| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008 | |||
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| India | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 18 July – 29 August 2008 | ||
| Captains |
Anil Kumble (Tests) MS Dhoni (ODIs) | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Virender Sehwag (344) | Mahela Jayawardene (279) | |
| Most wickets | Harbhajan Singh (16) | Ajantha Mendis (26) | |
| Player of the series | Ajantha Mendis (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | MS Dhoni (193) | Mahela Jayawardene (185) | |
| Most wickets | Zaheer Khan (9) | Ajantha Mendis (13) | |
| Player of the series | MS Dhoni (Ind) | ||
The India national cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 23 July to 29 August.[1]
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| Tests | ODIs | ||
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 India[5][6] |
Sri Lanka[7] |
India[8][9] |
Test Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]23–27 July Scorecard |
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| Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 1 as well as day 3.
- Ajantha Mendis (SL) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
[edit]31 July – 4 August Scorecard |
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| India won by 170 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 1 as well as day 3.
3rd Test
[edit]8–12 August Scorecard |
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| Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 2.
- Dhammika Prasad (SL) made his Test debut.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
[edit] 18 August Scorecard |
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| Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
[edit] 20 August Scorecard |
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| India won by 3 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Zaheer Khan (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Subramaniam Badrinath (Ind) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
[edit] 24 August Scorecard |
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| India won by 33 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
[edit] 27 August Scorecard |
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| India won by 46 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
[edit] 29 August Scorecard |
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| Sri Lanka won by 112 runs (D/L method) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Schedule of the series". Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Squad – 1st Test / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Squad – 2nd Test / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Squad – 3rd Test / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "India Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Dhoni pulls out of Sri Lanka Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Squad – One-Day / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "India Squad – One Day / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Tendulkar ruled out of ODI series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.