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Test # 1374 (1376/15)Sri Lanka v India, 1997, 1st Test
 R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
 2,3,4,5,6 August 1997 (5-day match)
 
Result: Match drawn2-Test series level 0-0
 
Toss: IndiaUmpires: KT Francis and SG Randell (Aus)
 TV Umpire: PT Manuel
 Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
 Test Debuts: DPMD Jayawardene (SL); NM Kulkarni (Ind).
 Man of the Match: ST Jayasuriya
 
Close of Play:
Day 1: India 280/3 (Tendulkar 65*, Azharuddin 18*)
 Day 2: India 537/8d, Sri Lanka 39/1 (Jayasuriya 12*)
 Day 3: Sri Lanka 322/1 (Jayasuriya 175*, Mahanama 115*)
 Day 4: Sri Lanka 587/1 (Jayasuriya 326*, Mahanama 211*) 
India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
+NR Mongia            c Jayawardene      b Pushpakumara         7  58  38  0 0
NS Sidhu              c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas               111 250 200 13 2
R Dravid                             c & b Jayasuriya          69 250 197 10 0
*SR Tendulkar         c Jayawardene      b Muralitharan       143 292 247 20 0
M Azharuddin                         c & b Muralitharan       126 290 199 11 0
SC Ganguly            c Mahanama         b Jayasuriya           0   5   5  0 0
A Kumble              not out                                  27 111  76  2 0
RK Chauhan            c Vaas             b Jayasuriya          23  44  49  3 1
A Kuruvilla           c Atapattu         b Pushpakumara         9  24  10  0 1
Extras                (b 10, nb 12)                            22
Total                 (8 wickets declared, 167.3 overs)       537
DNB: NM Kulkarni, BKV Prasad.
FoW: 1-36 (Mongia), 2-183 (Sidhu), 3-230 (Dravid),
     4-451 (Tendulkar), 5-451 (Ganguly), 6-479 (Azharuddin),
     7-516 (Chauhan), 8-537 (Kuruvilla).
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        23      5     80      1
Pushpakumara                19.3    2     97      2
Jayawardene                  2      0      6      0
Muralitharan                65      9    174      2 (8nb)
Silva                       39      3    122      0 (8nb)
Jayasuriya                  18      3     45      3
Atapattu                     1      0      3      0
Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c Ganguly          b Chauhan            340 799 578 36 2
MS Atapattu           c Mongia           b Kulkarni            26  42  31  5 0
RS Mahanama           lbw                b Kumble             225 753 561 27 0
PA de Silva           c Prasad           b Ganguly            126 293 211 16 0
*A Ranatunga          run out (sub [A Jadeja]/Mongia)          86 150 110 14 0
DPMD Jayawardene      c Kulkarni         b Ganguly             66 133 105 10 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     not out                                  14  42  27  1 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                  11  36  24  0 0
Extras                (b 28, lb 9, w 7, nb 14)                 58
Total                 (6 wickets declared, 271 overs)         952
DNB: KR Pushpakumara, M Muralitharan, KJ Silva.
FoW: 1-39 (Atapattu), 2-615 (Mahanama), 3-615 (Jayasuriya),
     4-790 (Ranatunga), 5-921 (Jayawardene), 6-924 (de Silva).
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Prasad                      24      1     88      0 (1nb, 1w)
Kuruvilla                   14      2     74      0 (5nb)
Chauhan                     78      8    276      1 (9nb, 3w)
Kumble                      72      7    223      1 (6nb)
Kulkarni                    70     12    195      1
Ganguly                      9      0     53      2
Tendulkar                    2      1      2      0
Dravid                       2      0      4      0
 
