While India made no changes to their
playing eleven, Sri Lanka made three changes to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Naveed Nawaz, Nuwan Zoysa and Charitha Buddhika made way for Avishka
Gunawardene, Thilan Samaraweera and Pramodya Wickramasinghe.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the Sri Lankans, whose skipper, Jayasuriya, scored 22. HiS(ana)thirty-three-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Forty-nine balls into the match, Ashish Nehra broke the 33-run stand.
Romesh Kaluwitharana, who faced 21 balls, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, the player of the match. Ajit Agarkar broke the eight-run stand. Jayawardene, whose 64-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and fifteen balls (Mahe)later, he was caught by Nehra. Anil Kumble broke the 84-run partnership.
Marvan Atapattu, whose 73-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 50. Fourteen balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the four-run stand. Gunawardene, who faced 29 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 40 balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Zaheer Khan broke the 17-run stand.
Samaraweera, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Nehra broke the four-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on three. Russel Arnold, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Half-a-dozen balls later, Yuvraj and Kumble ran him out.
Chaminda Vaas, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Khan broke the 29-run stand. Upul Chandana, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Four balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Agarkar broke the three-run stand.
The last-wicket pair put on a couple. Wickramasinghe, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Yuvraj and Khan ran him out. Dilhara, who faced (Fernan)do balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 187 off 48.2 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 30.
Khan, who bowled 8.2 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nehra bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Indian openers didn’t get off the mark. Sehwag, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Vaas. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 30 balls, scored five. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Vaas broke the 30-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Seven balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Wickramasinghe broke the three-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Atapattu. Fernando broke the 26-run stand.
Yuvraj, whose 68-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 37. A hundred and twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Chandana. Fernando broke the 91-run partnership. The sixth-wicket pair put on 29. Dravid, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 64. Forty balls later, Fernando ran him out.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 16 balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Agarkar, who also was in seventh heaven, because his eight-ball innings included a boundary.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras India, who scored 188 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 48.5 overs, won by four wickets with 11 balls to spare. Jayasuriya, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Chandana, who bowled 6.1 wicketless overs, conceded 32. Samaraweera bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Wickramasinghe, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a couple of wickets. Fernando, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 22. He picked up two scalps.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the Sri Lankans, whose skipper, Jayasuriya, scored 22. HiS(ana)thirty-three-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Forty-nine balls into the match, Ashish Nehra broke the 33-run stand.
Romesh Kaluwitharana, who faced 21 balls, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, the player of the match. Ajit Agarkar broke the eight-run stand. Jayawardene, whose 64-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and fifteen balls (Mahe)later, he was caught by Nehra. Anil Kumble broke the 84-run partnership.
Marvan Atapattu, whose 73-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 50. Fourteen balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the four-run stand. Gunawardene, who faced 29 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 40 balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Zaheer Khan broke the 17-run stand.
Samaraweera, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Nehra broke the four-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on three. Russel Arnold, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Half-a-dozen balls later, Yuvraj and Kumble ran him out.
Chaminda Vaas, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Khan broke the 29-run stand. Upul Chandana, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Four balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Agarkar broke the three-run stand.
The last-wicket pair put on a couple. Wickramasinghe, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Yuvraj and Khan ran him out. Dilhara, who faced (Fernan)do balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 187 off 48.2 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Ganguly, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 30.
Khan, who bowled 8.2 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nehra bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Indian openers didn’t get off the mark. Sehwag, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Vaas. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 30 balls, scored five. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Vaas broke the 30-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Seven balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Wickramasinghe broke the three-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Atapattu. Fernando broke the 26-run stand.
Yuvraj, whose 68-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 37. A hundred and twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Chandana. Fernando broke the 91-run partnership. The sixth-wicket pair put on 29. Dravid, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 64. Forty balls later, Fernando ran him out.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 16 balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Agarkar, who also was in seventh heaven, because his eight-ball innings included a boundary.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras India, who scored 188 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 48.5 overs, won by four wickets with 11 balls to spare. Jayasuriya, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Chandana, who bowled 6.1 wicketless overs, conceded 32. Samaraweera bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Wickramasinghe, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a couple of wickets. Fernando, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 22. He picked up two scalps.
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