India made
just one change to their playing eleven – Abey Kuruvilla made way for One-day
International debutant Nilesh Kulkarni. Sri Lanka made no changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians.
Sachin Tendulkar, India's skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 30 balls, scored 10. He was caught by Muttiah Muralitharan. Sajeewa de Silva broke the 32-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, Vaasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Chaminda broke the 19-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 55-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 34. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Kumar Dharmasena broke the eight-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 67-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 53. He was caught by Ruwan Kalpage. Muralitharan broke the 109-run partnership. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 102-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 81. He was caught by Muralitharan. Dharmasena broke the 47-run stand.
Singh, whose five-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Aravinda. Vaas broke the 10-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on nine. Ajay Jadeja, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Lanka de Silva ran him out.
Anil Kumble, who faced five balls, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten, as was Karim, who faced (S)aball, scoring a run. Sri Lanka conceded 15 extras. India scored 239 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Kalpage, who bowled three overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Sanath Jayasuriya, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. Sajeewa bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
Muralitharan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Vaas bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a couple of wickets. Dharmasena bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54, picking up a couple of scalps.
Jayasuriya, whose 52-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 63. He was caught by Sidhu. Kulkarni broke the 137-run stand. Atapattu, the player of the match, scored 84. His 101-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
Aravinda, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Ganguly, who broke the seven-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper and the player of the series, scored 62. His 66-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 25 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 240 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 36.5 overs, won by eight wickets with 79 balls to spare. Jadeja, who bowled eleven wicketless balls, scored eight.
Dravid, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Singh and Tendulkar bowled three wicketless overs. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 20. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Kumble, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 54. Ganguly, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Kulkarni, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 48.
Sri Lanka won the 1997 Pepsi Asia Cup.
Sachin Tendulkar, India's skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 30 balls, scored 10. He was caught by Muttiah Muralitharan. Sajeewa de Silva broke the 32-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, Vaasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Chaminda broke the 19-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 55-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 34. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Kumar Dharmasena broke the eight-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 67-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 53. He was caught by Ruwan Kalpage. Muralitharan broke the 109-run partnership. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 102-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 81. He was caught by Muralitharan. Dharmasena broke the 47-run stand.
Singh, whose five-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Aravinda. Vaas broke the 10-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on nine. Ajay Jadeja, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Lanka de Silva ran him out.
Anil Kumble, who faced five balls, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten, as was Karim, who faced (S)aball, scoring a run. Sri Lanka conceded 15 extras. India scored 239 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Kalpage, who bowled three overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Sanath Jayasuriya, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. Sajeewa bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
Muralitharan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Vaas bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a couple of wickets. Dharmasena bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54, picking up a couple of scalps.
Jayasuriya, whose 52-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 63. He was caught by Sidhu. Kulkarni broke the 137-run stand. Atapattu, the player of the match, scored 84. His 101-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
Aravinda, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Ganguly, who broke the seven-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper and the player of the series, scored 62. His 66-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 25 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 240 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 36.5 overs, won by eight wickets with 79 balls to spare. Jadeja, who bowled eleven wicketless balls, scored eight.
Dravid, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Singh and Tendulkar bowled three wicketless overs. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 20. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Kumble, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 54. Ganguly, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Kulkarni, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 48.
Sri Lanka won the 1997 Pepsi Asia Cup.
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