Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010
Appearance
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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
[edit]The squads of the four teams participating in the tournament were announced in early June by the respective cricket boards.
Test Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]18–22 July
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- 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
[edit]26–30 July
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- 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
[edit]3–7 August
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- 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
[edit]Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indians
[edit]Media Coverage
[edit]Television
[edit]- 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
[edit]http://www.srilankacricket.lk – Online commentary only
References
[edit]- ^ ESPNcricinfo Asia Cup page ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 10 June 2010
- ^ "India's Sachin Tendulkar becomes most-capped player in Test history". The Telegraph. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo