1997 Asia Cup3rd Match · ODI
Sri Lanka beat India by 6 wickets in the 3rd Match
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. India made 227 for 6 in 50 overs, Mohammad Azharuddin 81 not out from 103 balls and Rahul Dravid 69 from 102 balls. WPUJC Vaas took 2 for 35.
Sri Lanka reached 231 for 4 in 44.4 overs, Arjuna Ranatunga 131 not out from 152 balls and Lanka de Silva 37 not out from 49 balls. Robin Singh took 2 for 29.
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining).
Key performers
India innings
227/6(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)b WPUJC Vaas | b WPUJC Vaas | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Sourav Gangulyc HDPK Dharmasena b KSC de Silva | c HDPK Dharmasena b KSC de Silva | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Saba Karim †c †SKL de Silva b HDPK Dharmasena | c †SKL de Silva b HDPK Dharmasena | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 |
| Rahul Dravidb ST Jayasuriya | b ST Jayasuriya | 69 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 67.65 |
| Mohammad Azharuddinnot out | not out | 81* | 103 | 4 | 2 | 78.64 |
| Robin Singhc PA de Silva b WPUJC Vaas | c PA de Silva b WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ajay Jadejast †SKL de Silva b ST Jayasuriya | st †SKL de Silva b ST Jayasuriya | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 16* | 8 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras(w 3, nb 1) | (w 3, nb 1) | 4 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.54) | 50 Ov (RR 4.54) | 227/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 32-1 (SC Ganguly), 35-2 (SR Tendulkar), 51-3 (SS Karim), 168-4 (R Dravid), 189-5 (RR Singh), 201-6 (A Jadeja)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 8 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 4.38 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4.29 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 5.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 5.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
231/4(44.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriyac R Dravid b BKV Prasad | c R Dravid b BKV Prasad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marvan Atapattulbw b RR Singh | lbw b RR Singh | 31 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 54.39 |
| Aravinda de Silvac †SS Karim b BKV Prasad | c †SS Karim b BKV Prasad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)not out | not out | 131* | 152 | 17 | 0 | 86.18 |
| Roshan Mahanamac †SS Karim b RR Singh | c †SS Karim b RR Singh | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Lanka de Silva †not out | not out | 37* | 49 | 3 | 0 | 75.51 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 12, nb 3) | (lb 6, w 12, nb 3) | 21 | ||||
| Total44.4 Ov (RR 5.17) | 44.4 Ov (RR 5.17) · Target 228 | 231/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (ST Jayasuriya), 9-2 (PA de Silva), 117-3 (MS Atapattu), 125-4 (RS Mahanama)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Noel David | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 0.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |