India made
no changes to their playing eleven. Sri Lanka made just Chan(dana)ge to the
eleven that last played the Indians – Hashan Tillakaratne made way for Upul. On
winning the toss, Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, inserted the
Indians.
Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He Vaas trapped leg before wicket by Chaminda, who broke the six-run stand. Singh, whose 47-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 42. He was caught by Kumar Dharmasena, who broke the 99-run partnership.
Mohammad Azharuddin had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. He was stumped by Lanka de Silva. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the one-run stand. Rahul Dravid, who faced 35 balls, scored 18. He was caught by Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 53-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Chandana broke the 53-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 126-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 113. He was caught by Dharmasena. Muralitharan broke the six-run stand.
Anil Kumble, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Chandana broke the 11-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Dharmasena broke the six-run stand.
Rajesh Chauhan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was stumped by Lanka. Chandana broke the two-run stand. Abey Kuruvilla, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jayasuriya, who broke the one-run stand.
Sri Lanka conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 238 off 49.3 overs. De Silva, who conceded 41, (Sajee)wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was wicketless. Vaas bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket.
Jayasuriya bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 35. He picked up two wickets, as did Dharmasena and Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 39. Chandana bowled eight overs, conceding 32. He picked up three scalps.
Marvan Atapattu, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 38. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuruvilla, who broke the 79-run partnership. Jayasuriya, whose 56-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 66. He was caught by Tendulkar. Kumble broke the 51-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 89. Mahanama, whose 94-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 66. Jadeja ran him out. Aravinda, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten, as was Chandana, who faced 14 balls, scoring four.
India conceded 15 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 241 for the loss of three wickets off 41.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 49 balls to spare. Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 17. Singh, who bowled 6.5 wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Prasad and Chauhan bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 45. Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Kuruvilla, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
The Sri Lankans led the three-match series 2-0.
Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He Vaas trapped leg before wicket by Chaminda, who broke the six-run stand. Singh, whose 47-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 42. He was caught by Kumar Dharmasena, who broke the 99-run partnership.
Mohammad Azharuddin had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. He was stumped by Lanka de Silva. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the one-run stand. Rahul Dravid, who faced 35 balls, scored 18. He was caught by Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 53-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Chandana broke the 53-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 126-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 113. He was caught by Dharmasena. Muralitharan broke the six-run stand.
Anil Kumble, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Chandana broke the 11-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Dharmasena broke the six-run stand.
Rajesh Chauhan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was stumped by Lanka. Chandana broke the two-run stand. Abey Kuruvilla, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jayasuriya, who broke the one-run stand.
Sri Lanka conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 238 off 49.3 overs. De Silva, who conceded 41, (Sajee)wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was wicketless. Vaas bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket.
Jayasuriya bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 35. He picked up two wickets, as did Dharmasena and Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 39. Chandana bowled eight overs, conceding 32. He picked up three scalps.
Marvan Atapattu, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 38. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuruvilla, who broke the 79-run partnership. Jayasuriya, whose 56-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 66. He was caught by Tendulkar. Kumble broke the 51-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 89. Mahanama, whose 94-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 66. Jadeja ran him out. Aravinda, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten, as was Chandana, who faced 14 balls, scoring four.
India conceded 15 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 241 for the loss of three wickets off 41.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 49 balls to spare. Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 17. Singh, who bowled 6.5 wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Prasad and Chauhan bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 45. Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Kuruvilla, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
The Sri Lankans led the three-match series 2-0.
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