India v Sri Lanka
3rd Test · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 18 Dec 2005 – 22 Dec 2005
India won by 259 runs
India 1st innings 398 (122.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir | c WU Tharanga b SL Malinga | 19 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 57.6 |
| V Sehwag | b SL Malinga | 20 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 |
| VVS Laxman | b MF Maharoof | 104 | 237 | 14 | 0 | 43.9 |
| SR Tendulkar | c J Mubarak b M Muralitharan | 23 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 34.8 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c TT Samaraweera b M Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Kaif | c MS Atapattu b HMCM Bandara | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b M Muralitharan | 49 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 79.0 |
| IK Pathan | lbw b MF Maharoof | 82 | 162 | 12 | 0 | 50.6 |
| AB Agarkar | b SL Malinga | 26 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 37.7 |
| A Kumble | c DPMD Jayawardene b HMCM Bandara | 21 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 40.4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 42 | |||||
| Total | all out, 122.4 overs | 398 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (G Gambhir, 8.3 ov), 52-2 (V Sehwag, 12.1 ov), 88-3 (SR Tendulkar, 31.3 ov), 88-4 (Yuvraj Singh, 31.5 ov), 97-5 (M Kaif, 36.6 ov), 183-6 (MS Dhoni, 58.6 ov), 308-7 (VVS Laxman, 95.3 ov), 345-8 (IK Pathan, 107.1 ov), 384-9 (AB Agarkar, 119.2 ov), 398-10 (A Kumble, 122.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Malinga | 32 | 5 | 113 | 3 | 3.53 | 128 | 5 | 9 |
| MF Maharoof | 27 | 11 | 52 | 2 | 1.93 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 36 | 4 | 128 | 3 | 3.56 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| HMCM Bandara | 24.4 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 2.80 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 51 | G Gambhir 19, V Sehwag 10 |
| 2 | 21 | 22 | V Sehwag 10, VVS Laxman 8 |
| 3 | 36 | 116 | VVS Laxman 10, SR Tendulkar 23 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | VVS Laxman 0, Yuvraj Singh 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 31 | VVS Laxman 5, M Kaif 4 |
| 6 | 86 | 132 | VVS Laxman 27, MS Dhoni 49 |
| 7 | 125 | 219 | VVS Laxman 54, IK Pathan 65 |
| 8 | 37 | 70 | IK Pathan 17, AB Agarkar 13 |
| 9 | 39 | 73 | AB Agarkar 13, A Kumble 15 |
| 10 | 14 | 20 | A Kumble 6, Harbhajan Singh 8 |
Sri Lanka 1st innings 206 (63.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga | c MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| MS Atapattu | c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 58.0 |
| KC Sangakkara | b Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 45.1 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TT Samaraweera | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| TM Dilshan | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 65 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 59.6 |
| J Mubarak | b A Kumble | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 59.1 |
| MF Maharoof | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| HMCM Bandara | not out | 28 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 65.1 |
| M Muralitharan | st MS Dhoni b A Kumble | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| SL Malinga | c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 9 | |||||
| Total | all out, 63.2 overs | 206 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (WU Tharanga, 2.6 ov), 74-2 (MS Atapattu, 23.3 ov), 74-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 23.4 ov), 82-4 (TT Samaraweera, 27.6 ov), 105-5 (KC Sangakkara, 33.3 ov), 144-6 (J Mubarak, 42.6 ov), 155-7 (MF Maharoof, 47.6 ov), 198-8 (TM Dilshan, 59.5 ov), 201-9 (M Muralitharan, 60.5 ov), 206-10 (SL Malinga, 63.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IK Pathan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| AB Agarkar | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| A Kumble | 25 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 3.48 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 2.78 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 18 | WU Tharanga 2, MS Atapattu 5 |
| 2 | 60 | 123 | MS Atapattu 35, KC Sangakkara 23 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | KC Sangakkara 0, DPMD Jayawardene 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 26 | KC Sangakkara 7, TT Samaraweera 1 |
| 5 | 23 | 33 | KC Sangakkara 11, TM Dilshan 12 |
| 6 | 39 | 57 | TM Dilshan 26, J Mubarak 13 |
| 7 | 11 | 30 | TM Dilshan 7, MF Maharoof 4 |
| 8 | 43 | 71 | TM Dilshan 20, HMCM Bandara 23 |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | HMCM Bandara 0, M Muralitharan 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 | HMCM Bandara 5, SL Malinga 0 |
India 2nd innings 316/9d (71 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag | c MF Maharoof b SL Malinga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| G Gambhir | c KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 30 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 42.3 |
| VVS Laxman | c KC Sangakkara b MF Maharoof | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
