Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017
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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]
Upul Tharanga (ODIs and T20I)[n 2]
| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2017 | |||
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| 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. It 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; this 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
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, Yuvraj Singh was dropped from India's squad after failing to clear yo-yo test. 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
Test series
1st Test
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hardik Pandya (Ind) and Danushka Gunathilaka (SL) both made their Test debuts.
- Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) played his 50th Test.[34]
- Nuwan Pradeep (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[35]
- This was India's biggest away win and Sri Lanka's biggest defeat in terms of runs in Tests.[36]
2nd Test
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- 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
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- 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
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Shikhar Dhawan 132* (90) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Vishwa Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
- Lasith Malinga (SL) played his 200th ODI.[42]
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during the innings break set India a revised target of 231 runs from 47 overs.
- This was Sri Lanka's 800th ODI.[13]
- Akila Dananjaya (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[43]
- MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's unbeaten 100-run partnership was the highest for the eighth wicket for India against any team in ODIs.[43]
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chamara Kapugedera became the 20th captain of Sri Lanka in ODIs.[44]
- Jasprit Bumrah (Ind) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[14]
4th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilshan Munaweera, Malinda Pushpakumara (SL) and Shardul Thakur (Ind) all made their ODI debuts.
- Lasith Malinga became the 21st captain of Sri Lanka in ODIs.[33]
- MS Dhoni (Ind) played in his 300th ODI and broke the record for most unbeaten innings in ODIs (73).[45][46]
- Lasith Malinga took his 300th wicket in ODIs, the fourth Sri Lanka player to do so.[47]
- This was Sri Lanka's biggest defeat, in terms of runs, at home in an ODI.[48]
5th ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- MS Dhoni (Ind) became the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings in ODIs.[49]
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[16]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 30th century in ODIs.[16]
T20I series
Only T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashan Priyanjan (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) played in his 50th T20I.[50]
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.