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Test # 1387
India v Sri Lanka, 1997/98, 2nd Test
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur
26,27,28,29,30 November 1997 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: 3-Test series level 0-0

Toss: India
Umpires: CJ Mitchley (SA) and VK Ramaswamy
TV Umpire: PS Godbole
Match Referee: RB Simpson (Aus)
Man of the Match: No award

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: India 133/1 (Sidhu 64*, Dravid 47*, 41 ov)
  • Day 2: India 401/5 (Ganguly 67*, Kumble 42*, 131 ov)
  • Day 3: India 485
  • Day 4: No play (rain)
    India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
    +NR Mongia            c Muralitharan     b Pushpakumara        11  18  17  2 0
    NS Sidhu              c Atapattu         b Vaas                79 214 162 13 1
    R Dravid              c Atapattu         b Vaas                92 330 221 10 1
    *SR Tendulkar                            b Pushpakumara        15  38  20  1 1
    M Azharuddin          lbw                b Pushpakumara        62 139 121  6 0
    SC Ganguly            c Tillakaratne     b Pushpakumara        99 309 188 13 0
    A Kumble              run out (Ranatunga)                      78 219 191  8 0
    J Srinath             lbw                b Jayasuriya          11  13  11  1 0
    RK Chauhan            c Vaas             b Jayasuriya           1  18  13  0 0
    A Kuruvilla           lbw                b Pushpakumara         0   5   1  0 0
    NM Kulkarni           not out                                   1   3   4  0 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 13, w 3, nb 12)                 36
    Total                 (all out, 155 overs)                    485
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Mongia), 2-152 (Sidhu), 3-182 (Tendulkar),
         4-272 (Dravid), 5-303 (Azharuddin), 6-462 (Kumble),
         7-476 (Srinath), 8-484 (Chauhan), 9-484 (Ganguly),
         10-485 (Kuruvilla).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Vaas                        31      3     80      2 (3nb)
    Pushpakumara                32      3    122      5 (6nb)
    Silva                       28      6     81      0 (2nb, 1w)
    Muralitharan                46      9    137      0 (7nb)
    Ranatunga                    1      0      8      0
    Jayasuriya                  16      4     32      2
    Atapattu                     1      0      4      0 (2w)
    
    Sri Lanka team:
     ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu, RS Mahanama, PA de Silva,
     *A Ranatunga, HP Tillakaratne, +SKL de Silva, WPUJC Vaas,
     KR Pushpakumara, M Muralitharan, KJ Silva.
    

      Day 1

    • There were 3 interruptions after 1, 5.1 and 6.1 overs. There was a thunderstorm after the 6.1 over, resulting in play resuming only at the scheduled post-tea session. Play was extended after the scheduled close of play. Bad light ended the day after 41 overs.

      Day 3

    • Indian innings ended 5 minutes before the scheduled lunch. There was no play after that due to persistent drizzle.
    • Two minutes after Ganguly's dismissal, Blewett was also out for 99 in the 3rd Test between Australia and New Zealand in Hobart.

      Day 4

    • Play washed out due to rain.

      Day 5

    • No play on day 5 due to overnight thunderstorms, and the match was abandoned.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: India, Sri Lanka.

    Ground Page: Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur

    India Player Pages: NR Mongia, NS Sidhu, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly, A Kumble, J Srinath, RK Chauhan, A Kuruvilla, NM Kulkarni.

    Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu, RS Mahanama, PA de Silva, A Ranatunga, HP Tillakaratne, SKL de Silva, WPUJC Vaas, KR Pushpakumara, M Muralitharan, KJ Silva.

    Match Officials' Pages: CJ Mitchley, VK Ramaswamy, PS Godbole, RB Simpson.

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