Kenya Vs Sri Lanka 27Th Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · County Ground, Southampton · 30 May 1999
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs. Maurice Odumbe top-scored with 82 for Kenya.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Southampton
- Date
- 30 May 1999
- Toss
- Kenya, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
- Player of the match
- Maurice Odumbe
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Aasif Karim (Kenya)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and P Willey
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Kenya won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 275 for 8. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 52 off 67 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 50. Thomas Odoyo took 3 for 56 for Kenya. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu.
Chasing 276, Kenya made 230 for 6. Maurice Odumbe top-scored with 82 off 95 balls, and Alpesh Vadher made 73. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the sixth wicket between Maurice Odumbe and Alpesh Vadher, 70% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at County Ground across the 3 ODIs in our archive. Sri Lanka's 275 is the highest total at County Ground.
SRI LANKA: 275 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 21 | 45 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Thomas Odoyo | 39 | 50 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Kennedy Otieno b Joseph Angara | 52 | 67 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Martin Suji b Thomas Odoyo | 10 | 19 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Joseph Angara) | 50 | 61 |
| Upul Chandana | c Kennedy Otieno b Jimmy Kamande | 0 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Ravi Shah b Martin Suji | 45 | 33 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Dipak Chudasama b Joseph Angara | 3 | 5 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 29 | 22 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 26 · Total 275 for 8
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Suji | 9 | 1 | 58 | 1 |
| Joseph Angara | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 10 | 2 | 56 | 3 |
| Aasif Karim | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kamande | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Maurice Odumbe | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-72 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 14.6 ov), 2-74 (Roshan Mahanama, 16.2 ov), 3-87 (Aravinda de Silva, 20.3 ov), 4-191 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 39.3 ov), 5-191 (Upul Chandana, 39.4 ov), 6-199 (Marvan Atapattu, 40.5 ov), 7-209 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 42.2 ov), 8-273 (Mahela Jayawardene, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama (20) and Sanath Jayasuriya (40) | 72 | 91 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama (0) and Marvan Atapattu (0) | 2 | 8 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Marvan Atapattu (0) | 13 | 25 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga (55) and Marvan Atapattu (41) | 104 | 111 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Upul Chandana (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Marvan Atapattu (5) and Mahela Jayawardene (3) | 8 | 6 |
| seventh | Romesh Kaluwitharana (3) and Mahela Jayawardene (7) | 10 | 9 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (27) and Mahela Jayawardene (35) | 64 | 47 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (0) and Chaminda Vaas (2) | 2 | 1 |
KENYA: 230 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Otieno | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Ravi Shah | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Mahela Jayawardene | 12 | 40 |
| Dipak Chudasama | b Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 24 |
| Steve Tikolo | lbw b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 19 | 17 |
| Aasif Karim | lbw b Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 16 |
| Maurice Odumbe | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 82 | 95 |
| Alpesh Vadher | not out | 73 | 98 |
| Thomas Odoyo | not out | 16 | 9 |
Did not bat: Martin Suji, Joseph Angara, Jimmy Kamande
Extras 21 · Total 230 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Kennedy Otieno, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (Dipak Chudasama, 6.6 ov), 3-33 (Steve Tikolo, 11.6 ov), 4-36 (Ravi Shah, 14.1 ov), 5-52 (Aasif Karim, 18.3 ov), 6-213 (Maurice Odumbe, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kennedy Otieno (0) and Ravi Shah (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Dipak Chudasama (3) and Ravi Shah (6) | 10 | 35 |
| third | Steve Tikolo (19) and Ravi Shah (4) | 23 | 30 |
| fourth | Aasif Karim (0) and Ravi Shah (2) | 3 | 13 |
| fifth | Maurice Odumbe (7) and Aasif Karim (4) | 16 | 26 |
| sixth | Maurice Odumbe (66) and Alpesh Vadher (59) | 161 | 156 |
| seventh | Thomas Odoyo (18) and Alpesh Vadher (1) | 17 | 14 |
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