India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test at Delhi, , Dec 02 2017 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

3rd Test, Delhi, December 02 - 06, 2017, Sri Lanka tour of India

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India

536/7d & 246/5d

Sri Lanka

(T:410) 373 & 299/5

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Virat Kohli

, IND

243 & 50

Player Of The Series

Virat Kohli

, IND

610 runs

Niroshan Dickwella and Virat Kohli shake hands•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Virat Kohli deals with a stray kite on the field, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Virat Kohli deals with a stray kite on the field•Dec 06, 2017•BCCI

Dhananjaya de Silva brought up his third Test century, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dhananjaya de Silva brought up his third Test century•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Dhananjaya de Silva receives attention from Sri Lanka's physio in the middle, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dhananjaya de Silva receives attention from Sri Lanka's physio in the middle•Dec 06, 2017•BCCI

India thought they had the wicket of Dinesh Chandimal before it was revealed that Ravindra Jadeja had bowled a no-ball, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

India thought they had the wicket of Dinesh Chandimal before it was revealed that Ravindra Jadeja had bowled a no-ball•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Dhananjaya de Silva plays a sweep, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dhananjaya de Silva plays a sweep•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Kohli da swag... The India captain in a cheery mood, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, Delhi, December 6, 2017

Kohli da swag... The India captain in a cheery mood•Dec 06, 2017•BCCI

Ravindra Jadeja was among the wickets, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017

Ravindra Jadeja was among the wickets•Dec 05, 2017•BCCI

Dimuth Karunaratne ducks under a bouncer, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017

Dimuth Karunaratne ducks under a bouncer•Dec 05, 2017•BCCI

Virat Kohli steers one onto the off side, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017

Virat Kohli steers one onto the off side•Dec 05, 2017•BCCI

Roshen Silva punches off the back foot, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Roshen Silva punches off the back foot•Dec 06, 2017•BCCI

Roshen Silva turns the ball fine down the leg side, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Roshen Silva turns the ball fine down the leg side•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Dhananjaya de Silva walks off the field after retiring hurt on 119, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dhananjaya de Silva walks off the field after retiring hurt on 119•Dec 06, 2017•BCCI

Dinesh Chandimal was bowled by R Ashwin for 36, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dinesh Chandimal was bowled by R Ashwin for 36•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva thwarted India after an early wicket, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva thwarted India after an early wicket•Dec 06, 2017•BCCI

Dhananjaya de Silva steers the ball deftly on to the off side, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, December 6, 2017

Dhananjaya de Silva steers the ball deftly on to the off side•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Ravindra Jadeja had Angelo Mathews caught at slip early on the fifth day, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 5th day, Delhi, December 6, 2017

Ravindra Jadeja had Angelo Mathews caught at slip early on the fifth day•Dec 06, 2017•AFP

Suranga Lakmal did not lost long as nightwatchman, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017

Suranga Lakmal did not lost long as nightwatchman•Dec 05, 2017•BCCI

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma run between the wickets, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma run between the wickets•Dec 05, 2017•BCCI

Cheteshwar Pujara sets off for a run, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017

Cheteshwar Pujara sets off for a run•Dec 05, 2017•BCCI

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	caught	13	46
S Samarawickrama	caught	5	15
DM de Silva	retired hurt	119	219
RAS Lakmal	bowled	0	3
AD Mathews	caught	1	20
LD Chandimal	bowled	36	90
ARS Silva	not out	74	154
N Dickwella	not out	44	72
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 1)
Total	299(5 wkts; 103 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
I Sharma	13	2	32	0	2.46
Mohammed Shami	15	6	50	1	3.33
R Ashwin	35	3	126	1	3.6
RA Jadeja	38	13	81	3	2.13 (1 nb)
M Vijay	1	0	3	0	3
V Kohli	1	0	1	0	1

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	14	Dimuth Karunaratne	Sadeera Samarawickrama
2nd	17	Dimuth Karunaratne	Dhananjaya de Silva
3rd	0	Suranga Lakmal	Dhananjaya de Silva
4th	4	Angelo Mathews	Dhananjaya de Silva
5th	112	Dinesh Chandimal	Dhananjaya de Silva
6th	58	Roshen Silva	Dhananjaya de Silva
7th	94	Roshen Silva	Niroshan Dickwella

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