Day 2
  Tendulkar had an all run 4 (due to overthrows).
 NM Kulkarni took the wicket of MS Atapattu with his first ball in Test
    cricket. This was the 12th occasion in Test cricket.
 Day 3
 Mahanama had an all run 4.
 ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama batted throughout the full day. This was
    the 12th occasion in Test cricket.
 Day 4
 ST Jayasuriya 340 off 578 balls, 36x4 2x6.
     * 50 off 71 balls, 9x4.
     * 100 off 138 balls, 14x4.
     * 150 off 235 balls, 19x4.
     * 200 off 327 balls, 25x4.
     * Highest Test score in Sri Lanka (previous: DSBP Kuruppu 201*,
        Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (CCC), 1986/87).
     * Personal High Score in First-class cricket (previous: 207*
        for Sri Lanka 'B' v Pakistan 'B', 1988/89)
     * 250 off 425 balls, 29x4.
     * Highest Test score by a Sri Lankan (previous: PA de Silva 267
        v New Zealand at Wellington, 1990/91).
     * Highest First-class score by a Sri Lankan
     * Highest First-class score in Sri Lanka (previous: FMM Worrell
        285, Commonwealth v Ceylon at Colombo, 1950/51).
     * 300 off 518 balls, 32x4, 1x6.
     * First ever Sri Lankan to score 300 runs in a Test innings.
     * Highest Test score against India (previous: GA Gooch 333,
        England v India at Lord's, 1990).
     * 4th Highest score in Test history (Highest: BC Lara 375, West
        Indies v England at St John's, 1993/94).
 RS Mahanama 225 off 561 balls, 27x4 0x6
     * 100 off 244 balls, 10x4
     * 150 off 346 balls, 18x4
     * Personal High score in First-class cricket (previous: 153 for
        Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Moratuwa, 1992/93).
     * 200 off 480 balls, 22x4
 ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama partnership: 576 runs
     * Highest Test partnership for any wicket for Sri Lanka
        (previous: 240* for the 4th wicket, AP Gurusinha and
        A Ranatunga, v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), 1985/86).
     * Highest Test partnership for any wicket in Sri Lanka (previous:
        246* for the 6th wicket, JJ Crowe and RJ Hadlee, New Zealand v
        Sri Lanka at Colombo (CCC), 1986/87).
     * Highest First-class partnership for the 2nd wicket in Sri Lanka
        (previous: 289 WAMP Perera and TP Kodikara, Antonians v Rio SC
        at Colombo, 1992/93).
     * Highest First-class partnership for any wicket in Sri Lanka
        (previous: 315 for the 3rd wicket, ST Perera and RS Kalpage,
        Bloomfield v Antonians at Colombo, 1995/96).
     * Highest Test partnership for the 2nd wicket (previous: 451
        WH Ponsford and DG Bradman, Australia v England at The Oval, 1934).
     * Highest Test partnership for any wicket against India (previous:
        451 Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar at Hyderabad, 1982/83).
     * Highest Test partnership for any wicket (previous: 467 MD Crowe
        and AH Jones, New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, 1990/91).
     * Highest First-class partnership for the 2nd wicket (previous: 475
        Zahir Alam and LS Rajput, Assam v Tripura at Gauhati, 1991/92).
     * Longest Test partnership for any wicket (previous: 579 minutes,
        GStA Sobers and FMM Worrell, West Indies v England at Bridgetown,
        1959/60).
     * First ever 500 run Test partnership
     * First time a partnership remained unbroken throughout 2 complete
        days of Test cricket.
     * (Note: Sobers and Worrell in 1959/60 batted throughout 2 days with
        an hour lost to rain.)
     * 2nd highest partnership for any wicket in First-class cricket
        (Highest: 577, VS Hazare and Gul Mahomed, Baroda v Holkar at
        Baroda, 1946/47).
 Sri Lanka team total
     * Highest Test score with only 1 wicket fallen (previous: 533/1, West
        Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, 1957/58).
     * Highest Test score for Sri Lanka (previous: 547/8 v Australia at
        Colombo (SSC), 1992/93).
     * Highest First-class score in Sri Lanka (previous: 549/8d, West
        Indies v Ceylon at Colombo, 1966/67).
     * Highest Test score against India (previous: 699/5, Pakistan v India
        at Lahore, 1989/90).
     * Highest team total in a Test match (previous: 903/7d, England v
        Australia at The Oval, 1938).
     * 3rd highest team total in First-class cricket (Highest: 1107,
        Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, 1926/27).
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