| SR Tendulkar | lbw b TM Dilshan | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.5 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c KC Sangakkara b HMCM Bandara | 75 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 90.4 |
| M Kaif | lbw b HMCM Bandara | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 56.3 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b M Muralitharan | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 |
| IK Pathan | b M Muralitharan | 27 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 79.4 |
| AB Agarkar | c & b HMCM Bandara | 48 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 111.6 |
| A Kumble | not out | 29 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 42.6 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 40 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 78.4 |
| Extras | 20 | |||||
| Total | 9 wickets declared, 71 overs | 316 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (V Sehwag, 0.1 ov), 9-2 (VVS Laxman, 3.4 ov), 34-3 (SR Tendulkar, 12.4 ov), 81-4 (G Gambhir, 24.2 ov), 100-5 (M Kaif, 29.2 ov), 134-6 (MS Dhoni, 35.1 ov), 174-7 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.1 ov), 198-8 (IK Pathan, 45.4 ov), 247-9 (AB Agarkar, 55.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Malinga | 12 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 5.25 | 45 | 1 | 3 |
| MF Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4.17 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | 12 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 3.00 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 21 | 5 | 90 | 3 | 4.29 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| HMCM Bandara | 19 | 2 | 84 | 3 | 4.42 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| J Mubarak | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | V Sehwag 0, G Gambhir 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 21 | G Gambhir 3, VVS Laxman 5 |
| 3 | 25 | 54 | G Gambhir 4, SR Tendulkar 19 |
| 4 | 47 | 70 | G Gambhir 23, Yuvraj Singh 23 |
| 5 | 19 | 30 | Yuvraj Singh 10, M Kaif 9 |
| 6 | 34 | 35 | Yuvraj Singh 20, MS Dhoni 14 |
| 7 | 40 | 42 | Yuvraj Singh 22, IK Pathan 16 |
| 8 | 24 | 21 | IK Pathan 11, AB Agarkar 13 |
| 9 | 49 | 62 | AB Agarkar 35, A Kumble 10 |
| Unbroken | 69 | 90 | A Kumble 19, Harbhajan Singh 40 |
Sri Lanka 2nd innings 249 (92.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga | c G Gambhir b A Kumble | 47 | 117 | 8 | 0 | 40.2 |
| MS Atapattu | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 28.6 |
| KC Sangakkara | lbw b A Kumble | 17 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 31.5 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c & b AB Agarkar | 57 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 53.8 |
| TT Samaraweera | c M Kaif b A Kumble | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| TM Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 65 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 52.8 |
| J Mubarak | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 18 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 47.4 |
| MF Maharoof | lbw b A Kumble | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| HMCM Bandara | c V Sehwag b A Kumble | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52.4 |
| M Muralitharan | b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
| SL Malinga | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 92.3 overs | 249 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (MS Atapattu, 16.3 ov), 84-2 (KC Sangakkara, 34.5 ov), 89-3 (WU Tharanga, 38.5 ov), 96-4 (TT Samaraweera, 40.1 ov), 201-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 71.3 ov), 229-6 (TM Dilshan, 80.2 ov), 235-7 (MF Maharoof, 86.3 ov), 235-8 (J Mubarak, 87.1 ov), 245-9 (M Muralitharan, 89.6 ov), 249-10 (HMCM Bandara, 92.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IK Pathan | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3.44 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 7 | 79 | 3 | 2.55 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| AB Agarkar | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1.64 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble | 34.3 | 9 | 89 | 5 | 2.58 | 163 | 0 | 3 |
| V Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| SR Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 99 | WU Tharanga 22, MS Atapattu 16 |
| 2 | 45 | 110 | WU Tharanga 23, KC Sangakkara 17 |
| 3 | 5 | 24 | WU Tharanga 2, DPMD Jayawardene 3 |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | DPMD Jayawardene 1, TT Samaraweera 5 |
| 5 | 105 | 188 | DPMD Jayawardene 53, TM Dilshan 51 |
| 6 | 28 | 53 | TM Dilshan 14, J Mubarak 14 |
| 7 | 6 | 37 | J Mubarak 4, MF Maharoof 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 4 | J Mubarak 0, HMCM Bandara 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 17 | HMCM Bandara 7, M Muralitharan 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 15 | HMCM Bandara 4, SL Malinga 0 |
Match details
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- Harbhajan Singh
- Ground
- Sardar Patel Stadium, India
- Season
- 2005/06
- Umpires
- BF Bowden, Nadeem Ghauri
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
- Source
- Cricsheet match 226363