26/05Result
21st Match, ICC World Cup at Taunton, May 26 1999
India won by 157 runs
Player of the Match
Sourav GangulyIndia
26/05Result
21st Match, ICC World Cup at Taunton, May 26 1999
India won by 157 runs
Player of the Match
Sourav GangulyIndia

  • India Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    S Ramesh
    5
    4
    3
    1
    0
    125
    0.5 brilliant ball, pitching on the off stump and then straighening down the line, Ramesh is defending off the middle stump, but the ball misses the outside edge and clips the top off the off stump 6/1
    SC Ganguly
    183
    158
    210
    17
    7
    115.82
    49.5 going for the 6, big slog down the ground, but he hasn't got onto it properly, Chandana it looks like has taken a safe catch in front of the sightscreen, what a great innings, standing ovation from the crowd 372/6
    R Dravid †
    145
    129
    179
    17
    1
    112.4
    45.4 swiping it thru the mid wicket, Murali fields with his knees, confusingly wearing Wickers shirt, pings it to the bowler's end, TV called, direct hit ends the madness 324/2
    SR Tendulkar
    2
    3
    10
    0
    0
    66.66
    46.5 ever the entertainer, cleaned bowled middle stump out of the ground, Jaya puts his back into it, medium pace yorker 344/3
    A Jadeja
    5
    4
    15
    0
    0
    125
    47.3 straight drive, straight back to the bowler that is, India collapsing, they look in trouble 349/4
    RR Singh
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    47.4 clap clap clap, marvellous stuff from Robin, pull shot, top edge, down the throat of the mid wicket, never mind, I'm sure he can blame the demons in the pitch 349/5
    M Azharuddin (c)
    not out
    12
    7
    8
    0
    1
    171.42
    J Srinath
    not out
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    -
    Extras
    21 (lb 3, nb 6, w 12)
    TOTAL
    373/6 (50 Overs, RR: 7.46)
    Did not bat: A Kumble, BKV Prasad, DS Mohanty
    Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 0.5 ov), 2-324 (Rahul Dravid, 45.4 ov), 3-344 (Sachin Tendulkar, 46.5 ov), 4-349 (Ajay Jadeja, 47.3 ov), 5-349 (Robin Singh, 47.4 ov), 6-372 (Sourav Ganguly, 49.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    WPUJC Vaas1008418.413
    KEA Upashantha100800833
    GP Wickramasinghe1006536.510
    M Muralidaran100600620
    DPMD Jayawardene30210700
    ST Jayasuriya3037112.3320
    PA de Silva402305.7510

  • Sri Lanka Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ST Jayasuriya
    3
    7
    10
    0
    0
    42.85
    2.1 poked down the wicket, Jaya takes the run even though he's on the back foot, Srinath fields on the on side, turns and throws down the bowler's end, TV called, Jaya about 1 metre out 5/1
    RS Kaluwitharana †
    7
    15
    20
    1
    0
    46.66
    4.3 seaming in from outside the off stump, into the pads, struck in line with off and middle, umpire sends him on his way 23/2
    MS Atapattu
    29
    29
    50
    5
    0
    100
    14.2 flicking across the line, missing, into the pads behind the crease in line with the off and middle stumps 74/3
    PA de Silva
    56
    74
    105
    7
    0
    75.67
    28.1 trying for a big swipe over the mid wicket, missing, into the back pad. I say, that's quite plumb 147/5
    DPMD Jayawardene
    4
    5
    4
    1
    0
    80
    15.3 quick ball, aimed at the stumps, poor defence from Jaya, pad thrusted forward with his bat beside it, ball hits the pad then bat, easily out, Jaya looks annoyed with the decision 79/4
    A Ranatunga (c)
    42
    57
    83
    7
    0
    73.68
    34.3 into the off stump, it goes flying, Ranatunga trying to late cut it and not succeeding 181/6
    RS Mahanama
    32
    45
    56
    3
    0
    71.11
    41.3 working it around the corner, Tendulkar is the fielder at short fine leg, Mahanama is sent back, great throw, throws down the stumps at the bowler's end, everything going the way of one team 204/9
    WPUJC Vaas
    1
    4
    4
    0
    0
    25
    36.4 going for a big slog over mid wicket, elading edge falls down Ramesh's throat at mid off 187/7
    KEA Upashantha
    5
    17
    13
    0
    0
    29.41
    41 to the 1st slip, can't be much longer now 203/8
    GP Wickramasinghe
    not out
    2
    6
    7
    0
    0
    33.33
    M Muralidaran
    4
    3
    4
    1
    0
    133.33
    42.3 onto one knee, trying to pull over mid wicket, top edge, Tendulkar catches safely at extra cover to bump up his fantasy points a little 216/10
    Extras
    31 (b 4, lb 12, nb 7, w 8)
    TOTAL
    216 all out (42.3 Overs, RR: 5.08)
    Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.1 ov), 2-23 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 4.3 ov), 3-74 (Marvan Atapattu, 14.2 ov), 4-79 (Mahela Jayawardene, 15.3 ov), 5-147 (Aravinda de Silva, 28.1 ov), 6-181 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 34.3 ov), 7-187 (Chaminda Vaas, 36.4 ov), 8-203 (Eric Upashantha, 40.6 ov), 9-204 (Roshan Mahanama, 41.3 ov), 10-216 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 42.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    J Srinath703314.7121
    BKV Prasad804105.1200
    DS Mohanty503116.200
    A Kumble802713.3720
    SC Ganguly503707.412
    RR Singh9.303153.2624

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