India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Robin Singh, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and
Venkatesh Prasad made way for Vinod Kambli, Ajit Agarkar and One-day
International debutant Laxmi Ratan Shukla.
Sri Lanka (Mahana)made half-a-dozen Chan(dana)ges to the (Russ)eleven that (Mahe)last played the Indians – Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Roshan, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Thilan Samaraweera and Kumar Dharmasena made way for Arnold, Jayawardene, Hashan Tillakaratne, Upul, Ruwan Kalpage and One-day International deB(otej)utant Hemantha.
On winning the toss, Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, inserted the hosts. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 130. His 160-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Forty-seven balls into the match, he Vaas caught by Chaminda, who broke the 33-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 118-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 116. Two hundred and thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Boteju. Vaas broke the 236-run partnership.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Chandana. Pramodya Wickramasinghe broke the eight-run stand. Kambli, who faced a couple of boundaries, scored a couple. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Vaas broke the two-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India scored 287 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Aravinda de Silva, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18. Arnold, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27. Chandana, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Boteju bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56. Kalpage, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 44. Wickramasinghe, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket. Vaas, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up three scalps.
Arnold, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Kambli. Agarkar broke the three-run stand. Jayawardene, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Anil Kumble. Agarkar broke the 12-run stand.
De Silva, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-seven balls later, Agarkar broke the 25-run stand. Avishka Gunawardene, whose 47-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nikhil Chopra, who broke the 31-run stand.
Tillakaratne, whose 65-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 44. Seventy-three balls later, he was stumped by Nayan Mongia. Chopra broke the 81-run partnership. Ranatunga, whose 43-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ganguly, who broke the 24-run stand.
Kalpage, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Needless to say, Ganguly was in seventh heaven. Boteju, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Sixteen balls later, Ganguly broke the 18-run stand.
Chandana, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kumble, who broke the four-run stand. Vaas, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Shukla. Ganguly broke the two-run stand. Wickramasinghe, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 207 off 38 overs, lost by 80 runs. Shukla, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He was wicketless, as was Javagal Srinath, who bowled seven overs, conceded 42.
Kumble bowled seven overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket. Chopra bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up two wickets. Agarkar bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 14. He picked up three wickets. Ganguly bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up four scalps.
Sri Lanka (Mahana)made half-a-dozen Chan(dana)ges to the (Russ)eleven that (Mahe)last played the Indians – Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Roshan, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Thilan Samaraweera and Kumar Dharmasena made way for Arnold, Jayawardene, Hashan Tillakaratne, Upul, Ruwan Kalpage and One-day International deB(otej)utant Hemantha.
On winning the toss, Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, inserted the hosts. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 130. His 160-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Forty-seven balls into the match, he Vaas caught by Chaminda, who broke the 33-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 118-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 116. Two hundred and thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Boteju. Vaas broke the 236-run partnership.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Chandana. Pramodya Wickramasinghe broke the eight-run stand. Kambli, who faced a couple of boundaries, scored a couple. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Vaas broke the two-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India scored 287 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Aravinda de Silva, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18. Arnold, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27. Chandana, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Boteju bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56. Kalpage, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 44. Wickramasinghe, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket. Vaas, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up three scalps.
Arnold, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Kambli. Agarkar broke the three-run stand. Jayawardene, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Anil Kumble. Agarkar broke the 12-run stand.
De Silva, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-seven balls later, Agarkar broke the 25-run stand. Avishka Gunawardene, whose 47-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nikhil Chopra, who broke the 31-run stand.
Tillakaratne, whose 65-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 44. Seventy-three balls later, he was stumped by Nayan Mongia. Chopra broke the 81-run partnership. Ranatunga, whose 43-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ganguly, who broke the 24-run stand.
Kalpage, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Needless to say, Ganguly was in seventh heaven. Boteju, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Sixteen balls later, Ganguly broke the 18-run stand.
Chandana, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kumble, who broke the four-run stand. Vaas, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Shukla. Ganguly broke the two-run stand. Wickramasinghe, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 207 off 38 overs, lost by 80 runs. Shukla, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He was wicketless, as was Javagal Srinath, who bowled seven overs, conceded 42.
Kumble bowled seven overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket. Chopra bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up two wickets. Agarkar bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 14. He picked up three wickets. Ganguly bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up four scalps.
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