| Test 2, 31st Jul 2008 - 04th Aug 2008 |
| India won the toss, elected to bat |
| Stadium | : | Galle International Stadium |
| Venue | : | Galle |
| Umpires | : | BR Doctrove and RE Koertzen |
| TV Umpire | : | MR Benson |
| Referee | : | AG Hurst | | Result | : | India won by 170 runs | | Man of the Match | : | V Sehwag | |
| | Days | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | | Score | Ind: 214/4 | Ind: 329/10; SL: 215/5 | SL: 292/10; Ind: 200/4 | Ind: 269/10; SL: 136/10 | |
| Fall of Wickets: 4/1( M Vandort(4)-0.3 overs),137/2( M Warnapura(66)-34.5 overs),144/3( K Sangakkara(68)-37 overs),192/4( T Samaraweera(14)-52.3 overs),192/5( T Dilshan(0)-53 overs),250/6( P Jayawardene(24)-74.2 overs),255/7( C Vaas(1)-75.2 overs),291/8( M Jayawardene(87)-92.3 overs),291/9( A Mendis(0)-92.5 overs),292/10( M Muralitharan(0)-93.3 overs) |
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