f51976 t1933	India v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in India 2009/10 (1st Test)
Venue	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th November 2009 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	India won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	DJ Harper (Australia), AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire	AM Saheba
Referee	JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve Umpire	SD Ranade
Close of play day 1	India (1) 385/6 (Dravid 177*, Harbhajan Singh 2*; 90 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (1) 275/3 (DPMD Jayawardene 36*, Samaraweera 45*; 70 overs)
Close of play day 3	Sri Lanka (1) 591/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 204*, HAPW Jayawardene 84*; 160 overs)
Close of play day 4	India (2) 190/2 (Gambhir 74*, Mishra 12*; 45 overs)
Player of the Match	DPMD Jayawardene
Articles	Gambhir, Tendulkar help India to salvage draw
	Gambhir launches India's fightback
	Jayawardene double blows up India
	Lankan batting dominates Day 2
	List of all articles

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India first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Gambhir	b Welagedara	1	10	13	-	-
V Sehwag	lbw b Welagedara	16	11	31	3	-
RS Dravid	b Welagedara	177	261	387	26	1
SR Tendulkar	b Welagedara	4	3	3	1	-
VVS Laxman	b Prasad	0	4	6	-	-
Yuvraj Singh	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	68	93	129	13	-
*+MS Dhoni	c HAPW Jayawardene b Prasad	110	159	200	10	1
Harbhajan Singh	b Muralitharan	22	54	82	2	-
Z Khan	lbw b Herath	12	29	40	2	-
A Mishra	not out	7	5	16	1	-
I Sharma	st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	0	4	3	-	-
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 4 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 460 minutes, 104.5 overs)	426
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Gambhir, 2.5 ov), 2-27 (Sehwag, 6.1 ov), 3-31 (Tendulkar, 6.4 ov), 4-32 (Laxman, 7.4 ov), 5-157 (Yuvraj Singh, 36.1 ov), 6-381 (Dhoni, 87.1 ov), 7-389 (Dravid, 92.4 ov), 8-414 (Khan, 101.2 ov), 9-426 (Harbhajan Singh, 104.1 ov), 10-426 (Sharma, 104.5 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Welagedara	22	4	87	4	1	1
Prasad	22	1	106	2	-	2
Mathews	12	1	50	0	-	-
Muralitharan	25.5	4	97	3	-	1
Herath	22	2	79	1	-	-
Dilshan	1	0	3	0	-	-

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TM Dilshan	c Dravid b Khan	112	133	203	12	-
NT Paranavitana	c Dhoni b Sharma	35	55	81	6	-
*KC Sangakkara	c Tendulkar b Khan	31	85	133	3	-
DPMD Jayawardene	b Mishra	275	435	610	27	1
TT Samaraweera	c Yuvraj Singh b Sharma	70	145	166	9	-
AD Mathews	c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh	17	34	44	1	1
+HAPW Jayawardene	not out	154	314	415	11	-
KTGD Prasad	c Mishra b Harbhajan Singh	21	35	28	2	-
HMRKB Herath	did not bat
M Muralitharan	did not bat
UWMBCA Welagedara	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 16 lb, 20 nb, 4 w)	45
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 843 minutes, 202.4 overs)	760
Fall of wickets:
1-74 (Paranavitana, 16.5 ov), 2-189 (Dilshan, 43.1 ov), 3-194 (Sangakkara, 45.3 ov), 4-332 (Samaraweera, 86.4 ov), 5-375 (Mathews, 96.2 ov), 6-726 (DPMD Jayawardene, 193.5 ov), 7-760 (Prasad, 202.4 ov)

India bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Khan	36	6	109	2	2	9
Sharma	33	0	135	2	2	3
Harbhajan Singh	48.4	4	189	2	-	-
Mishra	58	6	203	1	-	8
Yuvraj Singh	16	1	64	0	-	-
Tendulkar	7	0	20	0	-	-
Sehwag	4	1	19	0	-	-

