India made a
couple of their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv and Anil Kumble made way for V V
S Laxman and Ashish Nehra. Sri Lanka made a couple of changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Saman Jayantha and Lasith Malinga made way for Chaminda
Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper (and the player of the match), chose to bat. Jayasuriya, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. (Sana)Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the 28-run stand.
Avishka Gunawardene, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eight balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Nehra broke the three-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 11.1 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 14 at that point, Kumar Sangakkara had scored half-a-dozen. They scored 100 off 22.5 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 32 at that point, Sangakkara was batting on 33.
Sangakkara’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 72 balls. He eventually scored 53 off 82 balls. A hundred and forty-eight balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 116-run partnership. Atapattu’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 69 balls.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 33.1 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 55 at that point, Jayawardene hadn’t open his account. The (Mahe)latter, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Sachin Tendulkar broke the three-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 24. Atapattu, whose 87-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 65. Thirty-five balls later, Sehwag and Tendulkar ran him out. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced 35 balls, scored 22. Twenty-four balls later, he was stumped by Rahul Dravid. Tendulkar broke the 20-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 200 off 44.1 overs. While Upul Chandana was batting on eight at that point, Farveez Maharoof had scored half-a-dozen. Chandana, who faced 13 balls, didn’t add to his score. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 11. Maharoof, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eventually nine. A dozen balls later, Yuvraj ran him out. Vaas, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Pathan broke the six-run stand.
Nuwan Zoysa, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Muralitharan, who faced five balls, scoring four. India conceded 32 extras. Sri Lanka scored 228 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Zaheer Khan, who bowled seven wicketless overs, scored 35.
Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan and Sehwag bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 32.
Pathan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 40.
Sehwag, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vaas, who broke the 15-run stand. Ganguly, who faced 20 balls, scored four. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Zoysa broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 50 off 15.2 overs. While Tendulkar was batting on 27 at that point, Laxman was batting on nine. The latter, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Seventy-two balls later, he was caught by Dilshan. Jayasuriya broke the 36-run stand.
Dravid, who faced 28 balls, scored 16. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Dilshan. Chandana broke the 34-run stand. India scored 100 off 27.5 overs. While Tendulkar was batting on 51 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on a couple. The former’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 68 balls.
Yuvraj, who faced 29 balls, eventually scored just eight. Forty-five balls later, Chandana broke the 23-run stand. Mohammad Kaif, who faced 15 balls, scored five. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Chandana broke the 16-run stand.
Tendulkar eventually scored 74. His 100-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six. Three balls later, Dilshan broke the five-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Pathan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Sixteen balls later, Vaas and Sangakkara ran him out.
Harbhajan, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Sangakkara. Jayasuriya broke the 46-run stand. Khan, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 28. He was unbeaten, as was Nehra, who scored eight. His six-ball innings included a boundary.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India, who scored 203 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs, lost by 25 runs. Maharoof, who faced two overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Muralitharan, who bowled nine overs, conceding 46.
Dilshan, who bowled four overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Zoysa bowled eight overs, including two maidens. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket.
Jayasuriya, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Chandana, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up three scalps.
Sri Lanka won the 2004 Asia Cup.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper (and the player of the match), chose to bat. Jayasuriya, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. (Sana)Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the 28-run stand.
Avishka Gunawardene, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eight balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Nehra broke the three-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 11.1 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 14 at that point, Kumar Sangakkara had scored half-a-dozen. They scored 100 off 22.5 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 32 at that point, Sangakkara was batting on 33.
Sangakkara’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 72 balls. He eventually scored 53 off 82 balls. A hundred and forty-eight balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 116-run partnership. Atapattu’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 69 balls.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 33.1 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 55 at that point, Jayawardene hadn’t open his account. The (Mahe)latter, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Sachin Tendulkar broke the three-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 24. Atapattu, whose 87-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 65. Thirty-five balls later, Sehwag and Tendulkar ran him out. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced 35 balls, scored 22. Twenty-four balls later, he was stumped by Rahul Dravid. Tendulkar broke the 20-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 200 off 44.1 overs. While Upul Chandana was batting on eight at that point, Farveez Maharoof had scored half-a-dozen. Chandana, who faced 13 balls, didn’t add to his score. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 11. Maharoof, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eventually nine. A dozen balls later, Yuvraj ran him out. Vaas, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Pathan broke the six-run stand.
Nuwan Zoysa, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Muralitharan, who faced five balls, scoring four. India conceded 32 extras. Sri Lanka scored 228 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Zaheer Khan, who bowled seven wicketless overs, scored 35.
Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan and Sehwag bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 32.
Pathan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 40.
Sehwag, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vaas, who broke the 15-run stand. Ganguly, who faced 20 balls, scored four. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Zoysa broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 50 off 15.2 overs. While Tendulkar was batting on 27 at that point, Laxman was batting on nine. The latter, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Seventy-two balls later, he was caught by Dilshan. Jayasuriya broke the 36-run stand.
Dravid, who faced 28 balls, scored 16. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Dilshan. Chandana broke the 34-run stand. India scored 100 off 27.5 overs. While Tendulkar was batting on 51 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on a couple. The former’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 68 balls.
Yuvraj, who faced 29 balls, eventually scored just eight. Forty-five balls later, Chandana broke the 23-run stand. Mohammad Kaif, who faced 15 balls, scored five. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Chandana broke the 16-run stand.
Tendulkar eventually scored 74. His 100-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six. Three balls later, Dilshan broke the five-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Pathan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Sixteen balls later, Vaas and Sangakkara ran him out.
Harbhajan, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Sangakkara. Jayasuriya broke the 46-run stand. Khan, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 28. He was unbeaten, as was Nehra, who scored eight. His six-ball innings included a boundary.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India, who scored 203 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs, lost by 25 runs. Maharoof, who faced two overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Muralitharan, who bowled nine overs, conceding 46.
Dilshan, who bowled four overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Zoysa bowled eight overs, including two maidens. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket.
Jayasuriya, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Chandana, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up three scalps.
Sri Lanka won the 2004 Asia Cup.
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