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Sri Lanka v India 2nd Match

Asian Test Championship India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1999 (1998/99) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 24 February 1999

Match drawn

Match drawn. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 242 for Sri Lanka. Anil Kumble took 4/134.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Asian Test Championship India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1999 (1998/99)
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates
24 February 1999 to 28 February 1999
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mahela Jayawardene
Captains
Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Ashish Nehra (India), Eric Upashantha (Sri Lanka), Ruchira Perera (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
RE Koertzen and RB Tiffin
Match referee
CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Ashish Nehra, Eric Upashantha and Ruchira Perera played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 518 for 7. Sadagoppan Ramesh top-scored with 143 off 214 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 107. The innings was built on a 232-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Sadagoppan Ramesh, 45% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 307 across 12 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 485 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 242 off 465 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 66. Anil Kumble took 4 for 134 for India. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene. India led by 33 on first innings.

India made 306 for 5 in their second innings. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 124 not out off 235 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 78. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 45% of the total.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 518 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Sadagoppan Rameshc Arjuna Ranatunga143214
VVS Laxmanc Aravinda de Silva1122
Rahul Dravidc Arjuna Ranatunga107218
Sachin Tendulkarc Romesh Kaluwitharana5354
Mohammad Azharuddinc Chandika Hathurusinghe87161
Sourav Gangulyc Ruwan Kalpage56127
Nayan Mongiac Aravinda de Silva2556
Anil Kumblenot out1015

Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra

Extras 26 · Total 518 for 7

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas3151081
Ruchira Perera3041251
Eric Upashantha283941
Chandika Hathurusinghe183511
Russel Arnold24.52942
Mahela Jayawardene113351

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (VVS Laxman, 7.1 ov), 2-252 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 71.3 ov), 3-288 (Rahul Dravid, 78.6 ov), 4-351 (Sachin Tendulkar, 90.1 ov), 5-463 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 125.3 ov), 6-491 (Sourav Ganguly, 136.3 ov), 7-518 (Nayan Mongia, 142.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstVVS Laxman and Sadagoppan Ramesh2043
secondRahul Dravid and Sadagoppan Ramesh232386
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid3645
fourthMohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar6367
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly112212
sixthSourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia2866
seventhAnil Kumble and Nayan Mongia2738
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 485 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Russel Arnoldrun out (Rahul Dravid)3493
Marvan Atapattulbw613
Mahela Jayawardenec Anil Kumble242465
Chandika Hathurusinghelbw1439
Aravinda de Silvabowled2354
Arjuna Ranatungac Hrishikesh Kanitkar66113
Hashan Tillakaratnest Nayan Mongia1447
Romesh Kaluwitharanabowled2345
Chaminda Vaasc VVS Laxman2364
Eric Upashanthalbw617
Ruchira Pereranot out19

Extras 33 · Total 485 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Venkatesh Prasad316941
Ashish Nehra285941
Anil Kumble54.1101344
Harbhajan Singh4091273
Sachin Tendulkar50160
Sourav Ganguly1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Marvan Atapattu, 5.2 ov), 2-93 (Russel Arnold, 29.3 ov), 3-129 (Chandika Hathurusinghe, 44.1 ov), 4-178 (Aravinda de Silva, 59.2 ov), 5-354 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 115.5 ov), 6-390 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 131.2 ov), 7-466 (Chaminda Vaas, 153.2 ov), 8-466 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 153.3 ov), 9-484 (Eric Upashantha, 157.3 ov), 10-485 (Mahela Jayawardene, 159.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold1832
secondRussel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene75145
thirdChandika Hathurusinghe and Mahela Jayawardene3688
fourthAravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene4991
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene115–
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Mahela Jayawardene61–
seventhRomesh Kaluwitharana and Mahela Jayawardene3693
eighthChaminda Vaas and Mahela Jayawardene76132
ninthArjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene01
tenthEric Upashantha and Mahela Jayawardene1824
11thMahela Jayawardene and Ruchira Perera110
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 306 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Sadagoppan Rameshc Hashan Tillakaratne3038
VVS Laxmanlbw2563
Sourav Gangulyst Romesh Kaluwitharana78167
Sachin Tendulkarnot out124235
Mohammad Azharuddinc Russel Arnold1541
Anil Kumblec Chaminda Vaas1040
Venkatesh Prasadnot out952

Did not bat: Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Nayan Mongia

Extras 15 · Total 306 for 5

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas183580
Ruchira Perera142600
Eric Upashantha152412
Russel Arnold23.44541
Aravinda de Silva18.22592
Mahela Jayawardene141300
Hashan Tillakaratne1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 9.6 ov), 2-74 (VVS Laxman, 21.5 ov), 3-213 (Sourav Ganguly, 64.2 ov), 4-253 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 78.4 ov), 5-283 (Anil Kumble, 88.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstVVS Laxman and Sadagoppan Ramesh5060
secondSourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman2471
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly139255
fourthMohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar4086
fifthSachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble3061
sixthSachin Tendulkar and Venkatesh Prasad2391
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