swings but doesn't manage to get any more runs
Sri Lanka vs India, 6th Match at Colombo, Aug 29 1999 - Ball by Ball Commentary
India have won the match by 23 runs (D/L revised target)
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Presentations
Winner receiving USD 1500. loser getting USD 750
Man of the match will receive USD 500
Man of the match adjudicator talks about Tendulkar and Ganguly batting well
And for Sri Lanka, Jayasuriya blazing away, Atapattu supporting him and Jayawardene did very well
But, lo and behold
You will not guess who the man of the match is
It is Robin Singh!
For his most economical bowling
Robin Singh picks up USD 500
Losing team's captain Sanath Jayasuriya....
Jayasuriya talks about the confusion when he was told about 40 overs, and then later 42 overs
Picks up the cheque for USD 750
Tendulkar now
Tendulkar feels very sad about in spite of playing extremely well today they had to miss the final because of poor display earlier and assures that he will be going to Singapore for the Coca-Cola Challenge between India, West Indies and Zimbabwe
Picks up USD 1500
That is it folks. There will be the final to follow, between Australia and Sri Lanka
The final will be a day/nighter
Good bye from all of us, and do follow the NatWest Trophy Final going on right now in CricInfo
played uppishly over mid off
pushed to mid wicket, goes for a suicidal run but Jadeja picks up, throws to Srinath and an easy run out
pushed to covers, Srinath runs around picks up but misses the stumps on the throw
played to third man
played to deep covers, quick running
Last over coming up
outside the off, leg cutter, swings the bat and is beaten
played to deep mid wicket, Ganguly fields
pushed to Jadeja at covers, Perera calls for a run, Vaas takes off but the throw is direct on the stumps
on the stumps, defensive back to the bowler
Vaas is the new batsman but Perera will be facing
hits it up in the air, taken by Chopra at mid off
Batsmen crossed over so Jayawardene is facing now
top edged, caught at backward point by Robin Singh
down the leg side, Arnold goes for a sweep and misses
yorker length on the stumps, driven beautifully through long on
outside the off, swings the bat and misses
pushed to mid off, quick run
slower ball, off spinner, beats the batsman and the keeper
on the stumps, played back to the bowler
played to fine leg
Srinath from round the wicket
pushed to backward of point