Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test at Galle, Aug 14 2001 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Test, Galle, August 14 - 17, 2001, India tour of Sri Lanka

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India

187 & 180

Sri Lanka

(T:6) 362 & 6/0

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

Player Of The Match

Sanath Jayasuriya

, SL

111 & 1/10

Jayasuriya congratulates Muralitharan for yet another five wicket haul•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Sanath Jayasuriya with the Man of the Match award•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

A crestfallen Ganguly has nothing to cheer about•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Jayasuriya walks back after scoring the winning runs•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

16 August 2001: India in Sri Lanka 2001, 1st Test, Sri Lanka v India, Galle International Stadium, 14-18 August 2001, (Day 3)

Sourav Ganguly who was bowled by Fernando makes the long walk back to the pavilion•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan picks one more wicket to spark off another big celebration•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Ruchira Perera ends SS Das' vigil at the crease•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara gets a hug from his mate Muralitharan after reaching his hundred•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Venkatesh Prasad congratulates his friend Javagal Srinath who picked up five wickets•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Javagal Srinath celebrates yet another career five wicket haul•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Rahul Dravid in action during his defiant unbeaten knock•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Marvan Atapattu and Jayasuriya walk back after knocking off the winning runs•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Srinath congratulates Sri Lankan skipper Jayasuriya•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Ganguly and Jaysuriya after the Sri Lankan win at Galle•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

High fives, cheers and adulation to the wrecker-in-chief Muttiah Muralitharan•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Hemang Badani falls caught behind by Sangakkara off Muralitharan•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara plays a powerfull pull shot to the fence•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara celebrates his maiden Test century•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara smacks the ball through covers on the way to his maiden Test hundred•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

Sangakkara on the way to his maiden Test ton, a fighting knock•Aug 17, 2001•AFP

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
MS Atapattu	not out	0	6
ST Jayasuriya	not out	6	5
Total	6(0 wkts; 1.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Srinath	1	1	0	0	0
Z Khan	0.5	0	6	0	7.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	Marvan Atapattu	Sanath Jayasuriya

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