India Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Match
Pepsi Independence Cup India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1997 (1997) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 17 May 1997
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining). Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 151* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Date
- 17 May 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 225 for 7. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 72 off 102 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 61. Sajeewa de Silva took 3 for 59 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid, 42% of the total.
Chasing 226, Sri Lanka made 229 for 5. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 151 not out off 120 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 38. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 60% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 55 balls remaining).
INDIA: 225 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Kumar Dharmasena | 2 | 4 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 61 | 103 |
| Vinod Kambli | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 4 | 19 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 72 | 102 |
| Robin Singh | bowled | 51 | 52 |
| Nayan Mongia | not out | 21 | 17 |
| Anil Kumble | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 4 |
Did not bat: Sunil Joshi, Abey Kuruvilla, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 14 · Total 225 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-4 (Sachin Tendulkar), 3-29 (Vinod Kambli), 4-124 (Rahul Dravid), 5-182 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-224 (Robin Singh), 7-225 (Anil Kumble)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 0 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 4 |
| third | Vinod Kambli and Rahul Dravid | 25 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid | 95 |
| fifth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 58 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Nayan Mongia | 42 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 229 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 151 | 120 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Sachin Tendulkar | 0 | 2 |
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Sunil Joshi) | 38 | 69 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Gagan Khoda | 17 | 30 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Nayan Mongia | 6 | 19 |
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 4 | 6 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 13 · Total 229 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 7 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Sunil Joshi | 9.5 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-146 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-151 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-194 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-220 (Hashan Tillakaratne)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 8 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 138 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 43 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya | 26 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 |
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