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Best performances - Batsmen

DPMD Jayawardene
DPMD Jayawardene
136(259) 10x4 - 1x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 47 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
4 3 27 22 26 4 15 35
TT Samaraweera
127(224) 18x4 - 0x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot on back foot
  • 41 runs
  • 7x4 - 0x6
7 9 7 25 19 13 28 15

Best performances - Bowlers

M Muralidaran
O13
M3
R26
W6
Eco2.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
M Muralidaran
O29
M4
R84
W5
Eco2.89
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Sri Lanka , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

09.45am start, Lunch 12.15-12.55pm, Tea 2.55-3.15pm, Close 5.45pm

Match days

23,24,25,26 July 2008 (5-day match)

Test debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

END OF OVER:
45 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 138/10

  • Ishant Sharma5 (1b)
  • Ajantha Mendis18-3-60-4
  • Muthiah Muralidaran13-3-26-6

Sri Lanka walk away, led by Murali and Mendis. The first day was nearly washed out and yet, here we are in the fourth day and it's all over. Mendis' match haul of 8 for 132 is the best by a Sri Lankan debutant, beating Kosala Kuruppuarachchi's 7 for 85 against Pakistan in 1986. Indians couldn't handle the double jeopardy. Total surrender.

More stats confirm the emphatic Sri Lankan victory. It's also Sri Lanka's third-biggest win in Tests, and their largest against a team other than Zimbabwe.

And one more, from S Rajesh, our stats editor: Murali has dismissed Tendulkar seven times , which is more than any other bowler. McGrath and Gillespie are next with 6.

Kumble: After getting 600 runs it was always tough for us to eke out a draw. Great spell by the two spinners. The review system is still a experiment[; it has be to reviewed at the end of the series. It's too early. Ajantha Mendis is a tremendous find for Sri Lanka. Great Debut. And you can't take Murali out of the picture.

Mahela We probably played a perfect game. We put the pressure on the Indians by scoring 600 runs. It was not a bad wicket to bat on but Murali and Mendis bowled brialliantly. It's a good feeling that 4 of the top 7 got hundreds.

Man of the Match: Muralitharan : We were under pressure before the game but I think Ajantha and my self bowled well. The wicket started to turn a little bit more and we did well. I had Vaas who would bowl well with me and now Ajantha is a new find. He is going to be the future of Sri Lankan cricket. When I started off my career, I was not as good as him.

On behalf of my scorers, Srinivas Raju and Binoy George, this is Sriram Veera signing off. It was a pleasure bringing this match to you. Join us on 31st for the second Test. No need to hype that one. I know you will log on! Till then, good bye and good luck!

44.6
W
Mendis to Harbhajan Singh, OUT, Marvellous stuff. It's all over! Great thumping win for Sri Lanka. The goggle-eyed master and the middle-fingered assasin have done the job for Sri Lanka. Harbhajan was cleaned up by the googly. He had gone for the big slog across the line, no wood on leather, though. Great scenes here at SSC. This is India's third-heaviest innings defeat in Tests.

Harbhajan Singh b Mendis 15 (34m 28b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.57

44.5
0
Mendis to Harbhajan Singh, no run, leans forward to push a full delivery on the middle stump line
44.4
5
Mendis to Sharma, 5 runs, leans forward to drive to mid-on. over throws at the striker's end means Ishant has five runs.
44.3
W
Mendis to Khan, OUT, Oh boy! what a wicket orgy. Googly. Hurried nervous waft of the bat. Thin air. Timber! It broke back in from the middle stump line, Zaheer Khan tried to jab it to the off side but missed it completely and the ball hit the top of the leg stump.

Z Khan b Mendis 3 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

44.2
1
Mendis to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run, leans forward to push it to the off side
44.1
2
Mendis to Harbhajan Singh, 2 runs, leans forward to defend and edges it to the off side as the ball cuts away from him

India tour of Sri Lanka 2008 News

India 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25G GambhirV Sehwag
2nd28VVS LaxmanG Gambhir
3rd29SR TendulkarG Gambhir
4th13R DravidG Gambhir
5th8SC GangulyR Dravid
6th0R DravidKD Karthik
7th0A KumbleKD Karthik
8th17A KumbleHarbhajan Singh
9th13Harbhajan SinghZ Khan
10th5Harbhajan SinghI Sharma