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Test no. 1886
 India in Sri Lanka Test Series - 3rd Test
Sri Lanka v India 		2008 season

Played at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 8,9,10,11 August 2008 (5-day match)

Result Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir lbw b Mendis 72 196 128 10 0 56.25
V Sehwag c wicketkeeperHAPW Jayawardene b Prasad 21 36 21 4 0 100.00
R Dravid lbw b Prasad 10 52 29 0 0 34.48
SR Tendulkar lbw b Prasad 6 18 12 0 0 50.00
SC Ganguly c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan 35 68 57 4 1 61.40
VVS Laxman st wicketkeeperHAPW Jayawardene b Mendis 25 56 44 1 0 56.81
wicketkeeper PA Patel lbw b Mendis 13 48 42 1 0 30.95
captain A Kumble b Mendis 1 10 6 0 0 16.66
Harbhajan Singh c Vandort b Muralitharan 3 11 8 0 0 37.50
I Sharma not out 17 77 61 0 0 27.86
Z Khan st wicketkeeperHAPW Jayawardene b Mendis 32 68 73 3 1 43.83
    Extras (b 1, lb 8, nb 5) 14
    Total (all out; 80 overs; 325 mins) 249 (3.11 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-51 (Sehwag, 7.2 ov), 2-92 (Dravid, 18.3 ov), 3-102 (Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 4-151 (Ganguly, 39.5 ov), 5-155 (Gambhir, 42.1 ov), 6-190 (Laxman, 54.3 ov), 7-195 (Patel, 56.1 ov), 8-196 (Kumble, 56.3 ov), 9-198 (Harbhajan Singh, 59.4 ov), 10-249 (Khan, 79.6 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 WPUJC Vaas 12 1 44 0 3.66
 KTGD Prasad 17 0 82 3 4.82 (1nb)
 BAW Mendis 28 4 56 5 2.00
 M Muralitharan 23 3 58 2 2.52

Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MG Vandort lbw b Khan 14 77 50 1 0 28.00
BSM Warnapura b Sharma 8 27 22 0 0 36.36
WPUJC Vaas c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 47 169 111 9 0 42.34
KC Sangakkara c wicketkeeperPatel b Kumble 144 424 288 14 0 50.00
captain DPMD Jayawardene lbw b Harbhajan Singh 2 10 6 0 0 33.33
TT Samaraweera c wicketkeeperPatel b Khan 35 113 84 3 0 41.66
TM Dilshan lbw b Kumble 23 65 45 3 0 51.11
wicketkeeper HAPW Jayawardene c Harbhajan Singh b Khan 49 163 116 5 0 42.24
KTGD Prasad st wicketkeeperPatel b Harbhajan Singh 36 89 56 5 0 64.28
BAW Mendis lbw b Kumble 17 43 28 2 0 60.71
M Muralitharan not out 0 3 1 0 0 0.00
    Extras (b 4, lb 14, w 2, nb 1) 21
    Total (all out; 134.2 overs; 585 mins) 396 (2.94 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-14 (Warnapura, 5.6 ov), 2-42 (Vandort, 16.5 ov), 3-137 (Vaas, 47.3 ov), 4-141 (DPMD Jayawardene, 49.1 ov), 5-201 (Samaraweera, 73.6 ov), 6-244 (Dilshan, 88.3 ov), 7-324 (Sangakkara, 113.5 ov), 8-367 (HAPW Jayawardene, 125.5 ov), 9-396 (Prasad, 133.5 ov), 10-396 (Mendis, 134.2 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Z Khan 32 5 105 3 3.28 (1nb)
 I Sharma 15.3 3 33 1 2.12
 Harbhajan Singh 40.3 8 104 3 2.56 (2w)
 A Kumble 41.2 4 123 3 2.97
 V Sehwag 2 0 2 0 1.00
 SC Ganguly 3 0 11 0 3.66

