Sri Lanka Team | |
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Tillakaratne Dilshan | Allrounder |
Dilhara Fernando | Bowler |
Sanath Jayasuriya | Allrounder |
Mahela Jayawardene (c) | |
Chamara Kapugedera | |
Nuwan Kulasekara | Bowler |
Ajantha Mendis | Bowler |
Jehan Mubarak | Allrounder |
Muthiah Muralidaran | Bowler |
Kumar Sangakkara † | Wicketkeeper |
Chamara Silva | |
Thilan Thushara | Bowler |
Mahela Udawatte | |
Chaminda Vaas | Bowler |
Malinda Warnapura |
India Team | |
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S Badrinath | |
MS Dhoni | |
Gautam Gambhir | |
Harbhajan Singh | Bowler |
Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
Virat Kohli | |
Praveen Kumar | Bowler |
Pragyan Ojha | Bowler |
Munaf Patel | Bowler |
Parthiv Patel † | Wicketkeeper |
Irfan Pathan | Allrounder |
Suresh Raina | |
Rohit Sharma | |
RP Singh | Bowler |
Yuvraj Singh |
Match Details
Series
Toss
no toss
Series result
India led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
26 August 2008 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
India tour of Sri Lanka 2008 News
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Ajit Wadekar, the former India captain, said the team was not prepared to face Ajantha Mendis in the recently concluded Test series, which they lost 2-1
Twist of faith
S Badrinath has withstood the slings and arrows of fortune, and added to his game without shaking its base
Zaheer happy with Test return
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