Sri Lanka Vs India 3Rd Match
Aiwa Cup Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 25 August 1999
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 71* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 25 August 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and DN Pathirana
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 205 for 8. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 49 off 85 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 37.
Chasing 206, Sri Lanka made 206 for 3. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 71 not out off 126 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 61. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 40% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining).
INDIA: 205 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 37 | 58 |
| Sourav Ganguly | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 9 | 22 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 22 | 26 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Mahela Jayawardene b Upul Chandana | 49 | 85 |
| Amay Khurasiya | c Indika de Saram b Upul Chandana | 29 | 48 |
| Robin Singh | c Chaminda Vaas b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 10 |
| MSK Prasad | run out (Marvan Atapattu, Muthiah Muralidaran) | 0 | – |
| Nikhil Chopra | not out | 12 | 26 |
| Anil Kumble | run out (Upul Chandana, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 3 | 15 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 12 | 17 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 28 · Total 205 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Sourav Ganguly, 9.1 ov), 2-83 (Rahul Dravid, 15.6 ov), 3-93 (Sachin Tendulkar, 19.3 ov), 4-155 (Amay Khurasiya, 36.1 ov), 5-169 (Robin Singh, 39.3 ov), 6-170 (MSK Prasad, 39.5 ov), 7-173 (Ajay Jadeja, 40.3 ov), 8-182 (Anil Kumble, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (26) and Sourav Ganguly (9) | 49 | 59 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (7) and Rahul Dravid (22) | 34 | 42 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (4) and Ajay Jadeja (3) | 10 | 22 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja (33) and Amay Khurasiya (29) | 62 | 100 |
| fifth | Robin Singh (4) and Ajay Jadeja (10) | 14 | 20 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja (1) and MSK Prasad (0) | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja (2) and Nikhil Chopra (1) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (3) and Nikhil Chopra (6) | 9 | 32 |
| ninth | Javagal Srinath (12) and Nikhil Chopra (5) | 23 | 25 |
SRI LANKA: 206 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 71 | 126 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st MSK Prasad b Nikhil Chopra | 61 | 62 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c MSK Prasad b Nikhil Chopra | 7 | 16 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Robin Singh | 27 | 34 |
| Indika de Saram | not out | 24 | 46 |
Did not bat: Romesh Kaluwitharana, Upul Chandana, Suresh Perera, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Nuwan Zoysa
Extras 16 · Total 206 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6.4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-83 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 19.1 ov), 2-100 (Avishka Gunawardene, 23.3 ov), 3-148 (Mahela Jayawardene, 32.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (18) and Sanath Jayasuriya (61) | 83 | 116 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (8) and Avishka Gunawardene (6) | 17 | 26 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (20) and Mahela Jayawardene (27) | 48 | 56 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (26) and Indika de Saram (26) | 58 | 85 |
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