India Vs Kenya Final
Coca-Cola Triangular Series Bangladesh, India, Kenya in India - 1998 (1998) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 31 May 1998
India won by 9 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)
India won by 9 wickets (with 90 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 100* for India. Venkatesh Prasad took 4/23.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 31 May 1998
- Toss
- Kenya, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 9 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Aasif Karim (Kenya), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and K Parthasarathy
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Kenya won the toss and chose to bat.
Kenya batted first and made 196 all out. Hitesh Modi top-scored with 71 off 93 balls. Venkatesh Prasad took 4 for 23 for India. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the fifth wicket between Kennedy Otieno and Hitesh Modi, 42% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 4.
Chasing 197, India made 197 for 1. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 100 not out off 103 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 50. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the second wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja, 61% of the total.
India won by 9 wickets (with 90 balls remaining).
KENYA: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dipak Chudasama | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 10 | 15 |
| Ravi Shah | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 8 | 9 |
| Steve Tikolo | c Nayan Mongia | 3 | 16 |
| Maurice Odumbe | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Hitesh Modi | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 71 | 93 |
| Kennedy Otieno | lbw | 28 | 57 |
| Thomas Odoyo | bowled | 21 | 33 |
| Aasif Karim | c Nayan Mongia | 13 | 19 |
| Martin Suji | c Nayan Mongia | 4 | 11 |
| Mohammad Sheikh | not out | 6 | 11 |
| Joseph Angara | c Ajit Agarkar | 3 | 11 |
Extras 29 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 2 | 23 | 4 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 9.3 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Robin Singh | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Rahul Sanghvi | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Dipak Chudasama, 3.1 ov), 2-19 (Ravi Shah, 4.2 ov), 3-21 (Maurice Odumbe, 6.6 ov), 4-23 (Steve Tikolo, 7.6 ov), 5-105 (Kennedy Otieno, 27.5 ov), 6-142 (Hitesh Modi, 35.3 ov), 7-164 (Thomas Odoyo, 38.4 ov), 8-180 (Martin Suji, 41.5 ov), 9-185 (Aasif Karim, 43.3 ov), 10-196 (Joseph Angara, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dipak Chudasama and Ravi Shah | 13 | 19 |
| second | Steve Tikolo and Ravi Shah | 6 | 7 |
| third | Steve Tikolo and Maurice Odumbe | 2 | 16 |
| fourth | Steve Tikolo and Hitesh Modi | 2 | 6 |
| fifth | Kennedy Otieno and Hitesh Modi | 82 | 119 |
| sixth | Hitesh Modi and Thomas Odoyo | 37 | 46 |
| seventh | Thomas Odoyo and Aasif Karim | 22 | 19 |
| eighth | Aasif Karim and Martin Suji | 16 | 19 |
| ninth | Aasif Karim and Mohammad Sheikh | 5 | 10 |
| tenth | Joseph Angara and Mohammad Sheikh | 11 | 18 |
INDIA: 197 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 100 | 103 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 36 | 45 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 50 | 65 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Azharuddin, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Robin Singh, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Venkatesh Prasad, Rahul Sanghvi
Extras 11 · Total 197 for 1
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Suji | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Aasif Karim | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Joseph Angara | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Steve Tikolo | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Maurice Odumbe | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sheikh | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ravi Shah | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-77 (Sourav Ganguly, 13.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 77 | 80 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 120 | 130 |
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