India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2008 - Stats
CompletedTest23 Jul – 11 Aug 2008· International
Most runs
| Player | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag India | 3 | 6 | 344 | 201 | 68.80 | 93.99 | 46 | 5 |
| Gautam Gambhir India | 3 | 6 | 310 | 74 | 51.67 | 54.58 | 40 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 3 | 5 | 279 | 136 | 69.75 | 51.19 | 24 | 1 |
| Malinda Warnapura Sri Lanka | 3 | 5 | 243 | 115 | 60.75 | 57.45 | 29 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 243 | 127 | 81.00 | 51.59 | 31 | 0 |
| Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 3 | 5 | 229 | 144 | 45.80 | 52.05 | 24 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman India | 3 | 6 | 215 | 61 | 43.00 | 48.53 | 18 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 186 | 125 | 62.00 | 70.19 | 20 | 1 |
| Rahul Dravid India | 3 | 6 | 148 | 68 | 24.67 | 41.34 | 15 | 0 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 107 | 49 | 26.75 | 39.19 | 7 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Player | M | Overs | Wkts | Runs | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 3 | 163.1 | 26 | 478 | 18.38 | 2.93 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka | 3 | 160.5 | 21 | 467 | 22.24 | 2.90 |
| Harbhajan Singh India | 3 | 152 | 16 | 450 | 28.13 | 2.96 |
| Zaheer Khan India | 3 | 92.1 | 8 | 352 | 44.00 | 3.82 |
| Anil Kumble India | 3 | 134.5 | 8 | 400 | 50.00 | 2.97 |
| Ishant Sharma India | 3 | 71.3 | 6 | 213 | 35.50 | 2.98 |
| Dhammika Prasad Sri Lanka | 1 | 28 | 5 | 138 | 27.60 | 4.93 |
| WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka | 3 | 59 | 5 | 220 | 44.00 | 3.73 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lanka | 2 | 33 | 1 | 138 | 138.00 | 4.18 |
Highest scores
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | vs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag India | 201* | 231 | 22 | 4 | SL |
| Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 144 | 288 | 14 | 0 | IND |
| Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 136 | 259 | 10 | 1 | IND |
| Thilan Samaraweera Sri Lanka | 127 | 224 | 18 | 0 | IND |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka | 125* | 170 | 12 | 1 | IND |
| Malinda Warnapura Sri Lanka | 115 | 202 | 14 | 0 | IND |
| Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 86 | 188 | 10 | 0 | IND |
| Gautam Gambhir India | 74 | 149 | 10 | 0 | SL |
| Gautam Gambhir India | 72 | 128 | 10 | 0 | SL |
| Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 68 | 120 | 9 | 0 | IND |
Best bowling figures
| Player | Figures | Overs | vs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka | 6/26 | 13 | IND |
| Harbhajan Singh India | 6/102 | 40.3 | SL |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 6/117 | 28 | IND |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 5/56 | 28 | IND |
| Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka | 5/84 | 29 | IND |
| Harbhajan Singh India | 4/51 | 14 | SL |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 4/60 | 18 | IND |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 4/72 | 27.5 | IND |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 4/92 | 27.2 | IND |
| Ishant Sharma India | 3/20 | 15 | SL |
Most sixes
| Player | 6s | 4s | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag India | 5 | 46 | 344 |
| Sourav Ganguly India | 2 | 11 | 96 |
| Dinesh Karthik India | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 1 | 24 | 279 |
| Malinda Warnapura Sri Lanka | 1 | 29 | 243 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka | 1 | 20 | 186 |
| Zaheer Khan India | 1 | 3 | 43 |
Most 50s / 100s
| Player | 100s | 50s | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 279 |
| Malinda Warnapura Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 243 |
| Virender Sehwag India | 1 | 1 | 344 |
| Thilan Samaraweera Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 243 |
| Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 229 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 186 |
| Gautam Gambhir India | 0 | 3 | 310 |
| VVS Laxman India | 0 | 2 | 215 |
| Rahul Dravid India | 0 | 1 | 148 |
Best strike rate (min 30 balls)
| Player | SR | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag India | 93.99 | 344 | 366 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka | 70.19 | 186 | 265 |
| Harbhajan Singh India | 67.71 | 65 | 96 |
| Dinesh Karthik India | 65.45 | 36 | 55 |
| Dhammika Prasad Sri Lanka | 64.29 | 36 | 56 |
| SR Tendulkar India | 61.29 | 95 | 155 |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 57.58 | 19 | 33 |
| Malinda Warnapura Sri Lanka | 57.45 | 243 | 423 |
| Gautam Gambhir India | 54.58 | 310 | 568 |
| Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 52.05 | 229 | 440 |
Best economy (min 10 overs)
| Player | Econ | Overs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka | 2.90 | 160.5 | 21 |
| Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka | 2.93 | 163.1 | 26 |
| Harbhajan Singh India | 2.96 | 152 | 16 |
| Anil Kumble India | 2.97 | 134.5 | 8 |
| Ishant Sharma India | 2.98 | 71.3 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly India | 3.49 | 11.1 | 0 |
| WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka | 3.73 | 59 | 5 |
| Zaheer Khan India | 3.82 | 92.1 | 8 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lanka | 4.18 | 33 | 1 |
| Dhammika Prasad Sri Lanka | 4.93 | 28 | 5 |
Most catches (fielder)
Most dismissals (keeper)
| Player | Dis | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prasanna Jayawardene | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Parthiv Patel | 3 | 2 | 1 |