Sri Lanka Vs India 8Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 1 August 2001
India won by 46 runs
India won by 46 runs. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 98* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 1 August 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 46 runs
- Player of the match
- Yuvraj Singh
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva 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 227 for 8. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 98 not out off 110 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 47. Dilhara Fernando took 3 for 47 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the fifth wicket between Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, 45% of the total.
Chasing 228, Sri Lanka made 181 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 34 off 78 balls, and Suresh Perera made 30. Ashish Nehra took 3 for 35 for India.
India won by 46 runs.
INDIA: 227 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 16 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 |
| VVS Laxman | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 29 |
| Rahul Dravid | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 47 | 88 |
| Hemang Badani | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 11 |
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 98 | 110 |
| Reetinder Sodhi | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 30 | 37 |
| Sameer Dighe | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Dilhara Fernando | 3 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 3 | 8 |
Did not bat: Ashish Nehra
Extras 30 · Total 227 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Suresh Perera | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Virender Sehwag, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (Sourav Ganguly, 4.4 ov), 3-31 (VVS Laxman, 9.1 ov), 4-38 (Hemang Badani, 13.2 ov), 5-140 (Rahul Dravid, 35.1 ov), 6-197 (Reetinder Sodhi, 45.3 ov), 7-200 (Sameer Dighe, 46.1 ov), 8-213 (Harbhajan Singh, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (0) and VVS Laxman (0) | 7 | 31 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (12) and VVS Laxman (10) | 24 | 29 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (5) and Hemang Badani (2) | 7 | 25 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (30) and Yuvraj Singh (55) | 102 | 131 |
| sixth | Reetinder Sodhi (30) and Yuvraj Singh (25) | 57 | 62 |
| seventh | Sameer Dighe (3) and Yuvraj Singh (0) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (4) and Yuvraj Singh (8) | 13 | 8 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (3) and Yuvraj Singh (10) | 14 | 15 |
SRI LANKA: 181 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rahul Dravid b Ashish Nehra | 10 | 19 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Harbhajan Singh) | 0 | 5 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Sameer Dighe b Zaheer Khan | 1 | 5 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Sourav Ganguly | 34 | 78 |
| Russel Arnold | lbw b Sourav Ganguly | 21 | 45 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Ashish Nehra | 18 | 30 |
| Suresh Perera | c Zaheer Khan b Harbhajan Singh | 30 | 47 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | run out (Rahul Dravid, Sameer Dighe) | 22 | 27 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Harbhajan Singh b Ashish Nehra | 13 | 11 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Ajit Agarkar b Zaheer Khan | 11 | 14 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 2 | 3 |
Extras 19 · Total 181 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Ashish Nehra | 8.5 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Reetinder Sodhi | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 1.4 ov), 2-7 (Marvan Atapattu, 2.3 ov), 3-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 7.3 ov), 4-67 (Russel Arnold, 21.2 ov), 5-93 (Mahela Jayawardene, 27.3 ov), 6-109 (Kumar Sangakkara, 32.1 ov), 7-151 (Suresh Perera, 40.3 ov), 8-157 (Kumar Dharmasena, 42.1 ov), 9-178 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 44.5 ov), 10-181 (Chaminda Vaas, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (4) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (0) | 6 | 10 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (1) and Sanath Jayasuriya (0) | 1 | 5 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (6) and Mahela Jayawardene (8) | 17 | 33 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (21) and Mahela Jayawardene (17) | 43 | 84 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (9) and Kumar Sangakkara (14) | 26 | 38 |
| sixth | Suresh Perera (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 16 | 29 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena (19) and Suresh Perera (18) | 42 | 51 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena (0) and Chaminda Vaas (3) | 6 | 10 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (11) and Chaminda Vaas (9) | 21 | 17 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Dilhara Fernando (0) | 3 | 6 |
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