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India second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Gambhir	c Prasad b Herath	114	230	337	13	-
V Sehwag	c Mathews b Herath	51	67	73	7	-
RS Dravid	lbw b Welagedara	38	66	98	6	-
A Mishra	c Dilshan b Mathews	24	51	69	4	-
SR Tendulkar	not out	100	211	298	11	-
VVS Laxman	not out	51	160	202	5	-
Yuvraj Singh	did not bat
*+MS Dhoni	did not bat
Harbhajan Singh	did not bat
Z Khan	did not bat
I Sharma	did not bat
Extras	(12 b, 9 lb, 11 nb, 2 w)	34
Total	(4 wickets, 129 overs)	412
Fall of wickets:
1-81 (Sehwag, 16.6 ov), 2-169 (Dravid, 40.1 ov), 3-209 (Mishra, 55.6 ov), 4-275 (Gambhir, 79.6 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Welagedara	21	1	76	1	2	2
Prasad	13	0	56	0	-	3
Herath	40	6	97	2	-	-
Muralitharan	38	6	124	0	-	6
Mathews	15	6	29	1	-	-
Dilshan	1	0	2	0	-	-
Paranavitana	1	0	7	0	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: India (1) 105/4 (Dravid 45*, Yuvraj Singh 35*; 25 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: India (1) 221/5 (Dravid 98*, Dhoni 29*; 54 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 37/0 (TM Dilshan 18*, NT Paranavitana 18*; 8 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 155/1 (TM Dilshan 88*, KC Sangakkara 23*; 34 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 375/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 86*; 96.2 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 483/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 142*, HAPW Jayawardene 43*; 124 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 708/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 267*, HAPW Jayawardene 134*; 191 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: India (2) 77/0 (G Gambhir 28*, V Sehwag 47*; 16 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: India (2) 256/3 (G Gambhir 105*, SR Tendulkar 22*; 74 overs)
--> Day 5 Tea: India (2) 341/4 (SR Tendulkar 55*, VVS Laxman 28*; 104 overs)
--> India first innings: 50 in 11.3 overs
--> India first innings: 100 in 23.2 overs
--> India first innings: 150 in 35.3 overs
--> India first innings: 200 in 45.4 overs
--> India first innings: 250 in 61.4 overs
--> India first innings: 300 in 70.1 overs
--> India first innings: 350 in 80.2 overs
--> India first innings: 400 in 95.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 11.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 21.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 32.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 48.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 250 in 63.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 300 in 74.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 350 in 90.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 400 in 100.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 450 in 113.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 500 in 128.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 550 in 145.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 600 in 162.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 650 in 173.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 700 in 187.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 750 in 200.5 overs
--> India second innings: 50 in 9.4 overs
--> India second innings: 100 in 22.3 overs
--> India second innings: 150 in 35.5 overs
--> India second innings: 200 in 46.6 overs
--> India second innings: 250 in 66.5 overs
--> India second innings: 300 in 90.3 overs
--> India second innings: 350 in 105.3 overs
--> India second innings: 400 in 122.3 overs
--> RS Dravid (1) 50 in 79 balls, 123 minutes with 5 fours and 1 six
--> RS Dravid (1) 100 in 158 balls, 234 minutes with 14 fours and 1 six
--> RS Dravid (1) 150 in 216 balls, 315 minutes with 22 fours and 1 six
--> RS Dravid (1) passed 11000 runs in Test matches when he reached 177
--> RS Dravid (1) passed 21000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 50
--> Yuvraj Singh (1) 50 in 77 balls, 116 minutes with 9 fours
--> MS Dhoni (1) 50 in 80 balls, 88 minutes with 5 fours and 1 six
--> MS Dhoni (1) 100 in 154 balls, 193 minutes with 9 fours and 1 six
--> MS Dhoni (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 38
--> Harbhajan Singh (1) passed 1500 runs in Test matches when he reached 4
--> TM Dilshan (1) 50 in 65 balls, 108 minutes with 5 fours
--> TM Dilshan (1) 100 in 121 balls, 173 minutes with 11 fours
--> TM Dilshan (1) passed 3500 runs in Test matches when he reached 57
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 50 in 86 balls, 123 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 100 in 151 balls, 235 minutes with 10 fours and 1 six
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 150 in 238 balls, 362 minutes with 14 fours and 1 six
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 200 in 330 balls, 471 minutes with 17 fours and 1 six
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 250 in 400 balls, 568 minutes with 25 fours and 1 six
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) passed 9000 runs in Test matches when he reached 253
--> TT Samaraweera (1) 50 in 97 balls, 103 minutes with 7 fours
--> HAPW Jayawardene (1) 50 in 100 balls, 142 minutes with 2 fours
--> HAPW Jayawardene (1) 100 in 212 balls, 289 minutes with 8 fours
--> HAPW Jayawardene (1) passed his previous highest score of 120 in Test matches
--> HAPW Jayawardene (1) 150 in 302 balls, 399 minutes with 11 fours
--> HAPW Jayawardene (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 133
--> G Gambhir (2) 50 in 75 balls, 119 minutes with 5 fours
--> G Gambhir (2) 100 in 188 balls, 296 minutes with 12 fours
--> V Sehwag (2) 50 in 63 balls, 71 minutes with 7 fours
--> SR Tendulkar (2) 50 in 127 balls, 168 minutes with 6 fours
--> SR Tendulkar (2) 100 in 211 balls, 296 minutes with 11 fours
--> VVS Laxman (2) 50 in 132 balls, 155 minutes with 5 fours
--> VVS Laxman (2) passed 17500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 35
--> A Mishra (2) passed his previous highest score of 23 in Test matches
--> KTGD Prasad made his debut in India in Test matches
--> UWMBCA Welagedara made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> UWMBCA Welagedara made his debut in India in Test matches
--> NT Paranavitana made his debut in India in Test matches
--> AD Mathews made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> AD Mathews made his debut in India in Test matches
--> HAPW Jayawardene made his debut in India in Test matches
--> HMRKB Herath made his debut in India in Test matches
--> UWMBCA Welagedara achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed SR Tendulkar in the India first innings (previous best was 2-17)

