India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 2000 (2000/01) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 20 October 2000
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 101 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 2000 (2000/01)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 20 October 2000
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- G Sharp and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- DT Lindsay
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 224 for 8. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 101 off 140 balls, and Robin Singh made 35. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Singh, 45% of the total.
Chasing 225, Sri Lanka made 225 for 5. Russel Arnold top-scored with 59 off 70 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 48. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the fifth wicket between Russel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara, 42% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 37 balls remaining).
INDIA: 224 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Avishka Gunawardene) | 101 | 140 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Avishka Gunawardene | 17 | 24 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 16 | 21 |
| Vinod Kambli | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 12 | 21 |
| Yuvraj Singh | bowled | 7 | 15 |
| Robin Singh | c Marvan Atapattu | 35 | 61 |
| Anil Kumble | bowled | 11 | 13 |
| Ajit Agarkar | not out | 7 | 7 |
| Vijay Dahiya | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 0 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 17 · Total 224 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Sourav Ganguly, 6.3 ov), 2-64 (Rahul Dravid, 14.1 ov), 3-87 (Vinod Kambli, 18.6 ov), 4-102 (Yuvraj Singh, 23.5 ov), 5-202 (Robin Singh, 45.6 ov), 6-205 (Sachin Tendulkar, 46.4 ov), 7-222 (Anil Kumble, 49.3 ov), 8-222 (Vijay Dahiya, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 33 | 39 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 31 | 46 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli | 23 | 29 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh | 15 | 29 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Singh | 100 | 133 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble | 3 | 4 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Ajit Agarkar | 17 | 17 |
| eighth | Ajit Agarkar and Vijay Dahiya | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan | 2 | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 225 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Yuvraj Singh | 48 | 53 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Vijay Dahiya | 9 | 9 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Vijay Dahiya | 0 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | bowled | 38 | 57 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 40 | 64 |
| Russel Arnold | c Vijay Dahiya | 59 | 70 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 9 | 12 |
Did not bat: Kaushalya Weeraratne, Nuwan Zoysa, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 22 · Total 225 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 8.5 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Avishka Gunawardene, 1.5 ov), 2-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 3.2 ov), 3-94 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 17.6 ov), 4-113 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.2 ov), 5-208 (Russel Arnold, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene | 17 | 11 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 9 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene | 73 | 88 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara | 19 | 26 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara | 95 | 111 |
| sixth | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Kumar Sangakkara | 17 | 18 |
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