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DateMatchVenue
Oct 22Tour matchMumbai
Oct 251st ODINagpur
Oct 282nd ODIMohali (D/N)
Oct 313rd ODIJaipur
Nov 34th ODIPune
Nov 65th ODIAhmedabad (D/N)
Nov 9 6th ODIRajkot
Nov 12 7th ODIBaroda
Dec 2-6 1st TestChennai
Dec 10-14 2nd TestNew Delhi
Dec 18-22 3rd TestAhmedabad
Other cricket fixtures


December 25, 2005

Yuvraj, Irfan shine for India
Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan claimed the honours in the averages charts of the India-Sri Lanka series

India is now 2nd best Test team
The 2-0 series win against Lanka will help India take its tally to 115, two more than England\'s.

India complete thumping victory
India took 30 minutes on the final morning to win the third Test against Sri Lanka by 259 runs, and the three-match series 2-0.

Atapattu rues missed chances
Sri Lanka\'s captain complimented India\'s lower order for their batting against Muttiah Muralitharan.

Sehwag honoured to lead India
Ecstatic after leading India to a thumping victory over Sri Lanka in the third Test, the dashing batsman said the seniors in the side made his job easy.

Sehwag joins a select band
Virender Sehwag is one of the few who have registered a win in their first ever Test as India\'s captain.

Play to start at 1000 IST
The umpires will inspect the outfield at 0930 IST and decide when play will start.

Chappell happy with team\'s show
Greg Chappell said they delayed the declaration as they wanted the outfield to dry after the heavy overnight dew

India on threshold of victory
Anil Kumble claimed 3 for 86 runs as Sri Lanka were reduced to 235 for 6 in their second innings at close of play on day four in the third and final Test.

Kumble highest wkt-taker vs SL
The wicket of Thilan Samaraweera in Sri Lanka\'s second innings of Ahmedabad Test gave Anil Kumble a world record.

India vs Sri Lanka
Third Test, Ahmedabad, December 18-22
India won by 259 runs
Live telecast on Zee Sports

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India (For 3rd Test)
R Dravid (c), V Sehwag, G Gambhir, S Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Y Singh, M Kaif, W Jaffer, MS Dhoni (wk), I Pathan, A Agarkar, Harbhajan, M Kartik, A Kumble, RP Singh
Coach: Greg Chappell

Sri Lanka (For Tests)
M Atapattu (c), C Vaas, M Jayawardene, K Sangakkara (wk), T Dilshan, U Tharanga, T Samaraweera, F Maharoof, D Fernando, M Muralitharan, A Gunawardene, L Malinga, S Weerakoon, J Mubarak
Coach: Tom Moody

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