World T20, 2nd Semi-Final

India vs West Indies

at Mumbai, Mar 31, 2016

West Indies 196/3 beat India 192/2 by 7 wickets

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Sri Lanka in India Test Series 2005

Sri Lanka Test squad:

Marvan Atapattu (Captain), Chaminda Vaas (vice-capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakeratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Avishka Gunawardene, Lasith Malinga, Malinga Bandara, Sajeeva Weerakoon, Chamara Kapugedara.

India Test squad:

R Dravid (Captain), V Sehwag, G Gambhir, S Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Y Singh, M Kaif, MS Dhoni (Wicket Keeper), I Pathan, A Agarkar, H Singh, M Kartik, A Kumble, RP Singh.

Sri Lankan in India 2005 Test Series

India complete convincing victory

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

Kumble hastens Sri Lanka decline

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

Kumble spins India to Delhi win

Spinner Anil Kumble took 10 wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by 188 runs in the second Test to lead the series 1-0. Kumble and fellow spinner Harbhajan Singh rattled through Sri Lanka who collapsed to 247 all out in Delhi. The tourists, resuming the final day on 123-5 were all out soon after lunch as they tried in vain to chase the world record 436 to win. Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene jointly top-scored with 67 as Kumble recorded his eighth 10-wicket Test haul. He took 4-85 in the second innings to add to the 6-72 from the first to record 10-157 in the match. Jayawardene battled for 164 balls for his 67 but when he fell to Harhajan Singh, who took 3-70, the last three wickets tumbled for four runs.

Second Test, Delhi, day five: India 290 & 375-6 dec beat Sri Lanka 230 & 247 by 188 runs

India batting flops in drawn Test

India were bowled out for their lowest Test score against Sri Lanka before the rain-ruined series opener in Madras (Chennai) ended in an inevitable draw. The home side lost eight wickets for 77 runs as they were dismissed for 167. Chaminda Vaas was Sri Lanka's star performer, taking 4-20 from 21 overs, and he now needs only two wickets to reach 300 in Tests. Mahela Jayawardene made a bright and breezy 71 in the final session before the game ended with Sri Lanka on 168-4. With the first three days washed out, and only 32.3 overs possible on Monday, there was no possibility of a positive outcome in favour of either side. With nothing but batting practice in store for the remainder of the day, Sri Lanka began badly in reply when Gunawardene nicked a ball from Pathan and was caught behind for four. Kumar Sangakkara and Jayawardene added 57 in 14 overs for the second wicket before the former was lbw to Kumble for 30. Jayawardene lifted the tempo after tea and he struck a six and 16 fours in his 80-ball innings before he was caught off Kumble by Gautam Gambhir. Kumble (3-41) also bowled Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu for seven but a halt was called once Sri Lanka had passed India's score, with Thilan Samaraweera 35 not out and Dilshan on eight. The second Test in Delhi begins on Saturday.

Sri Lanka vs India Test Series History

1982-83

Sri Lanka's first official tour of India in 1982-83 was a mixed bag; they lost all three one-day internationals, but achieved an honourable draw in the inaugural Test. Doubts over Sri Lanka's stickability and class had persisted before the series, but their draw earned them respect in the cricketing world - as did their adventurous strokeplay, with which they have become synonymous.

India 0 Sri Lanka 0

1985-86

The series which broke Sri Lanka's duck. The Sri Lankans' energetic and well-organised pre-season training proved decisive - in stark contrast to India's near total lack of preparation. They very nearly reached the milestone of their first victory in the first Test, but resolute and dogged batting from Vengsarkar - and typically tropical weather - denied them the opportunity. The second Test was the emotive moment for cricket's then-newest Test nation. Despite a slow batting performance, their bowlers were on target and utilised the familiar conditions better than their Indian counterparts. A defiant 78 by Kapil Dev threatened to deny the home side, but Ratnayake took the catch off his own bowling to seal the victory, leading to a nationwide celebration and a public holiday the following day. If the second Test was for Sri Lanka's bowlers, the third proved the resolution they had as a batting team. Set 377 to win, Sri Lanka stumbled to 34 for 3 before their two most accomplished batsmen - Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis - saved the innings (and the match) with a partnership worth 216. Bad light called off play when Sri Lanka's tailenders were in; they won the series 1-0.

