Men's Test · Sri Lanka tour of India · Match 3

India v Sri Lanka

18 Dec 2005 to 22 Dec 2005 · Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

India won by 259 runs

Toss: India won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
India (1)	398	122.4
Sri Lanka (2)	206	63.2
India (3)	316/9d	71.0
Sri Lanka (4)	249	92.3

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Sri Lanka249 all out (92.3 ov)

Sri Lanka batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharangacaught b A Kumble	caught b A Kumble	47	117	8	0	40.2
MS Atapattucaught b Harbhajan Singh	caught b Harbhajan Singh	16	56	2	0	28.6
KC Sangakkaralbw b A Kumble	lbw b A Kumble	17	54	2	0	31.5
DPMD Jayawardenec & b AB Agarkar	c & b AB Agarkar	57	106	7	0	53.8
TT Samaraweeracaught b A Kumble	caught b A Kumble	5	8	1	0	62.5
TM Dilshancaught b IK Pathan	caught b IK Pathan	65	123	5	0	52.8
J Mubarakcaught b Harbhajan Singh	caught b Harbhajan Singh	18	38	2	1	47.4
MF Maharooflbw b A Kumble	lbw b A Kumble	2	25	0	0	8.0
HMCM Bandaracaught b A Kumble	caught b A Kumble	11	21	1	0	52.4
M Muralitharanb Harbhajan Singh	b Harbhajan Singh	3	10	0	0	30.0
SL Malinga*not out	not out	0	4	0	0	0.0
Extras	8 (b 1, nb 7)
Total	249 all out (92.3 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (MS Atapattu, 16.3 ov), 2-84 (KC Sangakkara, 34.5 ov), 3-89 (WU Tharanga, 38.5 ov), 4-96 (TT Samaraweera, 40.1 ov), 5-201 (DPMD Jayawardene, 71.3 ov), 6-229 (TM Dilshan, 80.2 ov), 7-235 (MF Maharoof, 86.3 ov), 8-235 (J Mubarak, 87.1 ov), 9-245 (M Muralitharan, 89.6 ov), 10-249 (HMCM Bandara, 92.3 ov)

India bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
IK Pathan	9	1	31	1	3.44	0
Harbhajan Singh	31	7	79	3	2.55	0
AB Agarkar	11	3	18	1	1.64	0
A Kumble	34.3	9	89	5	2.58	3
V Sehwag	3	0	18	0	6.00	4
SR Tendulkar	4	0	13	0	3.25	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.