Sri Lanka Vs India 7Th Match
Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1998 (1998) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 1 July 1998
Sri Lanka won by 8 runs
Sri Lanka won by 8 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 62 for Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 1 July 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and I Anandappa
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 171 for 8. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 62 off 86 balls. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 38 for India.
Chasing 172, India made 163 all out. Robin Singh top-scored with 50 off 74 balls, and Ajit Agarkar made 30. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4 for 18 for Sri Lanka. From 41 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 58 for 5.
Sri Lanka won by 8 runs.
SRI LANKA: 171 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 23 | 14 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 0 | 1 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Robin Singh | 12 | 18 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 62 | 86 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ajay Jadeja | 11 | 22 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | st Nayan Mongia | 7 | 16 |
| Upul Chandana | bowled | 26 | 24 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Sachin Tendulkar | 11 | 21 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 5 | 10 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 3 | 10 |
Did not bat: Suresh Perera
Extras 11 · Total 171 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 7 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Avishka Gunawardene, 0.4 ov), 2-30 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.4 ov), 3-38 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.4 ov), 4-77 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 13.4 ov), 5-90 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 17.4 ov), 6-132 (Upul Chandana, 25.2 ov), 7-160 (Kumar Dharmasena, 32.2 ov), 8-164 (Aravinda de Silva, 33.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene | 1 | 4 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 29 | 24 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 6 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 39 | 48 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 13 | 24 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Upul Chandana | 42 | 46 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Dharmasena | 28 | 42 |
| eighth | Aravinda de Silva and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 4 | 7 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 15 |
INDIA: 163 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Kumar Dharmasena | 17 | 16 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Aravinda de Silva | 26 | 27 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 6 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 11 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 0 | 1 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 22 |
| Robin Singh | c Mahela Jayawardene | 50 | 74 |
| Ajit Agarkar | bowled | 30 | 47 |
| Anil Kumble | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 4 | 10 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 1 |
Extras 16 · Total 163 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 6 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5.4 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Sachin Tendulkar, 6.1 ov), 2-48 (Sourav Ganguly, 7.5 ov), 3-57 (Nayan Mongia, 9.3 ov), 4-57 (Ajay Jadeja, 9.4 ov), 5-58 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 10.3 ov), 6-75 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar, 16.4 ov), 7-138 (Ajit Agarkar, 31.6 ov), 8-162 (Anil Kumble, 35.1 ov), 9-163 (Robin Singh, 35.3 ov), 10-163 (Harbhajan Singh, 35.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 41 | 37 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 7 | 10 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia | 9 | 10 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 1 | 5 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 17 | 37 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Ajit Agarkar | 63 | 92 |
| eighth | Robin Singh and Anil Kumble | 24 | 19 |
| ninth | Robin Singh and Venkatesh Prasad | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 |
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