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India v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in India 1997/98 (1st Test)
VenuePunjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd November 1997 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossIndia won the toss and decided to field
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresSA Bucknor, S Venkataraghavan
TV umpireUmesh Kumar
RefereeRB Simpson
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 280/4 (Ranatunga 14*, Tillakaratne 9*)
Close of play day 2India (1) 91/0 (Mongia 41*, Sidhu 47*)
Close of play day 3India (1) 293/4 (Azharuddin 23*, Ganguly 7*)
Close of play day 4Sri Lanka (2) 61/2 (Atapattu 26*, PA de Silva 6*)
Player of the MatchPA de Silva
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Chauhan b Srinath531091455- 
MS Atapattulbw b Srinath10824434114- 
RS Mahanamalbw b Kumble421151336- 
PA de Silvab Kuruvilla3340624- 
*A Ranatungac Chauhan b Srinath3060903- 
HP Tillakaratnec Dravid b Kumble14601181- 
+SKL de Silvab Kuruvilla51623-- 
HDPK Dharmasenanot out3758895- 
WPUJC Vaasb Kuruvilla21512-- 
M Muralitharanc Srinath b Kuruvilla1011151- 
KSC de Silvab Srinath63852-- 
Extras(4 b, 13 lb, 12 nb)29
Total(all out, 125.2 overs)369
Fall of wickets:
1-98 (Jayasuriya), 2-202 (Mahanama), 3-254 (Atapattu), 4-254 (PA de Silva), 5-301 (Ranatunga), 6-307 (SKL de Silva), 7-307 (Tillakaratne), 8-313 (Vaas), 9-333 (Muralitharan), 10-369 (KSC de Silva)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Srinath27.24924-7
Kuruvilla27   7884-7
Mohanty19   1570--
Kumble34   9812--
Ganguly2   200--
Chauhan16   2340--
India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+NR Mongiab Muralitharan5718223971 
NS Sidhurun out (PA de Silva->SKL de Silva)131372476142 
RS Dravidc Ranatunga b Jayasuriya341171494- 
*SR Tendulkarc Dharmasena b Jayasuriya23931292- 
M Azharuddinlbw b Vaas531382158- 
SC Gangulyc Tillakaratne b Vaas109240325102 
A Kumblec Dharmasena b Muralitharan2249663- 
J Srinathc Mahanama b KSC de Silva69171- 
RK Chauhanc Dharmasena b Muralitharan21213-- 
A Kuruvillanot out353951-3 
DS Mohantydid not bat      
Extras(19 b, 10 lb, 8 nb, 6 w)43
Total(9 wickets, declared, 206.5 overs)515
Fall of wickets:
1-120 (Mongia), 2-214 (Dravid), 3-259 (Sidhu), 4-274 (Tendulkar), 5-353 (Azharuddin), 6-400 (Kumble), 7-419 (Srinath), 8-426 (Chauhan), 9-515 (Ganguly)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas36.511107214
KSC de Silva28   581111
Dharmasena34   11650--
Muralitharan75   30174315
Jayasuriya30   9592--
Ranatunga3   300--
Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Mongia b Srinath1714153- 
MS Atapattuc Chauhan b Kuruvilla31691175- 
RS Mahanamalbw b Srinath1116272- 
PA de Silvanot out110263377151 
*A Ranatungac Dravid b Kuruvilla3819-- 
HP Tillakaratnec Tendulkar b Chauhan948741- 
HDPK Dharmasenab Srinath25116653- 
+SKL de Silvanot out11361421- 
WPUJC Vaasdid not bat      
M Muralitharandid not bat      
KSC de Silvadid not bat      
Extras(13 b, 9 lb, 12 nb)34
Total(6 wickets, 93.1 overs)251
Fall of wickets:
1-22 (Jayasuriya), 2-40 (Mahanama), 3-67 (Atapattu), 4-82 (Ranatunga), 5-106 (Tillakaratne), 6-209 (Dharmasena)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Srinath22   3753-5
Mohanty16   4320--
Kuruvilla15.14292-4
Kumble19   5660-2
Chauhan18   11231--
Ganguly2   200--
Azharuddin1   040--
Notes
--> SKL de Silva made his debut in Test matches
--> DS Mohanty made his last appearance in Test matches
--> MS Atapattu (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in Test matches
--> MS Atapattu (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> RS Mahanama (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 26
--> M Azharuddin (1) passed 14000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> SC Ganguly (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 40
--> A Kuruvilla (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 16
--> ST Jayasuriya (2) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 3
--> SKL de Silva made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> HDPK Dharmasena made his debut in India in Test matches
--> WPUJC Vaas made his debut in India in Test matches
--> KSC de Silva made his debut in India in Test matches
--> A Kuruvilla made his debut in India in Test matches
--> DS Mohanty made his debut in India in Test matches