India made
a couple of Ch(opr)anges to their playing eleven – Hemang Badani and Saba Karim
made way for Ajay Jadeja and Nikhil. Sri Lanka made three Chan(dana)ges to the
eleven that last played the Indians – Chamara Silva, Upul and Suresh Perera
made way for Aravinda de Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kaushalya Weeraratne.
On winning the toss, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. De Silva, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Seventy-six balls into the match, he was caught by Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran, who broke the 58-run partnership. Their 50 came off 11.1 overs in 52 minutes.
Marvan Atapattu, whose 56-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 42. A hundred and nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Tendulkar broke the 104-run partnership. While Sri Lanka’s 100 came off 21.1 overs in 96 minutes, their 150 came off 28.5 overs in 127 minutes.
Jayawardene, who faced 14 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 30 balls (Mahe)later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajit Agarkar, who broke the 21-run stand. Russel Arnold, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Four balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Tendulkar broke the eight-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 11. Jayasuriya, the player of the match, scored 105. His 116-ball innings included 11 boundaries. Nineteen balls later, Dravid and Chopra ran him out. While his 50 came off 59 balls in 97 minutes, his 100 came off 109 balls in 162 minutes. Sri Lanka’s 200 came off 39 overs in 174 minutes.
Dilshan, who faced five balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Needless to say, Chopra was in seventh heaven. Romesh Kaluwitharana, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. Forty balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Agarkar broke the 55-run partnership. Sri Lanka’s 250 came off 46.4 overs in 205 minutes.
Chaminda Vaas, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on nine. Weeraratne, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Kumaran ran him out. Muttiah Muralitharan, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India scored 23 extras. Sri Lanka scored 276 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Joshi bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 11. Robin Singh bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Anil Kumble bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 36.
Kumaran bowled nine overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket, as did Chopra, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. Tendulkar bowled eight overs, conceding 44. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55.
Ganguly, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Nuwan Zoysa broke the 38-run stand. India's 50 came off 9.1 overs in 52 minutes. Joshi, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Vaas broke the 18-run stand.
India's 100 came off 21.2 overs in 105 minutes. Dravid, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Ninety balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan, who broke the 67-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on 16. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, Muralitharan and Kaluwitharana ran him out.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Weeraratne broke the 17-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 95-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 93. His 50, which came off 53 balls in 96 minutes, included seven boundaries. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Weeraratne broke the 18-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Singh, who faced 18 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Three balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana off the bowling of Weeraratne. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by de Silva off the bowling of Zoysa.
Kumble, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair put on 20. Chopra, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Thirty balls later, Muralitharan and Kaluwitharana ran him out. Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Kumaran had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, he was caught by Vaas. Jayasuriya broke the 11-run stand.
Sri Lanka conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 205 off 45 overs, lost by 71 runs. De Silva bowled a couple of wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight. Vaas bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket.
Jayasuriya and Muralitharan bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Zoysa bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Weeraratne bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 46, picking up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. De Silva, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Seventy-six balls into the match, he was caught by Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran, who broke the 58-run partnership. Their 50 came off 11.1 overs in 52 minutes.
Marvan Atapattu, whose 56-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 42. A hundred and nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Tendulkar broke the 104-run partnership. While Sri Lanka’s 100 came off 21.1 overs in 96 minutes, their 150 came off 28.5 overs in 127 minutes.
Jayawardene, who faced 14 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 30 balls (Mahe)later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajit Agarkar, who broke the 21-run stand. Russel Arnold, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Four balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Tendulkar broke the eight-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 11. Jayasuriya, the player of the match, scored 105. His 116-ball innings included 11 boundaries. Nineteen balls later, Dravid and Chopra ran him out. While his 50 came off 59 balls in 97 minutes, his 100 came off 109 balls in 162 minutes. Sri Lanka’s 200 came off 39 overs in 174 minutes.
Dilshan, who faced five balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Needless to say, Chopra was in seventh heaven. Romesh Kaluwitharana, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. Forty balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Agarkar broke the 55-run partnership. Sri Lanka’s 250 came off 46.4 overs in 205 minutes.
Chaminda Vaas, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on nine. Weeraratne, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Kumaran ran him out. Muttiah Muralitharan, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India scored 23 extras. Sri Lanka scored 276 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Joshi bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 11. Robin Singh bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Anil Kumble bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 36.
Kumaran bowled nine overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket, as did Chopra, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. Tendulkar bowled eight overs, conceding 44. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55.
Ganguly, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Nuwan Zoysa broke the 38-run stand. India's 50 came off 9.1 overs in 52 minutes. Joshi, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Vaas broke the 18-run stand.
India's 100 came off 21.2 overs in 105 minutes. Dravid, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Ninety balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan, who broke the 67-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on 16. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, Muralitharan and Kaluwitharana ran him out.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Weeraratne broke the 17-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 95-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 93. His 50, which came off 53 balls in 96 minutes, included seven boundaries. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Weeraratne broke the 18-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Singh, who faced 18 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Three balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana off the bowling of Weeraratne. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by de Silva off the bowling of Zoysa.
Kumble, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair put on 20. Chopra, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Thirty balls later, Muralitharan and Kaluwitharana ran him out. Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Kumaran had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, he was caught by Vaas. Jayasuriya broke the 11-run stand.
Sri Lanka conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 205 off 45 overs, lost by 71 runs. De Silva bowled a couple of wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight. Vaas bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket.
Jayasuriya and Muralitharan bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Zoysa bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Weeraratne bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 46, picking up three scalps.
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