1998 Nidahas TrophyFinal · ODI
India beat Sri Lanka by 6 runs in the final
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India made 307 for 6 in 50 overs, Sachin Tendulkar 128 from 131 balls and Sourav Ganguly 109 from 136 balls. Sanath Jayasuriya took 2 for 42.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 301, Aravinda de Silva 105 from 94 balls and Roshan Mahanama 44 from 49 balls. Ajit Agarkar took 4 for 53.
India won by 6 runs.
Key performers
India innings
307/6(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Gangulyc & b M Muralitharan | c & b M Muralitharan | 109 | 136 | 6 | 2 | 80.15 |
| Sachin Tendulkarst †RS Kaluwitharana b ST Jayasuriya | st †RS Kaluwitharana b ST Jayasuriya | 128 | 131 | 8 | 2 | 97.71 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (c)b UDU Chandana | b UDU Chandana | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ajay Jadejab ST Jayasuriya | b ST Jayasuriya | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 166.67 |
| Robin Singhrun out (ST Jayasuriya) | run out (ST Jayasuriya) | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 187.50 |
| Ajit Agarkarrun out (†RS Kaluwitharana) | run out (†RS Kaluwitharana) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarnot out | not out | 5* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 12) | (lb 3, w 12) | 15 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 6.14) | 50 Ov (RR 6.14) | 307/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 252-1 (SR Tendulkar, 44 ov), 252-2 (SC Ganguly, 44.1 ov), 262-3 (M Azharuddin, 46 ov), 297-4 (RR Singh, 48.4 ov), 297-5 (A Jadeja, 48.5 ov), 307-6 (AB Agarkar, 50 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 6.14 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 6.70 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 6.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 4.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6.60 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Sri Lanka innings
301(49.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriyac SC Ganguly b AB Agarkar | c SC Ganguly b AB Agarkar | 32 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 128.00 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana †b AB Agarkar | b AB Agarkar | 24 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Aravinda de Silvac Harbhajan Singh b AB Agarkar | c Harbhajan Singh b AB Agarkar | 105 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 111.70 |
| Marvan Atapattuc BKV Prasad b Harbhajan Singh | c BKV Prasad b Harbhajan Singh | 39 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)c †NR Mongia b AB Agarkar | c †NR Mongia b AB Agarkar | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 104.55 |
| Roshan Mahanamarun out (A Jadeja) | run out (A Jadeja) | 44 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 89.80 |
| Upul Chandanab A Kumble | b A Kumble | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Kumar Dharmasenalbw b BKV Prasad | lbw b BKV Prasad | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Pramodya Wickramasingherun out (HH Kanitkar) | run out (HH Kanitkar) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Niroshan Bandaratillekerun out (†NR Mongia) | run out (†NR Mongia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Muttiah Muralitharannot out | not out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 15, w 4, nb 2) | (b 1, lb 15, w 4, nb 2) | 22 | ||||
| Total49.3 Ov (RR 6.08) | 49.3 Ov (RR 6.08) · Target 308 | 301 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 59-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 8.2 ov), 73-2 (RS Kaluwitharana, 11 ov), 160-3 (MS Atapattu, 25.4 ov), 197-4 (A Ranatunga, 31.4 ov), 272-5 (PA de Silva, 43.3 ov), 280-6 (UDU Chandana, 45.3 ov), 287-7 (HDPK Dharmasena, 46.4 ov), 295-8 (RS Mahanama, 48 ov), 298-9 (MRCN Bandaratilleke, 48.5 ov), 301-10 (GP Wickramasinghe, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 5.30 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 9.3 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 5.70 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |