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Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test at Colombo, Aug 02 1997 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Colombo (RPS), August 02 - 06, 1997, India tour of Sri Lanka
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India FlagIndia
537/8d
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
952/6d

Match drawn

Player Of The Match
3/45 & 340
sanath-jayasuriya
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Mahanama and Jayasuriya's 576-run partnership is SL's highest for the 2nd wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 217 between Roy Dias and Wettimuny

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Scorecard summary
India • 537/8(167.3 overs)
1st INNINGS
Sachin Tendulkar
143 (247)
Sanath Jayasuriya
3/45 (18)
Mohammad Azharuddin
126 (199)
Muthiah Muralidaran
2/174 (65)
Sri Lanka • 952/6(271 overs)
1st INNINGS
Sanath Jayasuriya
340 (578)
Sourav Ganguly
2/53 (9)
Roshan Mahanama
225 (561)
Nilesh Kulkarni
1/195 (70)
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Match details
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1997
Player Of The Match
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
Series result2-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 1374
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Nilesh Kulkarni
Nilesh Kulkarni
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene
Umpires
Sri Lanka
K.T.Francis
Australia
Steve Randell
TV Umpire
Sri Lanka
Peter Manuel
Match Referee
New Zealand
John Reid
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Sri Lanka Innings
Player NameRB
ST Jayasuriya
caught340578
MS Atapattu
caught2631
RS Mahanama
lbw225561
PA de Silva
caught126211
A Ranatunga
run out86110
DPMD Jayawardene
caught66105
RS Kaluwitharana
not out1427
WPUJC Vaas
not out1124
Extras(b 28, lb 9, nb 14, w 7)
Total952(6 wkts; 271 ovs)
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