India v Sri Lanka
3rd Test · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 8 Aug 2008 – 11 Aug 2008
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
India 1st innings 249 (80 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir | lbw b BAW Mendis | 72 | 128 | 10 | 0 | 56.3 |
| V Sehwag | c HAPW Jayawardene b KTGD Prasad | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| R Dravid | lbw b KTGD Prasad | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 |
| SR Tendulkar | lbw b KTGD Prasad | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| SC Ganguly | c DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 35 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 61.4 |
| VVS Laxman | st HAPW Jayawardene b BAW Mendis | 25 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 56.8 |
| PA Patel | lbw b BAW Mendis | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 |
| A Kumble | b BAW Mendis | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c MG Vandort b M Muralitharan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| I Sharma | not out | 17 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 27.9 |
| Z Khan | st HAPW Jayawardene b BAW Mendis | 32 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 43.8 |
| Extras | 14 | |||||
| Total | all out, 80 overs | 249 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (V Sehwag, 7.2 ov), 92-2 (R Dravid, 18.3 ov), 102-3 (SR Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 151-4 (SC Ganguly, 39.5 ov), 155-5 (G Gambhir, 42.1 ov), 190-6 (VVS Laxman, 54.3 ov), 195-7 (PA Patel, 56.1 ov), 196-8 (A Kumble, 56.3 ov), 198-9 (Harbhajan Singh, 59.4 ov), 249-10 (Z Khan, 79.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 12 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.67 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| KTGD Prasad | 17 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 4.82 | 64 | 0 | 5 |
| BAW Mendis | 28 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 2.00 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 23 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2.52 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 44 | G Gambhir 22, V Sehwag 21 |
| 2 | 41 | 67 | G Gambhir 31, R Dravid 10 |
| 3 | 10 | 22 | G Gambhir 4, SR Tendulkar 6 |
| 4 | 49 | 106 | G Gambhir 14, SC Ganguly 35 |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | G Gambhir 1, VVS Laxman 3 |
| 6 | 35 | 74 | VVS Laxman 22, PA Patel 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 10 | PA Patel 2, A Kumble 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | A Kumble 0, Harbhajan Singh 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 19 | Harbhajan Singh 2, I Sharma 0 |
| 10 | 51 | 122 | I Sharma 17, Z Khan 32 |
Sri Lanka 1st innings 396 (134.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Vandort | lbw b Z Khan | 14 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 |
| SM Warnapura | b I Sharma | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 |
| WPUJC Vaas | c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 47 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 42.3 |
| KC Sangakkara | c PA Patel b A Kumble | 144 | 288 | 14 | 0 | 50.0 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| TT Samaraweera | c PA Patel b Z Khan | 35 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 41.7 |
| TM Dilshan | lbw b A Kumble | 23 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 51.1 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | c Harbhajan Singh b Z Khan | 49 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 42.2 |
| KTGD Prasad | st PA Patel b Harbhajan Singh | 36 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 64.3 |
| BAW Mendis | lbw b A Kumble | 17 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 60.7 |
| M Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 21 | |||||
| Total | all out, 134.2 overs | 396 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (SM Warnapura, 5.6 ov), 42-2 (MG Vandort, 16.5 ov), 137-3 (WPUJC Vaas, 47.3 ov), 141-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 49.1 ov), 201-5 (TT Samaraweera, 73.6 ov), 244-6 (TM Dilshan, 88.3 ov), 324-7 (KC Sangakkara, 113.5 ov), 367-8 (HAPW Jayawardene, 125.5 ov), 396-9 (KTGD Prasad, 133.5 ov), 396-10 (BAW Mendis, 134.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 32 | 5 | 105 | 3 | 3.28 | 133 | 0 | 1 |
