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The India national cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 23 July to 29 August.[1]
| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008 | |||
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| India | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 18 July – 29 August 2008 | ||
| Captains |
Anil Kumble (Tests) MS Dhoni (ODIs) | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Virender Sehwag (344) | Mahela Jayawardene (279) | |
| Most wickets | Harbhajan Singh (16) | Ajantha Mendis (26) | |
| Player of the series | Ajantha Mendis (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | MS Dhoni (193) | Mahela Jayawardene (185) | |
| Most wickets | Zaheer Khan (9) | Ajantha Mendis (13) | |
| Player of the series | MS Dhoni (Ind) | ||
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1st Test
23–27 July Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 1 as well as day 3.
- Ajantha Mendis (SL) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
31 July – 4 August Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 1 as well as day 3.
3rd Test
8–12 August Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light ended play early on day 2.
- Dhammika Prasad (SL) made his Test debut.
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1st ODI
2nd ODI
20 August Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Subramaniam Badrinath (Ind) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
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