1998 Nidahas TrophyFinal · ODI
India beat Sri Lanka by 6 runs in the final - Match Info
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- Final, ODI · 1998 Nidahas Trophy
- Date
- (Tue 7 Jul, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 runs
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
Head to head (ODI)
Played 171 · SL won 59 · IND won 99 · Tied 2 · No result 11
Last 5 meetings
- 7th Match · 1998 Nidahas Trophy · SL 171/8 v IND 163Sri Lanka won by 8 runs
- 1st Match · 1998 Nidahas Trophy · SL 243/6 v IND 246/2India won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
- 3rd ODI · Sri Lanka tour of India · IND 228/6 v SL 229/5Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- 2nd ODI · Sri Lanka tour of India · IND v SL 17/1No result
- 1st ODI · Sri Lanka tour of India · IND 173/3 v SL 172/9India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
Recent results (ODI)
- W vs NZ · SL 293/4 v NZ 206Sri Lanka won by 87 runs
- W vs IND · SL 171/8 v IND 163Sri Lanka won by 8 runs
- W vs NZ · SL 201/3 v NZ 200/9Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
- L vs IND · SL 243/6 v IND 246/2India won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
- L vs SA · SA 106/5 v SL 105South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 141 balls remaining)
Top players in this fixture
SL v IND ODIs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Azharuddin IND | 42 | 1691 | 111 | 54.55 | 80.83 |
| Aravinda de Silva SL | 45 | 1461 | 104 | 36.52 | 78.59 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga SL | 45 | 1267 | 131 | 34.24 | 83.03 |
| Sachin Tendulkar IND | 33 | 1192 | 137 | 42.57 | 89.29 |
| Roshan Mahanama SL | 36 | 1064 | 98 | 34.32 | 58.43 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya SL | 28 | 29 | 4.63 |
| Javagal Srinath IND | 17 | 23 | 4.31 |
| Anil Kumble IND | 25 | 21 | 4.61 |
| WPUJC Vaas SL | 19 | 20 | 4.34 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan SL | 19 | 19 | 4.23 |
ODIs at R. Premadasa Stadium
- Matches
- 4
- Average 1st-innings score
- 219
- Won batting first
- 0
- Won chasing
- 3
- Highest total
- 246/2 by India ()