Sri Lanka Vs India 2Nd Odi
India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 20 August 1997
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining). Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 113 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 20 August 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and DN Pathirana
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 238 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 113 off 126 balls, and Robin Singh made 42. Upul Chandana took 3 for 32 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the second wicket between Robin Singh and Sourav Ganguly, 42% of the total. From 212 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 237 for 9.
Chasing 239, Sri Lanka made 241 for 3. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 66 off 56 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 66. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining).
INDIA: 238 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw | 6 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Kumar Dharmasena | 113 | 126 |
| Robin Singh | c Kumar Dharmasena | 42 | 47 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | st Lanka de Silva | 1 | 7 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Lanka de Silva | 18 | 35 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Roshan Mahanama | 28 | 38 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Aravinda de Silva | 16 | 21 |
| Anil Kumble | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | st Lanka de Silva | 0 | 1 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | not out | 2 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | lbw | 0 | 5 |
Extras 10 · Total 238 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8.3 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 8 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-105 (Robin Singh), 3-106 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-159 (Rahul Dravid), 5-212 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-218 (Sourav Ganguly), 7-229 (Anil Kumble), 8-235 (Nayan Mongia), 9-237 (Rajesh Chauhan), 10-238 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 6 |
| second | Robin Singh and Sourav Ganguly | 99 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 1 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 53 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 53 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 6 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia | 11 |
| eighth | Rajesh Chauhan and Nayan Mongia | 6 |
| ninth | Rajesh Chauhan and Abey Kuruvilla | 2 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Abey Kuruvilla | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 241 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 38 | 43 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sachin Tendulkar | 66 | 56 |
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 66 | 94 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 52 | 49 |
| Upul Chandana | not out | 4 | 14 |
Did not bat: Arjuna Ranatunga, Lanka de Silva, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 15 · Total 241 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Chauhan | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 7 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 6.5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-79 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-130 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-219 (Roshan Mahanama)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 79 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 51 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 89 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Upul Chandana | 22 |
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