Match summary
India played Sri Lanka in the 3rd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2017 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, from 12 Aug 2017 to 14 Aug 2017. India won by an innings and 171 runs.
India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 487 in 122.3 overs, Sri Lanka made 135 in 37.4 overs, Sri Lanka made 181 in 74.3 overs.
Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 119 off 123 balls; Ravichandran Ashwin took 6/90 in the match; Hardik Pandya was named player of the match.
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Dhawan c LD Chandimal b PM Pushpakumara |
c LD Chandimal b PM Pushpakumara | 119 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 96.75 |
| KL Rahul c FDM Karunaratne b PM Pushpakumara |
c FDM Karunaratne b PM Pushpakumara | 85 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 62.96 |
| CA Pujara c AD Mathews b PADLR Sandakan |
c AD Mathews b PADLR Sandakan | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 24.24 |
| V Kohli c FDM Karunaratne b PADLR Sandakan |
c FDM Karunaratne b PADLR Sandakan | 42 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| AM Rahane b PM Pushpakumara |
b PM Pushpakumara | 17 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 35.42 |
| R Ashwin c N Dickwella b MVT Fernando |
c N Dickwella b MVT Fernando | 31 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 41.33 |
| WP Saha c MDK Perera b MVT Fernando |
c MDK Perera b MVT Fernando | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 37.21 |
| HH Pandya c MDK Perera b PADLR Sandakan |
c MDK Perera b PADLR Sandakan | 108 | 96 | 8 | 7 | 112.50 |
| Kuldeep Yadav c N Dickwella b PADLR Sandakan |
c N Dickwella b PADLR Sandakan | 26 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 35.62 |
| Mohammed Shami c & b PADLR Sandakan |
c & b PADLR Sandakan | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| UT Yadav not out |
not out | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 6, w 6, nb 2) | 24 | ||||
| Total | 122.3 Ov (RR: 3.98) | 487/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-188 (KL Rahul, 39.3 ov), 2-219 (S Dhawan, 47.1 ov), 3-229 (CA Pujara, 50.1 ov), 4-264 (AM Rahane, 65.4 ov), 5-296 (V Kohli, 78.2 ov), 6-322 (R Ashwin, 87.6 ov), 7-339 (WP Saha, 91.3 ov), 8-401 (Kuldeep Yadav, 110.6 ov), 9-421 (Mohammed Shami, 114.2 ov), 10-487 (HH Pandya, 122.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVT Fernando | 26 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 3.35 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CBRLS Kumara | 23 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 4.52 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FDM Karunaratne | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDK Perera | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PADLR Sandakan | 35.3 | 4 | 132 | 5 | 3.72 | 137 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| PM Pushpakumara | 23 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 3.57 | 94 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami |
c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| WU Tharanga c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami |
c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| BKG Mendis run out |
run out | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 94.74 |
| LD Chandimal c KL Rahul b R Ashwin |
c KL Rahul b R Ashwin | 48 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 55.17 |
| AD Mathews lbw b HH Pandya |
lbw b HH Pandya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| N Dickwella st WP Saha b Kuldeep Yadav |
st WP Saha b Kuldeep Yadav | 29 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 93.55 |
| MDK Perera c HH Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav |
c HH Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PM Pushpakumara b Kuldeep Yadav |
b Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.04 |
| PADLR Sandakan c S Dhawan b R Ashwin |
c S Dhawan b R Ashwin | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| MVT Fernando b Kuldeep Yadav |
b Kuldeep Yadav | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CBRLS Kumara not out |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 6, nb 0) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 37.4 Ov (RR: 3.58) | 135/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (WU Tharanga, 2.3 ov), 2-23 (FDM Karunaratne, 4.3 ov), 3-38 (BKG Mendis, 8.5 ov), 4-38 (AD Mathews, 9.3 ov), 5-101 (N Dickwella, 20.3 ov), 6-107 (MDK Perera, 22.1 ov), 7-125 (LD Chandimal, 31.3 ov), 8-125 (PM Pushpakumara, 32.2 ov), 9-135 (MVT Fernando, 36.5 ov), 10-135 (PADLR Sandakan, 37.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 6.5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.49 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UT Yadav | 3.1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HH Pandya | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4.67 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 13 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 3.08 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | 8.4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2.54 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne c AM Rahane b R Ashwin |
c AM Rahane b R Ashwin | 16 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| WU Tharanga b UT Yadav |
b UT Yadav | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 22.58 |
| PM Pushpakumara c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami |
c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| BKG Mendis lbw b Mohammed Shami |
lbw b Mohammed Shami | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| LD Chandimal c CA Pujara b Kuldeep Yadav |
c CA Pujara b Kuldeep Yadav | 36 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 40.45 |
| AD Mathews lbw b R Ashwin |
lbw b R Ashwin | 35 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 36.46 |
| N Dickwella c AM Rahane b UT Yadav |
c AM Rahane b UT Yadav | 41 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 78.85 |
| MDK Perera c HH Pandya b R Ashwin |
c HH Pandya b R Ashwin | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| PADLR Sandakan c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami |
c WP Saha b Mohammed Shami | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| MVT Fernando not out |
not out | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| CBRLS Kumara b R Ashwin |
b R Ashwin | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 0, w 0, nb 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 74.3 Ov (RR: 2.43) | 181/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (WU Tharanga, 10.4 ov), 2-26 (FDM Karunaratne, 15.3 ov), 3-34 (PM Pushpakumara, 20.2 ov), 4-39 (BKG Mendis, 22.5 ov), 5-104 (LD Chandimal, 50.3 ov), 6-118 (AD Mathews, 53.6 ov), 7-138 (MDK Perera, 59.3 ov), 8-166 (PADLR Sandakan, 68.3 ov), 9-168 (N Dickwella, 69.5 ov), 10-181 (CBRLS Kumara, 74.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 15 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 2.13 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| R Ashwin | 28.3 | 6 | 68 | 4 | 2.39 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UT Yadav | 13 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1.62 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 17 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 3.29 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HH Pandya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 3rd Test · India tour of Sri Lanka 2017
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- Date
- 12 Aug 2017 to 14 Aug 2017
- Toss
- India, elected to bat first
- Result
- India won by an innings and 171 runs
- Player of the match
- HH Pandya
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2017
Frequently asked questions
Who won the India vs Sri Lanka match on 12 Aug 2017?
India won by an innings and 171 runs.
Who was player of the match in India vs Sri Lanka?
Hardik Pandya.
Who scored the most runs in India vs Sri Lanka?
Shikhar Dhawan (India) with 119 off 123 balls.
Who took the most wickets in India vs Sri Lanka?
Ravichandran Ashwin, with 6/90.
Who won the toss in India vs Sri Lanka?
India, who chose to bat first.
Where was India vs Sri Lanka played?
At Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.