Sri Lanka Vs India Final
Indian Oil Cup India, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Sri Lanka - 2005 (2005) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 9 August 2005
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 83 for Sri Lanka. Ashish Nehra took 6/59.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 9 August 2005
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 18 runs
- Player of the match
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 281 for 9. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 83 off 97 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 67. Ashish Nehra took 6 for 59 for India. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fifth wicket between Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene, 44% of the total.
Chasing 282, India made 263 for 9. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 69 off 99 balls, and Virender Sehwag made 48. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the third wicket between Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh. From 205 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 229 for 8.
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs.
SRI LANKA: 281 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Ashish Nehra | 11 | 22 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Harbhajan Singh, MS Dhoni) | 67 | 77 |
| Dilhara Lokuhettige | lbw b Ashish Nehra | 9 | 7 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Virender Sehwag b Ashish Nehra | 8 | 12 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Mohammad Kaif b Ashish Nehra | 83 | 97 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Rahul Dravid) | 64 | 63 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Ashish Nehra | 7 | 11 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 18 | 9 |
| Upul Chandana | c Harbhajan Singh b Ashish Nehra | 2 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | run out (Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra) | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Farveez Maharoof
Extras 12 · Total 281 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 1 | 59 | 6 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Marvan Atapattu, 5.6 ov), 2-46 (Dilhara Lokuhettige, 7.5 ov), 3-67 (Kumar Sangakkara, 13.1 ov), 4-122 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 25.5 ov), 5-247 (Mahela Jayawardene, 45.2 ov), 6-257 (Russel Arnold, 46.4 ov), 7-262 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 47.6 ov), 8-268 (Upul Chandana, 49.2 ov), 9-281 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (6) and Sanath Jayasuriya (14) | 32 | 27 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (5) and Dilhara Lokuhettige (9) | 14 | 11 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (8) | 21 | 32 |
| fourth | Sanath Jayasuriya (35) and Mahela Jayawardene (18) | 55 | 76 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (57) and Mahela Jayawardene (65) | 125 | 117 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (7) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) | 10 | 7 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) | 5 | 8 |
| eighth | Upul Chandana (2) and Chaminda Vaas (4) | 6 | 8 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Chaminda Vaas (13) | 13 | 4 |
INDIA: 263 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 26 | 45 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Chaminda Vaas | 48 | 22 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara) | 69 | 99 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Dilhara Lokuhettige b Upul Chandana | 42 | 58 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Marvan Atapattu b Chaminda Vaas | 31 | 36 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b Upul Chandana | 7 | 11 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | run out (Farveez Maharoof, Kumar Sangakkara) | 0 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Upul Tharanga b Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 9 | 15 |
| Ashish Nehra | not out | 9 | 7 |
Extras 16 · Total 263 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Dilhara Lokuhettige | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 9.5 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Virender Sehwag, 6.2 ov), 2-102 (Sourav Ganguly, 15.5 ov), 3-186 (Yuvraj Singh, 35.1 ov), 4-205 (Rahul Dravid, 38.5 ov), 5-216 (MS Dhoni, 41.6 ov), 6-219 (Irfan Pathan, 42.6 ov), 7-223 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.1 ov), 8-229 (Zaheer Khan, 44.5 ov), 9-246 (Mohammad Kaif, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (7) and Virender Sehwag (48) | 62 | 32 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (19) and Rahul Dravid (17) | 40 | 57 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (42) and Yuvraj Singh (42) | 84 | 116 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (10) and Mohammad Kaif (6) | 19 | 21 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (7) and Mohammad Kaif (4) | 11 | 19 |
| sixth | Mohammad Kaif (2) and Irfan Pathan (1) | 3 | 6 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Mohammad Kaif (4) | 4 | 7 |
| eighth | Mohammad Kaif (1) and Zaheer Khan (5) | 6 | 4 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (3) and Mohammad Kaif (14) | 17 | 16 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (6) and Ashish Nehra (9) | 17 | 15 |
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