India Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Match
Pepsi Cup India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1999 (1998/99) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur · 22 March 1999
India won by 80 runs
India won by 80 runs. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 130* for India. Sourav Ganguly took 4/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
- Date
- 22 March 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 80 runs
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Laxmi Shukla (India), Hemantha Boteju (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- KS Giridharan and VM Gupte
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Laxmi Shukla and Hemantha Boteju played their first ODIs.
India batted first and made 287 for 4. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 130 not out off 160 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 116. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 56 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 236-run stand for the second wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, 82% of the total.
Chasing 288, Sri Lanka made 207 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 46 off 43 balls, and Hashan Tillakaratne made 44. Sourav Ganguly took 4 for 21 for India. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne.
India won by 80 runs.
INDIA: 287 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 130 | 160 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 22 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Hemantha Boteju | 116 | 118 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Upul Chandana | 3 | 4 |
| Vinod Kambli | c Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Laxmi Shukla, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Nikhil Chopra, Javagal Srinath
Extras 25 · Total 287 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Hemantha Boteju | 8 | 1 | 56 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Ajay Jadeja, 8.5 ov), 2-269 (Rahul Dravid, 47.3 ov), 3-277 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 48.6 ov), 4-279 (Vinod Kambli, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 33 | 53 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 236 | 232 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 8 | 9 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Vinod Kambli | 2 | 2 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russel Arnold | c Vinod Kambli | 1 | 8 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | lbw | 39 | 47 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Anil Kumble | 0 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 12 | 24 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | st Nayan Mongia | 44 | 65 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 46 | 43 |
| Upul Chandana | bowled | 38 | 25 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | st Nayan Mongia | 3 | 5 |
| Hemantha Boteju | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Laxmi Shukla | 0 | 4 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 2 | 6 |
Extras 20 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 6 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Laxmi Shukla | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Russel Arnold, 1.5 ov), 2-15 (Mahela Jayawardene, 3.1 ov), 3-40 (Aravinda de Silva, 9.2 ov), 4-71 (Avishka Gunawardene, 16.2 ov), 5-152 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 28.3 ov), 6-176 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 31.4 ov), 7-183 (Ruwan Kalpage, 33.2 ov), 8-201 (Hemantha Boteju, 35.6 ov), 9-205 (Upul Chandana, 36.2 ov), 10-207 (Chaminda Vaas, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Russel Arnold and Avishka Gunawardene | 3 | 11 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene and Avishka Gunawardene | 12 | 8 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Avishka Gunawardene | 25 | 37 |
| fourth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Avishka Gunawardene | 31 | 42 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 81 | 73 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana | 24 | 19 |
| seventh | Ruwan Kalpage and Upul Chandana | 7 | 10 |
| eighth | Upul Chandana and Hemantha Boteju | 18 | 16 |
| ninth | Upul Chandana and Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 2 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas | 2 | 10 |
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