Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
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]
Squads
[edit]Tests | ODIs | ||
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Test Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]23–27 July Scorecard |
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- 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 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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- 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]2nd ODI
[edit] 20 August Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Subramaniam Badrinath (Ind) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
[edit]4th ODI
[edit]5th ODI
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schedule of the series
- ^ "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.