Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test Commentary, Live Updates
SL vs IND, 2017 - Test Live Commentary
Sri Lanka vs India Scorecard
India beat Sri Lanka by 304 runs
Player of the Match
Shikhar Dhawan
Match Info
- Venue Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Weather Overcast
- Toss Indiawon the toss and elected to bat
- Result India beat Sri Lanka by 304 runs
- Player of the Match Shikhar Dhawan
- Umpire Richard Illingworth (ENG), Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
- Referee Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Notes
- Stumps: India 399/3 in 90.0 overs
- 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 184 balls between C Pujara (59) and A Rahane (34)
- New ball taken: India 361/3 in 80.1 overs
- India 350/3 in 76.4 overs
- 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 96 balls between C Pujara (32) and A Rahane (15)
- Drinks: India 335/3 in 72.0 overs
- C Pujara 12th Test hundred: 100 runs in 173 balls (8x4) (0x6)
- India 300/3 in 62.2 overs
- India 286/3: V Kohli c N Dickwella b N Pradeep 3(8)
- Referral 1 (56.4 ovs) SL against V Kohli (Caught) Successful (SL: 2, IND: 2)
- Tea: India 282/2 in 55.0 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 250 off 281 balls between S Dhawan (175) and C Pujara (74)
- India 251/1 in 49.5 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 200 off 237 balls between S Dhawan (136) and C Pujara (61)
- S Dhawan: 150 runs in 147 balls (24x4) (0x6)
- Drinks: India 201/1 in 41.0 overs
- India 200/1 in 40.5 overs
- C Pujara Test fifty: 53 runs in 80 balls (4x4) (0x6)
- S Dhawan Test hundred: 101 runs in 110 balls (16x4) (0x6)
- India 150/1 in 33.3 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 100 off 130 balls between S Dhawan (60) and C Pujara (39)
- Lunch: India 115/1 in 27.0 overs
- India 102/1 in 24.4 overs
- S Dhawan Test fifty: 50 runs in 62 balls (6x4) (0x6)
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 60 balls between S Dhawan (27) and C Pujara (22)
- S Dhawan dropped on 31 by A Gunaratne in 13.6 overs
- India 50/1 in 13.1 overs
- Drinks: India 47/1 in 13.0 overs
- Hardik Pandya makes his Test debut for India
- Stumps: Sri Lanka 154/5 in 44.0 overs
- Sri Lanka 150/5 in 42.2 overs
- A Mathews 27th Test Fifty: 53 runs in 81 balls (8x4) (1x6)
- 4th wkt Partnership: 53 off 106 balls between U Tharanga (13) and A Mathews (38)
- Referral 4 (27.4 ovs) IND against A Mathews (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, IND: 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 111/3 in 26.0 overs
- Sri Lanka 103/3 in 24.5 overs
- U Tharanga 8th Test Fifty: 52 runs in 44 balls (10x4) (0x6)
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 62 balls between U Tharanga (34) and D Gunathilaka (16)
- Sri Lanka 51/1 in 10.3 overs
- Tea: Sri Lanka 38/1 in 7.0 overs
- Sri Lanka 7/1: D Karunaratne lbw b U Yadav 2(9)
- Referral 3 (1.5 ovs) D Karunaratne against IND (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, IND: 2)
- Innings Break: India 600/10 in 133.1 overs
- India 600/9 in 132.3 overs
- H Pandya maiden Test fifty: 50 runs in 48 balls (5x4) (3x6)
- Drinks: India 579/9 in 129.5 overs
- 9th wkt Partnership: 53 off 38 balls between H Pandya (30) and M Shami (23)
- India 550/8 in 124.5 overs
- H Pandya dropped on 4 by D Karunaratne in 118.6 overs
- Lunch: India 503/7 in 117.0 overs
- India 502/7 in 116.1 overs
- N Pradeep maiden Test 5-wicket haul: 5/85 (24.1)
- 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 68 balls between R Ashwin (38) and W Saha (11)
- Drinks: India 451/5 in 105.0 overs
- India 451/5 in 104.3 overs
- A Rahane 12th Test fifty: 51 runs in 118 balls (3x4) (0x6)
- C Pujara: 152 runs in 257 balls (13x4) (0x6)
- Referral 2 (92.1 ovs) SL against C Pujara (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, IND: 2)
- India 400/3 in 90.1 overs
- Stumps: India 189/3 in 46.3 overs
- India 189/3: A Mukund lbw b D Gunathilaka 81(116)
- Referral 7 (66.2 ovs) A Mukund against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, IND: 1)
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 102 off 120 balls between A Mukund (35) and V Kohli (67)
- Drinks: India 136/2 in 34.0 overs
- V Kohli 15th Test fifty: 51 runs in 68 balls (4x4) (0x6)
- A Mukund 2nd Test fifty: 51 runs in 78 balls (7x4) (0x6)
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 51 balls between A Mukund (14) and V Kohli (36)
- India 100/2 in 24.3 overs
- Rain Stoppage: India 56/2 in 16.5 overs
- Tea: India 56/2 in 16.5 overs
- Rain Stoppage: India 56/2 in 16.5 overs
- India 50/1 in 14.3 overs
- Drinks: India 44/1 in 12.0 overs
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka 291/9 in 78.3 overs
- Lunch: Sri Lanka 289/8 in 77.0 overs
- Sri Lanka 250/7 in 69.1 overs
- Sri Lanka 241/7: R Herath c A Rahane b R Jadeja 9(13)
- Referral 6 (66.2 ovs) R Herath against IND (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 0, IND: 1)
- D Perera 5th Test fifty: 51 runs in 94 balls (4x4) (3x6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 216/6 in 60.5 overs
- Referral 5 (60.5 ovs) D Perera against India (LBW) Successful (SL: 1, IND: 1)
- Sri Lanka 201/5 in 56.3 overs
- 6th wkt Partnership: 51 off 96 balls between A Mathews (27) and D Perera (24)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 240/6 in 73.2.0 overs
- Referral 10 (72.1 ovs) IND against D Perera (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, IND: 0)
- 5th wkt Partnership: 100 off 158 balls between D Karunaratne (31) and N Dickwella (67)
- Sri Lanka 200/4 in 58.5 overs
- N Dickwella 4th Test fifty: 50 runs in 82 balls (8x4) (0x6)
- Tea: Sri Lanka 192/4 in 57.0 overs
- N Dickwella dropped on 41 by A Rahane in 50.5 overs
- 5th wkt Partnership: 53 off 85 balls between D Karunaratne (17) and N Dickwella (34)
- Sri Lanka 150/4 in 44.2 overs
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 142/4 in 43.0 overs
- Sri Lanka 108/3: K Mendis c W Saha b R Jadeja 36(71)
- Referral 9 (30.5 ovs) IND against K Mendis (Caught) Successful (SL: 2, IND: 1)
- Referral 8 (27.1 ovs) IND against K Mendis (Caught) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, IND: 1)
- Sri Lanka 101/2 in 26.2 overs
- D Karunaratne12th Test fifty: 50 runs in 81 balls (6x4) (0x6)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka 85/2 in 23.0 overs
- 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 90 balls between D Karunaratne (28) and K Mendis (22)
- Sri Lanka 50/2 in 10.0 overs
- Drinks: Sri Lanka 47/2 in 9.0 overs
- U Tharanga dropped on 10 by V Kohli in 2.3 overs
- Innings Break: India 240/3 dec in 53.0 overs
- 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 39 balls between V Kohli (26) and A Rahane (23)
- V Kohli 17th Test hundred: 100 runs in 133 balls (5x4) (1x6)
- India 201/3 in 48.3 overs
