Match summary
Sri Lanka played India in the 3rd Test, India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2015 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, from 28 Aug 2015 to 1 Sept 2015. India won by 117 runs.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first. India made 312 in 100.1 overs, Sri Lanka made 201 in 52.2 overs, India made 274 in 76 overs, Sri Lanka made 268 in 85 overs.
Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 145 runs in the match; Ishant Sharma took 8/86 in the match; Cheteshwar Pujara was named player of the match.
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul b KTGD Prasad |
b KTGD Prasad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| CA Pujara not out |
not out | 145 | 289 | 14 | 0 | 50.17 |
| AM Rahane lbw b N Pradeep |
lbw b N Pradeep | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| V Kohli c MDKJ Perera b AD Mathews |
c MDKJ Perera b AD Mathews | 18 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 30.00 |
| RG Sharma c WU Tharanga b KTGD Prasad |
c WU Tharanga b KTGD Prasad | 26 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 40.00 |
| STR Binny lbw b KTGD Prasad |
lbw b KTGD Prasad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NV Ojha c WU Tharanga b PHT Kaushal |
c WU Tharanga b PHT Kaushal | 21 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 38.89 |
| R Ashwin c MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasad |
c MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasad | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| A Mishra st MDKJ Perera b HMRKB Herath |
st MDKJ Perera b HMRKB Herath | 59 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 67.82 |
| I Sharma b HMRKB Herath |
b HMRKB Herath | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| UT Yadav b HMRKB Herath |
b HMRKB Herath | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 4, nb 7, p 5) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 100.1 Ov (RR: 3.11) | 312/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (KL Rahul, 0.2 ov), 2-14 (AM Rahane, 3.4 ov), 3-64 (V Kohli, 23.3 ov), 4-119 (RG Sharma, 45.5 ov), 5-119 (STR Binny, 45.6 ov), 6-173 (NV Ojha, 60.6 ov), 7-180 (R Ashwin, 65.1 ov), 8-284 (A Mishra, 92.2 ov), 9-298 (I Sharma, 96.6 ov), 10-312 (UT Yadav, 100.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTGD Prasad | 26 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 3.85 | 115 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| N Pradeep | 22 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 2.36 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AD Mathews | 13 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1.85 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath | 27.1 | 3 | 84 | 3 | 3.09 | 118 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PHT Kaushal | 12 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 3.75 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga c KL Rahul b I Sharma |
c KL Rahul b I Sharma | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17.39 |
| JK Silva b UT Yadav |
b UT Yadav | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| FDM Karunaratne c KL Rahul b STR Binny |
c KL Rahul b STR Binny | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 29.73 |
| LD Chandimal lbw b STR Binny |
lbw b STR Binny | 23 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 85.19 |
| AD Mathews c NV Ojha b I Sharma |
c NV Ojha b I Sharma | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| HDRL Thirimanne c KL Rahul b I Sharma |
c KL Rahul b I Sharma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MDKJ Perera c V Kohli b I Sharma |
c V Kohli b I Sharma | 55 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 98.21 |
| KTGD Prasad st NV Ojha b A Mishra |
st NV Ojha b A Mishra | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 117.39 |
| HMRKB Herath c NV Ojha b I Sharma |
c NV Ojha b I Sharma | 49 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 58.33 |
| PHT Kaushal lbw b A Mishra |
lbw b A Mishra | 16 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 41.03 |
| N Pradeep not out |
not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 7) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 52.2 Ov (RR: 3.84) | 201/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (WU Tharanga, 4.5 ov), 2-11 (JK Silva, 5.2 ov), 3-40 (LD Chandimal, 11.5 ov), 4-45 (AD Mathews, 16.1 ov), 5-47 (FDM Karunaratne, 17.6 ov), 6-47 (HDRL Thirimanne, 18.2 ov), 7-127 (MDKJ Perera, 33.4 ov), 8-156 (PHT Kaushal, 44.4 ov), 9-183 (HMRKB Herath, 49.5 ov), 10-201 (KTGD Prasad, 52.2 ov)
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Pujara b KTGD Prasad |
b KTGD Prasad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| KL Rahul b N Pradeep |
