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Test # 1778
Sri Lanka in India, 2005-06, 3rd Test
India v Sri Lanka
Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
18,19,20,21,22 December 2005 (5-day match)

Result: India won by 259 runs
Series: India wins the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: India
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak)
TV Umpire: I Shivram
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Test Debut: WU Tharanga (SL).
Man of the Match: Harbhajan Singh
Player of the Series: A Kumble

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: India 247/6 (Laxman 71*, Pathan 39*; 78 overs)
  • Day 2: India 398, Sri Lanka 131/5 (Dilshan 27*, Mubarak 11*; 40 overs)
  • Day 3: Sri Lanka 206, India 287/9 (Kumble 23*, Harbhajan Singh 19*; 66 overs)
  • Day 4: India 316/9d, Sri Lanka 235/6 (Mubarak 18*, Maharoof 2*; 85 overs)
    India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
    G Gambhir             c Tharanga         b Malinga             19  41  33  3 0
    *V Sehwag                                b Malinga             20  62  35  4 0
    VVS Laxman                               b Maharoof           104 398 237 14 0
    SR Tendulkar          c Mubarak          b Muralitharan        23  85  66  2 0
    Yuvraj Singh          c Samaraweera      b Muralitharan         0   2   2  0 0
    M Kaif                c Atapattu         b Bandara              4  21  19  0 0
    +MS Dhoni             lbw                b Muralitharan        49 100  62  7 0
    IK Pathan             lbw                b Maharoof            82 221 162 12 0
    AB Agarkar                               b Malinga             26 105  69  2 0
    A Kumble              c Jayawardene      b Bandara             21  65  52  2 1
    Harbhajan Singh       not out                                   8  15   8  0 0
    Extras                (b 15, lb 13, w 5, nb 9)                 42
    Total                 (all out, 122.4 overs, 565 mins)        398
    
    FoW: 1-31 (Gambhir, 8.3 ov), 2-52 (Sehwag, 12.1 ov),
         3-88 (Tendulkar, 31.3 ov), 4-88 (Yuvraj Singh, 31.5 ov),
         5-97 (Kaif, 36.6 ov), 6-183 (Dhoni, 58.6 ov),
         7-308 (Laxman, 95.3 ov), 8-345 (Pathan, 107.1 ov),
         9-384 (Agarkar, 119.2 ov), 10-398 (Kumble, 122.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Malinga                     32      4    113      3 (9nb, 1w)
    Maharoof                    27     11     52      2
    Muralitharan                36      4    128      3
    Bandara                     24.4    3     69      2
    Dilshan                      3      0      8      0
    
    Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    WU Tharanga           c Dhoni            b Pathan               2  15  14  0 0
    *MS Atapattu          c Sehwag           b Harbhajan Singh     40 106  69  6 0
    +KC Sangakkara                           b Harbhajan Singh     41 131  91  4 0
    DPMD Jayawardene      c Kaif             b Harbhajan Singh      0   1   1  0 0
    TT Samaraweera        c Kaif             b Harbhajan Singh      1  16  16  0 0
    TM Dilshan            c Kaif             b Harbhajan Singh     65 121 109  8 0
    J Mubarak                                b Kumble              13  22  22  1 0
    MF Maharoof                          c & b Harbhajan Singh      4  17  10  0 0
    CM Bandara            not out                                  28  60  43  2 2
    M Muralitharan        st Dhoni           b Kumble               3   4   6  0 0
    SL Malinga            c Sehwag           b Harbhajan Singh      0  10   5  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 2, nb 6)                         9
    Total                 (all out, 63.2 overs, 263 mins)         206
    
