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Sri Lanka v India @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 August 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: India (field)
Umpires: BC Cooray, RE Koertzen
Third Umpire: PT Manuel
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sachin Tendulkar b Debasis Mohanty | 32 | 38 | 64 | 8 | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Venkatesh Prasad | 19 | 39 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Debasis Mohanty | 37 | 56 | 114 | 7 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Nayan Mongia b Debasis Mohanty | 146 | 226 | 363 | 20 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Nayan Mongia b Sourav Ganguly | 14 | 30 | 40 | 2 | - |
| 6. Mahela Jayawardene | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatesh Prasad | 16 | 34 | 48 | 2 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Abey Kuruvilla | 7 | 26 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | b Abey Kuruvilla | 10 | 42 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Anil Kumble | 39 | 78 | 103 | 6 | - |
| 10. Ravindra Pushpakumara | b Debasis Mohanty | 0 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-53 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-59 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-121 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-192 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-230 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-249 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-274 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-322 (Aravinda de Silva), 9-332 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 332 (Ravindra Pushpakumara). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.4 ovs) 332 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 26 | 5 | 104 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 20 | 5 | 68 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Debasis Mohanty | 20.4 | 5 | 78 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 25 | 8 | 51 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ajay Jadeja | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 18 | 21 | - | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 | 72 | 129 | 4 | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Chaminda Vaas b Sajeewa de Silva | 2 | 9 | 18 | - | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 139 | 266 | 397 | 16 | - |
| 5. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 22 | 61 | 66 | 3 | - |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | c Chaminda Vaas b Sajeewa de Silva | 147 | 312 | 427 | 19 | 2 |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 83 | 107 | 2 | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Abey Kuruvilla | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sajeewa de Silva | 2 | 21 | 38 | - | - |
| 11. Debasis Mohanty | not out | 0 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Ajay Jadeja), 2-9 (Rahul Dravid), 3-81 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-126 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-276 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-328 (Nayan Mongia), 7-334 (Anil Kumble), 8-342 (Abey Kuruvilla), 9-359 (Venkatesh Prasad), 375 (Sourav Ganguly). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 141.1 ovs) 375 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 27 | 5 | 69 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 19 | 3 | 79 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 31.1 | 6 | 101 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 48 | 17 | 99 | 4 | (0w,10nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 6 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Abey Kuruvilla | 199 | 226 | 425 | 21 | 2 |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Anil Kumble | 29 | 50 | 76 | 4 | - |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | st Nayan Mongia b Anil Kumble | 35 | 98 | 130 | 5 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c sub b Anil Kumble | 120 | 198 | 268 | 13 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Sourav Ganguly > > ) | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| +6. Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Sourav Ganguly > > ) | 2 | 6 | 13 | - | - |
| 7. Mahela Jayawardene | c Nayan Mongia b Abey Kuruvilla | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 5 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | ||||||
| 10. Ravindra Pushpakumara | ||||||
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva |
| FOW | 1-65 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-145 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-363 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-369 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-374 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 6-394 (Mahela Jayawardene), 7-415 (Aravinda de Silva). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 98.4 ovs) 415 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Debasis Mohanty | 16 | 0 | 72 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 16 | 1 | 72 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 24 | 3 | 90 | 2 | (0w,10nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 38.4 | 2 | 156 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rahul Dravid | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ajay Jadeja | c Marvan Atapattu b Sajeewa de Silva | 73 | 176 | 255 | 8 | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 42 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 | 46 | 67 | - | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Sajeewa de Silva b Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 44 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 108 | 174 | 207 | 14 | - |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 104 | 130 | 8 | - |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | not out | 10 | 24 | 26 | - | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | ||||||
| 9. Abey Kuruvilla | ||||||
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | ||||||
| 11. Debasis Mohanty |
| FOW | 1-55 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-75 (Rahul Dravid), 3-100 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-138 (Ajay Jadeja), 5-248 (Sourav Ganguly). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 100 ovs) 281 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 2 | 42 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 16 | 4 | 32 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 5 | 96 | 3 | (0w,7nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 14 | 1 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Roshan Mahanama, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Mahela Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sajeewa de Silva