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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

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 drawn
2-Test series level 0-0

Toss: India
Umpires: 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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    Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu, RS Mahanama, PA de Silva, A Ranatunga, DPMD Jayawardene, RS Kaluwitharana, WPUJC Vaas, KR Pushpakumara, M Muralitharan, KJ Silva.

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