India v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
SL in INDIA - 2017 (2017/18) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur · 24 November 2017
India won by an innings and 239 runs
India won by an innings and 239 runs. Virat Kohli top-scored with 213 for India. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- SL in INDIA - 2017 (2017/18)
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Dates
- 24 November 2017 to 27 November 2017
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 239 runs
- Player of the match
- Virat Kohli
- Captains
- Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Virat Kohli (India)
- Umpires
- JS Wilson and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 205 all out. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 57 off 122 balls, and Dimuth Karunaratne made 51. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 for 67 for India. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, 300 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 610 for 6 declared. Virat Kohli top-scored with 213 off 267 balls, and Cheteshwar Pujara made 143. Dilruwan Perera took 3 for 202 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 209-run stand for the second wicket between Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay. India led by 405 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 166 all out in their second innings. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 61 off 82 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 for 63 for India.
India won by an innings and 239 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium across the 7 Tests in our archive. India's 610 is the highest total at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 205 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Ishant Sharma | 13 | 15 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Ishant Sharma | 51 | 147 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 58 |
| Angelo Mathews | lbw b Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 20 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 57 | 122 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Ishant Sharma b Ravindra Jadeja | 24 | 30 |
| Dasun Shanaka | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 15 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw b Ravindra Jadeja | 15 | 21 |
| Rangana Herath | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 23 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Wriddhiman Saha b Ishant Sharma | 17 | 25 |
| Lahiru Gamage | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 3 · Total 205 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 14 | 3 | 37 | 3 |
| Umesh Yadav | 16 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 28.1 | 7 | 67 | 4 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 21 | 4 | 56 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 4.5 ov), 2-44 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 24.6 ov), 3-60 (Angelo Mathews, 29.6 ov), 4-122 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 50.6 ov), 5-160 (Niroshan Dickwella, 60.6 ov), 6-165 (Dasun Shanaka, 65.2 ov), 7-184 (Dilruwan Perera, 70.4 ov), 8-184 (Dinesh Chandimal, 71.3 ov), 9-205 (Suranga Lakmal, 78.6 ov), 10-205 (Rangana Herath, 79.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (7) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (13) | 20 | 29 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (13) and Lahiru Thirimanne (9) | 24 | 121 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (10) and Dimuth Karunaratne (5) | 16 | 31 |
| fourth | Dimuth Karunaratne (26) and Dinesh Chandimal (36) | 62 | 126 |
| fifth | Dinesh Chandimal (14) and Niroshan Dickwella (24) | 38 | 60 |
| sixth | Dinesh Chandimal (3) and Dasun Shanaka (2) | 5 | 26 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (15) and Dinesh Chandimal (4) | 19 | 32 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) | 0 | 5 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (4) and Suranga Lakmal (17) | 21 | 45 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (0) and Lahiru Gamage (0) | 0 | 1 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 610 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | b Lahiru Gamage | 7 | 13 |
| Murali Vijay | c Dilruwan Perera b Rangana Herath | 128 | 221 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | b Dasun Shanaka | 143 | 362 |
| Virat Kohli | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Dilruwan Perera | 213 | 267 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dilruwan Perera | 2 | 15 |
| Rohit Sharma | not out | 102 | 160 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | b Dilruwan Perera | 5 | 14 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | not out | 1 | 5 |
Did not bat: Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma
Extras 9 · Total 610 for 6 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 29 | 2 | 111 | 0 |
| Lahiru Gamage | 35 | 8 | 97 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 39 | 11 | 81 | 1 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 26.1 | 4 | 103 | 1 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 45 | 2 | 202 | 3 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (KL Rahul, 3.5 ov), 2-216 (Murali Vijay, 75.3 ov), 3-399 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 124.5 ov), 4-410 (Ajinkya Rahane, 129.4 ov), 5-583 (Virat Kohli, 169.5 ov), 6-597 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 173.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Murali Vijay (0) and KL Rahul (7) | 7 | 23 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (80) and Murali Vijay (128) | 209 | 430 |
| third | Cheteshwar Pujara (63) and Virat Kohli (118) | 183 | 296 |
| fourth | Virat Kohli (9) and Ajinkya Rahane (2) | 11 | 29 |
| fifth | Rohit Sharma (81) and Virat Kohli (86) | 173 | 241 |
| sixth | Ravichandran Ashwin (5) and Rohit Sharma (9) | 14 | 24 |
| seventh | Rohit Sharma (12) and Wriddhiman Saha (1) | 13 | 14 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 166 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 2 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Murali Vijay b Ravindra Jadeja | 18 | 45 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Ravindra Jadeja b Umesh Yadav | 23 | 62 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Rohit Sharma b Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 32 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Ravichandran Ashwin b Umesh Yadav | 61 | 82 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Virat Kohli b Ishant Sharma | 4 | 12 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c KL Rahul b Ravichandran Ashwin | 17 | 8 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 2 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 31 | 42 |
| Lahiru Gamage | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 9 |
Extras 2 · Total 166 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 12 | 4 | 43 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 17.3 | 4 | 63 | 4 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 11 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
| Umesh Yadav | 9 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 0.2 ov), 2-34 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 15.2 ov), 3-48 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 20.4 ov), 4-68 (Angelo Mathews, 25.2 ov), 5-75 (Niroshan Dickwella, 30.5 ov), 6-102 (Dasun Shanaka, 33.3 ov), 7-107 (Dilruwan Perera, 35.1 ov), 8-107 (Rangana Herath, 35.3 ov), 9-165 (Dinesh Chandimal, 46.5 ov), 10-166 (Lahiru Gamage, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (18) and Lahiru Thirimanne (15) | 34 | 90 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (6) and Lahiru Thirimanne (8) | 14 | 32 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (4) and Dinesh Chandimal (16) | 20 | 28 |
| fifth | Dinesh Chandimal (3) and Niroshan Dickwella (4) | 7 | 33 |
| sixth | Dinesh Chandimal (10) and Dasun Shanaka (17) | 27 | 16 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (5) | 5 | 10 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (30) and Dinesh Chandimal (27) | 58 | 68 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (1) and Lahiru Gamage (0) | 1 | 16 |
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