India 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir b Prasad 26 55 43 3 0 60.46
V Sehwag c Samaraweera b Prasad 34 48 29 7 0 117.24
R Dravid c DPMD Jayawardene b Mendis 68 226 166 6 0 40.96
SC Ganguly lbw b Muralitharan 18 64 50 1 1 36.00
wicketkeeper PA Patel lbw b Mendis 1 3 2 0 0 50.00
SR Tendulkar lbw b Mendis 14 26 22 1 0 63.63
VVS Laxman not out 61 193 157 3 0 38.85
captain A Kumble lbw b Muralitharan 9 21 15 1 0 60.00
Harbhajan Singh lbw b Vaas 26 32 32 5 0 81.25
Z Khan run out (Samaraweera) 0 8 7 0 0 0.00
I Sharma c Warnapura b Muralitharan 0 5 5 0 0 0.00
    Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 11
    Total (all out; 87.5 overs; 345 mins) 268 (3.05 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-62 (Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 2-65 (Gambhir, 12.2 ov), 3-108 (Ganguly, 27.4 ov), 4-109 (Patel, 28.1 ov), 5-131 (Tendulkar, 34.5 ov), 6-216 (Dravid, 70.1 ov), 7-229 (Kumble, 75.5 ov), 8-266 (Harbhajan Singh, 84.6 ov), 9-268 (Khan, 86.4 ov), 10-268 (Sharma, 87.5 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 WPUJC Vaas 5 0 20 1 4.00
 KTGD Prasad 11 0 60 2 5.45 (1nb, 2w)
 M Muralitharan 37.5 4 99 3 2.61
 BAW Mendis 34 7 81 3 2.38

Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 122 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
MG Vandort b Harbhajan Singh 8 8 7 2 0 114.28
BSM Warnapura not out 54 135 99 5 0 54.54
KC Sangakkara c Gambhir b Khan 4 23 8 0 0 50.00
captain DPMD Jayawardene not out 50 103 85 3 0 58.82
    Extras (b 4, lb 3) 7
    Total (2 wickets; 33.1 overs; 135 mins) 123 (3.70 runs per over)

Did not bat TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan, wicketkeeperHAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas, KTGD Prasad, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan

Fall of wickets1-11 (Vandort, 1.4 ov), 2-22 (Sangakkara, 6.3 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Z Khan 6 1 22 1 3.66
 Harbhajan Singh 14 2 44 1 3.14
 A Kumble 10 2 34 0 3.40
 V Sehwag 3 0 12 0 4.00
 SC Ganguly 0.1 0 4 0 24.00

Toss India, who chose to bat first
Series Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1

Test debut KTGD Prasad (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Player of the series BAW Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire BR Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee AG Hurst (Australia)
Reserve umpire SSK Gallage

