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India v Sri Lanka @ Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
18, 19, 20, 21, 22 December 2005 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: BF Bowden, Nadeem Ghauri
Third Umpire: I Shivram
Match Referee: CH Lloyd
Match Result: India won by 259 runs
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gautam Gambhir | c Upul Tharanga b Lasith Malinga | 19 | 33 | 41 | 3 | - |
| *2. Virender Sehwag | b Lasith Malinga | 20 | 35 | 62 | 4 | - |
| 3. VVS Laxman | b Farveez Maharoof | 104 | 237 | 398 | 14 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Jehan Mubarak b Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 66 | 85 | 2 | - |
| 5. Yuvraj Singh | c Thilan Samaraweera b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Mohammad Kaif | c Marvan Atapattu b Malinga Bandara | 4 | 19 | 21 | - | - |
| +7. MS Dhoni | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 49 | 62 | 100 | 7 | - |
| 8. Irfan Pathan | lbw b Farveez Maharoof | 82 | 162 | 221 | 12 | - |
| 9. Ajit Agarkar | b Lasith Malinga | 26 | 69 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 10. Anil Kumble | c Mahela Jayawardene b Malinga Bandara | 21 | 52 | 65 | 2 | 1 |
| 11. Harbhajan Singh | not out | 8 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Gautam Gambhir), 2-52 (Virender Sehwag), 3-88 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-88 (Yuvraj Singh), 5-97 (Mohammad Kaif), 6-183 (MS Dhoni), 7-308 (VVS Laxman), 8-345 (Irfan Pathan), 9-384 (Ajit Agarkar), 398 (Anil Kumble). |
| Extras | 15b, 13lb, 5w, 9nb, 0pen) 42 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 122.4 ovs, 565 mins) 398 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 32 | 4 | 113 | 3 | (1w,9nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 27 | 11 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 36 | 4 | 128 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 24.4 | 3 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 2 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| *2. Marvan Atapattu | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 69 | 106 | 6 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | b Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 91 | 131 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 65 | 109 | 121 | 8 | - |
| 7. Jehan Mubarak | b Anil Kumble | 13 | 22 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 8. Farveez Maharoof | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 10 | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Malinga Bandara | not out | 28 | 43 | 60 | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | st MS Dhoni b Anil Kumble | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Lasith Malinga | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Upul Tharanga), 2-74 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-74 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-82 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-105 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-144 (Jehan Mubarak), 7-155 (Farveez Maharoof), 8-198 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 9-201 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 206 (Lasith Malinga). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.2 ovs, 263 mins) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ajit Agarkar | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,6nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 25 | 3 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Virender Sehwag | c Farveez Maharoof b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Gautam Gambhir | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 | 71 | 107 | 4 | - |
| 3. VVS Laxman | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 19 | 29 | 40 | 3 | - |
| 5. Yuvraj Singh | c Kumar Sangakkara b Malinga Bandara | 75 | 83 | 119 | 13 | 1 |
| 6. Mohammad Kaif | lbw b Malinga Bandara | 9 | 16 | 17 | - | 1 |
| +7. MS Dhoni | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 20 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 8. Irfan Pathan | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 34 | 41 | 4 | - |
| 9. Ajit Agarkar | c & b Malinga Bandara | 48 | 43 | 62 | 6 | 1 |
| 10. Anil Kumble | not out | 29 | 68 | 104 | - | 1 |
| 11. Harbhajan Singh | not out | 40 | 51 | 56 | 4 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-0 (Virender Sehwag), 2-9 (VVS Laxman), 3-34 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-81 (Gautam Gambhir), 5-100 (Mohammad Kaif), 6-134 (MS Dhoni), 7-174 (Yuvraj Singh), 8-198 (Irfan Pathan), 9-247 (Ajit Agarkar). |
| Extras | 7b, 9lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 71 ovs, 299 mins) 316 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 2 | 63 | 1 | (1w,3nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 12 | 2 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 21 | 5 | 90 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 19 | 2 | 84 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jehan Mubarak | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Gautam Gambhir b Anil Kumble | 47 | 117 | 139 | 8 | - |
| *2. Marvan Atapattu | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 56 | 59 | 2 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Anil Kumble | 17 | 54 | 65 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c & b Ajit Agarkar | 57 | 106 | 138 | 7 | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c Mohammad Kaif b Anil Kumble | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 65 | 123 | 162 | 5 | - |
| 7. Jehan Mubarak | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 18 | 38 | 73 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Farveez Maharoof | lbw b Anil Kumble | 2 | 25 | 25 | - | - |
| 9. Malinga Bandara | c Virender Sehwag b Anil Kumble | 11 | 21 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Lasith Malinga | not out | 0 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-84 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-89 (Upul Tharanga), 4-96 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-201 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-229 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 7-235 (Farveez Maharoof), 8-235 (Jehan Mubarak), 9-245 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 249 (Malinga Bandara). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.3 ovs, 360 mins) 249 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Irfan Pathan | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 7 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ajit Agarkar | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 34.3 | 9 | 89 | 5 | (0w,3nb) |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, MS Dhoni, Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir