Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017

The India cricket team toured Sri Lanka between July and September 2017 to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Twenty20 International match.[1][2][3] Ahead of the Test series, the teams played a two-day warm-up match in Colombo.[4][5][6]

Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017
 
  Sri Lanka India
Dates 21 July – 6 September 2017
Captains Dinesh Chandimal (Tests)[n 1]
Upul Tharanga (ODIs and T20I)[n 2]		 Virat Kohli
Test series
Result India won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Dimuth Karunaratne (285) Shikhar Dhawan (358)
Most wickets Nuwan Pradeep (6) Ravichandran Ashwin (17)
Player of the series Shikhar Dhawan (Ind)
One Day International series
Results India won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Angelo Mathews (192) Virat Kohli (330)
Most wickets Akila Dananjaya (9) Jasprit Bumrah (15)
Player of the series Jasprit Bumrah (Ind)
Twenty20 International series
Results India won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Dilshan Munaweera (53) Virat Kohli (82)
Most wickets Isuru Udana (1)
Lasith Malinga (1)
Seekkuge Prasanna (1)		 Yuzvendra Chahal (3)
Player of the series Virat Kohli (Ind)

Dinesh Chandimal was appointed the new Test captain of Sri Lanka following Sri Lanka's ODI defeat to Zimbabwe earlier in the month.[7] However, before the first Test, Chandimal contracted pneumonia, ruling him out of the match.[8] Rangana Herath was later confirmed as captain of the side for the first Test.[9] Chandimal returned to the squad as captain for the second Test.[10] India won the Test series 3–0. It was India's first whitewash away from home in a series of three Tests or more.[11] It was also the first time they had won three Tests in an away series since beating New Zealand 3–1 in 1967–68.[12]

The second ODI of the series in Pallekele was Sri Lanka's 800th ODI match.[13] India won the first three ODIs, therefore winning the series, and was their eighth consecutive ODI series win against Sri Lanka.[14] This defeat, along with previous defeats against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, prompted the Sri Lanka selection committee to resign.[15] India went on to win the ODI series 5–0 and was the first time Sri Lanka had suffered a whitewash at home in ODIs.[16] India won the one-off T20I match by 7 wickets,[17] thus completing a 9-0 clean sweep against Sri Lanka in all three formats of international cricket in a bilateral series.[18]

Squads
Tests ODIs T20Is
 Sri Lanka[19][10]  India[20]  Sri Lanka[21]  India[22]  Sri Lanka[23]  India[22]

Murali Vijay was ruled out of India's Test squad before the series began with a wrist injury and was replaced by Shikhar Dhawan.[24] Asela Gunaratne fractured his thumb on the first morning of the first Test and was ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad for the remaining matches.[25] Lahiru Thirimanne and Lakshan Sandakan were added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test.[10] India's Ravindra Jadeja was suspended for the third Test after throwing the ball "in a dangerous manner" during the second match, therefore accumulating enough demerit points to get a suspension.[26] Axar Patel was added to the squad as his replacement.[27] Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath was rested for the third Test at Pallekele after pulling up from the second Test with a stiff back.[28] For the third Test, Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Gamage were added to Sri Lanka's squad, while Danushka Gunathilaka was dropped.[29]

For the ODI series, Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne were added to Sri Lanka's squad ahead of the third match.[30] They were added as cover for Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga.[30] Tharanga was suspended for the third and fourth ODIs, for a slow over-rate in the second match. Chamara Kapugedera captained the side for the third ODI,[30] but sustained a back injury and was ruled of the remaining matches. Lasith Malinga was given the captaincy for the fourth ODI.[31] In the third ODI, Dinesh Chandimal suffered a hairline fracture to his right thumb and was ruled out of the rest of the series.[32] Dilshan Munaweera was added to Sri Lanka's squad ahead of the fourth ODI.[33]

