Sri Lanka Vs India 1St Match
Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1998 (1998) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 19 June 1998
India won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
India won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining). Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 97 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 19 June 1998
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Debut
- Suresh Perera (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and PT Manuel
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Suresh Perera's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 243 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 97 off 119 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 70. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu, 60% of the total.
Chasing 244, India made 246 for 2. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 80 off 114 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 65. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 47% of the total.
India won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 243 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 12 | 21 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Ajit Agarkar | 29 | 34 |
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 70 | 89 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 97 | 119 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 25 | 33 |
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Venkatesh Prasad, Anil Kumble) | 0 | – |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran, Suresh Perera
Extras 7 · Total 243 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.6 ov), 2-50 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 12.1 ov), 3-195 (Marvan Atapattu, 40.2 ov), 4-236 (Aravinda de Silva, 48.5 ov), 5-238 (Roshan Mahanama, 49.1 ov), 6-238 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 16 | 30 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 34 | 43 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 145 | 169 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 41 | 51 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 2 | 2 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena and Mahela Jayawardene | 5 | 4 |
INDIA: 246 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Marvan Atapattu | 65 | 50 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mahela Jayawardene | 80 | 114 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 55 | 81 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 22 | 18 |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh, Robin Singh, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Nayan Mongia
Extras 24 · Total 246 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9.4 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-115 (Sachin Tendulkar, 17.4 ov), 2-211 (Sourav Ganguly, 37.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 115 | 106 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 96 | 119 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 35 | 37 |
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