    FoW: 1-14 (Tharanga, 2.6 ov), 2-74 (Atapattu, 23.3 ov),
         3-74 (Jayawardene, 23.4 ov), 4-82 (Samaraweera, 27.6 ov),
         5-105 (Sangakkara, 33.3 ov), 6-144 (Mubarak, 42.6 ov),
         7-155 (Maharoof, 47.6 ov), 8-198 (Dilshan, 59.5 ov),
         9-201 (Muralitharan, 60.5 ov), 10-206 (Malinga, 63.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pathan                      10      1     36      1
    Agarkar                      6      2     18      0 (6nb)
    Kumble                      25      3     87      2
    Harbhajan Singh             22.2    3     62      7
    
    India 2nd innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
    *V Sehwag             c Maharoof         b Malinga              0   1   1  0 0
    G Gambhir             c Sangakkara       b Muralitharan        30 107  71  4 0
    VVS Laxman            c Sangakkara       b Maharoof             5  17  13  1 0
    SR Tendulkar          lbw                b Dilshan             19  40  29  3 0
    Yuvraj Singh          c Sangakkara       b Bandara             75 119  83 13 1
    M Kaif                lbw                b Bandara              9  17  16  0 1
    +MS Dhoni             lbw                b Muralitharan        14  26  20  1 0
    IK Pathan                                b Muralitharan        27  41  34  4 0
    AB Agarkar                           c & b Bandara             48  62  43  6 1
    A Kumble              not out                                  29 104  68  0 1
    Harbhajan Singh       not out                                  40  56  51  4 1
    Extras                (b 7, lb 9, w 1, nb 3)                   20
    Total                 (9 wickets dec, 71 overs, 299 mins)     316
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Sehwag, 0.1 ov), 2-9 (Laxman, 3.4 ov),
         3-34 (Tendulkar, 12.4 ov), 4-81 (Gambhir, 24.2 ov),
         5-100 (Kaif, 29.2 ov), 6-134 (Dhoni, 35.1 ov),
         7-174 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.1 ov), 8-198 (Pathan, 45.4 ov),
         9-247 (Agarkar, 55.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Malinga                     12      2     63      1 (3nb, 1w)
    Maharoof                     6      0     25      1
    Dilshan                     12      2     36      1
    Muralitharan                21      5     90      3
    Bandara                     19      2     84      3
    Mubarak                      1      0      2      0
    
    Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 509 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    WU Tharanga           c Gambhir          b Kumble              47 139 117  8 0
    *MS Atapattu          c Kaif             b Harbhajan Singh     16  59  56  2 0
    +KC Sangakkara        lbw                b Kumble              17  65  54  2 0
    DPMD Jayawardene                     c & b Agarkar             57 138 106  7 0
    TT Samaraweera        c Kaif             b Kumble               5   6   8  1 0
    TM Dilshan            c Dhoni            b Pathan              65 162 123  5 0
    J Mubarak             c Laxman           b Harbhajan Singh     18  73  38  2 1
    MF Maharoof           lbw                b Kumble               2  25  25  0 0
    CM Bandara            c Sehwag           b Kumble              11  24  21  1 0
    M Muralitharan                           b Harbhajan Singh      3   9  10  0 0
    SL Malinga            not out                                   0  10   4  0 0
    Extras                (b 1, nb 7)                               8
    Total                 (all out, 92.3 overs, 360 mins)         249
    
    FoW: 1-39 (Atapattu, 16.3 ov), 2-84 (Sangakkara, 34.5 ov),
         3-89 (Tharanga, 38.5 ov), 4-96 (Samaraweera, 40.2 ov),
         5-201 (Jayawardene, 71.3 ov), 6-229 (Dilshan, 80.2 ov),
         7-235 (Maharoof, 86.3 ov), 8-235 (Mubarak, 87.1 ov),
         9-245 (Muralitharan, 89.6 ov), 10-249 (Bandara, 92.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pathan                       9      1     31      1
    Harbhajan Singh             31      7     79      3
    Agarkar                     11      3     18      1
    Kumble                      34.3    9     89      5 (3nb)
    Sehwag                       3      0     18      0 (4nb)
    Tendulkar                    4      0     13      0
    

