India Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Odi
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2005 (2005/06) · Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot · 9 November 2005
India won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining). Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 79* for India. RP Singh took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
- Date
- 9 November 2005
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- RP Singh
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Virender Sehwag (India)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and MR Benson
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 196 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 59 off 63 balls, and Upul Chandana made 30. RP Singh took 4 for 35 for India. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, 311 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 197, India made 197 for 3. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 79 not out off 67 balls, and Mohammad Kaif made 38. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh, 53% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining). Sri Lanka's 196 all out is the lowest completed total at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground. RP Singh's 4 for 35 are the best innings figures at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground.
SRI LANKA: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 19 | 17 |
| Upul Tharanga | c MS Dhoni b RP Singh | 28 | 42 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Sachin Tendulkar b Irfan Pathan | 9 | 13 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | st MS Dhoni b Murali Kartik | 14 | 14 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Virender Sehwag b RP Singh | 9 | 18 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Yuvraj Singh) | 59 | 63 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Mohammad Kaif, MS Dhoni) | 8 | 20 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b Murali Kartik | 9 | 20 |
| Upul Chandana | b RP Singh | 30 | 32 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Mohammad Kaif b RP Singh | 4 | 10 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Zoysa
Extras 3 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Sreesanth | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| RP Singh | 8.5 | 2 | 35 | 4 |
| Murali Kartik | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 7.4 ov), 2-56 (Kumar Sangakkara, 10.5 ov), 3-57 (Upul Tharanga, 11.6 ov), 4-79 (Mahela Jayawardene, 16.1 ov), 5-83 (Marvan Atapattu, 17.5 ov), 6-118 (Russel Arnold, 26.1 ov), 7-132 (Chaminda Vaas, 30.4 ov), 8-161 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 36.1 ov), 9-182 (Farveez Maharoof, 40.3 ov), 10-196 (Upul Chandana, 42.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (19) and Upul Tharanga (25) | 44 | 46 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (9) and Upul Tharanga (2) | 12 | 19 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Upul Tharanga (1) | 1 | 7 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (8) and Mahela Jayawardene (14) | 22 | 25 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu (1) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) | 4 | 10 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (8) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (26) | 35 | 51 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (9) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) | 14 | 27 |
| eighth | Upul Chandana (4) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (25) | 29 | 32 |
| ninth | Upul Chandana (17) and Farveez Maharoof (4) | 21 | 26 |
| tenth | Upul Chandana (9) and Dilhara Fernando (4) | 14 | 14 |
INDIA: 197 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Farveez Maharoof b Dilhara Fernando | 19 | 30 |
| Gautam Gambhir | b Dilhara Fernando | 28 | 27 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Upul Chandana | 22 | 22 |
| Mohammad Kaif | not out | 38 | 71 |
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 79 | 67 |
Did not bat: Murali Kartik, MS Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth
Extras 11 · Total 197 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 1 | 58 | 2 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Gautam Gambhir, 7.4 ov), 2-57 (Sachin Tendulkar, 9.4 ov), 3-92 (Virender Sehwag, 16.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (11) and Gautam Gambhir (28) | 43 | 50 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and Virender Sehwag (5) | 14 | 12 |
| third | Mohammad Kaif (17) and Virender Sehwag (17) | 35 | 43 |
| fourth | Mohammad Kaif (21) and Yuvraj Singh (79) | 105 | 112 |
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