Sri Lanka v India 3rd Test
India tour of Sri Lanka - 2010 (2010) · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 3 August 2010
India won by 5 wickets
India won by 5 wickets. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 137* for Sri Lanka. Suraj Randiv took 5/82.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Sri Lanka - 2010 (2010)
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (then P Sara Oval)
- Dates
- 3 August 2010 to 7 August 2010
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- VVS Laxman
- Captains
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- RJ Tucker and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 425 all out. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 137 not out off 288 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 75. Pragyan Ojha took 4 for 115 for India. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 303 across 8 Tests.
India replied with 436 all out. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 109 off 105 balls, and Suresh Raina made 62. Suraj Randiv took 4 for 80 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fifth wicket between VVS Laxman and Suresh Raina. India led by 11 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 267 all out in their second innings. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 83 off 139 balls, and Ajantha Mendis made 78. Amit Mishra took 3 for 47 for India. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the ninth wicket between Thilan Samaraweera and Ajantha Mendis, 44% of the total. From 63 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 87 for 7.
Set 257 to win, India made 258 for 5. VVS Laxman top-scored with 103 not out off 149 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 54. Suraj Randiv took 5 for 82 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, 42% of the total.
India won by 5 wickets.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 425 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 8 | 15 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Murali Vijay, MS Dhoni) | 41 | 70 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Virender Sehwag b Pragyan Ojha | 75 | 114 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 56 | 154 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 137 | 288 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 45 | 84 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 9 | 41 |
| Suraj Randiv | c Rahul Dravid b Virender Sehwag | 8 | 30 |
| Lasith Malinga | c & b Amit Mishra | 4 | 4 |
| Ajantha Mendis | c Suresh Raina b Ishant Sharma | 3 | 41 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 4 | 3 |
Extras 35 · Total 425 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 22 | 2 | 78 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 23 | 6 | 72 | 3 |
| Amit Mishra | 42 | 3 | 140 | 1 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 46 | 10 | 115 | 4 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 3.6 ov), 2-102 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 24.3 ov), 3-157 (Kumar Sangakkara, 42.4 ov), 4-241 (Mahela Jayawardene, 72.6 ov), 5-330 (Angelo Mathews, 100.3 ov), 6-359 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 112.5 ov), 7-381 (Suraj Randiv, 122.6 ov), 8-386 (Lasith Malinga, 123.5 ov), 9-421 (Ajantha Mendis, 137.3 ov), 10-425 (Chanaka Welegedara, 137.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (7) and Tharanga Paranavitana (8) | 15 | 24 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (34) and Kumar Sangakkara (48) | 87 | 125 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (22) and Kumar Sangakkara (27) | 55 | 113 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (34) and Thilan Samaraweera (41) | 84 | 187 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (36) and Angelo Mathews (45) | 89 | 167 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (19) and Prasanna Jayawardene (9) | 29 | 75 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (14) and Suraj Randiv (8) | 22 | 61 |
| eighth | Thilan Samaraweera (1) and Lasith Malinga (4) | 5 | 5 |
| ninth | Thilan Samaraweera (26) and Ajantha Mendis (3) | 35 | 83 |
| tenth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Chanaka Welegedara (4) | 4 | 3 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 436 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | c Ajantha Mendis b Lasith Malinga | 14 | 35 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Chanaka Welegedara b Suraj Randiv | 109 | 105 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 23 | 26 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 41 | 72 |
| VVS Laxman | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis | 56 | 97 |
| Suresh Raina | c Kumar Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis | 62 | 111 |
| MS Dhoni | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 15 | 30 |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | c Mahela Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv | 46 | 77 |
| Amit Mishra | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Suraj Randiv | 40 | 66 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Suraj Randiv | 8 | 19 |
| Pragyan Ojha | not out | 1 | 7 |
