28/08Result
3rd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 28-Sep 1 2015
India won by 117 runs
Player of the Match
Cheteshwar PujaraIndia
28/08Result
3rd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 28-Sep 1 2015
India won by 117 runs
Player of the Match
Cheteshwar PujaraIndia

Best performances - Batsmen

CA Pujara
145(289) 14x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 39 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
0 19 10 24 32 8 18 34
AD Mathews
AD Mathews
110(240) 13x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 33 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
9 13 14 10 19 12 10 23

Best performances - Bowlers

I Sharma
I Sharma
O15
M2
R54
W5
Eco3.6
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W2W
1W
N Pradeep
N Pradeep
O17
M2
R62
W4
Eco3.64
RHB
OFFLEG
3W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Partnerships

  • IND - 1st
  • SL - 1st
  • IND - 2nd
  • SL - 2nd

India - 1st - Innings

2
CA Pujara0 (0)
KL Rahul2 (2)
12
CA Pujara3 (8)
AM Rahane8 (13)
50
CA Pujara24 (61)
V Kohli18 (60)
55
CA Pujara28 (69)
RG Sharma26 (65)
0
STR Binny0 (1)
CA Pujara0 (0)
54
NV Ojha21 (54)
CA Pujara31 (37)
7
R Ashwin5 (14)
CA Pujara2 (11)
104
A Mishra59 (87)
CA Pujara41 (78)
14
CA Pujara8 (19)
I Sharma6 (9)
14
CA Pujara8 (6)
UT Yadav4 (14)

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

11
WU Tharanga4 (23)
JK Silva3 (9)
0
JK Silva0 (2)
FDM Karunaratne0 (1)
29
FDM Karunaratne5 (13)
LD Chandimal23 (27)
5
AD Mathews1 (9)
FDM Karunaratne4 (17)
2
FDM Karunaratne2 (6)
HDRL Thirimanne0 (5)
0
MDKJ Perera0 (0)
HDRL Thirimanne0 (2)
1*
KTGD Prasad1 (1)
MDKJ Perera0 (3)
79
HMRKB Herath22 (36)
MDKJ Perera55 (53)
29
HMRKB Herath11 (28)
PHT Kaushal16 (39)
27
HMRKB Herath16 (20)
KTGD Prasad10 (12)
18
KTGD Prasad16 (10)
N Pradeep2 (5)

India - 2nd - Innings

0
CA Pujara0 (2)
KL Rahul0 (0)
2
AM Rahane0 (10)
KL Rahul2 (8)
5
V Kohli1 (5)
AM Rahane4 (7)
57
RG Sharma34 (45)
V Kohli20 (58)
54
STR Binny36 (37)
RG Sharma16 (27)
42
STR Binny13 (25)
NV Ojha28 (45)
19
A Mishra11 (25)
NV Ojha7 (18)
55
A Mishra28 (37)
R Ashwin27 (58)
35
R Ashwin30 (27)
UT Yadav4 (19)
5
R Ashwin1 (2)
I Sharma2 (6)

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

1
WU Tharanga0 (7)
JK Silva0 (0)
1
JK Silva1 (7)
FDM Karunaratne0 (7)
19
JK Silva1 (5)
LD Chandimal18 (17)
53
JK Silva25 (38)
AD Mathews25 (48)
33
AD Mathews20 (55)
HDRL Thirimanne12 (47)
135
AD Mathews61 (127)
MDKJ Perera70 (106)
7
HMRKB Herath3 (16)
AD Mathews4 (10)
8
HMRKB Herath8 (7)
PHT Kaushal0 (9)
6
KTGD Prasad6 (4)
PHT Kaushal0 (0)
5
N Pradeep0 (2)
PHT Kaushal1 (5)

Match Coverage

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Ishant gets 200

4

Number of India fast bowlers to take 200 Test wickets including Ishant Sharma. Kapil (434 wkts), Srinath (236), and Zaheer (311) are the others.

The Quartet

4

SL captains to get a fourth-innings ton including Mathews in this Test. The last one was Sangakkara at this venue, against Pak in 2009

only the third

2

No. of wicketkeeper-batsmen to make 2 fifty-plus scores on debut before Kusal Perera. The previous one was also from SL- Dinesh Chandimal.

Seamers at the SSC

28

Most wkts taken by seamers in a Test at the SSC - in a SL v NZ match in 1984-85. They have taken 26 in this Test.

Best in the last

70.00

Angelo Mathews' ave in the 4th inns of Tests - his best in any inns. He has three fifties in 12 inns and has been dismissed only six times.

Opening low

15

The top opening stand by either team in this series - this is the lowest stand to be the top opening partnership in any three-Test series.

Long time ago

1968

Last time India posted a total higher than the 274 in this inns after losing their first wicket for 10 or less - against Australia at the Gabba

Double stands

5

No. of times before this Test India's eighth wicket has had two fifty-plus stands in a Test. The previous one came at Lord's last year.

Walk after the trot

5.14

Scoring rate of the stand between Rohit and Binny. India added 78 at 3.22 from 24.1 overs till the drinks break post lunch.

Middle-order recovery

1953

Last time India had fifty-plus stands for the 4th and 5th after losing their first-three wickets for 10 runs or fewer - against West Indies.

Rohit in second innings

0

No. of second-innings fifties by Rohit Sharma in ten innings before this. He had averaged 18.88 with a highest of 39.

Long time ago

1985

Last time before this India's 4th wkt put up a 50-run stand after losing their first 3 for under 10 runs - against Sri Lanka at P Sara Oval.

Least favourite innings

21.80

Virat Kohli's average in the third inns of Tests - his worst among the four inns of a Test. He made 21 in this match.