Sanath Jayasuriya (AFP photo)
It goes back to October 29, 2000, when Sanath Jayasuriya-led Sri Lanka was in the final of the tri-series against Sourav Ganguly’s India.
Ahead of the India vs Sri Lanka series, we have put together a trivia for all the cricket lovers. It goes back to October 29, 2000, when Sanath Jayasuriya-led Sri Lanka was in the final of the tri-series against Sourav Ganguly’s India. The Sri Lankan side, with the likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas, bundled out India for 54 in Sharjah. Jayasuriya and the men won the game by 245 runs. The matter does not end here. The memories of Jayasuriya’s explosive batting are still fresh in the mind.
Jayasuriya single-handedly led the team from the front, hitting the entire stadium and scoring a total of 299 runs on the scoreboard. His contribution was 189 runs, which included 21 fours and 6 sixes in 161 balls. He was dismissed by wicketkeeper Vijay Dhaiya in the 49th over. In the same game, we had another star in the form of Russell Arnold. He played an unbeaten 52 off 62 balls during his stay at the crease.
Despite playing eight bowlers, Ganguly and the men failed to break the series and then after the final over, the scoreboard read 299/5.
Chasing the target of 300 runs, India did not have a good start. Sachin Tendulkar could only score five runs. Ganguly managed to add three runs. The Indian batting order failed to turn the tables of luck and was all out for 54. For Sri Lanka, Vaas took five wickets. He gave away 14 runs in the spell of 9.3 overs. He was accompanied by Muralitharan, who took three wickets and conceded six runs.
Now, coming back to the upcoming series, which is expected to be rescheduled after the data analysts of the Sri Lankan team tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, the first ODI was to be held on July 13.
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