Sri Lanka Vs India 3Rd Odi
India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 23 August 1997
No result
No result. Robin Singh top-scored with 100 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 23 August 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- No result
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and TM Samarasinghe
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 291 for 9. Robin Singh top-scored with 100 off 102 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 78. Aravinda de Silva took 3 for 55 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the third wicket between Robin Singh and Rahul Dravid, 56% of the total. From 268 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 20 runs, to 288 for 9. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 206 across 22 ODIs.
Sri Lanka replied with 132 for 6. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 68 off 38 balls. Robin Singh took 3 for 20 for India. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 64% of the total.
No result.
INDIA: 291 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 27 | 31 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Roshan Mahanama | 14 | 20 |
| Robin Singh | c Ravindra Pushpakumara | 100 | 102 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Ruwan Kalpage | 78 | 79 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 34 | 41 |
| Ajay Jadeja | st Lanka de Silva | 6 | 7 |
| Nayan Mongia | run out (Dulip Liyanage) | 1 | 1 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | run out (Roshan Mahanama, Lanka de Silva) | 2 | 3 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 3 | 9 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | not out | 5 | 7 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 2 | 1 |
Extras 19 · Total 291 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 6 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Dulip Liyanage | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-44 (Sachin Tendulkar), 3-206 (Rahul Dravid), 4-268 (Robin Singh), 5-273 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-274 (Nayan Mongia), 7-278 (Rajesh Chauhan), 8-281 (Ajay Jadeja), 9-288 (Abey Kuruvilla)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 30 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Singh | 14 |
| third | Robin Singh and Rahul Dravid | 162 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Robin Singh | 62 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 5 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 1 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Rajesh Chauhan | 4 |
| eighth | Ajay Jadeja and Abey Kuruvilla | 3 |
| ninth | Abey Kuruvilla and Nilesh Kulkarni | 7 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Nilesh Kulkarni | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 132 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Rahul Dravid, Nayan Mongia) | 21 | 28 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rahul Dravid | 68 | 38 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Venkatesh Prasad | 22 | 29 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Rajesh Chauhan | 0 | 1 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Rahul Dravid | 8 | 4 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Nilesh Kulkarni | 1 | 6 |
| Lanka de Silva | not out | 6 | 10 |
| Upul Chandana | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Dulip Liyanage, Ravindra Pushpakumara
Extras 6 · Total 132 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Chauhan | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-85 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-96 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-97 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-116 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-122 (Ruwan Kalpage), 6-132 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 85 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 11 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 1 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 19 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Ruwan Kalpage | 6 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Lanka de Silva | 10 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana and Lanka de Silva | 0 |
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