IND vs SRL 1st Test Result - Muralitharan completes 800 test wickets, Sri Lanak beat India by 10 wickets

Muralitharan required just 8 wickets to reach the 800 landmark of wickets and India provided exactly 8 wickets to him in his last test match as Sri Lanka beat India by 10 wickets in the 1st Test match on Thursday, 22nd July, 2010 at Galle.

Sri Lanka needed 5 wickets and India trailing by 63 runs on the 5th and final day and Sri Lankan bowlers removed Dhoni and Harbhajan early. Laxman (69) put some resistance first with Mithun by puuting 49 runs and then with Ishant Sharmy by puuting 68 runs. Murali needed 1 more wickets as the last pair playing and he has the final laugh as he took last wickets to reach 800 wickets and finish in style for a remarkable and wonderful career.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka 1st Inning - 520/8 dec. in 124 overs (Paranavitana 111, Sangakkra 103, Mithun 4-105, Ishant 3-145)

India 1st Inning - 276 all out in 65 overs (Sehwag 109, Yuvraj 52, Muralitharan 5-63)

India 2nd Inning - 338 all out in 115.4 overs (Tendulkar 84, Laxman 69 Malinga 5-50, Muralitharan 3-128)

Sri Lanka 1st Inning - 96/0 in 14.1 overs (Paranavitana 23*, Dilshan 68*)

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

Man of the Match - Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets