Sri Lanka Vs India 3Rd Match
Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 22 July 2001
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 69 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 22 July 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 6 runs
- Player of the match
- Suresh Perera
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Umpires
- PT Manuel and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 221 for 9. Avishka Gunawardene top-scored with 63 off 107 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 36. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 29 for India. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the fourth wicket between Romesh Kaluwitharana and Avishka Gunawardene.
Chasing 222, India made 215 for 7. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 69 off 105 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 49. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs.
SRI LANKA: 221 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st Sameer Dighe b Harbhajan Singh | 34 | 41 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | b Virender Sehwag | 63 | 107 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Amay Khurasiya b Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 6 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Sameer Dighe b Reetinder Sodhi | 0 | 4 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Sameer Dighe b Yuvraj Singh | 36 | 52 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh) | 1 | 5 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Sourav Ganguly b Zaheer Khan | 26 | 43 |
| Chaminda Vaas | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 5 |
| Suresh Perera | c Sourav Ganguly b Yuvraj Singh | 28 | 31 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 6 | 5 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 5 | 4 |
Extras 16 · Total 221 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Reetinder Sodhi | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 11.4 ov), 2-60 (Marvan Atapattu, 13.5 ov), 3-61 (Mahela Jayawardene, 14.6 ov), 4-144 (Avishka Gunawardene, 33.5 ov), 5-147 (Russel Arnold, 34.6 ov), 6-149 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 36.1 ov), 7-154 (Chaminda Vaas, 37.6 ov), 8-203 (Kumar Dharmasena, 47.4 ov), 9-210 (Suresh Perera, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (34) and Avishka Gunawardene (10) | 48 | 70 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (5) and Avishka Gunawardene (7) | 12 | 13 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Avishka Gunawardene (0) | 1 | 7 |
| fourth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (34) and Avishka Gunawardene (45) | 83 | 115 |
| fifth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (0) and Russel Arnold (1) | 3 | 7 |
| sixth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (0) and Kumar Dharmasena (0) | 2 | 2 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena (2) and Chaminda Vaas (1) | 5 | 11 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena (23) and Suresh Perera (21) | 49 | 58 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Suresh Perera (7) | 7 | 6 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (6) and Dilhara Fernando (0) | 11 | 8 |
INDIA: 215 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amay Khurasiya | lbw b Suresh Perera | 12 | 23 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Suresh Perera | 12 | 17 |
| VVS Laxman | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Dilhara Fernando | 17 | 29 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Russel Arnold | 69 | 105 |
| Rahul Dravid | not out | 49 | 81 |
| Reetinder Sodhi | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 20 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Suresh Perera b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 14 |
| Sameer Dighe | not out | 11 | 11 |
Did not bat: Zaheer Khan, Debasis Mohanty
Extras 13 · Total 215 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Suresh Perera | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Yuvraj Singh, 5.5 ov), 2-29 (Amay Khurasiya, 7.1 ov), 3-30 (Harbhajan Singh, 8.2 ov), 4-71 (VVS Laxman, 17.3 ov), 5-151 (Sourav Ganguly, 37.3 ov), 6-178 (Reetinder Sodhi, 42.3 ov), 7-200 (Virender Sehwag, 46.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Amay Khurasiya (10) and Yuvraj Singh (12) | 26 | 35 |
| second | VVS Laxman (1) and Amay Khurasiya (2) | 3 | 8 |
| third | VVS Laxman (0) and Harbhajan Singh (1) | 1 | 7 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (19) and VVS Laxman (16) | 41 | 58 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (50) and Rahul Dravid (27) | 80 | 123 |
| sixth | Rahul Dravid (8) and Reetinder Sodhi (19) | 27 | 30 |
| seventh | Rahul Dravid (10) and Virender Sehwag (12) | 22 | 26 |
| eighth | Rahul Dravid (4) and Sameer Dighe (11) | 15 | 19 |
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