Extras 21 · Total 436 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 30 | 3 | 119 | 3 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 15 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 30 | 4 | 109 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Suraj Randiv | 25.1 | 6 | 80 | 4 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Murali Vijay, 10.4 ov), 2-92 (Rahul Dravid, 17.4 ov), 3-183 (Sachin Tendulkar, 35.6 ov), 4-199 (Virender Sehwag, 40.1 ov), 5-304 (VVS Laxman, 70.5 ov), 6-321 (Suresh Raina, 74.4 ov), 7-350 (MS Dhoni, 81.2 ov), 8-414 (Abhimanyu Mithun, 98.6 ov), 9-433 (Amit Mishra, 104.2 ov), 10-436 (Ishant Sharma, 106.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (34) and Murali Vijay (14) | 49 | 65 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (23) and Virender Sehwag (18) | 43 | 43 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (41) and Virender Sehwag (46) | 91 | 113 |
| fourth | VVS Laxman (1) and Virender Sehwag (11) | 16 | 25 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (55) and Suresh Raina (47) | 105 | 184 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (0) and Suresh Raina (15) | 17 | 23 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (15) and Abhimanyu Mithun (12) | 29 | 41 |
| eighth | Amit Mishra (27) and Abhimanyu Mithun (34) | 64 | 108 |
| ninth | Amit Mishra (13) and Ishant Sharma (6) | 19 | 32 |
| tenth | Pragyan Ojha (1) and Ishant Sharma (2) | 3 | 11 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 267 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c MS Dhoni b Virender Sehwag | 16 | 44 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Murali Vijay b Virender Sehwag | 13 | 22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Suresh Raina b Pragyan Ojha | 28 | 49 |
| Suraj Randiv | lbw b Pragyan Ojha | 6 | 37 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rahul Dravid b Pragyan Ojha | 5 | 18 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c MS Dhoni b Abhimanyu Mithun | 83 | 139 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Sachin Tendulkar b Amit Mishra | 5 | 9 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | lbw b Amit Mishra | 0 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | lbw b Virender Sehwag | 15 | 37 |
| Ajantha Mendis | c Suresh Raina b Amit Mishra | 78 | 157 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | not out | 4 | 5 |
Extras 14 · Total 267 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 8 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 17 | 3 | 54 | 0 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 28 | 5 | 89 | 3 |
| Virender Sehwag | 15 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Amit Mishra | 17.2 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 9.5 ov), 2-39 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 11.6 ov), 3-63 (Suraj Randiv, 20.5 ov), 4-77 (Mahela Jayawardene, 26.5 ov), 5-78 (Kumar Sangakkara, 28.3 ov), 6-87 (Angelo Mathews, 31.1 ov), 7-87 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 31.2 ov), 8-125 (Lasith Malinga, 42.2 ov), 9-243 (Thilan Samaraweera, 80.6 ov), 10-267 (Ajantha Mendis, 85.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) and Tharanga Paranavitana (16) | 32 | 60 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (6) | 7 | 13 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (16) and Suraj Randiv (6) | 24 | 54 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (5) | 14 | 38 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 1 | 10 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (4) and Angelo Mathews (5) | 9 | 16 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Prasanna Jayawardene (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Thilan Samaraweera (22) and Lasith Malinga (15) | 38 | 67 |
| ninth | Thilan Samaraweera (57) and Ajantha Mendis (58) | 118 | 233 |
| tenth | Chanaka Welegedara (4) and Ajantha Mendis (20) | 24 | 26 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 258 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | c Mahela Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv | 27 | 53 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Mahela Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv | 0 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Suraj Randiv | 7 | 22 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv | 54 | 122 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Kumar Sangakkara b Suraj Randiv | 4 | 26 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 103 | 149 |
| Suresh Raina | not out | 41 | 45 |
Did not bat: MS Dhoni, Amit Mishra, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pragyan Ojha
Extras 22 · Total 258 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 29 | 3 | 82 | 5 |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 8.3 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 14 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Virender Sehwag, 1.5 ov), 2-27 (Rahul Dravid, 9.1 ov), 3-49 (Murali Vijay, 15.2 ov), 4-62 (Ishant Sharma, 21.3 ov), 5-171 (Sachin Tendulkar, 51.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (0) and Murali Vijay (10) | 10 | 11 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (7) and Murali Vijay (5) | 17 | 45 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (9) and Murali Vijay (12) | 22 | 38 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Ishant Sharma (4) | 13 | 40 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (39) and VVS Laxman (60) | 109 | 183 |
| sixth | VVS Laxman (43) and Suresh Raina (41) | 87 | 103 |
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