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3rd ODI: India v Sri Lanka, Statistical highlights
Rajneesh Gupta - 26 August 1999

  • It was the 61st match between two sides. The record now reads: India 33, Sri Lanka 22, abandoned 5.
  • It was the 20th match between the two sides on Sri Lankan soil.The record now reads: India 5, SriLanka 12, abandoned 3.
  • Tendulkar has now captained India in eight matches against Sri Lanka on Sri Lankan soil, winning none and losing seven, while one match was abandoned.
  • It was the 349th day-night one-day international (91st for India and 69th for Sri Lanka)
  • Jayasuriya was playing his first match as captain against India. He became first Sri Lankan and seventh player to score fifty plus runs on his captaincy debut against India. His innings is the third highest by a captain on debut against India.

The details :

Score Captain Country Venue Date
114* GM Turner NZ Manchester 14 Jun 1975 70 Amin-ul-Islam BD Mohali 14 May 1998 61 ST Jayasuriya SL Colombo RPS 25 Aug 1999 56 MW Gatting Eng Mumbai Wankhede 05 Nov 1987 56 A Flower Zim Indore 18 Nov 1993 55 Aamir Sohail Pak Bangalore 09 Mar 1996 52 KJ Hughes Aus Nottingham 13 Jun 1983 49* A Ranatunga SL Dhaka 29 Oct 1988 49 Imran Khan Pak Gujranwala 03 Dec 1982 47 BC Lara WI Jaipur 11 Nov 1994

  • Umpires DN Pathirana and EAR deSilva were officiating in their eighth and second match respectively.
  • Marvan Atapattu won MoM award for the eighth time in his career.
  • India has now faced defeat in nine matches out of last 11, in which Tendulkar has been captain.

Contributed by: Rajneesh Gupta (rgcricket@hotmail.com)