Sri Lanka Vs India 3Rd Match
Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 18 July 1997
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining). Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 131* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 18 July 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Lanka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Nazir and Saleem Badar
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Lanka de Silva's first ODI.
India batted first and made 227 for 6. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 81 not out off 103 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 69. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid, 52% of the total.
Chasing 228, Sri Lanka made 231 for 4. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 131 not out off 152 balls, and Lanka de Silva made 37. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the third wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu, 47% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining).
INDIA: 227 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 21 | 28 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Kumar Dharmasena | 11 | 22 |
| Saba Karim | c Lanka de Silva | 12 | 25 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 69 | 102 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 81 | 103 |
| Robin Singh | c Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 10 |
| Ajay Jadeja | st Lanka de Silva | 3 | 4 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 16 | 8 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad, Noel David, Abey Kuruvilla
Extras 4 · Total 227 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-35 (Sachin Tendulkar), 3-51 (Saba Karim), 4-168 (Rahul Dravid), 5-189 (Robin Singh), 6-201 (Ajay Jadeja)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 32 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Saba Karim | 3 |
| third | Rahul Dravid and Saba Karim | 16 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 117 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Robin Singh | 21 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 12 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble | 26 |
SRI LANKA: 231 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 31 | 57 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rahul Dravid | 0 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Saba Karim | 6 | 5 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 131 | 152 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Saba Karim | 5 | 8 |
| Lanka de Silva | not out | 37 | 49 |
Did not bat: Ruwan Kalpage, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 21 · Total 231 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Noel David | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 0.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-9 (Aravinda de Silva), 3-117 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-125 (Roshan Mahanama)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 9 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 108 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 8 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Lanka de Silva | 106 |
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