Sri Lankan national cricket team in India for the 2006/07 season
The Sri Lankan national cricket team tour to India in the 2006/07 season took place from February 8 to 17, 2007. The international cricket tour was part of the 2006/07 international cricket season and included four ODIs . India won the series 2–1.
prehistory
India last played a tour against the West Indies , Sri Lanka in New Zealand . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2006 season in Sri Lanka . For both teams it was the last preparation for the Cricket World Cup 2007 . In India , prior to the tour, the government made a decision to share private broadcasting rights-holders with nationally important sporting events, which included all matches of the national cricket team, with Indian state television, Doordarshan .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on January 28, 2007.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | Kolkata | 82,000 | 1. ODI |
| Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium | Margao | 19,000 | 3. ODI |
| Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Rajkot | 28,000 | 2. ODI |
| ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | Visakhapatnam | 30,000 | 4. ODI |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named a roster on January 17, 2007. India named its roster on February 2, 2007.
| ODI | |
|---|---|
 India
|
 Sri Lanka
|
One-day internationals
First ODI in Kolkata
| February 8 scorecard |
Kolkata |
Sri Lanka 102-3 (18.2) |
- |
India |
| No result | ||||
Second ODI in Rajkot
| February 11th scorecard |
Rajkot |
Sri Lanka 257-8 (50) |
- |
India 233-5 (46.3) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 5 runs | ||||
Sri lanka was fined for playing too slowly.
Third ODI in Margao
| February 14th scorecard |
Margao |
Sri Lanka 230-8 (50) |
- |
India 233-5 (46.3) |
| India wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Visakhapatnam
| February 17th scorecard |
Visakhapatnam |
Sri Lanka 259-7 (47/47) |
- |
India 263-3 (41/47) |
| India wins with 7 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Sourav Ganguly |
India
|
4th | 3 | 168 | 84.00 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Sri Lanka
|
4th | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
Sri Lanka
|
4th | 4th | 123 | 30.75 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh |
India
|
2 | 2 | 116 | 116.00 | 95 * | 0 | 1 |
| MS Dhoni |
India
|
4th | 2 | 115 | 115.00 | 67 * | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Munaf Patel |
India
|
3 | 26th | 7th | 16.42 | 4/49 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan |
India
|
3 | 25th | 7th | 18.28 | 5/42 | 1 | 0 |
| Sreesanth |
India
|
3 | 22.2 | 4th | 30.25 | 2/39 | 0 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof |
Sri Lanka
|
4th | 24 | 4th | 37.25 | 3/42 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando |
Sri Lanka
|
2 | 19th | 3 | 33.00 | 2/43 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara |
Sri Lanka
|
4th | 24 | 3 | 39.66 | 2/36 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India
|
4th | 31 | 3 | 44.33 | 2/37 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| ODI |
 Sourav Ganguly
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 2. ODI |
Kumar Sangakkara
|
| 3. ODI |
Zaheer Khan
|
| 4. ODI |
Chamara Silva
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nimbus forced to share live feed with Doordarshan ( English ) Cricinfo. February 1, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ Kolkata to host first one-dayer ( English ) Cricinfo. January 28, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ Charlie Austin: Arnold handed World Cup opportunity ( English ) Cricinfo. January 17, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Anand Vasu: Sehwag and Munaf back for SL series ( English ) Cricinfo. February 3, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Slow over-rate costs Sri Lanka ( English ) Cricinfo. February 12, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2006/07 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2006/07 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 2, 2016.