India Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
Pepsi Cup India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1999 (1998/99) · Nehru Stadium, Pune · 30 March 1999
India won by 51 runs
India won by 51 runs. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 103* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Pune
- Date
- 30 March 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 51 runs
- Player of the match
- Ajay Jadeja
- Captains
- Ajay Jadeja (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Sadagoppan Ramesh (India), Amay Khurasiya (India)
- Umpires
- BK Sadashiva and VN Kulkarni
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Sadagoppan Ramesh and Amay Khurasiya played their first ODIs.
India batted first and made 286 for 6. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 103 not out off 102 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 65. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ajay Jadeja and Amay Khurasiya, 44% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Nehru Stadium, 230 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 287, Sri Lanka made 235 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 55 off 78 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 30. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 35 for India.
India won by 51 runs. India's 286 is the highest total at Nehru Stadium.
INDIA: 286 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 65 | 91 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Aravinda de Silva | 24 | 40 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 17 | 15 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 103 | 102 |
| Amay Khurasiya | c Upul Chandana | 57 | 45 |
| Robin Singh | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 0 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c Russel Arnold | 1 | 3 |
| Nayan Mongia | not out | 6 | 4 |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Nikhil Chopra, Javagal Srinath
Extras 13 · Total 286 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Eric Upashantha | 10 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 10.5 ov), 2-65 (Rahul Dravid, 16.5 ov), 3-142 (Sourav Ganguly, 31.5 ov), 4-267 (Amay Khurasiya, 47.1 ov), 5-272 (Robin Singh, 47.4 ov), 6-277 (Ajit Agarkar, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 43 | 65 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 22 | 36 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 77 | 90 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja and Amay Khurasiya | 125 | 92 |
| fifth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 5 | 3 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Ajit Agarkar | 5 | 6 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 9 | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 235 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 12 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Sourav Ganguly | 10 | 22 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Nayan Mongia | 30 | 34 |
| Aravinda de Silva | run out (Nikhil Chopra) | 55 | 78 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 0 | 4 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Robin Singh) | 25 | 40 |
| Upul Chandana | c Ajay Jadeja | 22 | 23 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 28 | 39 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Nayan Mongia | 13 | 17 |
| Eric Upashantha | bowled | 15 | 10 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 2 | 7 |
Extras 29 · Total 235 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 7.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Avishka Gunawardene, 4.3 ov), 2-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 5.5 ov), 3-77 (Mahela Jayawardene, 16.5 ov), 4-83 (Chaminda Vaas, 18.3 ov), 5-145 (Aravinda de Silva, 30.3 ov), 6-145 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 30.4 ov), 7-184 (Upul Chandana, 37.5 ov), 8-214 (Ruwan Kalpage, 42.3 ov), 9-230 (Eric Upashantha, 44.2 ov), 10-235 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Avishka Gunawardene | 20 | 27 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | 8 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene | 56 | 66 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 10 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 62 | 72 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Upul Chandana | 39 | 43 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage | 30 | 28 |
| ninth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Eric Upashantha | 16 | 11 |
| tenth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 9 |
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