While
India's playing eleven was unchanged, Sri Lanka made a couple of changes to the
eleven that last played the Indians – Asanka Gurusinha and Ravindra
Pushpakumara made way for Marvan Atapattu and Sajeewa de Silva.
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Their opening pair didn’t get off the mark. Sourav Ganguly, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He Bass dismissed by Chaminda.
Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Kumar Dharmasena. Sajeewa broke the four-run stand. Vinod Kambli, who faced 19 balls, scored four. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Sajeewa broke the 25-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 103-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 61. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 95-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, whose 102-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 72. Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 58-run stand.
Singh, whose 52-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 51. Sajeewa broke the 42-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
Anil Kumble, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Muralitharan. Vaas broke the one-run stand. Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India scored 225 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Aravinda de Silva, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Dharmasena, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38. Jayasuriya, who bowled eight overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket.
Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 13, picking up a couple of wickets. Sajeewa, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up three scalps.
Jayasuriya, who scored 151, was unbeaten. He was adjudged the player of the match for his 120-ball innings, which included 17 boundaries and four sixes. Romesh Kaluwitharana, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Tendulkar. Abey Kuruvilla broke the eight-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 138. Atapattu, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Sunil Joshi ran him out. Aravinda, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the Karnataka leggie, who broke the five-run stand.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 17. His 30-ball innings included a boundary and a six. He was caught by the substitute, Gagan Khoda. Kumble broke the 43-run stand. Tillakaratne, who faced 19 balls, scored six. He was caught by Mongia. Kuruvilla broke the 26-run stand.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten. India conceded 13 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 229 for the loss of five wickets off 40.5 overs, won by five wickets with 55 overs to spare.
Singh and Tendulkar bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 13. Joshi, who bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, conceded 56. Venkatesh Prasad bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 57.
Kuruvilla bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up two wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up two scalps.
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Their opening pair didn’t get off the mark. Sourav Ganguly, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He Bass dismissed by Chaminda.
Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Kumar Dharmasena. Sajeewa broke the four-run stand. Vinod Kambli, who faced 19 balls, scored four. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Sajeewa broke the 25-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 103-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 61. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 95-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, whose 102-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 72. Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 58-run stand.
Singh, whose 52-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 51. Sajeewa broke the 42-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
Anil Kumble, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Muralitharan. Vaas broke the one-run stand. Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India scored 225 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Aravinda de Silva, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Dharmasena, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38. Jayasuriya, who bowled eight overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket.
Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 13, picking up a couple of wickets. Sajeewa, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up three scalps.
Jayasuriya, who scored 151, was unbeaten. He was adjudged the player of the match for his 120-ball innings, which included 17 boundaries and four sixes. Romesh Kaluwitharana, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Tendulkar. Abey Kuruvilla broke the eight-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 138. Atapattu, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Sunil Joshi ran him out. Aravinda, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the Karnataka leggie, who broke the five-run stand.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 17. His 30-ball innings included a boundary and a six. He was caught by the substitute, Gagan Khoda. Kumble broke the 43-run stand. Tillakaratne, who faced 19 balls, scored six. He was caught by Mongia. Kuruvilla broke the 26-run stand.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten. India conceded 13 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 229 for the loss of five wickets off 40.5 overs, won by five wickets with 55 overs to spare.
Singh and Tendulkar bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 13. Joshi, who bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, conceded 56. Venkatesh Prasad bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 57.
Kuruvilla bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up two wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up two scalps.
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