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Oct 23 - Dec 23 2005
Sri Lanka vs India 2005 - Ahmedabad Test
Ahmedabad test: India back after collapse
Dec 18, 2005
India fought back after a collapse to end day one of the final Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on 247-6.
The hosts were reduced to 125-5 at tea as Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga took two wickets each. But VVS Laxman hit an unbeaten 71, putting on 86 with wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni (49) and 64 with Irfan Pathan (39no) to lead the recovery. India, leading 1-0, were without gastroenteritis victim Rahul Dravid - whose run of 94 consecutive Tests since his debut in England in 1996 was ended.
Leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the fifth Indian to play in 100 Tests and would have been delighted when stand-in captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and opted to bat.
Third Test, Ahmedabad, day one (close): India 247-6 v Sri Lanka
Harbhajan stars after Laxman ton
Dec 19, 2005
Harbhajan Singh took four wickets in five overs as Sri Lanka struggled to match India's 398 on day two of the third Test in Ahmedabad.
Harbhajan's haul included the wickets of Marvan Atapattu (40) and Mahela Jayawardene in successive balls as the tourists limped to stumps on 131-5.
VVS Laxman (104) had earlier claimed his ninth Test century to steer India from a shaky overnight 247-6.
He and Irfan Pathan (82) put on an 125 for the seventh wicket.
Third Test, Ahmedabad, day two (stumps): India 398 v Sri Lanka 131-5
Yuvraj extends India's advantage
Dec 20, 2005
India remain firmly in position to wrap up the third Test against Sri Lanka after building a lead of 479 runs at the end of day three in Ahmedabad.
Muttiah Muralitharan and Malinga Bandara took three wickets each, but India clung on at 287 for nine.
India suffered a top-order slide before Yuvraj Singh steadied the second innings with 75 off 83 balls.
Earlier, Indian spin duo Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble combined to dismiss Sri Lanka for 206 at lunch. The visitors resumed on 131-5 but were reeling when Harbhajan struck three times and Kumble twice in the morning. Harbhajan ended with 7-62 to leave Sri Lanka 192 runs adrift.
Third Test, Ahmedabad, day three (stumps): India 398 & 287-9 v Sri Lanka 206 all out
Kumble hastens Sri Lanka decline
Dec 21, 2005
Anil Kumble claimed three wickets in the space of four overs to put India on course for victory over Sri Lanka in the third Test at Ahmedabad.
Kumble removed Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga and Thilan Samaraweera to reduce the tourists to 96-4.
But India were held up by Tillakaratne Dilshan (65) and Mahela Jayawardene (57), who shared a stand of 105.
Both batsmen were dismissed in the final session but Sri Lanka survived to reach 235-6 at the close. ndia declared their second innings on 316-9 after Harbhajan Singh (40) and Kumble (29) had enjoyed themselves in an unbroken partnership of 69. India lead the series 1-0 following their 188-run victory in the second game in Delhi.
Third Test, Ahmedabad, day four (close): India 398 & 316-9 dec v Sri Lanka 206 & 235-6
India complete convincing victory
Dec 22, 2005
India wasted little time on day five of the third Test against Sri Lanka as they completed a 259-run victory to wrap up a 2-0 series victory.
The hosts needed just four wickets on the final day with the tourists 274 behind their unlikely target of 509. They added just 15 runs as Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble took two wickets apiece - Harbhajan completing a 10-wicket haul for the match. The win puts India second in the ICC Test rankings, ahead of England. Kumble took the wicket of Farveez Maharoof in the second over of the day and also had last man Malinga Bandara caught as Sri Lanka were all out for 249.
Man of the match Harbhajan had Maharoof caught and bowled Muttiah Muralitharan to finish with match figures of 10-151. Kumble was named man of the series after his seven-wicket haul in Ahmedabad took his tally for the three-match series to 20. The margin of victory was India's biggest against Sri Lanka in terms of runs.
