Result
4th ODI, Pune, Nov 3 2005, Sri Lanka tour of India
SL
261
INDIA
(45.4/50 ov, target 262)
262/6
India won by 4 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Player Of The Match
Summary
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Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
MS Atapattu
87 runs (100)
7 fours
0 sixes
Control96%
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
30 runs
1 fours
0 sixes
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R Dravid
63 runs (72)
7 fours
0 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
19 runs
2 fours
0 sixes
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Best performances - Bowlers
AB Agarkar
O
9.5
M
1
R
44
W
5
Eco
4.47
M Muralitharan
O
9
M
0
R
35
W
3
Eco
3.88
Partnerships
First innings
Sri Lanka
17
ST Jayasuriya5 (9)
KC Sangakkara8 (10)
19
ST Jayasuriya11 (8)
WU Tharanga8 (8)
15
TM Dilshan1 (10)
WU Tharanga13 (19)
97
MS Atapattu39 (55)
TM Dilshan51 (58)
83
MS Atapattu43 (37)
RP Arnold32 (50)
6
MS Atapattu3 (5)
MF Maharoof3 (5)
4
MS Atapattu2 (3)
WPUJC Vaas2 (2)
11
M Muralitharan9 (6)
WPUJC Vaas2 (3)
9
WPUJC Vaas7 (5)
DNT Zoysa2 (5)
0
WPUJC Vaas0 (1)
CRD Fernando0 (0)
India
23
SR Tendulkar11 (19)
V Sehwag10 (20)
11
Yuvraj Singh10 (10)
V Sehwag0 (2)
78
R Dravid36 (34)
V Sehwag38 (36)
64
R Dravid25 (26)
Y Venugopal Rao38 (41)
4
R Dravid2 (12)
MS Dhoni2 (6)
0
MS Dhoni0 (0)
IK Pathan0 (3)
82*
MS Dhoni43 (38)
SK Raina39 (30)
Manhattan
India
Sri Lanka
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Run Rate Graph
India
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
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Match Coverage
All Match News
India is raising the bar in every game
In my times, Aravinda de Silva was keen to open the innings in one-day cricket. His reasons were plain: open spaces in the field offer maximum returns on a shot. It broadens your appeal which, in turn, tilts the scale of commerce
Keeping the faith
Leading 3-0, with several players coming into their own in different matches, Rahul Dravid backed his team to come through and saw both the bowlers and the batsmen respond superbly
'Nothing can be more satisfying' - Agarkar
Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar beamed their faces off when they spoke tothe press soon after India wrapped up the series against Sri Lanka 4-0
India hold nerve and seal series
Ajit Agarkar's five-wicket haul, ending with the best figures in an ODI at Pune, played a vital part in keeping Sri Lanka down to 261, before Rahul Dravid's composed 63 piloted India to their fourth-consecutive win in the series
'It's not fair to call it experimentation' - Chappell
Greg Chappell, the Indian coach, talked strategy and the players from both sides spoke on the challenges ahead of the fourth ODI at Pune