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India v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in India 1997/98 (3rd Test)
VenueWankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th December 1997 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresSA Bucknor, AV Jayaprakash
TV umpireSN Bandekar
RefereeRB Simpson
Close of play day 1India (1) 247/3 (Ganguly 92*, Tendulkar 8*)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 66/1 (Atapattu 15*, Dharmasena 0*)
Close of play day 3Sri Lanka (1) 286/5 (PA de Silva 48*, Tillakaratne 4*)
Close of play day 4Sri Lanka (2) 6/0 (Jayasuriya 1*, Atapattu 5*)
Player of the MatchSC Ganguly
India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+NR Mongiab Wickramasinghe167-- 
NS Sidhuc Mahanama b Dharmasena35671135- 
RS Dravidc Mahanama b Ranatunga9321930214- 
SC Gangulyc SKL de Silva b Dharmasena173361516252 
*SR Tendulkarb Pushpakumara148244320203 
M Azharuddinlbw b Pushpakumara027-- 
A Kumbleb Pushpakumara68101- 
RK Chauhanlbw b Dharmasena48151- 
A Kuruvillac Pushpakumara b Wickramasinghe62740-- 
J Srinathnot out1533442- 
BKV Prasadrun out (SKL de Silva)369-- 
Extras(3 b, 15 lb, 6 nb, 4 w)28
Total(all out, 162.1 overs)512
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Mongia), 2-55 (Sidhu), 3-215 (Dravid), 4-471 (Ganguly), 5-475 (Tendulkar), 6-476 (Azharuddin), 7-481 (Kumble), 8-487 (Chauhan), 9-502 (Kuruvilla), 10-512 (Prasad)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas26   4860-2
Wickramasinghe31.110762-3
Pushpakumara28   5108342
Dharmasena48   121443-1
Ranatunga17   7351--
Jayasuriya12   2450--
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Azharuddin b Kumble5044699- 
MS Atapattuc sub (AD Jadeja) b Chauhan9827340315- 
HDPK Dharmasenac Kumble b Chauhan401422123- 
RS Mahanamac Kumble b Prasad2066692- 
PA de Silvac Mongia b Chauhan6612113681 
*A Ranatungac Azharuddin b Chauhan11525-- 
HP Tillakaratnelbw b Kuruvilla251151774- 
+SKL de Silvaretired hurt20881212- 
WPUJC Vaasc sub (EC Joyce) b Kuruvilla47141- 
GP Wickramasingheb Srinath228-- 
KR Pushpakumaranot out002-- 
Extras(7 b, 12 lb, 12 nb, 4 w)35
Total(all out, 143.2 overs)361
Fall of wickets:
1-65 (Jayasuriya), 2-180 (Dharmasena), 3-219 (Mahanama), 4-259 (Atapattu), 5-269 (Ranatunga), 6-312 (PA de Silva), 7-351 (Tillakaratne), 8-359 (Vaas), 9-361 (Wickramasinghe)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Srinath28.24107112
Prasad18   6301-2
Kuruvilla19   2622-4
Kumble41   19761-1
Chauhan34   13484-1
Ganguly3   0190-2
India second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SC Gangulyc +Tillakaratne b Wickramasinghe1112151- 
NS Sidhuc Pushpakumara b Jayasuriya437010951 
RS Dravidc PA de Silva b Dharmasena851211538- 
*SR Tendulkarc PA de Silva b Jayasuriya1316281- 
M Azharuddinc PA de Silva b Dharmasena41212-- 
+NR Mongianot out91434-- 
A Kumblec Mahanama b Dharmasena133-- 
J Srinathc sub (DPMD Jayawardene) b Dharmasena588-- 
RK Chauhanrun out (Tillakaratne)001-- 
A Kuruvillac PA de Silva b Dharmasena011-- 
BKV Prasaddid not bat      
Extras(3 b, 6 lb, 1 nb)10
Total(9 wickets, declared, 42.4 overs)181
Fall of wickets:
1-15 (Ganguly), 2-103 (Sidhu), 3-136 (Tendulkar), 4-149 (Azharuddin), 5-173 (Dravid), 6-175 (Kumble), 7-181 (Srinath), 8-181 (Chauhan), 9-181 (Kuruvilla)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas5   1190--
Wickramasinghe5   0201-2
Pushpakumara5   0280--
Jayasuriya15   1482--
Dharmasena12.40575--
Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Tendulkar b Kumble378611531 
MS Atapattuc Kumble b Chauhan3156876- 
RS Mahanamalbw b Chauhan351391673- 
PA de Silvac Chauhan b Srinath18325021 
*A Ranatungab Chauhan12801211- 
HDPK Dharmasenac Azharuddin b Kumble85871-- 
HP Tillakaratnenot out1835474- 
+SKL de Silvac Prasad b Kumble01316-- 
WPUJC Vaasnot out012-- 
GP Wickramasinghedid not bat      
KR Pushpakumaradid not bat      
Extras(2 lb, 5 nb)7
Total(7 wickets, 82 overs)166
Fall of wickets:
1-58 (Atapattu), 2-73 (Jayasuriya), 3-106 (PA de Silva), 4-133 (Mahanama), 5-146 (Ranatunga), 6-160 (Dharmasena), 7-166 (SKL de Silva)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Srinath15   5251-1
Prasad8   3230--
Chauhan26   9593-3
Kuruvilla3   210--
Kumble28   13563-3
Tendulkar2   200--
Notes
--> A Kuruvilla made his last appearance in Test matches
--> SKL de Silva made his last appearance in Test matches
--> NS Sidhu (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> SC Ganguly (1) passed his previous highest score of 147 in Test matches
--> SR Tendulkar (1) passed 4000 runs in Test matches when he reached 55
--> PA de Silva (1) passed 11500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> SKL de Silva (1) passed his previous highest score of 11 in Test matches
--> MS Atapattu (2) passed 6500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12
--> A Ranatunga (2) passed 9000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> RK Chauhan achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed PA de Silva in the Sri Lanka first innings (previous best was 3-8)
--> J Srinath reached 100 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed GP Wickramasinghe, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> GP Wickramasinghe reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed SC Ganguly, his 1st wicket in the India second innings
--> SKL de Silva retired hurt in the Sri Lanka first innings having scored 20 (team score 355/7) (141.6 ov, hit on the upper lip by a bouncer from Srinath bouncer )
Tendulkar had an all run 4. (not included in his 4 count)
Tillakaratne kept the wickets in the Indian 2nd innings.
Dravid had an overthrown 5 runs.
Weather interrupted in the Sri Lankan 2nd innings. Rain and then bad light eventually prevented 12 overs from being bowled.