Sri Lanka Vs India 2Nd Match
Singer World Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 28 August 1996
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining). Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 120* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 28 August 1996
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 226 for 5. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 110 off 138 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 58. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar, 57% of the total.
Chasing 227, Sri Lanka made 230 for 1. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 120 not out off 128 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 53. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 56% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining).
INDIA: 226 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Aravinda de Silva) | 110 | 138 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Asanka Gurusinha) | 0 | 9 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Aravinda de Silva | 16 | 41 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 58 | 99 |
| Vinod Kambli | run out (Aravinda de Silva) | 18 | 14 |
| Rahul Dravid | not out | 7 | 4 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Aashish Kapoor, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 16 · Total 226 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Ajay Jadeja), 2-57 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-186 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-217 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-218 (Vinod Kambli)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 4 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 53 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 129 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli | 31 |
| fifth | Vinod Kambli and Rahul Dravid | 1 |
| sixth | Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 230 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 120 | 128 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 53 | 65 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 49 | 76 |
Did not bat: Asanka Gurusinha, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Roshan Mahanama, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Ravindra Pushpakumara
Extras 8 · Total 230 for 1
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Aashish Kapoor | 10 | 2 | 51 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 2.2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-129 (Romesh Kaluwitharana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 129 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 101 |
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