Sri Lanka Vs India 1St Odi
India tour of Sri Lanka - 2008 (2008) · Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla · 18 August 2008
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 61* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
- Date
- 18 August 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ajantha Mendis
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Virat Kohli (India)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Virat Kohli's first ODI.
India batted first and made 146 all out. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 23 off 30 balls. Ajantha Mendis took 3 for 21 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, 202 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 147, Sri Lanka made 147 for 2. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 61 not out off 82 balls, and Chamara Kapugedera made 45. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Chamara Kapugedera, 69% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining).
INDIA: 146 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 12 | 22 |
| Suresh Raina | c Chamara Silva b Nuwan Kulasekara | 17 | 35 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 23 | 30 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Mahela Jayawardene b Thilan Thushara | 19 | 31 |
| MS Dhoni | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis | 6 | 28 |
| Irfan Pathan | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 19 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 28 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Thilan Thushara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 38 |
| Pragyan Ojha | not out | 16 | 29 |
| Munaf Patel | b Ajantha Mendis | 15 | 14 |
Extras 7 · Total 146 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 7 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Thilan Thushara | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 9 | 4 | 21 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 2 | 37 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Gautam Gambhir, 0.2 ov), 2-23 (Virat Kohli, 7.5 ov), 3-36 (Suresh Raina, 11.5 ov), 4-73 (Yuvraj Singh, 19.4 ov), 5-75 (Rohit Sharma, 20.3 ov), 6-87 (MS Dhoni, 27.2 ov), 7-87 (Irfan Pathan, 28.3 ov), 8-107 (Zaheer Khan, 36.6 ov), 9-117 (Harbhajan Singh, 42.1 ov), 10-146 (Munaf Patel, 45.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (0) and Virat Kohli (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Suresh Raina (10) and Virat Kohli (12) | 23 | 45 |
| third | Yuvraj Singh (6) and Suresh Raina (7) | 13 | 24 |
| fourth | Yuvraj Singh (17) and Rohit Sharma (18) | 37 | 47 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (1) and Rohit Sharma (1) | 2 | 5 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (5) and Irfan Pathan (7) | 12 | 41 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Irfan Pathan (0) | 0 | 7 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (6) and Zaheer Khan (12) | 20 | 51 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (6) and Pragyan Ojha (4) | 10 | 31 |
| tenth | Munaf Patel (15) and Pragyan Ojha (12) | 29 | 23 |
SRI LANKA: 147 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Irfan Pathan b Munaf Patel | 10 | 14 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c & b Munaf Patel | 19 | 41 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 61 | 82 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | not out | 45 | 72 |
Did not bat: Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 12 · Total 147 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munaf Patel | 9 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Suresh Raina | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.2 ov), 2-45 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 18 | 38 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene (11) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) | 27 | 39 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (50) and Chamara Kapugedera (45) | 102 | 132 |
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