Ind v SL 1st Test Result - Gambhir and Tendulkar scored century on 5th day as 1st Test Drawn

Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar scored their 7th and 43rd test century on the 5th and final day of 1st test match and helped India to save the test on Friday, 20th October, 2009 at Ahmedabad.

India started the final day from 190/2 and trailing by 153 runs with Gambhr batting on 74 and night watcman Amit Mishra and after Mishra got out its master blaster Sachin Tendulkar first put 66 runs for the 4th wicket with Gambhir who scored 114 runs and then put 137 runs not out with Laxman who hit unbeaten 51 runs while Tendulkar made unbeaten 100 before both captain agreed for a draw on the flat pitch.

Mahela Jayawardhane got Man of the Match for his double century 275 runs in the 1st inning.

Match Summary:

India 1st Inning - 426 all out in 104.5 overs(Dravid 177, Dhoni 110, Welegedara 4-87)

Sri Lanka 1st Inning - 760/7 decl.in 202.4 overs (Jayawardene 275, Prasanna 154*, Dilshan 112)

India 2nd Inning - 412/4 in 129 overs (Gambhir 114, Tendulkar 100*, Laxman 51*)

Man of the Match - Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Result - Match Drawn

Series - 3 Match Series level at 0-0