Sri Lanka 1 India 0

1986-87

Sri Lanka's inability to come to terms with spin bowling proved their undoing when they toured India. Plenty of runs were made in the lead-up to the series but not against sufficiently testing bowlers of the quality they were to face in the three Tests. Wettimuny, in making 79, and Ravi Ratnayeke contributed Sri Lanka's first three-figure opening partnership in Tests. Their first-innings total of 406, which was interrupted by rain and fog, was quickly and aggressively matched, and bettered, by the Indians, who racked-up 676 as the game petered out to a draw. The second Test resulted in India's first Test win against Sri Lanka, thanks to India's spinners and, in particular, Maninder Singh who took 7 for 51 with his slow-left-armers, to give him ten wickets in the match and seal a comprehensive innings-and-106-run victory. The third Test belonged to Kapil Dev who, on the third day, took his 300th Test wicket to achieve the "double" of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket. This was India's first series win at home since 1981 when they beat Keith Fletcher's England side.

India 2 Sri Lanka 0

1990-91

A shortened and hastily arranged tour of India for Sri Lanka who were ill-prepared for it. They lost by an innings and eight runs, with the aptly-nicknamed "Muscles", Venkatapathy Raju, utterly decimating Sri Lanka's first innings in taking 6 for 12 in 17.5 overs. Despite a low, turgid pitch, Raju gained turn and bounce, which the visitors were completely unable to cope with. The Sri Lankans were a better match for the Indians in the one-day series which followed, despite losing 2-1.

India 1 Sri Lanka 0

1993

An acrimonious tour, with Peter Burge constantly fielding complaints from the Indians about the quality of the umpiring. It was India's first overseas Test victory since 1986, when they beat England at Leeds, and ended their 27-Test drought. Only 49 minutes of play were possible in the first Test, but the Indians hit their straps in the second Test. It was Manoj Prabhakar's impressive allround performance - 95 in the second innings, and eight wickets in the match - which proved the difference between the two sides. Set an improbable 472 for victory, only Aravinda de Silva could defy the Indians with a six-hour knock of 93. But he threw away his wicket and, with it, Sri Lanka's chance of saving the Test. He continued his good form in the third Test, with a splendidly crafted 148, but Sri Lanka left themselves vulnerable in scoring just 351. The only threat of defeat for Sri Lanka lay in their second innings, but Mahanama compiled a classy 151 to steer the home team to safety.

Sri Lanka 0 India 1

1993-94

As was the case in India's tour of Sri Lanka a few months earlier, the umpiring proved controversial and cast a shadow over the series. Wisden's account of the series read: "Sri Lankan manager Bandula Warnapura claimed the batting failures of the first two Tests owed as much to the players' nerves, waiting for the next bad decision, as to bad shots..." An uninspiring start by the Indians in the first Test was rectified by Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu, both hitting hundreds in India's 511. Sri Lanka then crumbled to Kumble in both innings who, on a turning pitch and despite injuring his spinning hand, demolished the visitors as India walked home by an innings and 119 runs. Sri Lanka were up against another total in excess of 500 in the second Test at Bangalore, with Mahanama seemingly the only batsman capable of batting for an extended period. Kapil Dev, adding two wickets to the three he picked up in the first innings, drew level with Richard Hadlee's tally, and broke down with the emotion of the event. India again won by an innings to secure the series victory, and made it 3-0 with another innings victory in the third Test.