Third Test, Ahmedabad, day five: India 398 & 316-9 dec beat Sri Lanka 206 & 249 by 259 runs
ScorecardIndia won the toss and decided to bat
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398 all out (122.4 overs)
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316 for 9 (71.0 overs)
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206 all out (63.2 overs)
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249 all out (92.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| G Gambhir | c W U Tharanga | b S L Malinga | 19 |
33 | 2 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | b S L Malinga | 20 |
35 | 4 | 0 | |
| V V S Laxman | b M F Maharoof | 104 |
237 | 14 | 0 | |
| S R Tendulkar | c J Mubarak | b M Muralitharan | 23 |
66 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c T T Samaraweera | b M Muralitharan | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Kaif | c M S Atapattu | b C M Bandara | 4 |
19 | 0 | 0 |
| M S Dhoni | lbw | b M Muralitharan | 49 |
62 | 7 | 0 |
| I K Pathan | lbw | b M F Maharoof | 82 |
162 | 12 | 0 |
| A B Agarkar | b S L Malinga | 26 |
69 | 2 | 0 | |
| A Kumble | c D P M D Jayawardene | b C M Bandara | 21 |
52 | 2 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 8 |
8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 9nb 5w 15b 13lb | 42 | ||||
| Total | all out | 398 | ||||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| W U Tharanga | c M S Dhoni | b I K Pathan | 2 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
| M S Atapattu | c V Sehwag | b Harbhajan Singh | 40 |
69 | 6 | 0 |
| K C Sangakkara | b Harbhajan Singh | 41 |
91 | 4 | 0 | |
| D P M D Jayawardene | c M Kaif | b Harbhajan Singh | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| T T Samaraweera | c M Kaif | b Harbhajan Singh | 1 |
16 | 0 | 0 |
| T M Dilshan | c M Kaif | b Harbhajan Singh | 65 |
109 | 8 | 0 |
| J Mubarak | b A Kumble | 13 |
22 | 1 | 0 | |
| M F Maharoof | c and b | Harbhajan Singh | 4 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
| C M Bandara | not out | 28 |
44 | 2 | 2 | |
| M Muralitharan | st M S Dhoni | b A Kumble | 3 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
| S L Malinga | c V Sehwag | b Harbhajan Singh | 0 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 6nb 1b 2lb | 9 | ||||
| Total | all out | 206 | ||||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| V Sehwag | c M F Maharoof | b S L Malinga | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| G Gambhir | c K C Sangakkara | b M Muralitharan | 30 |
71 | 4 | 0 |
| V V S Laxman | c K C Sangakkara | b M F Maharoof | 5 |
13 | 1 | 0 |
| S R Tendulkar | lbw | b T M Dilshan | 19 |
29 | 3 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c K C Sangakkara | b C M Bandara | 75 |
83 | 13 | 1 |
| M Kaif | lbw | b C M Bandara | 9 |
16 | 0 | 1 |
| M S Dhoni | lbw | b M Muralitharan | 14 |
20 | 1 | 0 |
| I K Pathan | b M Muralitharan | 27 |
34 | 4 | 0 | |
| A B Agarkar | c and b | C M Bandara | 48 |
43 | 6 | 1 |
| A Kumble | not out | 29 |
68 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 40 |
51 | 4 | 1 | |
| Extras | 3nb 1w 7b 9lb | 20 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 316 | ||||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| W U Tharanga | c G Gambhir | b A Kumble | 47 |
117 | 8 | 0 |
| M S Atapattu | c M Kaif | b Harbhajan Singh | 16 |
56 | 2 | 0 |
| K C Sangakkara | lbw | b A Kumble | 17 |
54 | 2 | 0 |
| D P M D Jayawardene | c and b | A B Agarkar | 57 |
106 | 7 | 0 |
| T T Samaraweera | c M Kaif | b A Kumble | 5 |
8 | 1 | 0 |
| T M Dilshan | c M S Dhoni | b I K Pathan | 65 |
123 | 5 | 0 |
| J Mubarak | c V V S Laxman | b Harbhajan Singh | 18 |
38 | 2 | 1 |
| M F Maharoof | lbw | b A Kumble | 2 |
25 | 0 | 0 |
| C M Bandara | c V Sehwag | b A Kumble | 11 |
21 | 1 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | b Harbhajan Singh | 3 |
10 | 0 | 0 | |
| S L Malinga | not out | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 7nb 1b | 8 | ||||
| Total | all out | 249 | ||||
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Umpires: B F Bowden, Nadeem Ghauri
India: V Sehwag, G Gambhir, S R Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, M Kaif, M S Dhoni, I K Pathan, A B Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, A Kumble
Sri Lanka: M S Atapattu, W U Tharanga, K C Sangakkara, D P M D Jayawardene, T T Samaraweera, J Mubarak, T M Dilshan, C M Bandara, M F Maharoof, M Muralitharan, S L Malinga