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Sehwag, Harbhajan top batting and bowling charts

Last updated on: December 06, 2009 22:34 IST

Virender SehwagIndia's [ Images ] comprehensive 2-0 victory in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka [ Images ], which concluded in Mumbai [ Images ] on Sunday, was reflected in the home side players topping the charts in both batting and bowling.

Indian opener Virender Sehwag [ Images ], who broke a number of records en-route to his epic 293 in the third Test, topped the batting charts with 491 runs from three matches at an outstanding average of 122.75.

The Delhi [ Images ] dasher and the man-of-the-series, who missed out to become the only batsman in history to score three triple tons, had scored another century and a fifty besides the 293 from the four innings he played in the series.

Rahul Dravid [ Images ] occupied overall second in the batting chart with 433 runs from three matches at an average of 108.25. The former India captain scored two centuries and a fifty from four innings.

Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] was the highest scorer among the Lankans and third overall with 373 runs (average 74.60) followed by Prasanna Jayawardene [ Images ] (297), Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ] (248), Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] (241) and Tharanga Paranavitana [ Images ] (200).

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] claimed the most wickets with 13 scalps from three matches but conceded 533 runs, which is huge by his standard.

Pacer Zaheer took 10 wickets from the three matches while S Sreesanth [ Images ] and Pragyan Ojha [ Images ] also made impacts with eight and nine wickets from two matches each.

 Among the Sri Lankans, Rangana Herath [ Images ] was the most successful bowler with 11 wickets from three matches but he conceded 537 runs.

Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ] had a nightmare of a series by taking nine wickets from the three matches but conceding a huge 591 runs.

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