| I Sharma | 15.3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 2.13 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 40.3 | 8 | 104 | 3 | 2.57 | 180 | 2 | 0 |
| A Kumble | 41.2 | 4 | 123 | 3 | 2.98 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 36 | MG Vandort 3, SM Warnapura 8 |
| 2 | 28 | 65 | MG Vandort 11, WPUJC Vaas 14 |
| 3 | 95 | 184 | WPUJC Vaas 33, KC Sangakkara 59 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | KC Sangakkara 1, DPMD Jayawardene 2 |
| 5 | 60 | 149 | KC Sangakkara 23, TT Samaraweera 35 |
| 6 | 43 | 87 | KC Sangakkara 18, TM Dilshan 23 |
| 7 | 80 | 152 | KC Sangakkara 43, HAPW Jayawardene 34 |
| 8 | 43 | 72 | HAPW Jayawardene 15, KTGD Prasad 24 |
| 9 | 29 | 48 | KTGD Prasad 12, BAW Mendis 17 |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | BAW Mendis 0, M Muralitharan 0 |
India 2nd innings 268 (87.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir | b KTGD Prasad | 26 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 60.5 |
| V Sehwag | c TT Samaraweera b KTGD Prasad | 34 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 117.2 |
| R Dravid | c DPMD Jayawardene b BAW Mendis | 68 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 41.0 |
| SC Ganguly | lbw b M Muralitharan | 18 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 36.0 |
| PA Patel | lbw b BAW Mendis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| SR Tendulkar | lbw b BAW Mendis | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 61 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 38.9 |
| A Kumble | lbw b M Muralitharan | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 26 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 81.3 |
| Z Khan | run out (TT Samaraweera) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| I Sharma | c SM Warnapura b M Muralitharan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 87.5 overs | 268 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 62-1 (V Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 65-2 (G Gambhir, 12.2 ov), 108-3 (SC Ganguly, 27.4 ov), 109-4 (PA Patel, 28.1 ov), 131-5 (SR Tendulkar, 34.5 ov), 216-6 (R Dravid, 70.1 ov), 229-7 (A Kumble, 75.5 ov), 266-8 (Harbhajan Singh, 84.6 ov), 268-9 (Z Khan, 86.4 ov), 268-10 (I Sharma, 87.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| KTGD Prasad | 11 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 5.45 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| M Muralitharan | 37.5 | 4 | 99 | 3 | 2.62 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
| BAW Mendis | 34 | 7 | 81 | 3 | 2.38 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | 64 | G Gambhir 24, V Sehwag 34 |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | G Gambhir 2, R Dravid 1 |
| 3 | 43 | 92 | R Dravid 25, SC Ganguly 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | R Dravid 0, PA Patel 1 |
| 5 | 22 | 40 | R Dravid 8, SR Tendulkar 14 |
| 6 | 85 | 212 | R Dravid 34, VVS Laxman 46 |
| 7 | 13 | 34 | VVS Laxman 4, A Kumble 9 |
| 8 | 37 | 55 | VVS Laxman 10, Harbhajan Singh 26 |
| 9 | 2 | 10 | VVS Laxman 1, Z Khan 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 7 | VVS Laxman 0, I Sharma 0 |
Sri Lanka 2nd innings 123/2 (33.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Vandort | b Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.3 |
| SM Warnapura | not out | 54 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 54.5 |
| KC Sangakkara | c G Gambhir b Z Khan | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | not out | 50 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 58.8 |
| Extras | 7 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 33.1 overs | 123 | ||||
Did not bat: TT Samaraweera, HAPW Jayawardene, M Muralitharan, TM Dilshan, KTGD Prasad, WPUJC Vaas, BAW Mendis
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (MG Vandort, 1.4 ov), 22-2 (KC Sangakkara, 6.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3.67 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3.14 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble | 10 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 10 | MG Vandort 8, SM Warnapura 2 |
| 2 | 11 | 29 | SM Warnapura 7, KC Sangakkara 4 |
| Unbroken | 101 | 160 | SM Warnapura 45, DPMD Jayawardene 50 |
Match details
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- KC Sangakkara
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Sri Lanka
- Season
- 2008
- Umpires
- MR Benson, RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
- Source
- Cricsheet match 343731