Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001

The India cricket team toured Sri Lanka between 18 July and 2 September 2001. The two sides played a triangular ODI series also involving New Zealand, following which they played a three-match Test series. India's tour also included a one-day and a three-day fixture ahead of the ODI and Test series respectively.

Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001
 
  Sri Lanka India
Dates 18 July – 2 September 2001
Captains Sanath Jayasuriya Sourav Ganguly
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Mahela Jayawardene (296) Rahul Dravid (235)
Most wickets Muttiah Muralitharan (23) Venkatesh Prasad (11)
Player of the series Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

Sri Lanka won the ODI series defeating India in the final. In the Test series that followed, they beat India by a 2–1 margin, winning the first and final Tests, while India won the second. It was Sri Lanka's second series win against India and first at home after three losses that followed the win against Australia in September 1999.[1] Mahela Jayawardene made 296 runs and was the top-scorer for either sides, while Muttiah Muralitharan, who picked 23 wickets, was named the player of the series.

Squads
 Sri Lanka[2]  India[3]

Sachin Tendulkar pulled out of the tour after a scan of his injured right toe, from hairline fracture, revealed to not have healed. With that, he missed a Test for the first time since his debut in 1989 after playing 84 consecutive games.[4]

Tour match
8–10 August
Scorecard
Sri Lanka Board XI
v
326 (86.5 overs)
Michael Vandort 116 (159)
Javagal Srinath 3/68 (16 overs)
281/5d
Sourav Ganguly 74* (112)
Dinusha Fernando 2/68 (17 overs)
  • Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sri Lanka Board XI played with 11 players and Indians with 15, both with 11 batting and 11 fielding.
  • Indians declared their innings after one over on the morning of the last day after the pitch turned out to be a "dangerous" one for batting.[5]

Test Series

1st Test
14–17 August
Scorecard
v
187 (95.3 overs)
Sadagoppan Ramesh 42 (127)
Dilhara Fernando 5/42 (25 overs)
362 (107.5 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 111 (138)
Javagal Srinath 5/114 (24.5 overs)
180 (74.5 overs)
Rahul Dravid 61* (172)
Muttiah Muralitharan 5/49 (26.5 overs)
6/0 (1.5 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 6* (5)
Javagal Srinath 0/0 (1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Asoka de Silva (SL)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

2nd Test
22–25 August
Scorecard
v
274 (78.3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 104
Zaheer Khan 3/62 (22 overs)
232 (64.1 overs)
Sadagoppan Ramesh 47
Chaminda Vaas 4/65 (21 overs)
221 (66.3 overs)
Muttiah Muralitharan 67
Venkatesh Prasad 5/72 (21 overs)
264/3 (78.4 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 98
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/96 (25 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)

3rd Test
29 August–2 September
Scorecard
v
234 (81.1 overs)
Shiv Sunder Das 59 (111)
Muttiah Muralitharan 8/87 (34.1 overs)
610/6d (171 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 139 (216)
Venkatesh Prasad 3/101 (34 overs)
299 (124.5 overs)
Shiv Sunder Das 68 (162)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/109 (46.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Thilan Samaraweera (SL) made his Test debut.
  • Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) returned the best bowling figures in an innings in Sri Lanka (8/87).[8]
  • Rahul Dravid (Ind) passed 4,000 runs in Tests.
  • India's innings defeat was its first against Sri Lanka.

References
  1. Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Tour report, The Indians in Sri Lanka, 2001". Wisden. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. "Sri Lankan selectors recall Hashan Tillakaratne for Test series". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. "Venkatesh Prasad back in Indian team". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. "Tendulkar pulls out of Test series in Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. "Practice match abandoned because of dangerous wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. "1st Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. "August 26, 2001 2nd Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. "3rd Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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