Ganguly achieves a rare feat (22 March 1999)
Saurav Ganguly has become the fourth player to score a hundred and take four or more wickets in a LOI match
22-Mar-1999
22 March 1999
Ganguly achieves a rare feat
Atul Kahate
Saurav Ganguly has become the fourth player to score a hundred and
take four or more wickets in a LOI match. He achieved this distinction
against Sri Lanka at Nagpur in the second match of the Triangular
series being played in India. The other Indian who has done this is
Sachin Tendulkar. The following table lists the four instances.
Player Bat Bowl Teams Ground Date
IVA Richards 119 5/41 WI v NZ Dunedin 18 Mar 1987
NJ Astle 117 4/43 NZ v Pak Mohali 09 May 1997
SR Tendulkar 141 4/38 Ind v Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
SC Ganguly 130* 4/22 Ind v SL Nagpur 22 Mar 1999
Contributed by : Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)
Source :: Atul Kahate