India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 6 November 1998
India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 94 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 6 November 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Debut
- Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- E Isaccs
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Thilan Samaraweera's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 245 for 7. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 64 off 93 balls, and Avishka Gunawardene made 52. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu.
Chasing 246, India made 248 for 7. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 94 off 131 balls, and Nayan Mongia made 51. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia, 42% of the total.
India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 245 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 27 | 41 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | bowled | 52 | 55 |
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 64 | 93 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Sourav Ganguly | 0 | 4 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ajit Agarkar | 43 | 66 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Anil Kumble | 22 | 19 |
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 12 | 11 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 6 | 7 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 3 | 6 |
Did not bat: Thilan Samaraweera, Nuwan Zoysa
Extras 16 · Total 245 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 10 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-79 (Avishka Gunawardene, 13.6 ov), 2-85 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 16.4 ov), 3-86 (Aravinda de Silva, 17.3 ov), 4-175 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 37.6 ov), 5-219 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 45.2 ov), 6-228 (Marvan Atapattu, 46.5 ov), 7-238 (Chaminda Vaas, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene | 79 | 84 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 16 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 5 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 89 | 123 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 44 | 44 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu | 9 | 9 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 11 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 8 |
INDIA: 248 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 5 | 15 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Roshan Mahanama | 51 | 63 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 94 | 131 |
| Javagal Srinath | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 1 | 2 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 26 | 38 |
| Robin Singh | not out | 12 | 26 |
| Nikhil Chopra | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva) | 4 | 7 |
| Ajit Agarkar | not out | 26 | 12 |
Did not bat: Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble
Extras 26 · Total 248 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8.1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Sachin Tendulkar, 2.5 ov), 2-13 (Sourav Ganguly, 3.2 ov), 3-117 (Nayan Mongia, 26.2 ov), 4-119 (Javagal Srinath, 27.1 ov), 5-198 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 41.2 ov), 6-207 (Ajay Jadeja, 43.5 ov), 7-215 (Nikhil Chopra, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 12 | 17 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 1 | 3 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia | 104 | 138 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Javagal Srinath | 2 | 5 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 79 | 85 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 9 | 15 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Nikhil Chopra | 8 | 15 |
| eighth | Robin Singh and Ajit Agarkar | 33 | 17 |
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