Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010

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Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010
  Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
  India Sri Lanka
Dates 18 July – 7 August 2010
Captains Mahendra Singh Dhoni Kumar Sangakkara
Test series
Result 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Sachin Tendulkar (390) Kumar Sangakkara (467)
Most wickets Pragyan Ojha (8) Suraj Randiv (11)
Player of the series Virender Sehwag (Ind)

The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka, playing three Test matches from 18 July to 7 August 2010.

Squads[edit]

The squads of the four teams participating in the tournament were announced in early June by the respective cricket boards.

Test Series[edit]

1st Test[edit]

18–22 July
Scorecard
v
520/8d (124 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 111 (289)
Abhimanyu Mithun 4/105 (28 overs)
276 (65 overs)
Virender Sehwag 109 (175)
Muttiah Muralitharan 5/63 (17 overs)
96/0 (14.1 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 68* (47)
Pragyan Ojha 0/11 (3 overs)
338 (115.4 overs) (f/o)
Sachin Tendulkar 84 (168)
Lasith Malinga 5/50 (17 overs)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bad light ended play after 68 overs on Day 1.
  • Rain prevented play on Day 2.
  • Abhimanyu Mithun (Ind) made his Test debut.
  • Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) announced that he would retire from Test cricket following this match. On the last day of the match, and on the last wicket of the match, he earned his 800th career Test wicket.

2nd Test[edit]

26–30 July
Scorecard
v
642/4d (159.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 219 (335)
Virender Sehwag 1/71 (20 overs)
707 (225.2 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 203 (347)
Ajantha Mendis 4/172 (63 overs)
129/3 (45 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 42* (114)
Abhimanyu Mithun 1/17 (6 overs)

3rd Test[edit]

3–7 August
Scorecard
v
425 (138 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 137* (288)
Pragyan Ojha 4/115 (46 overs)
436 (106.1 overs)
Virender Sehwag 109 (105)
Suraj Randiv 4/80 (25.1 overs)
267 (85.2 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 83 (139)
Amit Mishra 3/47 (17.2 overs)
258/5 (68.3 overs)
VVS Laxman 103* (149)
Suraj Randiv 5/82 (29 overs)

Tour Match[edit]

Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indians[edit]

13–15 July
Scorecard
v
514/9d (104.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 110 (116)
Pragyan Ojha 5/153 (27.3 overs)
291 (64.2 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 118 (146)
Ajantha Mendis 6/67 (17.2 overs)
260/6 (61.1 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 102 (142)
Pragyan Ojha 3/85(22 overs)
  • Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elelcted to bat.

Media Coverage[edit]

Television[edit]

Internet[edit]

http://www.srilankacricket.lk – Online commentary only

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 10 June 2010
  2. ↑ "India's Sachin Tendulkar becomes most-capped player in Test history". The Telegraph. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

External links[edit]

Template:International cricket in 2010

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