India vs Sri Lanka, 24th Match at Delhi, Mar 02 1996 - Match Result

RESULT

24th Match, Delhi, March 02, 1996, Wills World Cup

India

271/3

Sri Lanka

(48.4/50 ov, T:272) 272/4

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Sanath Jayasuriya

, SL

79 (76)

Ranatunga has become the top scorer for SL in ODIs with 4967 runs, going past de Silva's 4941

Azharuddin has scored 34 fifty-plus scores in ODIs for IND, the most, breaking Navjot Sidhu's record

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Scorecard summary

India1 Inn

271/3(50 overs)

Sachin Tendulkar

137 (137)

Kumar Dharmasena

1/53 (9)

Mohammad Azharuddin

*72 (80)

Ravindra Pushpakumara

1/53 (8)

Sri Lanka2 Inn

272/4(48.4 overs)

79 (76)

2/39 (10)

*70 (98)

1/53 (10)

Match details

GroundFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

TossSri Lanka, elected to field first

Series

Wills World Cup

Season1995/96

Player Of The Match

Sanath Jayasuriya

Match numberODI no. 1070

Match daysday (50-over match)

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PointsSri Lanka 2, India 0

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