Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010
| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| India | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 18 July – 7 August 2010 | ||
| Captains | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Kumar Sangakkara | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (390) | Kumar Sangakkara (467) | |
| Most wickets | Pragyan Ojha (8) | Suraj Randiv (11) | |
| Player of the series | Virender Sehwag (Ind) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka, playing three Test matches from 18 July to 7 August 2010.
Squads
The squads of the four teams participating in the tournament were announced in early June by the respective cricket boards.
| Squads[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 India |  Sri Lanka | ||
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c) (wk) | Kumar Sangakkara (c) (wk) | ||
| Dinesh Karthik (vc) | Muttiah Muralitharan (vc) | ||
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Rangana Herath | ||
| Ashok Dinda | Mahela Jayawardene | ||
| Gautam Gambhir | Suraj Randiv | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | Thilina Kandamby | ||
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chamara Kapugedera | ||
| Zaheer Khan | Nuwan Kulasekara | ||
| Virat Kohli | Farveez Maharoof | ||
| Praveen Kumar | Lasith Malinga | ||
| Ashish Nehra | Angelo Mathews | ||
| Pragyan Ojha | Thilan Samaraweera | ||
| Suresh Raina | Upul Tharanga | ||
| Rohit Sharma | Chanaka Welegedara | ||
| Saurabh Tiwary | |||
Test Series
1st Test
18–22 July Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play after 68 overs on Day 1.
- Rain prevented play on Day 2.
- Abhimanyu Mithun (Ind) made his Test debut.
- Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) announced that he would retire from Test cricket following this match. On the last day of the match, and on the last wicket of the match, he earned his 800th career Test wicket.
2nd Test
26–30 July Scorecard |
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Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suresh Raina (Ind) and Suraj Randiv (SL) made their Test debuts.
- Suresh Raina (Ind) scored his first century in Tests.
3rd Test
3–7 August Scorecard |
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India won by 5 wickets P. Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: VVS Laxman (Ind) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play after 86.5 overs on day 1, and 86.1 overs on day 2.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) broke Steve Waugh's (Aus) record for most appearances in Tests (169).[2]
Tour Match
Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indians
13–15 July Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elelcted to bat.
Media Coverage
Television
- Ten Sports : India, Pakistan, Middle East, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Zee cafe : England and Wales
- SuperSport (South African broadcaster) : South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe
- Setanta Sports Australia : Australia
- Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation : Sri Lanka
- Sky Network Television : New Zealand
Internet
http://www.srilankacricket.lk – Online commentary only
References
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2009–10
Following season: International cricket in 2010–11
