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India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2008
23 Jul to 8 Aug 2008 · Sri Lanka · 3 matches
RESULT
Sri Lanka won 2-1
Every match
| Date | Match | Format | Result | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2008 |  Sri Lanka v  India | Test | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | India won by 170 runs | Galle International Stadium |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets | P Sara Oval |
Leading players
| Batter | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | India | 3 | 6 | 344 | 201* | 68.80 | 93.98 | 1 | 1 |
| Gautam Gambhir | India | 3 | 6 | 310 | 74 | 51.66 | 54.57 | 0 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 3 | 5 | 279 | 136 | 69.75 | 51.19 | 1 | 2 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 243 | 127 | 81.00 | 51.59 | 1 | 1 |
| Malinda Warnapura | Sri Lanka | 3 | 5 | 243 | 115 | 60.75 | 57.44 | 1 | 2 |
| Bowler | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 3 | 6 | 26 | 6/117 | 18.38 | 2.92 | 37.65 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 3 | 6 | 21 | 6/26 | 22.23 | 2.90 | 45.95 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 3 | 5 | 16 | 6/102 | 28.12 | 2.96 | 57.00 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3/105 | 44.00 | 3.81 | 69.12 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3/81 | 50.00 | 2.96 | 101.12 | 0 |
| Score | Batter | Team | BF | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201* | Virender Sehwag | India | 231 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2008-07-31 |
| 144 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 288 | India | P Sara Oval | 2008-08-08 |
| 136 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 259 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2008-07-23 |
| 127 | Thilan Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 224 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2008-07-23 |
| 125* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 170 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2008-07-23 |
| Figures | Bowler | Team | Balls | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/26 | Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 78 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2008-07-23 |
| 6/102 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 243 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2008-07-31 |
| 6/117 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 168 | India | Galle International Stadium | 2008-07-31 |
| 5/56 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | 168 | India | P Sara Oval | 2008-08-08 |
| 5/84 | Muthiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka | 174 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2008-07-23 |
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