Tour match

Two-day match: Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs India
21–22 July 2017
Scorecard
v
187 (55.5 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 74 (97)
Kuldeep Yadav 4/14 (6.5 overs)
312/9d (68 overs)
K. L. Rahul 54 (58)
Vishwa Fernando 2/37 (10 overs)
  • Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test
26–30 July 2017[n 3]
Scorecard
v
600 (133.1 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 190 (168)
Nuwan Pradeep 6/132 (31 overs)
291 (78.3 overs)
Dilruwan Perera 92* (132)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/67 (22.3 overs)
240/3d (53 overs)
Virat Kohli 103* (136)
Danushka Gunathilaka 1/16 (5 overs)
245 (76.5 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 97 (208)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3/65 (27 overs)
India won by 304 runs
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Ind)

2nd Test
3–7 August 2017[n 3]
Scorecard
v
622/9d (158 overs)
Cheteshwar Pujara 133 (232)
Rangana Herath 4/154 (41 overs)
183 (49.4 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 51 (48)
Ravichandran Ashwin 5/69 (16.4 overs)
386 (116.5 overs) (f/o)
Dimuth Karunaratne 141 (307)
Ravindra Jadeja 5/152 (39 overs)
India won by an innings and 53 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Malinda Pushpakumara (SL) made his Test debut.
  • Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) played his 50th Test.[37]
  • Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) became the fastest left-arm bowler to reach 150 wickets in terms of number of Tests played (32).[38]
  • This was the first time that India had beaten Sri Lanka by a margin of an innings in Sri Lanka.[39]

3rd Test
12–16 August 2017[n 3]
Scorecard
v
487 (122.3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 119 (123)
Lakshan Sandakan 5/132 (35.3 overs)
135 (37.4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 48 (87)
Kuldeep Yadav 4/40 (13 overs)
181 (74.3 overs) (f/o)
Niroshan Dickwella 41 (52)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4/68 (28.3 overs)
India won by an innings and 171 runs
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hardik Pandya became the fifth India player to score a maiden first-class century in a Test. He made 107 runs in the first session of day 2, the most by an India batsman in the session on any day of a Test, beating Virender Sehwag's 99 in 2006.[40]
  • Hardik Pandya scored the most runs by an India player off an over in Tests (26).[40]
  • Lakshan Sandakan (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[41]

ODI series

1st ODI
20 August 2017
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
216 (43.2 overs)
v
 India
220/1 (28.5 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 64 (74)
Axar Patel 3/34 (10 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 132* (90)
India won by 9 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Ind)

2nd ODI
24 August 2017
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
236/8 (50 overs)
v
 India
231/7 (45.1 overs)
Milinda Siriwardana 58 (58)
Jasprit Bumrah 4/43 (10 overs)
Rohit Sharma 54 (45)
Akila Dananjaya 6/54 (10 overs)
India won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Akila Dananjaya (SL)

3rd ODI
27 August 2017
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
217/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
218/4 (45.1 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 80 (105)
Jasprit Bumrah 5/27 (10 overs)
Rohit Sharma 124* (145)
Akila Dananjaya 2/38 (10 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Ind)

4th ODI
31 August 2017
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
375/5 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
207 (42.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 131 (96)
Angelo Mathews 2/24 (6 overs)
Angelo Mathews 70 (80)
Kuldeep Yadav 2/31 (8.4 overs)
India won by 168 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)

5th ODI
3 September 2017
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
238 (49.4 overs)
v
 India
239/4 (46.3 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 67 (102)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/42 (9.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 110* (116)
Wanindu Hasaranga 1/29 (4.3 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind)

T20I series

Only T20I
6 September 2017
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
170/7 (20 overs)
v
 India
174/3 (19.2 overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 53 (29)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/43 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 82 (54)
Seekkuge Prasanna 1/25 (3 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)

Notes
  1. Dinesh Chandimal was appointed captain of the Sri Lankan Test side prior to the start of the series. However, he missed the first Test due to pneumonia, with Rangana Herath captaining the side for the match.
  2. Upul Tharanga was suspended for the 3rd and 4th ODIs, due to bowling a slow over-rate in the 2nd ODI. Chamara Kapugedera captained the side for the 3rd ODI, but was ruled out of the series with a back injury, with Lasith Malinga being given the captaincy for the 4th ODI.
  3. While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first and second Test reached a result within four days, while the third Test ended in three days.

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