SL Board XI vs Indians, Tour Match at Colombo, , Jul 18 2008 - Match Result

RESULT

Tour Match, Colombo (NCC), July 18 - 20, 2008, India tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Board XI

224 & 247/6d

Indians

(T:276) 196/8d & 129/2

Match drawn

Chamara, Gambhir shine in draw

India's only chance to acclimatise before the Test series ended in a tame draw with less than three days' play at the Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo

20-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the NCC

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Scorecard summary

Sri Lanka Board XI • 224/10(71.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

84 (138)

3/30 (13)

68 (108)

2/35 (12)

Indians • 196/8(49 overs)

1st INNINGS

69 (76)

3/30 (8)

58* (105)

2/27 (10)

Sri Lanka Board XI • 247/6(55 overs)

2nd INNINGS

59* (88)

2/53 (16)

43* (53)

1/33 (9)

Indians • 129/2(31 overs)

2nd INNINGS

60* (82)

1/23 (6)

26 (47)

1/28 (6)

end of over 313 runs

IND: 129/2CRR: 4.16

Sourav Ganguly22 (45b 1x4)

Gautam Gambhir60 (82b 6x4)

Jehan Mubarak 1-0-3-0

30.6

Mubarak to Ganguly, 1 run

30.5

•

Mubarak to Ganguly, no run

30.4

•

Mubarak to Ganguly, no run

30.3

Mubarak to Gambhir, 1 run

30.2

•

Mubarak to Gambhir, no run

30.1

Mubarak to Ganguly, 1 run

end of over 306 runs

IND: 126/2CRR: 4.20

Gautam Gambhir59 (80b 6x4)

Sourav Ganguly20 (41b 1x4)

Dhammika Prasad 6-1-28-1

29.6

•

Prasad to Gambhir, no run

29.5

Prasad to Gambhir, FOUR runs

29.4

•

Prasad to Gambhir, no run

29.3

Prasad to Gambhir, 2 runs

29.2

•

Prasad to Gambhir, no run

29.1

•

Prasad to Gambhir, no run

end of over 295 runs

IND: 120/2CRR: 4.13

Gautam Gambhir53 (74b 5x4)

Sourav Ganguly20 (41b 1x4)

Seekkuge Prasanna 8-0-31-0

28.6

Prasanna to Gambhir, 1 run

28.5

Prasanna to Ganguly, 1 run

28.4

Prasanna to Gambhir, 1 run

28.3

•

Prasanna to Gambhir, no run

28.2

Prasanna to Gambhir, 2 runs

28.1

•

Prasanna to Gambhir, no run

end of over 28Maiden

IND: 115/2CRR: 4.10

Sourav Ganguly19 (40b 1x4)

Gautam Gambhir49 (69b 5x4)

Dhammika Prasad 5-1-22-1

27.6

•

Prasad to Ganguly, no run

27.5

•

Prasad to Ganguly, no run

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Match details

Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Toss	Sri Lanka Board XI, elected to bat first
Series	India tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2008
Players per side	Sri Lanka Board XI 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding); Indians 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	18,19,20 July 2008 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena Maurice Dela Zilva
Reserve Umpire	Grashan Liyanage
Match Referee	Vinothen John