393 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 53 | 81 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Murali Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 109 | 160 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c MS Dhoni b Pragyan Ojha | 18 | 35 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Virender Sehwag b Sreesanth | 29 | 63 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Murali Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | run out (Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni) | 99 | 131 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Harbhajan Singh b Pragyan Ojha | 43 | 47 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 12 | 15 |
| Rangana Herath | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 12 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 4 | 20 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 8 | 6 |
Extras 16 · Total 393 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 19 | 2 | 70 | 1 |
| Sreesanth | 16 | 1 | 82 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 32 | 3 | 112 | 4 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 23.4 | 1 | 101 | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-93 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 19.5 ov), 2-128 (Kumar Sangakkara, 30.5 ov), 3-187 (Mahela Jayawardene, 47.4 ov), 4-188 (Thilan Samaraweera, 48.1 ov), 5-262 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 64.6 ov), 6-329 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 79.6 ov), 7-359 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 84.6 ov), 8-362 (Rangana Herath, 87.2 ov), 9-379 (Angelo Mathews, 92.4 ov), 10-393 (Chanaka Welegedara, 94.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (37) and Tharanga Paranavitana (53) | 93 | 121 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (17) and Kumar Sangakkara (18) | 35 | 66 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (29) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (30) | 59 | 101 |
| fourth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Thilan Samaraweera (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (25) and Angelo Mathews (47) | 74 | 101 |
| sixth | Prasanna Jayawardene (43) and Angelo Mathews (20) | 67 | 92 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (12) and Angelo Mathews (13) | 30 | 30 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (1) and Angelo Mathews (2) | 3 | 14 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Angelo Mathews (16) | 17 | 31 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (4) and Chanaka Welegedara (8) | 14 | 12 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 726 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | lbw b Rangana Herath | 87 | 121 |
| Virender Sehwag | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 293 | 254 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 74 | 147 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 53 | 103 |
| VVS Laxman | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 62 | 91 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 23 | 42 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 100 | 154 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 51 |
| Sreesanth | lbw b Rangana Herath | 8 | 11 |
| Pragyan Ojha | not out | 5 | 14 |
Extras 13 · Total 726 for 9 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanaka Welegedara | 30 | 3 | 131 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 20 | 1 | 105 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 51 | 4 | 195 | 4 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-221 (Murali Vijay, 39.1 ov), 2-458 (Virender Sehwag, 82.2 ov), 3-487 (Rahul Dravid, 89.6 ov), 4-558 (Sachin Tendulkar, 114.2 ov), 5-591 (VVS Laxman, 122.4 ov), 6-610 (Yuvraj Singh, 127.2 ov), 7-615 (Harbhajan Singh, 128.2 ov), 8-647 (Zaheer Khan, 144.6 ov), 9-670 (Sreesanth, 151.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (129) and Murali Vijay (87) | 221 | 237 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (68) and Virender Sehwag (164) | 237 | 264 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (22) and Rahul Dravid (6) | 29 | 47 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (31) and VVS Laxman (39) | 71 | 147 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (23) and Yuvraj Singh (10) | 33 | 50 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (6) and Yuvraj Singh (13) | 19 | 28 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (1) and MS Dhoni (4) | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | MS Dhoni (25) and Zaheer Khan (7) | 32 | 100 |
| ninth | MS Dhoni (15) and Sreesanth (8) | 23 | 40 |
| tenth | MS Dhoni (50) and Pragyan Ojha (5) | 56 | 72 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 309 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | lbw b Sreesanth | 54 | 144 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 27 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 137 | 261 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 12 | 24 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 13 |
| Angelo Mathews | c MS Dhoni b Pragyan Ojha | 5 | 8 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 32 | 42 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 19 | 68 |
| Rangana Herath | c Pragyan Ojha b Zaheer Khan | 3 | 10 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 9 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 17 · Total 309 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbhajan Singh | 34.4 | 5 | 80 | 2 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 23 | 4 | 84 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | 21 | 5 | 72 | 5 |
| Sreesanth | 13 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 8.5 ov), 2-119 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 45.3 ov), 3-135 (Mahela Jayawardene, 53.4 ov), 4-137 (Thilan Samaraweera, 57.6 ov), 5-144 (Angelo Mathews, 60.5 ov), 6-208 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 75.3 ov), 7-278 (Kumar Sangakkara, 93.3 ov), 8-282 (Rangana Herath, 97.1 ov), 9-307 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 99.5 ov), 10-309 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 100.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (16) and Tharanga Paranavitana (9) | 29 | 53 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (44) and Tharanga Paranavitana (45) | 90 | 220 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 16 | 51 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 2 | 26 |
| fifth | Kumar Sangakkara (2) and Angelo Mathews (5) | 7 | 17 |
| sixth | Prasanna Jayawardene (32) and Kumar Sangakkara (31) | 64 | 89 |
| seventh | Kumar Sangakkara (56) and Nuwan Kulasekara (9) | 70 | 108 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (3) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 4 | 22 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (12) and Nuwan Kulasekara (9) | 25 | 16 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (2) and Chanaka Welegedara (0) | 2 | 5 |
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