Sri Lanka Vs India 6Th Match
Aiwa Cup Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 29 August 1999
India won by 23 runs (D/L method)
India won by 23 runs (D/L method). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 120 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 29 August 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 23 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Robin Singh
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EKG Wijewardene and MG Silva
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 296 for 4. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 120 off 141 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 85. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 43% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 206 across 22 ODIs.
Sri Lanka replied with 247 for 9. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 71 off 53 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 62. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 43% of the total.
India won by 23 runs (D/L method).
INDIA: 296 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Nuwan Zoysa | 120 | 141 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Suresh Perera | 32 | 35 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Upul Chandana | 13 | 39 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Russel Arnold b Sanath Jayasuriya | 85 | 72 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 19 | 15 |
| Robin Singh | not out | 4 | 4 |
Did not bat: Amay Khurasiya, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Nikhil Chopra
Extras 23 · Total 296 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Suresh Perera | 6 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 12.3 ov), 2-112 (Rahul Dravid, 22.3 ov), 3-239 (Sachin Tendulkar, 44.3 ov), 4-279 (Sourav Ganguly, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (33) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (32) | 75 | 77 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (20) and Rahul Dravid (14) | 37 | 61 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (67) and Sourav Ganguly (52) | 127 | 134 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (33) and Ajay Jadeja (6) | 40 | 25 |
| fifth | Robin Singh (4) and Ajay Jadeja (13) | 17 | 9 |
SRI LANKA: 247 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Sourav Ganguly b Anil Kumble | 55 | 86 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rahul Dravid b Robin Singh | 71 | 53 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Robin Singh | 7 | 17 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Nikhil Chopra b Venkatesh Prasad | 62 | 62 |
| Chamara Silva | c Venkatesh Prasad b Nikhil Chopra | 5 | 11 |
| Upul Chandana | c Nikhil Chopra b Anil Kumble | 0 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | c Robin Singh b Venkatesh Prasad | 19 | 14 |
| Suresh Perera | run out (Ajay Jadeja, Javagal Srinath) | 4 | 6 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 0 | – |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 5 | 4 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 19 · Total 247 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-105 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 16.3 ov), 2-119 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 20.2 ov), 3-193 (Marvan Atapattu, 32.4 ov), 4-205 (Chamara Silva, 35.6 ov), 5-205 (Upul Chandana, 36.1 ov), 6-238 (Russel Arnold, 40.1 ov), 7-238 (Mahela Jayawardene, 40.2 ov), 8-238 (Chaminda Vaas, 40.4 ov), 9-243 (Suresh Perera, 41.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (28) and Sanath Jayasuriya (71) | 105 | 99 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (5) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (7) | 14 | 23 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (23) and Mahela Jayawardene (45) | 74 | 76 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (7) and Chamara Silva (5) | 12 | 20 |
| fifth | Upul Chandana (0) and Mahela Jayawardene (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (19) and Mahela Jayawardene (10) | 33 | 24 |
| seventh | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Suresh Perera (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Suresh Perera (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (1) and Suresh Perera (4) | 5 | 5 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (4) and Nuwan Zoysa (0) | 4 | 2 |
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