Close of play
8 Aug day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 14/1 (MG Vandort 3*, WPUJC Vaas 0*, 8 ov)
9 Aug day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 251/6 (KC Sangakkara 107*, HAPW Jayawardene 1*, 92 ov)
10 Aug day 3 - India 2nd innings 161/5 (R Dravid 46*, VVS Laxman 17*, 45 ov)
11 Aug day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 123/2 (33.1 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • Day 1
  • India 1st innings
  • India: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (42 balls), Extras 8
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (G Gambhir 22, V Sehwag 21, Ex 8)
  • Drinks: India - 64/1 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 29, R Dravid 6)
  • G Gambhir: 50 off 58 balls (9 x 4)
  • India: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 8
  • 11:47 local time: Over 18.3 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
  • 12:07 local time: Over 22.1 India's first review - unsuccessful
  • Lunch: India - 104/3 in 24.0 overs (G Gambhir 57, SC Ganguly 2)
  • India: 150 runs in 39.3 overs (238 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: India - 151/4 in 39.5 overs (G Gambhir 71)
  • 14:10 local time: Over 42.1 Sri Lanka's second review - successful
  • Tea: India - 190/6 in 54.3 overs (PA Patel 11)
  • 15:18 local time: Over 56.1 India's second review - unsuccessful
  • India: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (373 balls), Extras 12
  • Drinks: India - 230/9 in 74.0 overs (I Sharma 10, Z Khan 20)
  • 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (I Sharma 17, Z Khan 32, Ex 2)
  • Innings Break: India - 249/10 in 80.0 overs (I Sharma 17)
  • Sri Lanka 1st innings
  • End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 14/1 in 8.0 overs (MG Vandort 3, WPUJC Vaas 0)
  • 13:23 local time: Over 44.4 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
  • 17:04 local time: Over 88.3 Sri Lanka 4th review - unsuccessful
  • Day 2
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 56/2 in 21.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 19, KC Sangakkara 9)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (WPUJC Vaas 22, KC Sangakkara 26, Ex 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 8
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka - 114/2 in 36.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 39, KC Sangakkara 45)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 79 balls (6 x 4)
  • 13:23 local time: Over 44.4 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
  • 13:47 local time: Over 49.1 Sri Lanka's second review - unsuccessful
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 144/4 in 51.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 60, TT Samaraweera 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 55.5 overs (337 balls), Extras 11
  • 14:18 Local time: Over 56.6 India first review - unsuccessful
  • 14:34 local time: Over 60.2 Sri Lanka's third review - successful
  • Tea: Sri Lanka - 175/4 in 66.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 72, TT Samaraweera 21)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 137 balls (KC Sangakkara 19, TT Samaraweera 29, Ex 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 73.3 overs (444 balls), Extras 12
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 206/5 in 78.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 86, TM Dilshan 2)
  • KC Sangakkara: 100 off 212 balls (11 x 4)
  • 17:04 local time: Over 886 Sri Lanka 4th review - unsuccessful
  • 17:04 local time: Over 88.3 Sri Lanka 4th review - unsuccessful
  • 17:09 local time: Over 89.1 Sri Lanka 5th review - successful
  • Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 91.3 overs (552 balls), Extras 14
  • Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 251/6 in 92.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 107, HAPW Jayawardene 1)
  • End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 251/6 in 92.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 107, HAPW Jayawardene 1)
  • Day 3
  • New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 285/6 after 104.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 129, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (KC Sangakkara 29, HAPW Jayawardene 22, Ex 0)
  • Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 106.1 overs (640 balls), Extras 14
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 300/6 in 107.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 131, HAPW Jayawardene 26)
  • Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 119.3 overs (720 balls), Extras 19
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka - 352/7 in 120.0 overs (HAPW Jayawardene 44, KTGD Prasad 16)
  • 13:27 local time: Over 127.2 India second review - unsuccessful
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 396/9 in 133.5 overs (BAW Mendis 17)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 396/10 in 134.2 overs (M Muralitharan 0)
  • India 2nd innings
  • India: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (G Gambhir 23, V Sehwag 24, Ex 3)
  • Tea: India - 57/0 in 9.0 overs (G Gambhir 24, V Sehwag 30)
  • India: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (143 balls), Extras 4
  • Drinks: India - 103/2 in 25.0 overs (R Dravid 22, SC Ganguly 17)
  • 16:25 local time: Over 26.6 Sri lanka's first review - unsuccessful
  • 16:32 local time: Over 27.4 India's first review - unsuccessful
  • 16:56 local time: Over 33.3 Sri Lanka's second review - unsuccessful
  • 16:59 local time: Over 33.4 Sri Lanka's third review - unsuccessful
  • 17:04 local: over 34.5 India second review - unsuccessful
  • India: 150 runs in 42.1 overs (256 balls), Extras 5
  • End Of Day: India - 161/5 in 45.0 overs (R Dravid 46, VVS Laxman 17)
  • Day 4
  • R Dravid: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4)
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls (R Dravid 24, VVS Laxman 25, Ex 1)
  • India: 200 runs in 59.5 overs (362 balls), Extras 9
  • Drinks: India - 203/5 in 62.0 overs (R Dravid 61, VVS Laxman 40)
  • VVS Laxman: 50 off 123 balls (3 x 4)
  • 12:06 local time: Over 75.5 India's third review - unsuccessful
  • Lunch: India - 238/7 in 78.0 overs (VVS Laxman 50, Harbhajan Singh 9)
  • India: 250 runs in 80.4 overs (487 balls), Extras 9
  • New Ball Taken: India 265/7 after 84.1 overs (VVS Laxman 59, Harbhajan Singh 26)
  • Innings Break: India - 268/10 in 87.5 overs (VVS Laxman 61)
  • Sri Lanka 2nd innings
  • 14:11 local time 5.5 over India's first review - unsuccessful
  • Tea: Sri Lanka - 45/2 in 17.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 20, DPMD Jayawardene 10)
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 3
  • 15:47 local time: Over 25.5 India's second review - unsuccessful
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (BSM Warnapura 24, DPMD Jayawardene 27, Ex 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 3
  • 16:08 local time: Over 30.2 India's third review - unsuccessful
  • BSM Warnapura: 50 off 92 balls (5 x 4)
  • DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 85 balls (3 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 160 balls (BSM Warnapura 45, DPMD Jayawardene 50, Ex 6)

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