2nd Match · Test
India and Sri Lanka draw in the 2nd Match
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. India made 518 for 7, Sadagoppan Ramesh 143 from 214 balls and Rahul Dravid 107 from 218 balls. Russel Arnold took 2 for 94.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 485, Mahela Jayawardene 242 from 465 balls and Arjuna Ranatunga 66 from 113 balls. Anil Kumble took 4 for 134.
India made 306 for 5, Sachin Tendulkar 124 not out from 235 balls and Sourav Ganguly 78 from 167 balls. Eric Upashantha took 2 for 41.
Match drawn.
Key performers
India 1st innings
518/7(142.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadagoppan Rameshc A Ranatunga b DPMD Jayawardene | c A Ranatunga b DPMD Jayawardene | 143 | 214 | 18 | 0 | 66.82 |
| VVS Laxmanc PA de Silva b PDRL Perera | c PA de Silva b PDRL Perera | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc A Ranatunga b UC Hathurusingha | c A Ranatunga b UC Hathurusingha | 107 | 218 | 12 | 0 | 49.08 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc †RS Kaluwitharana b WPUJC Vaas | c †RS Kaluwitharana b WPUJC Vaas | 53 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 98.15 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (c)c UC Hathurusingha b RP Arnold | c UC Hathurusingha b RP Arnold | 87 | 161 | 12 | 0 | 54.04 |
| Sourav Gangulyc sub (RS Kalpage) b KEA Upashantha | c sub (RS Kalpage) b KEA Upashantha | 56 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 44.09 |
| Nayan Mongia †c PA de Silva b RP Arnold | c PA de Silva b RP Arnold | 25 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 44.64 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 10* | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 6, w 3, nb 12) | (b 5, lb 6, w 3, nb 12) | 26 | ||||
| Total142.5 Ov (RR 2.72) | 142.5 Ov (RR 2.72) | 518/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (VVS Laxman, 7.1 ov), 252-2 (S Ramesh, 71.3 ov), 288-3 (R Dravid, 78.6 ov), 351-4 (SR Tendulkar, 90.1 ov), 463-5 (M Azharuddin, 125.3 ov), 491-6 (SC Ganguly, 136.3 ov), 518-7 (NR Mongia, 142.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 31 | 5 | 108 | 1 | 2.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Ruchira Perera | 30 | 4 | 125 | 1 | 3.13 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Eric Upashantha | 28 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | 18 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 2.13 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | 24.5 | 2 | 94 | 2 | 2.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 11 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 2.39 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 1st innings
485(159.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russel Arnoldrun out (R Dravid) | run out (R Dravid) | 34 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 36.56 |
| Marvan Atapattulbw b A Nehra | lbw b A Nehra | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec & b A Kumble | c & b A Kumble | 242 | 465 | 30 | 2 | 52.04 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghelbw b BKV Prasad | lbw b BKV Prasad | 14 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 35.90 |
| Aravinda de Silvab Harbhajan Singh | b Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 42.59 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)c sub (HH Kanitkar) b A Kumble | c sub (HH Kanitkar) b A Kumble | 66 | 113 | 8 | 0 | 58.41 |
| Hashan Tillakaratnest †NR Mongia b Harbhajan Singh | st †NR Mongia b Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 29.79 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana †b Harbhajan Singh | b Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 51.11 |
| WPUJC Vaasc VVS Laxman b A Kumble | c VVS Laxman b A Kumble | 23 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 35.94 |
| Eric Upashanthalbw b A Kumble | lbw b A Kumble | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Ruchira Pereranot out | not out | 1* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 19, w 4, nb 9) | (b 1, lb 19, w 4, nb 9) | 33 | ||||
| Total159.1 Ov (RR 2.29) | 159.1 Ov (RR 2.29) | 485 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (MS Atapattu, 5.2 ov), 93-2 (RP Arnold, 29.3 ov), 129-3 (UC Hathurusingha, 44.1 ov), 178-4 (PA de Silva, 59.2 ov), 354-5 (HP Tillakaratne, 115.5 ov), 390-6 (RS Kaluwitharana, 131.2 ov), 466-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 153.2 ov), 466-8 (A Ranatunga, 153.3 ov), 484-9 (KEA Upashantha, 157.3 ov), 485-10 (DPMD Jayawardene, 159.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 31 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 2.27 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | 28 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 2.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| Anil Kumble | 54.1 | 10 | 134 | 4 | 1.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 9 | 127 | 3 | 2.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd innings
306/5(104 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadagoppan Rameshc HP Tillakaratne b KEA Upashantha | c HP Tillakaratne b KEA Upashantha | 30 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 78.95 |
| VVS Laxmanlbw b KEA Upashantha | lbw b KEA Upashantha | 25 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 39.68 |
| Sourav Gangulyst †RS Kaluwitharana b PA de Silva | st †RS Kaluwitharana b PA de Silva | 78 | 167 | 8 | 0 | 46.71 |
| Sachin Tendulkarnot out | not out | 124* | 235 | 10 | 1 | 52.77 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (c)c RP Arnold b PA de Silva | c RP Arnold b PA de Silva | 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 36.59 |
| Anil Kumblec WPUJC Vaas b RP Arnold | c WPUJC Vaas b RP Arnold | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Venkatesh Prasadnot out | not out | 9* | 52 | 1 | 0 | 17.31 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 9) | (b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 9) | 15 | ||||
| Total104 Ov (RR 2.21) | 104 Ov (RR 2.21) | 306/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 50-1 (S Ramesh, 9.6 ov), 74-2 (VVS Laxman, 21.5 ov), 213-3 (SC Ganguly, 64.2 ov), 253-4 (M Azharuddin, 78.4 ov), 283-5 (A Kumble, 88.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 18 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 14 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 3.21 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Upashantha | 15 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 23.4 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 1.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 18.2 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 14 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |

