Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008–09

Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009
Teams	Sri Lanka	India
Dates	28 January – 10 February
Captains	Mahela Jayawardene	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Number of ODIs	5
ODIs won	1	4
Most runs (ODIs)	Kumar Sangakkara (271)	Yuvraj Singh (284)
Most wickets (ODIs)	Nuwan Kulasekara (7)	Ishant Sharma (10)
Player of Series (ODIs)	Yuvraj Singh
Number of Twenty20s	1
Twenty20 series	0	1
Most runs (Twenty20s)	Tillakaratne Dilshan (61)	Suresh Raina (35)
Most wickets (Twenty20s)	Malinga Bandara (3)	Yusuf Pathan (2)

Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 28 January to 10 February 2009. The tour included five ODIs and one T20I.^[1]^[2] India won the ODI series 4-1 and also the T20I.

Squad

India's squad for the ODI series was announced on 18 January. The squad included: Sachin Tendulkar, Ishant Sharma, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Yusuf Pathan, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was both the captain and the wicketkeeper. It was Ravindra Jadeja's maiden call up to the national Indian squad. Praveen Kumar also returned after being dropped for the home ODI series against England. Kumar and Jadeja replaced Harbhajan Singh who was injured and Virat Kohli who was dropped in favour of the all rounder Jadeja.^[3] After the first ODI Munaf Patel sustained a groin injury and Lakshmipathy Balaji was called up to the squad after a four-year hiatus having last played for India in 2005.^[4]

Sri Lanka announced their squad for the first three ODI's on 26 January. The squad included: Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Jehan Mubarak, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilina Kandamby, Muthiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Angelo Mathews. Kumar Sangakkara was the designated wicket keeper and Mahela Jayawardene who led the side. The squad was unchanged from the one that toured Pakistan.^[5]

ODI series

1st ODI

28 January
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 246/7 (50 overs)	v	India 247/4 (48.1 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 107 (114) Ishant Sharma 3/52 (10 overs)		Gautam Gambhir 62 (68) Farveez Maharoof 1/35 (8 overs)

India won by 6 wickets.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) & Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya

2nd ODI

31 January
Scorecard

India 256/9 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 241 (49.2 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 66 (88) Farveez Maharoof 2/40 (10 overs)		Thilina Kandamby 93* (129) Ishant Sharma 4/57 (10 overs)

India won by 15 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) & Gamini Silva (SRI)
Player of the match: Ishant Sharma

3rd ODI

3 February
Scorecard

India 363/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 216 (41.4 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 117 (95) Muttiah Muralitharan 1/60 (10 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 83 (82) Pragyan Ojha 4/38 (10 overs)

India won by 147 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Gamini Silva (SRI)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh

4th ODI

5 February
Scorecard

India 332/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 265 (48 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 150 (147) Nuwan Kulasekara 3/63 (10 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 56 (74) Irfan Pathan 3/58 (7 overs)

India won by 67 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir

5th ODI

8 February
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 320/8 (50 Overs)	v	India 252 (48.5 Overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 97 (117) Ishant Sharma 3/60 (10 Overs)		Yuvraj Singh 73 (62) Muttiah Muralidaran 2/41 (10 Overs)

Sri Lanka win by 68 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Tyron Wijewardene (SRI)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara

Twenty20 series

1st Twenty20

10 February
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 171/4 (20 overs)	v	India 174/7 (19.2 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 61 (47) Yusuf Pathan 2/23 (4 overs)		Suresh Raina 35 (27) Malinga Bandara 3/32 (4 overs)

India won by 3 wickets.
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Tyron Wijewardene (SRI) & Gamini Silva (SRI)
Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan

References

International cricket in 2008–09

Preceding season: International cricket in 2008

September 2008	Intercontinental Cup

October 2008	World Cricket League Division 4 India v Australia Bangladesh v New Zealand T20 Quadrangular Series (Canada) Associates Tri-Series (Kenya) South Africa v Kenya

November 2008	South Africa v Bangladesh Pakistan v West Indies (UAE) India v England Australia v New Zealand (Test) Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka

December 2008	New Zealand v West Indies Australia v South Africa Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

January 2009	Bangladesh Tri-Series Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Pakistan v Sri Lanka West Indies v England World Cricket League Division 3 Kenya v Zimbabwe Sri Lanka v India

February 2009	Australia v New Zealand (ODI) South Africa v Australia New Zealand v India

March 2009	Women's World Cup

Following season: International cricket in 2009

International cricket tours of Sri Lanka

Test and LOI tours

Australia	1982–83 1992 1999 2003–04 2011 2016

Bangladesh	2002 2005–06 2007 2012–13

England	1981–82 1992–93 2000–01 2003–04 2007–08 2011–12 2014–15

India	1985 1993 1997 2001 2006 2008 2008–09 2010 2012 2015

New Zealand	1983–84 1984–85 1986–87 1992–93 1998 2003 2009 2012–13 2013–14

Pakistan	1985–86 1994 1996–97 2000 2005–06 2009 2012 2014 2015

South Africa	1993 2000 2004 2006 2013 2014

West Indies	1993–94 2001–02 2005 2010–11 2015-16

Zimbabwe	1983–84 1996–97 1997–98 2001–02

Tournaments hosted

Multiple teams	1986 1994 1996 1996 1997 2000 2001–02 2002 2004 2010 2011 2012

Other tours

Afghan	2009–10

Australian	1884 1890 1893 1896 1912 1926 1930 1934 1935–36 1938 1945 1948 1953 1961 1964 1969 1981

Bangladeshi	1985–86

Canadian	2000–01 2009–10 2011–12

English	1882–83 1889–90 1891–92 1892–93 1894–95 1911–12 1920–21 1922–23 1924–25 1926–27 1928–29 1929–30 1932–33 1933–34 1935–36 1936–37 1936–37 1950–51 1951–52 1954–55 1958–59 1961–62 1962–63 1965–66 1968–69 1969–70 1972–73 1976–77 1977–78 1984–85 2000–01

Indian	1925–26 1944–45 1956–57 1973–74 1975–76

Kenyan	2001–02 2013–14

Malaysian	1893–94 1971–72

Multi-national	1930–31 1949–50 1950–51 1967–68

New Zealand	1927 1937–38

Pakistani	1948–49 1972–73 1975–76 1978–79

Scottish	2011–12 2013–14

West Indian	1948–49 1966–67 1974–75 1978–79

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