India Vs Sri Lanka 21St Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · County Ground, Taunton · 26 May 1999
India won by 157 runs
India won by 157 runs. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 183 for India. Robin Singh took 5/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Taunton
- Date
- 26 May 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 157 runs
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 373 for 6. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 183 off 158 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 145. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 3 for 65 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 318-run stand for the second wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, 85% of the total.
Chasing 374, Sri Lanka made 216 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 56 off 74 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 42. Robin Singh took 5 for 31 for India.
India won by 157 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at County Ground across the 6 ODIs in our archive. India's 373 is the highest total at County Ground. Sourav Ganguly's 183 is the highest individual score at County Ground.
INDIA: 373 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Upul Chandana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 183 | 158 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 4 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 145 | 129 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 3 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c & b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 4 |
| Robin Singh | c Aravinda de Silva b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 12 | 7 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Debasis Mohanty
Extras 21 · Total 373 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 84 | 1 |
| Eric Upashantha | 10 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 0 | 65 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 0.5 ov), 2-324 (Rahul Dravid, 45.4 ov), 3-344 (Sachin Tendulkar, 46.5 ov), 4-349 (Ajay Jadeja, 47.3 ov), 5-349 (Robin Singh, 47.4 ov), 6-372 (Sourav Ganguly, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (1) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (5) | 6 | 5 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (157) and Rahul Dravid (145) | 318 | 275 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (2) and Sourav Ganguly (14) | 20 | 7 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Ajay Jadeja (5) | 5 | 4 |
| fifth | Robin Singh (0) and Sourav Ganguly (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin (11) and Sourav Ganguly (11) | 23 | 13 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin (1) and Javagal Srinath (0) | 1 | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 216 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Javagal Srinath) | 3 | 7 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 7 | 15 |
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Debasis Mohanty | 29 | 29 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Robin Singh | 56 | 74 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Anil Kumble | 4 | 5 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | b Robin Singh | 42 | 57 |
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Sachin Tendulkar) | 32 | 45 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Sadagoppan Ramesh b Robin Singh | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Upashantha | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Robin Singh | 5 | 17 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 2 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Sachin Tendulkar b Robin Singh | 4 | 3 |
Extras 31 · Total 216 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 9.3 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.1 ov), 2-23 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 4.3 ov), 3-74 (Marvan Atapattu, 14.2 ov), 4-79 (Mahela Jayawardene, 15.3 ov), 5-147 (Aravinda de Silva, 28.1 ov), 6-181 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 34.3 ov), 7-187 (Chaminda Vaas, 36.4 ov), 8-203 (Eric Upashantha, 40.6 ov), 9-204 (Roshan Mahanama, 41.3 ov), 10-216 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (3) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (1) | 5 | 12 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (8) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (6) | 18 | 14 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (29) and Marvan Atapattu (21) | 51 | 59 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (1) and Mahela Jayawardene (4) | 5 | 7 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga (29) and Aravinda de Silva (26) | 68 | 79 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga (13) and Roshan Mahanama (18) | 34 | 40 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama (5) and Chaminda Vaas (1) | 6 | 13 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama (8) and Eric Upashantha (5) | 16 | 27 |
| ninth | Roshan Mahanama (0) and Pramodya Wickramasinghe (0) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (2) and Muthiah Muralidaran (4) | 12 | 7 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE CHASE →