| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka | India | ||
| Dates | 6 August – 1 September 2015 | ||
| Captains | Angelo Mathews | Virat Kohli | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (339) | Virat Kohli (333) | |
| Most wickets | Dhammika Prasad (15) | Ravichandran Ashwin (21) | |
| Player of the series | Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) | ||
TheIndian cricket team touredSri Lanka from 6 August to 1 September 2015 to play a tour match and threeTest matches.[1] On 27 June 2015, Sri Lankan batsmanKumar Sangakkara said he would retire from international cricket after the second Test of the series.[2] TheBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) andSri 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 IndiaShikhar Dhawan (134),Lokesh Rahul (108) andCheteshwar Pujara (145) made centuries in the series. This was fifth time in Test history. The last happened in1970 Ashes byJohn Edrich,Geoff Boycott andBrian 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 Lankasince 1993.[6] This series win also gave India their first overseas Test series victory since the 2011 tour in the West Indies.
 Sri Lanka[7][8] |  India[9][10] |
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1Murali Vijay was ruled out of the first Test and also last Test due to a hamstring injury.[11][12]
2Stuart Binny was added to India's squad before the second Test.[13]
3Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the last two matches after fracturing his right hand in the first Test.[14]
4Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out of the last Test due to a hamstring injury.[12]
5Naman Ojha andKarun Nair were added to India's squad before the third Test.[12]
6–8 August Scorecard |
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12–16 August Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 63 runs Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Dinesh Chandimal (SL) |
20–24 August Scorecard |
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India won by 278 runs P Sara Oval,Colombo Umpires:Bruce Oxenford (Aus) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:KL Rahul (Ind) |
28 August – 1 September Scorecard |
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India won by 117 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground,Colombo Umpires:Nigel Llong (Eng) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) |