| India first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| +NR Mongia | cMuralitharan bPushpakumara | 11 | 17 | 18 | 2 | - | |
| NS Sidhu | cAtapattu bVaas | 79 | 162 | 214 | 13 | 1 | |
| RS Dravid | cAtapattu bVaas | 92 | 221 | 330 | 10 | 1 | |
| *SR Tendulkar | bPushpakumara | 15 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 1 | |
| M Azharuddin | lbw bPushpakumara | 62 | 121 | 139 | 6 | - | |
| SC Ganguly | cTillakaratne bPushpakumara | 99 | 188 | 309 | 13 | - | |
| A Kumble | run out (Ranatunga) | 78 | 191 | 219 | 8 | - | |
| J Srinath | lbw bJayasuriya | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | - | |
| RK Chauhan | cVaas bJayasuriya | 1 | 13 | 18 | - | - | |
| A Kuruvilla | lbw bPushpakumara | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| NM Kulkarni | not out | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | |
| Extras | (8 b, 13 lb, 12 nb, 3 w) | 36 |
| Total | (all out, 155 overs) | 485 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-15 (Mongia), 2-152 (Sidhu), 3-182 (Tendulkar), 4-272 (Dravid), 5-303 (Azharuddin), 6-462 (Kumble), 7-476 (Srinath), 8-484 (Chauhan), 9-484 (Ganguly), 10-485 (Kuruvilla) |
Notes--> There was no play on the final day.
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NS Sidhu (1) 50 in 94 balls, 149 minutes
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RS Dravid (1) 50 in 127 balls, 192 minutes
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M Azharuddin (1) 50 in 96 balls, 121 minutes
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SC Ganguly (1) 50 in 96 balls, 181 minutes
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A Kumble (1) 50 in 159 balls, 174 minutes
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A Kumble (1) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
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KR Pushpakumara made his debut in India in Test matches
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KJ Silva made his debut in India in Test matches
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NM Kulkarni made his debut in India in Test matches
There were 3 interruptions after 1, 5.1 and 6.1 overs. There was a thunderstorm after the 6.1 over, resulting in play resuming only at the scheduled post-tea session. Play was extended after the scheduled close of play. Bad light ended the day after 41 overs. Day 3
Indian innings ended 5 minutes before the scheduled lunch. There was no play after that due to persistent drizzle.
