India Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of India - 1997 (1997/98) · Nehru Stadium, Margao · 28 December 1997
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 82* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Margao
- Date
- 28 December 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- K Hariharan and RC Sharma
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 228 for 6. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 61 off 86 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 53. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 53 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the first wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja, 57% of the total.
Chasing 229, Sri Lanka made 229 for 5. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 82 not out off 90 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 46. Debasis Mohanty took 3 for 58 for India.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
INDIA: 228 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 61 | 86 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 53 | 108 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 13 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 24 | 36 |
| Navjot Sidhu | run out (Arjuna Ranatunga, Kumar Dharmasena) | 17 | 22 |
| Robin Singh | not out | 19 | 23 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 14 | 12 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Javagal Srinath, Rajesh Chauhan, Debasis Mohanty
Extras 34 · Total 228 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 2 | 53 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-131 (Ajay Jadeja, 31.2 ov), 2-134 (Sourav Ganguly, 32.1 ov), 3-152 (Sachin Tendulkar, 36.3 ov), 4-181 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 42.4 ov), 5-190 (Navjot Sidhu, 44.6 ov), 6-223 (Nayan Mongia, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 131 | 188 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 5 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 18 | 26 |
| fourth | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 29 | 37 |
| fifth | Navjot Sidhu and Robin Singh | 9 | 14 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Nayan Mongia | 33 | 23 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Sairaj Bahutule | 5 | 7 |
SRI LANKA: 229 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 14 | 34 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Robin Singh | 17 | 8 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 46 | 79 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 82 | 90 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ajay Jadeja | 20 | 36 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 30 | 38 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 5 | 8 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 15 · Total 229 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 10 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| Robin Singh | 5.2 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.1 ov), 2-51 (Marvan Atapattu, 11.6 ov), 3-112 (Roshan Mahanama, 25.3 ov), 4-164 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 36.4 ov), 5-220 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 19 | 19 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu | 32 | 53 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 61 | 81 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 52 | 67 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 56 | 59 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 11 |
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