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Sri Lanka Vs India 3Rd Odi

India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 24 August 1997

Sri Lanka won by 9 runs

Sri Lanka won by 9 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 104 for Sri Lanka. Abey Kuruvilla took 4/43.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997)
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Date
24 August 1997
Toss
India, chose to field
Result
Sri Lanka won by 9 runs
Player of the match
Aravinda de Silva
Captains
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Umpires
KT Francis and TM Samarasinghe
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to field.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 264 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 104 off 117 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 50. Abey Kuruvilla took 4 for 43 for India. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 206 across 22 ODIs.

Chasing 265, India made 255 for 8. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 65 off 68 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 42.

Sri Lanka won by 9 runs.

SRI LANKA: 264 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattuc Mohammad Azharuddin312
Sanath Jayasuriyac Ajay Jadeja35
Roshan Mahanamabowled5061
Aravinda de Silvac Mohammad Azharuddin104117
Arjuna Ranatungabowled36
Lanka de Silvac Sachin Tendulkar5058
Upul Chandanabowled1619
Dulip Liyanagec Ajay Jadeja2018
Kumar Dharmasenarun out (Abey Kuruvilla)12
Muthiah Muralidaranc Sachin Tendulkar74
Sajeewa de Silvanot out01

Extras 7 · Total 264 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Venkatesh Prasad60310
Abey Kuruvilla8.41434
Nilesh Kulkarni100733
Rajesh Chauhan100431
Robin Singh70320
Sachin Tendulkar50221
Sourav Ganguly30190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-22 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-105 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-113 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-195 (Lanka de Silva), 6-226 (Upul Chandana), 7-254 (Aravinda de Silva), 8-256 (Dulip Liyanage), 9-264 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-264 (Kumar Dharmasena)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya3
secondRoshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu19
thirdAravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama83
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva8
fifthAravinda de Silva and Lanka de Silva82
sixthAravinda de Silva and Upul Chandana31
seventhAravinda de Silva and Dulip Liyanage28
eighthDulip Liyanage and Kumar Dharmasena2
ninthMuthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena8
tenthKumar Dharmasena and Sajeewa de Silva0
INDIA: 255 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Sachin Tendulkarc Lanka de Silva3932
Sourav Gangulyc Sajeewa de Silva1723
Robin Singhc Ruwan Kalpage2841
Rahul Dravidc Upul Chandana4268
Mohammad Azharuddinrun out (Marvan Atapattu, Lanka de Silva)6568
Ajay Jadejarun out (Aravinda de Silva)2232
Nayan Mongianot out1419
Rajesh Chauhanc Dulip Liyanage49
Abey Kuruvillac Sanath Jayasuriya74
Nilesh Kulkarninot out35

Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad

Extras 14 · Total 255 for 8

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Sajeewa de Silva80482
Dulip Liyanage51360
Kumar Dharmasena90330
Muthiah Muralidaran100411
Sanath Jayasuriya100562
Upul Chandana80311

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-78 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-107 (Robin Singh), 4-165 (Rahul Dravid), 5-221 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-227 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-235 (Rajesh Chauhan), 8-245 (Abey Kuruvilla)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly50
secondRobin Singh and Sourav Ganguly28
thirdRobin Singh and Rahul Dravid29
fourthMohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid58
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja56
sixthMohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia6
seventhRajesh Chauhan and Nayan Mongia8
eighthNayan Mongia and Abey Kuruvilla10
ninthNayan Mongia and Nilesh Kulkarni10
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