b N Pradeep | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| AM Rahane lbw b N Pradeep |
lbw b N Pradeep | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| V Kohli c WU Tharanga b N Pradeep |
c WU Tharanga b N Pradeep | 21 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| RG Sharma c N Pradeep b KTGD Prasad |
c N Pradeep b KTGD Prasad | 50 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 69.44 |
| STR Binny c WU Tharanga b KTGD Prasad |
c WU Tharanga b KTGD Prasad | 49 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 79.03 |
| NV Ojha c FDM Karunaratne b HMRKB Herath |
c FDM Karunaratne b HMRKB Herath | 35 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 55.56 |
| A Mishra run out (JK Silva) |
run out (JK Silva) | 39 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 62.90 |
| R Ashwin c MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasad |
c MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasad | 58 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 66.67 |
| UT Yadav c HMRKB Herath b N Pradeep |
c HMRKB Herath b N Pradeep | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| I Sharma not out |
not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 5) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 76 Ov (RR: 3.61) | 274/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (CA Pujara, 0.2 ov), 2-2 (KL Rahul, 3.2 ov), 3-7 (AM Rahane, 5.2 ov), 4-64 (V Kohli, 22.2 ov), 5-118 (RG Sharma, 32.5 ov), 6-160 (STR Binny, 44.2 ov), 7-179 (NV Ojha, 51.3 ov), 8-234 (A Mishra, 67.2 ov), 9-269 (UT Yadav, 74.6 ov), 10-274 (R Ashwin, 75.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTGD Prasad | 19 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 3.63 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| N Pradeep | 17 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 3.65 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath | 22 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 4.05 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mathews | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1.83 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHT Kaushal | 12 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3.42 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga c NV Ojha b I Sharma |
c NV Ojha b I Sharma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JK Silva c CA Pujara b UT Yadav |
c CA Pujara b UT Yadav | 27 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 54.00 |
| FDM Karunaratne c NV Ojha b UT Yadav |
c NV Ojha b UT Yadav | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| LD Chandimal c V Kohli b I Sharma |
c V Kohli b I Sharma | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 105.88 |
| AD Mathews lbw b I Sharma |
lbw b I Sharma | 110 | 240 | 13 | 0 | 45.83 |
| HDRL Thirimanne c KL Rahul b R Ashwin |
c KL Rahul b R Ashwin | 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25.53 |
| MDKJ Perera c RG Sharma b R Ashwin |
c RG Sharma b R Ashwin | 70 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 66.04 |
| HMRKB Herath lbw b R Ashwin |
lbw b R Ashwin | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
| PHT Kaushal not out |
not out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| KTGD Prasad c STR Binny b R Ashwin |
c STR Binny b R Ashwin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| N Pradeep lbw b A Mishra |
lbw b A Mishra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 7) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 85 Ov (RR: 3.15) | 268/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (WU Tharanga, 0.6 ov), 2-2 (FDM Karunaratne, 3.2 ov), 3-21 (LD Chandimal, 6.6 ov), 4-74 (JK Silva, 21.1 ov), 5-107 (HDRL Thirimanne, 37.6 ov), 6-242 (MDKJ Perera, 76.1 ov), 7-249 (AD Mathews, 80.3 ov), 8-257 (HMRKB Herath, 83.1 ov), 9-263 (KTGD Prasad, 83.5 ov), 10-268 (N Pradeep, 84.6 ov)
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- Match
- 3rd Test · India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2015
- Venue
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 28 Aug 2015 to 1 Sept 2015
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, elected to field first
- Result
- India won by 117 runs
- Player of the match
- CA Pujara
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2015
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Sri Lanka vs India match on 28 Aug 2015?
India won by 117 runs.
Who was player of the match in Sri Lanka vs India?
Cheteshwar Pujara.
Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs India?
Cheteshwar Pujara (India) with 145 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs India?
Ishant Sharma, with 8/86.
Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs India?
Sri Lanka, who chose to field first.
Where was Sri Lanka vs India played?
At Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.