    • 4th Umpire - R Subramanian
    • 12th men: W Jaffer (Ind) and S Weerakoon (SL)

      Day 1

    • Start delayed by 60 minutes due to heavy dew.
    • India: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
    • Lunch: India 51/1 in 12.0 overs (V Sehwag 20, VVS Laxman 8)
    • Tea: India 125/5 in 45.0 overs (VVS Laxman 36, MS Dhoni 12)
    • India: 150 runs in 51.4 overs (317 balls), Extras 17
    • VVS Laxman: 50 off 135 balls (7 x 4)
    • India: 200 runs in 62.3 overs (382 balls), Extras 18
    • End Of Day: India - 247/6 in 78.0 overs (VVS Laxman 71, IK Pathan 39)

      Day 2

    • India: 250 runs in 78.4 overs (479 balls), Extras 23
    • IK Pathan: 50 off 99 balls (8 x 4)
    • New Ball Taken: India 295/6 after 92.1 overs (VVS Laxman 0, IK Pathan 0)
    • India: 300 runs in 92.4 overs (563 balls), Extras 23
    • VVS Laxman: 100 off 232 balls (14 x 4)
    • Lunch: India 319/7 in 98.0 overs (IK Pathan 66, AB Agarkar 5)
    • India: 350 runs in 110.3 overs (673 balls), Extras 31
    • Tea: Sri Lanka 30/1 in 6.0 overs (MS Atapattu 19, KC Sangakkara 2)
    • Sri Lanka 50 runs in 13.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 9
    • Sri Lanka 100 runs in 31.5 overs (197 balls), Extras 9
    • End Of Day: Sri Lanka 131/5 in 40.0 overs (TM Dilshan 27, J Mubarak 11)

      Day 3

    • Sri Lanka 150 runs in 44.5 overs (275 balls), Extras 9
    • TM Dilshan: 50 off 87 balls (6 x 4)
    • Sri Lanka 200 runs in 60.2 overs (368 balls), Extras 9
    • Lunch: Sri Lanka 206/10 in 64.0 overs
    • India: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (111 balls), Extras 3
    • India: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (176 balls), Extras 4
    • Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 63 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • India: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (226 balls), Extras 6
    • India: 200 runs in 46.2 overs (281 balls), Extras 7
    • India: 250 runs in 56.5 overs (344 balls), Extras 10

      Day 4

    • India: 300 runs in 68.4 overs (415 balls), Extras 19
    • Lunch: Sri Lanka 39/1 in 16.3 overs (WU Tharanga 22, KC Sangakkara 0)
    • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 1
    • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 43.5 overs (269 balls), Extras 7
    • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 56.2 overs (345 balls), Extras 8
    • Tea: Sri Lanka 160/4 in 58.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 29, TM Dilshan 38)
    • India: 300 runs in 68.4 overs (415 balls), Extras 19
    • Lunch: Sri Lanka 39/1 in 16.3 overs (WU Tharanga 22, KC Sangakkara 0)
    • Sri Lanka 50 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 1
    • Sri Lanka 100 runs in 43.5 overs (269 balls), Extras 7
    • Sri Lanka 150 runs in 56.2 overs (345 balls), Extras 8
    • Tea: Sri Lanka 160/4 in 58.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 29, TM Dilshan 38)
    • DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 96 balls (6 x 4)
    • Sri Lanka 200 runs in 70.6 overs (433 balls), Extras 8
    • TM Dilshan: 50 off 94 balls (3 x 4)
    • New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 234/6 after 83.5 overs (J Mubarak 0, MF Maharoof 0)
    • End Of Day: Sri Lanka 235/6 in 85.0 overs (J Mubarak 18, MF Maharoof 2)




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    India Player Pages: G Gambhir, V Sehwag, VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, M Kaif, MS Dhoni, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh.

    Sri Lanka Player Pages: WU Tharanga, MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan, J Mubarak, MF Maharoof, CM Bandara, M Muralitharan, SL Malinga.

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