India made
four changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman, Ajay Ratra, Ajit Agarkar
and Anil Kumble made way for Dinesh Mongia, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh and
Tinu Yohannan. Sri Lanka made three changes to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Romesh Kaluwitharana, Avishka Gunawardene and Pramodya Wickramasinghe
made way for Kumar Sangakkara, Nuwan Zoysa and Chamara Silva.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India's skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 32. Ganguly, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Forty-one balls later, Silva and the wicketkeeper (Sangakka)ran him out. The second-wicket pair put on 41.
Virender Sehwag, whose 40-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 39. Twenty-seven balls later, Fernando (Dilha)ran him out. Mongia, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Ninety-eight balls later, Thilan Samaraweera broke the 99-run partnership.
Dravid, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Upul Chandana, who broke the run-a-ball stand. Yuvraj Singh, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Samaraweera, who broke the 11-run stand.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 113. His 102-ball (Sach)innings included a dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings. His century – which included 10 boundaries and the six – came off 93 balls in 126 minutes. Sixty-six balls later, he was caught by Chandana. Vaas broke the 74-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. A couple of balls later, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s skipper, ran Harbhajan, who didn’t face a ball, out. Zaheer Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Fernando broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. Seven balls later, he was caught by Silva. Zoysa broke the eight-run stand.
Ashish Nehra, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls later, Fernando broke the eight-run stand. Tinu Yohannan, who never represented India again, faced five balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India were dismissed for 304 off 50 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene and Jayasuriya bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 14. Chandana, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Samaraweera, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Zoysa, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 66. He picked up a wicket. His seventh over – the 15th of the innings – was a five-ball over, called by umpire David Orchard. Vaas, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 64, picking up a wicket. Fernando bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a couple of scalps.
Jayasuriya, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the 11-run stand. Sangakkara, whose 47-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 66. Sixty-one balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Harbhajan broke the 85-run partnership.
Jayawardene, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Yuvraj broke the 64-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Marvan Atapattu, whose 74-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 53. Sixteen balls later, Yuvraj ran him out.
Zoysa, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Ganguly broke the six-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 17.
Russel Arnold, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, Kaif ran him out. Samaraweera, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-seven balls later, Harbhajan broke the 22-run stand. Chandana, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Harbhajan broke the 11-run stand.
Silva, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 30. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Harbhajan broke the 12-run stand. Vaas, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on eight. Fernando, who faced 16 balls, scored three. Eighteen balls later, Mongia and Dravid ran him out.
India conceded 17 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 241 off 44.1 overs, lost by 63 runs. Sehwag and Mongia bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter conceded eight. Yohannan bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 39. Nehra bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 28. His final over – the 44th of the innings – was a seven-ball over, called by Orchard.
Yuvraj, who bowled two overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket. Khan, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Ganguly, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up four scalps.
The Indians advanced.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India's skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 32. Ganguly, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Forty-one balls later, Silva and the wicketkeeper (Sangakka)ran him out. The second-wicket pair put on 41.
Virender Sehwag, whose 40-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 39. Twenty-seven balls later, Fernando (Dilha)ran him out. Mongia, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Ninety-eight balls later, Thilan Samaraweera broke the 99-run partnership.
Dravid, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Upul Chandana, who broke the run-a-ball stand. Yuvraj Singh, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Samaraweera, who broke the 11-run stand.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 113. His 102-ball (Sach)innings included a dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings. His century – which included 10 boundaries and the six – came off 93 balls in 126 minutes. Sixty-six balls later, he was caught by Chandana. Vaas broke the 74-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. A couple of balls later, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s skipper, ran Harbhajan, who didn’t face a ball, out. Zaheer Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Fernando broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. Seven balls later, he was caught by Silva. Zoysa broke the eight-run stand.
Ashish Nehra, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls later, Fernando broke the eight-run stand. Tinu Yohannan, who never represented India again, faced five balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India were dismissed for 304 off 50 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene and Jayasuriya bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 14. Chandana, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Samaraweera, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Zoysa, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 66. He picked up a wicket. His seventh over – the 15th of the innings – was a five-ball over, called by umpire David Orchard. Vaas, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 64, picking up a wicket. Fernando bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a couple of scalps.
Jayasuriya, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the 11-run stand. Sangakkara, whose 47-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 66. Sixty-one balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Harbhajan broke the 85-run partnership.
Jayawardene, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Yuvraj broke the 64-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Marvan Atapattu, whose 74-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 53. Sixteen balls later, Yuvraj ran him out.
Zoysa, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Ganguly broke the six-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 17.
Russel Arnold, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, Kaif ran him out. Samaraweera, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-seven balls later, Harbhajan broke the 22-run stand. Chandana, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Harbhajan broke the 11-run stand.
Silva, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 30. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Harbhajan broke the 12-run stand. Vaas, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on eight. Fernando, who faced 16 balls, scored three. Eighteen balls later, Mongia and Dravid ran him out.
India conceded 17 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 241 off 44.1 overs, lost by 63 runs. Sehwag and Mongia bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter conceded eight. Yohannan bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 39. Nehra bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 28. His final over – the 44th of the innings – was a seven-ball over, called by Orchard.
Yuvraj, who bowled two overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket. Khan, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Ganguly, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up four scalps.
The Indians advanced.
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