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New Ball Taken: India 355/5 after 82.1 overs (R Dravid 166, MS Dhoni 94)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 306/3 after 80.2 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 56, TT Samaraweera 55)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 591/5 after 160.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 204, HAPW Jayawardene 84)
New Ball Taken: India 280/4 after 84.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 32, VVS Laxman 1)
RS Dravid (29) and Yuvraj Singh (20) added 50 in 77 balls for the India 5th wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (54) and Yuvraj Singh (45) added 100 in 146 balls for the India 5th wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (24) and MS Dhoni (25) added 50 in 82 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (47) and MS Dhoni (51) added 100 in 161 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (71) and MS Dhoni (77) added 150 in 211 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (103) and MS Dhoni (95) added 200 in 279 balls for the India 6th wicket in the first innings
TM Dilshan (21) and NT Paranavitana (29) added 50 in 69 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the first innings
TM Dilshan (29) and KC Sangakkara (19) added 50 in 54 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket in the first innings
TM Dilshan (67) and KC Sangakkara (26) added 100 in 128 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (20) and TT Samaraweera (30) added 50 in 92 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (42) and TT Samaraweera (53) added 100 in 174 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (24) and HAPW Jayawardene (24) added 50 in 67 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (51) and HAPW Jayawardene (42) added 100 in 150 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (81) and HAPW Jayawardene (59) added 150 in 245 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (108) and HAPW Jayawardene (80) added 200 in 355 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (130) and HAPW Jayawardene (103) added 250 in 429 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (163) and HAPW Jayawardene (119) added 300 in 510 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (189) and HAPW Jayawardene (143) added 350 in 588 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
G Gambhir (22) and V Sehwag (28) added 50 in 59 balls for the India 1st wicket in the second innings
G Gambhir (26) and RS Dravid (23) added 50 in 83 balls for the India 2nd wicket in the second innings
G Gambhir (25) and SR Tendulkar (26) added 50 in 111 balls for the India 4th wicket in the second innings
SR Tendulkar (20) and VVS Laxman (16) added 50 in 115 balls for the India 5th wicket in the second innings
SR Tendulkar (44) and VVS Laxman (40) added 100 in 209 balls for the India 5th wicket in the second innings