Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015 explained

The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 6 August to 1 September 2015 to play a tour match and three Test matches.^[1] On 27 June 2015, Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara said he would retire from international cricket after the second Test of the series.^[2] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Sri Lanka Cricket Board confirmed the schedule of India's tour to Sri Lanka in August to September 2015. The tour started with a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Board President's XI, followed by three Test matches. The Test matches were played at Galle, P Sara Oval, and SSC Colombo.^[3] The Indian team arrived in Sri Lanka on 4 August 2015.^[4]

Three different openers for India Shikhar Dhawan (134), Lokesh Rahul (108) and Cheteshwar Pujara (145) made centuries in the series. This was fifth time in Test history. The last happened in 1970 Ashes by John Edrich, Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst for England.^[5]

India won the three-match series 2–1, with Virat Kohli winning his first Test series as captain of India, and this was the first series win by India in Sri Lanka since 1993.^[6] This series win also gave India their first overseas Test series victory since the 2011 tour in the West Indies.

Squads

¹ Murali Vijay was ruled out of the first Test and also last Test due to a hamstring injury.^{[11] [12]
2} Stuart Binny was added to India's squad before the second Test.^[13]
3 Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the last two matches after fracturing his right hand in the first Test.^[14]
4 Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out of the last Test due to a hamstring injury.^[12]
5 Naman Ojha and Karun Nair were added to India's squad before the third Test.^[12]

Tour match

Three day:Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indians

Test series

3rd Test

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: India build up to World T20 with plenty of matches . 20 May 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: Sangakkara confirms international retirement . 27 June 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
3. Web site: India's tour of Sri Lanka schedule announced . 9 July 2015 . BCCI . 11 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711221227/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/press-releases/10460/indias-tour-of-sri-lanka-schedule-announced . dead .
4. Web site: Indian team arrive for three-Test series . 4 August 2015 . Sri Lanka Cricket . https://web.archive.org/web/20150805151935/http://www.srilankacricket.lk/featured-stories/indian-team-arrive-for-three-test-series . 5 August 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: Best figures by an India pacer in SL . 30 August 2015 . ESPN.
6. Web site: Sri Lanka v India: Tourists secure series with victory in Colombo . 1 September 2015 . BBC Sport.
7. Web site: Uncapped Vishwa Fernando in SL Test squad . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 7 August 2015 . 7 August 2015 .
8. Web site: SL Test squad . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 7 August 2015 . 7 August 2015 .
9. Web site: India's Test squad . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 23 July 2015 . 23 July 2015 .
10. Web site: Amit Mishra returns to India's Test squad . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 23 July 2015 . 23 July 2015 .
11. Web site: Vijay ruled out of first Test . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 10 August 2015 . 10 August 2015 .
12. Web site: Vijay and Saha Ruled out of the third Test . ESPNcricinfo . 23 August 2015.
13. Web site: Binny added to India Test squad . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 16 August 2015 . 16 August 2015 .
14. Web site: Dhawan ruled out of Sri Lanka tour . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 17 August 2015 . 17 August 2015 .