Sri Lanka v/s India 1st Test Scorecard

India in Sri Lanka Test Series – 1st Test Sri Lanka v India

2008 season

Played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, on 23,24,25,26,27 July 2008 (5-day match)

	Sri Lanka 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		MG Vandort	c Karthik b Sharma	3	18	13	0	0	23.07
		BSM Warnapura	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	115	268	202	14	0	56.93
		KC Sangakkara	c Dravid b Khan	12	47	21	1	0	57.14
		DPMD Jayawardene	c Karthik b Sharma	136	375	259	10	1	52.50
		TT Samaraweera	not out	111		187	16	0	59.35
		TM Dilshan	not out	20		55	2	0	36.36
		Extras	(b 4, lb 5, nb 16)	25
		Total	(4 wickets; 120 overs)	422	(3.51 runs per over)

To bat HAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas, KMDN Kulasekara, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan

Fall of wickets1-7 (Vandort, 3.6 ov), 2-57 (Sangakkara, 12.6 ov), 3-212 (Warnapura, 60.5 ov), 4-360 (DPMD Jayawardene, 102.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	27	2	112	1	4.14	(10nb)
	I Sharma	25	3	97	2	3.88
	SC Ganguly	8	1	24	0	3.00
	Harbhajan Singh	29	2	88	1	3.03
	A Kumble	27	3	75	0	2.77	(6nb)
	V Sehwag	4	0	17	0	4.25

	India team

V Sehwag, G Gambhir, R Dravid, VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly, KD Karthik, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first Test debut BAW Mendis (Sri Lanka) Player of the match tba Umpires MR Benson (England) and BR Doctrove (West Indies) TV umpire RE Koertzen (South Africa) Match referee AG Hurst (Australia) Reserve umpire PG Liyanage Close of play day 1 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 85/2 (BSM Warnapura 50*, DPMD Jayawardene 16*, 22 ov) day 2 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 422/4 (TT Samaraweera 111*, TM Dilshan 20*, 120 ov)

Match notes

• Day 1
• Sri Lanka 1st innings
• Lunch: Sri Lanka – 0/0
• Tea: Sri Lanka – 0/0
• 15:00 local time: A delayed start due to rain and wet outfield, play to start at 15:30 local time.
• Drinks: Sri Lanka – 48/1 in 12.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 33, KC Sangakkara
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (BSM Warnapura 34, KC Sangakkara 12, Ex 4)
• BSM Warnapura: 50 off 74 balls (6 x 4)
• Bad Light: Sri Lanka – 85/2 in 22.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 50, DPMD Jayawardene 16)
• End Of Day: Sri Lanka – 85/2 in 22.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 50, DPMD Jayawardene 16)

• Day 2
• Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.6 overs (153 balls), Extras 4
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (BSM Warnapura 17, DPMD Jayawardene 35, Ex 1)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka – 141/2 in 34.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 73, DPMD Jayawardene 43)
• Sri Lanka Innings: 34th over – 7 balls; (Z Khan, called by Umpire MR Benson)
• Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 41.2 overs (258 balls), Extras 11
• 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 181 balls (BSM Warnapura 46, DPMD Jayawardene 47, Ex 7)
• DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka – 173/2 in 47.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 92, DPMD Jayawardene 55)
• BSM Warnapura: 100 off 163 balls (13 x 4)
• 11:18 local time: Over 45.4 Kumble asks for a lbw referral of the bowling of Harbhajan Singh, the batsman was Warnapura.
• Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 56.5 overs (353 balls), Extras 14
• Lunch: Sri Lanka – 205/2 in 59.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 110, DPMD Jayawardene 66)
• 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 287 balls (BSM Warnapura 74, DPMD Jayawardene 66, Ex 10)
• Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 71.5 overs (445 balls), Extras 17
• Drinks: Sri Lanka – 251/3 in 72.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 82, TT Samaraweera 22)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 19, TT Samaraweera 29, Ex 3)
• DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 207 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 86.3 overs (535 balls), Extras 19
• TT Samaraweera: 50 off 86 balls (8 x 4)
• Tea: Sri Lanka – 305/3 in 88.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 105, TT Samaraweera 51)
• 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 183 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 41, TT Samaraweera 53, Ex 9)
• New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 336/3 after 95.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 123, TT Samaraweera 58)
• Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 99.6 overs (617 balls), Extras 25
• Drinks: Sri Lanka – 360/3 in 102.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 136, TT Samaraweera 69)
• 16:39 local time: Over 106.3 TM Dilshan asks for a referral, when he was caught behind.
• TT Samaraweera: 100 off 174 balls (15 x 4)
• Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 114.5 overs (706 balls), Extras 25
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (TT Samaraweera 38, TM Dilshan 14, Ex 0)

• 17:34 local time: Over 119.1 Kumble asks for a lbw referral of the bowling of Harbhajan Singh, the batsman was TM Dilshan.
• End Of Day: Sri Lanka – 422/4 in 120.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 111, TM Dilshan 20)

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