India Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 2000 (2000/01) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 27 October 2000
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 128 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 7/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 2000 (2000/01)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 27 October 2000
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Umpires
- G Sharp and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- DT Lindsay
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 294 for 5. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 128 off 123 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 102. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 48 for India. The innings was built on a 226-run stand for the third wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene, 77% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 295, India made 226 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 61 off 54 balls, and Hemang Badani made 42. Muthiah Muralidaran took 7 for 30 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the seventh wicket between Hemang Badani and Vijay Dahiya.
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs. Muthiah Muralidaran's 7 for 30 are the best innings figures at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
SRI LANKA: 294 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Zaheer Khan | 11 | 24 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw | 8 | 20 |
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 102 | 111 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Zaheer Khan | 128 | 123 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Sridharan Sriram) | 28 | 21 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Ajit Agarkar, Vijay Dahiya) | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Eric Upashantha, Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 16 · Total 294 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sridharan Sriram | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.4 ov), 2-25 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 7.5 ov), 3-251 (Mahela Jayawardene, 43.4 ov), 4-290 (Russel Arnold, 49.1 ov), 5-294 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 22 | 34 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 13 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 226 | 215 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold | 39 | 33 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu and Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 5 |
INDIA: 226 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Chaminda Vaas | 61 | 54 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Kumar Sangakkara | 1 | 3 |
| Sridharan Sriram | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 6 | 11 |
| Robin Singh | c Upul Chandana | 31 | 48 |
| Vinod Kambli | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 29 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 17 |
| Hemang Badani | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 42 | 56 |
| Vijay Dahiya | c Russel Arnold | 40 | 58 |
| Sunil Joshi | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 4 |
| Ajit Agarkar | not out | 5 | 11 |
| Zaheer Khan | bowled | 6 | 8 |
Extras 14 · Total 226 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Eric Upashantha | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 30 | 7 |
| Russel Arnold | 8 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7.5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Sourav Ganguly, 0.4 ov), 2-24 (Sridharan Sriram, 4.4 ov), 3-99 (Robin Singh, 17.4 ov), 4-109 (Sachin Tendulkar, 21.2 ov), 5-120 (Yuvraj Singh, 25.1 ov), 6-129 (Vinod Kambli, 27.4 ov), 7-206 (Hemang Badani, 43.4 ov), 8-211 (Sunil Joshi, 45.1 ov), 9-211 (Vijay Dahiya, 45.5 ov), 10-226 (Zaheer Khan, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 4 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Sridharan Sriram | 22 | 24 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Singh | 75 | 78 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli | 10 | 22 |
| fifth | Vinod Kambli and Yuvraj Singh | 11 | 23 |
| sixth | Vinod Kambli and Hemang Badani | 9 | 15 |
| seventh | Hemang Badani and Vijay Dahiya | 77 | 96 |
| eighth | Sunil Joshi and Vijay Dahiya | 5 | 9 |
| ninth | Ajit Agarkar and Vijay Dahiya | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan | 15 | 18 |
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