India made a
couple of changes to the eleven that played Sri Lanka in the World Cup
semi-final – Vinod Kambli and Aashish Kapoor made way for One-day International
debutant Rahul Dravid* and Venkatapathy Raju.
Sri Lanka, the eventual champions, made a couple of changes to the eleven that beat the Indians to advance to their maiden final – Asanka Gurusinha and Kumar Dharmasena made way for Marvan Atapattu and Upul Chandana.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, whose 31-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 28. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Pramodya Wickramasinghe broke the (Sana)thirty-three-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 25. Azharuddin, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was run out.
Dravid, who faced four balls, scored three. He was caught by Romesh Kaluwitharana. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the four-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 16 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was trapped leg before wicket by the offie fondly called Murali, who broke the 20-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, who faced 31 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven either. He was caught by Chandana. Jayasuriya broke the 32-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva, who broke the 16-run stand. Anil Kumble, who faced 10 balls, scored four. He was caught by Atapattu. De Silva broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 116-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 94. Chaminda Vaas broke the 55-run stand. Javagal, whose (Srina)thirty-two-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. He was unbeaten. Venkatesh Prasad, whose 11-ball innings included a six, was in seventh heaven. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Vaas broke the eight-run stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Raju, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Kaluwitharana off the bowling of Vaas. Sri Lanka conceded eight extras. India were dismissed for 199 off 45.4 overs. Chandana, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Wickramasinghe and Jayasuriya bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 31. De Silva, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Murali, who bowled eight overs, conceding 25. Vaas, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceded 35. He picked up three scalps.
Kaluwitharana, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Azharuddin. Srinath, whose all-round heroics earned him the player of the match award, broke the five-run stand. Jayasuriya, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Manjrekar. Srinath broke the seven-run stand.
De Silva, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Dravid. Prasad broke the one-run stand. Atapattu, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 10-run stand.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 13. His 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Azharuddin. Raju broke the 30-run stand. Hashan Tillakaratne, whose 66-ball innings included a boundary, scored 42. He was caught by Prasad. Raju broke the 92-run stand.
Roshan Mahanama, whose 124-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 59. He was caught by Dravid. Raju broke the 18-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Chandana, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Tendulkar ran him out.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vaas, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was dismissed by Srinath. Murali, who faced eight balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket put on 18. Wickramasinghe, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was run out.
India conceded 16 extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 187 off 48.1 overs, lost by 12 runs. Jadeja, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14. Tendulkar, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 19.
Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 39, picking up a wicket. Raju bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three wickets. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up four scalps.
(*Note: Dravid was born on January 11, 1973. He turns 46 today.)
Sri Lanka, the eventual champions, made a couple of changes to the eleven that beat the Indians to advance to their maiden final – Asanka Gurusinha and Kumar Dharmasena made way for Marvan Atapattu and Upul Chandana.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, whose 31-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 28. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Pramodya Wickramasinghe broke the (Sana)thirty-three-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 25. Azharuddin, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was run out.
Dravid, who faced four balls, scored three. He was caught by Romesh Kaluwitharana. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the four-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 16 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was trapped leg before wicket by the offie fondly called Murali, who broke the 20-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, who faced 31 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven either. He was caught by Chandana. Jayasuriya broke the 32-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva, who broke the 16-run stand. Anil Kumble, who faced 10 balls, scored four. He was caught by Atapattu. De Silva broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 116-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 94. Chaminda Vaas broke the 55-run stand. Javagal, whose (Srina)thirty-two-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. He was unbeaten. Venkatesh Prasad, whose 11-ball innings included a six, was in seventh heaven. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Vaas broke the eight-run stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Raju, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Kaluwitharana off the bowling of Vaas. Sri Lanka conceded eight extras. India were dismissed for 199 off 45.4 overs. Chandana, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Wickramasinghe and Jayasuriya bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 31. De Silva, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Murali, who bowled eight overs, conceding 25. Vaas, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceded 35. He picked up three scalps.
Kaluwitharana, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Azharuddin. Srinath, whose all-round heroics earned him the player of the match award, broke the five-run stand. Jayasuriya, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Manjrekar. Srinath broke the seven-run stand.
De Silva, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Dravid. Prasad broke the one-run stand. Atapattu, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 10-run stand.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 13. His 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Azharuddin. Raju broke the 30-run stand. Hashan Tillakaratne, whose 66-ball innings included a boundary, scored 42. He was caught by Prasad. Raju broke the 92-run stand.
Roshan Mahanama, whose 124-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 59. He was caught by Dravid. Raju broke the 18-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Chandana, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Tendulkar ran him out.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vaas, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was dismissed by Srinath. Murali, who faced eight balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket put on 18. Wickramasinghe, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was run out.
India conceded 16 extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 187 off 48.1 overs, lost by 12 runs. Jadeja, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14. Tendulkar, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 19.
Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 39, picking up a wicket. Raju bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three wickets. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up four scalps.
(*Note: Dravid was born on January 11, 1973. He turns 46 today.)
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