India Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Match
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 9 November 1998
India won by 81 runs
India won by 81 runs. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 64 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 9 November 1998
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 81 runs
- Player of the match
- Ajit Agarkar
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- E Isaccs
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 179 all out. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 64 off 117 balls. Kumar Dharmasena took 3 for 31 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 180, Sri Lanka made 98 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 29 off 67 balls. Sunil Joshi took 3 for 17 for India. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 4.
India won by 81 runs.
INDIA: 179 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Marvan Atapattu | 18 | 28 |
| Sourav Ganguly | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 0 | 3 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 22 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Pramodya Wickramasinghe) | 64 | 117 |
| Robin Singh | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 8 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Marvan Atapattu | 26 | 48 |
| Nikhil Chopra | c Roshan Mahanama | 15 | 32 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c Kumar Dharmasena | 6 | 9 |
| Javagal Srinath | bowled | 15 | 20 |
| Sunil Joshi | not out | 3 | 5 |
| Anil Kumble | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 12 | 11 |
Extras 16 · Total 179 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8.5 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Sourav Ganguly, 1.1 ov), 2-18 (Nayan Mongia, 7.6 ov), 3-29 (Sachin Tendulkar, 11.1 ov), 4-36 (Robin Singh, 12.6 ov), 5-88 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 29.3 ov), 6-118 (Nikhil Chopra, 37.4 ov), 7-134 (Ajit Agarkar, 41.1 ov), 8-163 (Javagal Srinath, 46.5 ov), 9-164 (Ajay Jadeja, 47.2 ov), 10-179 (Anil Kumble, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 7 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia | 17 | 41 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 11 | 19 |
| fourth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 7 | 11 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 52 | 99 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Nikhil Chopra | 30 | 49 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Ajit Agarkar | 16 | 21 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Ajay Jadeja | 29 | 34 |
| ninth | Ajay Jadeja and Sunil Joshi | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Sunil Joshi | 15 | 15 |
SRI LANKA: 98 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | lbw | 0 | 5 |
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 10 | 14 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Nayan Mongia | 29 | 67 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Robin Singh | 9 | 14 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Sunil Joshi) | 0 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Javagal Srinath | 16 | 48 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 13 | 60 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 4 | 12 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 3 | 15 |
Extras 14 · Total 98 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.2 ov), 2-2 (Avishka Gunawardene, 1.5 ov), 3-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 7.1 ov), 4-21 (Roshan Mahanama, 7.2 ov), 5-47 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 12.5 ov), 6-47 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 13.1 ov), 7-66 (Aravinda de Silva, 20.5 ov), 8-79 (Thilan Samaraweera, 28.3 ov), 9-89 (Chaminda Vaas, 34.1 ov), 10-98 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 38.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene | 0 | 2 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Avishka Gunawardene | 2 | 9 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 19 | 32 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 26 | 33 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva and Thilan Samaraweera | 19 | 46 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Thilan Samaraweera | 13 | 46 |
| ninth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 34 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 29 |
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