Sri Lanka Vs India Final
Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 26 July 1997
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 84* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 26 July 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Nilesh Kulkarni (India)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Nazir and Saleem Badar
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Nilesh Kulkarni's first ODI.
India batted first and made 239 for 7. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 81 off 102 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 53. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar, 46% of the total.
Chasing 240, Sri Lanka made 240 for 2. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 84 not out off 101 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 63. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 57% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining).
INDIA: 239 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navjot Sidhu | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 30 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Aravinda de Silva | 34 | 55 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Roshan Mahanama | 7 | 12 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Ruwan Kalpage | 53 | 67 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 81 | 102 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Lanka de Silva) | 22 | 24 |
| Robin Singh | c Aravinda de Silva | 9 | 5 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 7 | 5 |
| Saba Karim | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Nilesh Kulkarni, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 15 · Total 239 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 9 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 54 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-51 (Rahul Dravid), 3-59 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-168 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-215 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-225 (Robin Singh), 7-234 (Ajay Jadeja)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and Sourav Ganguly | 32 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 19 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 8 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 109 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 47 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 10 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Ajay Jadeja | 9 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Saba Karim | 5 |
SRI LANKA: 240 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 84 | 101 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Navjot Sidhu | 63 | 52 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 6 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 62 | 66 |
Did not bat: Roshan Mahanama, Lanka de Silva, Ruwan Kalpage, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 25 · Total 240 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Rahul Dravid | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-137 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-144 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 137 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 7 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 96 |
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