India win by an impressive 188 runs and with that they go one up in the seires with one Test to go.
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test at Delhi, Dec 10 2005 - Match Result
RESULT
2nd Test, Delhi, December 10 - 14, 2005, Sri Lanka tour of India
Tendulkar has scored 35 hundreds in Tests, the most for IND breaking Gavaskar's record
Tendulkar has scored 35 hundreds in Tests, breaking Gavaskar's record
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Scorecard summary
India1st Inn
290/10(96.4 overs)
109 (196)
7/100 (38.4)
69 (117)
2/54 (17)
Sri Lanka1st Inn
230/10(83.3 overs)
88 (202)
6/72 (28)
60 (103)
3/34 (22)
India2nd Inn
375/6(105 overs)
93 (143)
2/65 (21)
*77 (168)
1/118 (38)
Sri Lanka2nd Inn
247/10(91.2 overs)
67 (129)
4/85 (36)
67 (164)
3/70 (25.2)
91.2
W
Harbhajan to Murali, OUT
Harbhajan Singh to Murali, OUT (Caught) - all over! tossed up and turning in, Murali comes down the track and swings hard eyeing the midwicket fence but gets nowhere, ball takes the top-edge and balloons up right in front of the stumps on the off side, Dhoni calls for it and makes no mistake
91.1
1
Harbhajan to Fernando, 1 run
Harbhajan Singh to Fernando, turned away to square leg
Over91
3 runs, 1 wicket
SL 246/9CRR: 2.70
M Muralitharan 2 (3b)CRD Fernando 1 (2b)
A Kumble4/85 (36)
90.6
2
Kumble to Murali, 2 runs
Kumble to Muralitharan, turned away fine and Murali takes off for the single even with a runner on and that causes a slight mix-up but no damamge is down, smiles all around
90.5
•
Kumble to Murali, no run
Kumble to Muralitharan, defended outside the off stump
90.4
1
Kumble to Fernando, 1 run
Kumble to Fernando, driven wide of the cover fielder and Fernando is off the mark
90.3
•
Kumble to Fernando, no run
Kumble to Fernando, good delivery first up and Fernando is beaten outside the off stump
Fernando is the last man in
That ball was there to be hit but Vaas failed to keept it down, yet another ten wicket haul added to Kumbles tally
90.2
W
Kumble to Vaas, OUT
Kumble to Vaas, OUT (Caught) - wicket number 10! fraction short and outside the off stump, Vaas pulls it straight to Harbhajan at midwicket, just one more to just now
Chaminda Vaas c Harbhajan Singh b Kumble 17 (36b 3x4 0x6 47m) SR: 47.22
90.1
•
Kumble to Vaas, no run
Kumble to Vaas, driven straight to Laxman at silly point
Over90
1 run, 1 wicket
SL 243/8CRR: 2.70
M Muralitharan 0 (1b)WPUJC Vaas 17 (34b 3x4)
Harbhajan Singh2/69 (25)
89.6
•
Harbhajan to Murali, no run
Harbhajan Singh to Muralitharan, pushed away on the off side, end of a successful over
Sri Lanka eight down, Murali is the next man in
Murali has come out with a runner.
89.5
W
Harbhajan to Mahela Jayawardene, OUT
Harbhajan Singh to Jayawardene, OUT (Caught) - Harbhajan finally gets one to turn and bouncer and Jayawardene looking to defend it on the front-foot ends up with an inside edge on to his pad, ball pops up straight to Gambhir at short leg - a classic off-spinners dismissal
Mahela Jayawardene c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh 67 (164b 7x4 0x6 205m) SR: 40.85
89.4
1
Harbhajan to Vaas, 1 run
Harbhajan Singh to Vaas, forced away wide of the point fielder
89.3
•
Harbhajan to Vaas, no run
Harbhajan Singh to Vaas, defended stretching well forward, ball rolls away on the off side
89.2
•
Harbhajan to Vaas, no run
Harbhajan Singh to Vaas, tossed up outside the off stump, Vaas gets well forward and defends it back to the bowler
89.1
•
Harbhajan to Vaas, no run
Harbhajan Singh to Vaas, bowled from round the wicket, defended straight to the fielder at short leg
Over89
4 runs
SL 242/7CRR: 2.71
DPMD Jayawardene 67 (163b 6x4)WPUJC Vaas 16 (30b 3x4)
A Kumble3/82 (35)
88.6
2
Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, 2 runs
Kumble to Jayawardene, once gain Kumble strays down the leg side, Jayawardene quickly gets back and turns it away through midwicket
88.5
•
Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
Kumble to Jayawardene, good length delivery, Jayawardene defends, no runs
88.4
•
Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
Kumble to Jayawardene, length ball, Jayawardene pushes forward, no runs
88.3
2
Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, 2 runs
Kumble to Jayawardene, turning in from outside the off stump, Jayawardene stays back and runs it down to third man, excellent touch shot
88.2
•
Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
Kumble to Jayawardene, good line and length, Jayawardene defends it away, no runs
88.1
•
Kumble to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
Kumble to Jayawardene, good length delivery, Jayawardene defends it, no runs
Match details
GroundFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2005/06
Player Of The Match
Series resultIndia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1776
Match daysday (5-day match)
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