India 3 Sri Lanka 0

1997

A mini two-Test tour for India, who had been whitewashed in the one-dayers, with both sides rich in batting and sparse in bowling. Unfortunately, the pitches offered little chance of a result, and both matches ended in turgid draws. India's 537 for 8 declared was quickly matched by the Sri Lankans. Their enormous 952 for 6 was, by 49 runs, the highest-ever innings total, and Sanath Jayasuriya broke a record, too: his 340 was the fourth-highest innings in Tests and the first triple-hundred by a Sri Lankan in first-class cricket. The second Test provided slightly more enjoyment for the bowlers, but Jayasuriya's 199 again proved just how poor India's bowlers had performed: in particular, their two senior bowlers, Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble.

Sri Lanka 0 India 0

1997-98

The lack of penetrative bowling was again the main factor for both teams, a few months after India's tour of Sri Lanka. With the pressure mounting on India's captain, Sachin Tandulkar, his 148 at Mumbai in the third Test wasn't enough to prevent his sacking as skipper. Of India's bowlers, only Javagal Srinath showed his class. Each of the three Tests ended in draws, with Sourav Ganguly the undoubted star of the batsmen, with two hundreds and a 99.

Sri Lanka 0 India 0

2001

Sri Lanka had great reason to celebrate their series victory in 2001 - their first in four home series. They had earlier lost to Pakistan, drawn with South Africa and lost to England. India, playing without Tendulkar for the first time since April 1989, could muster just 187 in the first innings - their lowest total against Sri Lanka, until they fared even worse in the second innings. Muttiah Muralitharan ran through their batsmen, many of whom hadn't faced him before, to guide Sri Lanka through to victory by ten wickets. Despite the convincing performance at Galle, they let slip the opportunity to go 2-0 up with a complacent performance at Kandy. Ganguly, who hadn't made a half-century in his last 13 Test innings, returned to form with an unbeaten 98, including 15 fours, as India convincingly beat the hosts to level the series at 1-1. The third Test at Colombo belonged to Muralitharan who, with 8 for 87 from 34.1 overs, decimated India's first innings. The home team returned to batting form in their reply, with four of their top-eight reaching hundreds in their 610 for 6 declared. Only Shiv Sunder Das (68) offered the necessary resistance, before two superb run-outs and three more wickets for Muralitharan brought Sri Lanka a series win.

Sri Lanka 2 India 1

Harbhajan Singh Memorabilia

Singh's Magnificent Hat Trick

On the 1st Day of the 2nd Test, India versus Australia, in March 2001, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Harbhajan Singh achieved what no other Indian cricketer had ever done - he snared a magnificent Hat Trick.
Limited Edition Magnificent photographic collage of the three dismissals with the hat trick at Calcutta capturing photograph in each piece being personally signed by Harbhajan Singh. Each piece .encased in a timber frame with Perspex glazing and is supported by A-Tag microchip authentication technology, and comes complete with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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ICC World Cup Cricket Quarter Finals

Date	Start Time	Match	Venue
Wed Mar 23	08:30 GMT | 14:30 local | 04:30 EDT	1st Quarter Final Pakistan v West Indies (Match C)	Mirpur
Thu Mar 24	09:00 GMT | 14:30 local | 05:00 EDT	2nd Quarter Final India v Australia (Match E)	Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 25	08:30 GMT | 14:30 local | 04:30 EDT	3rd Quarter Final New Zealand v South Africa (Match F)	Mirpur
Sat Mar 26	09:00 GMT | 14:30 local | 05:00 EDT	4th Quarter Final Sri Lanka v England (Match D)	Colombo

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011 Group Round

ICC World Cup Cricket Group A

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts
Pakistan	6	5	1	0	0	10
Sri Lanka	6	4	1	0	1	9
Australia	6	4	1	0	1	9
New Zealand	6	4	2	0	0	8
Zimbabwe	6	2	4	0	0	4
Canada	6	1	5	0	0	2
Kenya	6	0	6	0	0	0

ICC World Cup Cricket Group B

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts
South Africa	6	5	1	0	0	10
India	6	4	1	1	0	9
England	6	3	2	1	0	7
West Indies	6	3	3	0	0	6
Bangladesh	6	3	3	0	0	6
Ireland	6	2	4	0	0	4
Netherlands	6	0	6	0	0	0