India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of India - 1997 (1997/98) · Nehru Stadium, Guwahati · 22 December 1997
India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 82* for India. Robin Singh took 5/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
- Date
- 22 December 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Robin Singh
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Debut
- Sairaj Bahutule (India)
- Umpires
- KSB Murali and KS Giridharan
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Sairaj Bahutule's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 172 for 9. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 68 off 115 balls. Robin Singh took 5 for 22 for India. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Nehru Stadium, 219 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 173, India made 173 for 3. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 82 not out off 86 balls, and Navjot Sidhu made 36. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar, 46% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining). Robin Singh's 5 for 22 are the best innings figures at Nehru Stadium.
SRI LANKA: 172 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Nayan Mongia | 8 | 21 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ajay Jadeja | 1 | 7 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Ajay Jadeja | 68 | 115 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Rajesh Chauhan | 4 | 12 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Robin Singh | 27 | 45 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Sairaj Bahutule | 23 | 33 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Sairaj Bahutule | 9 | 12 |
| Upul Chandana | lbw | 4 | 7 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 7 | 13 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled | 1 | 4 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 3 | 3 |
Extras 17 · Total 172 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 9 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.5 ov), 2-22 (Marvan Atapattu, 7.5 ov), 3-30 (Aravinda de Silva, 11.5 ov), 4-92 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 27.1 ov), 5-133 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 35.6 ov), 6-152 (Kumar Dharmasena, 39.3 ov), 7-156 (Roshan Mahanama, 41.2 ov), 8-161 (Upul Chandana, 41.6 ov), 9-167 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 43.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 11 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu | 17 | 36 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 8 | 24 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 62 | 92 |
| fifth | Roshan Mahanama and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 41 | 53 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 19 | 21 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Upul Chandana | 4 | 11 |
| eighth | Upul Chandana and Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 4 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 11 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas and Sajeewa de Silva | 5 | 7 |
INDIA: 173 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 12 | 31 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 7 | 15 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Marvan Atapattu | 36 | 50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 82 | 86 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 28 | 46 |
Did not bat: Robin Singh, Nayan Mongia, Sairaj Bahutule, Javagal Srinath, Rajesh Chauhan, Debasis Mohanty
Extras 8 · Total 173 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7.5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Ajay Jadeja, 5.4 ov), 2-26 (Sourav Ganguly, 8.3 ov), 3-94 (Navjot Sidhu, 22.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 16 | 34 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Sourav Ganguly | 10 | 17 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar | 68 | 86 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 79 | 90 |
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