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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Sri Lanka[2][3][4] | India[5][6] | Sri Lanka[7] | India[8][9] |
Test Series[edit]
1st Test[edit]
23–27 July
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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
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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
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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
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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.