31/07Result
2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jul 31-Aug 3 2008
India won by 170 runs
Player of the Match
Virender SehwagIndia
31/07Result
2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jul 31-Aug 3 2008
India won by 170 runs
Player of the Match
Virender SehwagIndia

Best performances - Batsmen

V Sehwag
201(231) 22x4 - 4x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 81 runs
  • 9x4 - 0x6
7 6 16 54 51 19 16 32
DPMD Jayawardene
DPMD Jayawardene
86(188) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 23 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
7 14 26 17 5 4 3 10

Best performances - Bowlers

Harbhajan Singh
O40.3
M8
R102
W6
Eco2.51
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
BAW Mendis
O28
M1
R117
W6
Eco4.17
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • IND - 1st
  • SL - 1st
  • IND - 2nd
  • SL - 2nd

India - 1st - Innings

167
G Gambhir56 (103)
V Sehwag101 (88)
6
R Dravid2 (6)
V Sehwag4 (2)
5
SR Tendulkar5 (3)
V Sehwag0 (3)
0
SC Ganguly0 (5)
V Sehwag0 (0)
100
VVS Laxman39 (83)
V Sehwag59 (67)
12
V Sehwag5 (12)
KD Karthik7 (11)
27
A Kumble4 (32)
V Sehwag23 (32)
1
Harbhajan Singh1 (7)
V Sehwag0 (0)
5
Z Khan2 (7)
V Sehwag3 (11)
6
V Sehwag6 (16)
I Sharma0 (4)

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

4
MG Vandort4 (3)
SM Warnapura0 (0)
133
KC Sangakkara64 (109)
SM Warnapura66 (97)
7
DPMD Jayawardene3 (2)
KC Sangakkara4 (11)
48
DPMD Jayawardene29 (56)
TT Samaraweera14 (37)
0
DPMD Jayawardene0 (0)
TM Dilshan0 (3)
58
DPMD Jayawardene25 (61)
HAPW Jayawardene24 (67)
5
WPUJC Vaas1 (4)
DPMD Jayawardene4 (2)
36
DPMD Jayawardene25 (67)
KMDN Kulasekara4 (38)
0
KMDN Kulasekara0 (0)
BAW Mendis0 (2)
1
M Muralidaran0 (2)
KMDN Kulasekara1 (2)

India - 2nd - Innings

90
G Gambhir39 (65)
V Sehwag50 (52)
54
R Dravid19 (45)
G Gambhir35 (84)
56
SR Tendulkar31 (42)
R Dravid25 (41)
0
SC Ganguly0 (1)
R Dravid0 (6)
21
SC Ganguly5 (24)
VVS Laxman13 (15)
31
SC Ganguly11 (18)
KD Karthik20 (22)
3
A Kumble0 (3)
SC Ganguly0 (2)
2
A Kumble2 (5)
Harbhajan Singh0 (0)
0
Harbhajan Singh0 (1)
I Sharma0 (1)
12
Harbhajan Singh11 (11)
Z Khan1 (20)

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

4
MG Vandort4 (6)
SM Warnapura0 (3)
1
KC Sangakkara1 (3)
MG Vandort0 (2)
5
DPMD Jayawardene5 (7)
MG Vandort0 (0)
27
TT Samaraweera14 (49)
MG Vandort6 (52)
76
TM Dilshan38 (47)
TT Samaraweera38 (48)
17
TT Samaraweera12 (21)
HAPW Jayawardene4 (20)
1
WPUJC Vaas0 (7)
TT Samaraweera1 (3)
1
TT Samaraweera0 (2)
KMDN Kulasekara1 (8)
3
TT Samaraweera1 (1)
BAW Mendis2 (3)
1
M Muralidaran0 (3)
TT Samaraweera1 (2)

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • High scores

    Why few experiences in cricket can hold a candle to that of watching a game from the ramparts of the Galle Fort

  • Fightback started with Kumble - Kirsten

    India coach believes big challenge would be to keep the momentum in the third Test

  • Sri Lanka weak at the top

    Sri Lanka's opening batsmen failed to provide starts in three innings and their new-ball bowlers could not prevent Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir from rapidly building a platform

  • Another look at reviews

    The review system needed to be tried, but there are plenty of questions still unanswered and kinks to be worked out

  • Disappointed Jayawardene hints at pace boost

    Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, blamed the batsmen for his side's defeat in Galle

Sri Lanka 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4MG VandortSM Warnapura
2nd1KC SangakkaraMG Vandort
3rd5DPMD JayawardeneMG Vandort
4th27TT SamaraweeraMG Vandort
5th76TM DilshanTT Samaraweera
6th17TT SamaraweeraHAPW Jayawardene
7th1WPUJC VaasTT Samaraweera
8th1TT SamaraweeraKMDN Kulasekara
9th3TT SamaraweeraBAW Mendis
10th1M MuralidaranTT Samaraweera