Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008
Appearance
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) Gautam Gambhir (310) VVS Laxman (215) |
Mahela Jayawardene (279) Thilan Samaraweera (243) Malinda Warnapura (243) | |
Most wickets |
Harbhajan Singh (16) Zaheer Khan (8) Anil Kumble (8) |
Ajantha Mendis (26) Muttiah Muralitharan (21) Dhammika Prasad (5) | |
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) Virat Kohli (159) Suresh Raina (157) |
Mahela Jayawardene (185) Thilan Thushara (168) Chamara Kapugedera (113) | |
Most wickets |
Zaheer Khan (9) Munaf Patel (7) Harbhajan Singh (6) |
Ajantha Mendis (13) Nuwan Kulasekara (11) Thilan Thushara (10) | |
Player of the series | MS Dhoni (Ind) |
The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 23 July to 29 August.[1]
Squads
Test Series
1st Test
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
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
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
1st ODI
2nd ODI
20 August
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Subramaniam Badrinath (Ind) made his ODI debut.