Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008 | |||
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India | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 18 July β 29 August 2008 | ||
Captains |
Anil Kumble (Tests) MS Dhoni (ODIs) | Mahela Jayawardene | |
Test series | |||
Result | Sri Lanka won the: 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Virender Sehwag (344) | Mahela Jayawardene (279) | |
Most wickets | Harbhajan Singh (16) | Ajantha Mendis (26) | |
Player of theββseries | Ajantha Mendis (SL) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | India won the 5-match series 3β2 | ||
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 Julyββto 29 August.
Squadsβ»
Tests | ODIs | ||
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Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | India |
Test Seriesβ»
1st Testβ»
23β27 July
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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 electedββto bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 1 as well as day 3.
- Ajantha Mendis (SL) made his Test debut.
2nd Testβ»
31 July β 4 August
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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 Testβ»
8β12 August
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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 seriesβ»
1st ODIβ»
18 August
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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 ODIβ»
20 August
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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 ODIβ»
24 August
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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 ODIβ»
27 August
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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 ODIβ»
29 August
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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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Schedule of the series
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad β 1st Test / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad β 2nd Test / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad β 3rd Test / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "India Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Dhoni pulls out of Sri Lanka Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad β One-Day / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "India Squad β One Day / Players". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Tendulkar ruled out of ODI series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.