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6th Match, India v Sri Lanka, Coca Cola Cup, Statistical Highlights
Rajneesh Gupta
July 29, 2001
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- It was the 1740th ODI in cricket history.
- It was India's 473rd and Sri Lanka's 359th match.
- It was the 68th match between these two sides. The record now reads :
India 35, Sri Lanka 28, abandoned 5.
- Umpires Asoka de Silva and Peter Manuel were officiating in their 10th
and 35th match respectively.
- Saurav Ganguly was missing a ODI for the third time in his career
after being suspended by ICC match referee. He could not play against
Australia at Kochi on April 1,1998 as he had been suspended by South
African match referee Peter Vander Merwe for showing dissent when
given out by umpire David Shepherd in India's first innings at
Bangalore in 1997-98. Ganguly was also handed over a one-match
suspension by Australian match referee Barry Jarman for excessive
appealing in the Kanpur ODI against Zimbabwe on December
11,2000.Ganguly thus,could not appear in the following match at Rajkot
on December 14,2000. Ganguly was also captaining India at that time.
He thus achieved the dubious distinction to become first captain to be
suspended for a match on two separate occasions.
- Rahul Dravid was leading India for the second time in his career. He
has now led India to victories in both the matches he has captained,
the other occasion being the Rajkot one-dayer against Zimbabwe last
year.
- Sri Lanka's total (183) was its lowest in a completed innings against
India in Sri Lanka. The previous lowest was 211 at this same ground on
July 25,1993.
- Sri Lanka's total was the lowest ever total in ODI history to include a century stand for the opening wicket. The previous lowest was 189 by Australia against South Africa at Melbourne on December 9,1993 with Mark Taylor and Michael Slater putting on 105. The following table lists lowest such totals :
|
Total |
For |
Vs |
Venue |
Date |
Partnership- Batsmen |
|
183 |
Sri Lanka |
India |
Colombo RPS |
28-07-2001 |
103- Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana |
|
189 |
Australia |
South Africa |
Melbourne |
09-12-1993 |
105- Mark Taylor & Michael Slater |
|
190 |
Australia |
West Indies |
Sydney |
18-01-1980 |
103- Rick McCosker & Julian Weiner |
|
194 |
England |
West Indies |
Lord's |
23-06-1979 |
129- Mike Brearley & Geoff Boycott |
|
196 |
England |
Australia |
Sydney |
06-12-1994 |
100- Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart |
|
198 |
South Africa |
Pakistan |
Durban |
09-02-1993 |
101- Andrew Hudson & Kepler Wessels |
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Note : Only completed innings have been taken into consideration | |||||
- When Amay Khurasiya and Virender Shewag opened the Indian innings it
was the fourth opening combination for India in this tournament and
fifth in last five matches. India opened with Ganguly and Tendulkar in
the final of Coca Cola Cup at Harare on July 7,2001. With injured
Tendulkar out of the team,Yuvraj Singh and Ganguly opened the innings
in India's first league match in this tournament against New Zealand
on July 20. Ganguly then chose to bat in the middle order in the next
match against Sri Lanka on July 22 and Amay Khurasiya and Yuvraj
opened the innings. When India played against New Zealand on July 26,
Ganguly decided to return to his regular position and opened the
innings with Virender Shewag making it five opening combinations in
five matches !! .However this is not an Indian record. India played
with different opening combinations in seven consecutive matches from
January 18,1981 to June 2,1982 and from October 3,1984 to December
27,1984.
- The wicket of Rahul Dravid was 200th for Chaminda Vaas in ODIs. He was
appearing in his 163rd match. Vaas became third Sri Lankan after
Muttiah Muralitharan (246 wickets) and Sanath Jayasuriya (202 wickets)
and 15th bowler overall to do so. Incidentally he became only the
third left arm bowler in ODIs to reach this milestone after Pakistani
Wasim Akram (440) and fellow teammate Sanath Jayasuriya (202).
- VVS Laxman was winning his maiden MoM award in his 24th match.
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