Test · MEN'S CRICKET
India v Sri Lanka
18 Dec 2005 – 22 Dec 2005 · Sardar Patel Stadium · Sri Lanka tour of India
Sri Lanka tour of IndiaRESULT
India398/10122.4 ov316/9d71.0 ov
Sri Lanka206/1063.2 ov249/1092.3 ovIndia won by 259 runs
India398/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gautam Gambhir | c WU Tharanga b SL Malinga | 19 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 57.58 |
 Virender Sehwag | bowled · SL Malinga | 20 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 57.14 |
 VVS Laxman | bowled · MF Maharoof | 104 | 237 | 14 | 0 | 43.88 |
 Sachin Tendulkar | c J Mubarak b M Muralitharan | 23 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 34.85 |
 Yuvraj Singh | c TT Samaraweera b M Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Mohammad Kaif | c MS Atapattu b HMCM Bandara | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw · M Muralitharan | 49 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 79.03 |
 Irfan Pathan | lbw · MF Maharoof | 82 | 162 | 12 | 0 | 50.62 |
 Ajit Agarkar | bowled · SL Malinga | 26 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 37.68 |
 Anil Kumble | c DPMD Jayawardene b HMCM Bandara | 21 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 40.38 |
 Harbhajan Singh | not out | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 736 legal balls | 398 | 122.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 42 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lasith Malinga | 32.0 | 113 | 3 | 3.53 | 5 | 9 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 27.0 | 52 | 2 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 36.0 | 128 | 3 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 24.4 | 69 | 2 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
 Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (G Gambhir) · 2-52 (V Sehwag) · 3-88 (SR Tendulkar) · 4-88 (Yuvraj Singh) · 5-97 (M Kaif) · 6-183 (MS Dhoni) · 7-308 (VVS Laxman) · 8-345 (IK Pathan) · 9-384 (AB Agarkar) · 10-398 (A Kumble)
Sri Lanka206/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Upul Tharanga | c MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Marvan Atapattu | c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 57.97 |
 Kumar Sangakkara | bowled · Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 45.05 |
 Mahela Jayawardene | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 65 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 59.63 |
| Jehan Mubarak | bowled · A Kumble | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Farveez Maharoof | caught and bowled · Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Malinga Bandara | not out | 28 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 65.12 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | stumped · A Kumble | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lasith Malinga | c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 380 legal balls | 206 | 63.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 10.0 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 6.0 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 |
| Anil Kumble | 25.0 | 87 | 2 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 62 | 7 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (WU Tharanga) · 2-74 (MS Atapattu) · 3-74 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 4-82 (TT Samaraweera) · 5-105 (KC Sangakkara) · 6-144 (J Mubarak) · 7-155 (MF Maharoof) · 8-198 (TM Dilshan) · 9-201 (M Muralitharan) · 10-206 (SL Malinga)
India316/9d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | c MF Maharoof b SL Malinga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 30 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 42.25 |
| VVS Laxman | c KC Sangakkara b MF Maharoof | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw · TM Dilshan | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.52 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c KC Sangakkara b HMCM Bandara | 75 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 90.36 |
| Mohammad Kaif | lbw · HMCM Bandara | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 56.25 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw · M Muralitharan | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Irfan Pathan | bowled · M Muralitharan | 27 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 79.41 |
| Ajit Agarkar | caught and bowled · HMCM Bandara | 48 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 111.63 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 29 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 42.65 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 40 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 78.43 |
| Total · 426 legal balls | 316 | 71.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 20 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 12.0 | 63 | 1 | 5.25 | 1 | 3 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6.0 | 25 | 1 | 4.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 12.0 | 36 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 21.0 | 90 | 3 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 19.0 | 84 | 3 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jehan Mubarak | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (V Sehwag) · 2-9 (VVS Laxman) · 3-34 (SR Tendulkar) · 4-81 (G Gambhir) · 5-100 (M Kaif) · 6-134 (MS Dhoni) · 7-174 (Yuvraj Singh) · 8-198 (IK Pathan) · 9-247 (AB Agarkar)
Sri Lanka249/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c G Gambhir b A Kumble | 47 | 117 | 8 | 0 | 40.17 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw · A Kumble | 17 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 31.48 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | caught and bowled · AB Agarkar | 57 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 53.77 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c M Kaif b A Kumble | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 65 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 52.85 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 18 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 47.37 |
| Farveez Maharoof | lbw · A Kumble | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Malinga Bandara | c V Sehwag b A Kumble | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | bowled · Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 555 legal balls | 249 | 92.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 9.0 | 31 | 1 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31.0 | 79 | 3 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 11.0 | 18 | 1 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 34.3 | 89 | 5 | 2.58 | 0 | 3 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (MS Atapattu) · 2-84 (KC Sangakkara) · 3-89 (WU Tharanga) · 4-96 (TT Samaraweera) · 5-201 (DPMD Jayawardene) · 6-229 (TM Dilshan) · 7-235 (MF Maharoof) · 8-235 (J Mubarak) · 9-245 (M Muralitharan) · 10-249 (HMCM Bandara)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.