Sri Lanka vs India, Final at Colombo, , Aug 05 2001 - Cricket Photos

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Final (D/N), Colombo (RPS), August 05, 2001, Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)

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Sri Lanka

295/5

India

(47.2/50 ov, T:296) 174

Sri Lanka won by 121 runs

Player Of The Match

Russel Arnold

, SL

52 (45), 1/21 & 2 catches

Player Of The Series

Sanath Jayasuriya

, SL

305 runs • 3 wkts

Russel Arnold whips the ball to the on side in characteristic fashion•Aug 07, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jayasuriya making his way back to his mates with the Coca-Cola Cup•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jayasuriya takes home the Mitsubishi Lancer, the award for the Player of the Series•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Tony Greig has a chat with a happy Russel Arnold•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jayasuriya talks during the prize distribution ceremony•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A beaming Sanath Jayasuriya with the match winners cheque•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Coca-Cola Cup awaits Sanath Jayasuriya as the dignitaries take their place on the dias•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sanath Jayasuriya leads the team around the stadium in a lap of honour•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The Lankans celebrate and collect stumps as souvenirs after winning the Coca-Cola Cup•Aug 05, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

5 Augest 2001: Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) 2001, Final Match, India v Sri Lanka, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Jayasuriya holds aloft the Coca-Cola Cup as fans rejoice in the stands•Aug 05, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Victorious Sri Lanka pose for a picture with the Coca-Cola Cup•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A happy Sanath Jayasuriya holds aloft the Coca-Cola Cup•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sanath Jayasuriya collects the cheque for the Man of the Series•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Russel Arnold collects his Man of the Match award•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Tony Greig the master of ceremonies, quizzes Sanath Jayasuriya•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sourav Ganguly returns with the cheque after losing the final•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jayawardene, Murali, Gunawardene, Fernando, Dharmasena and Atapattu make their way off the field•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

It is all smiles in the Sri Lankan camp as they pose for the picture.•Aug 06, 2001•Manoj Ridimahliyada/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Coach, Physio and manager join in on the joyous moments soon after the final•Aug 05, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The proud captain receives the Coca-Cola Cup 2001•Aug 05, 2001•Leo de Lisle/The Cricketer International

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SC Ganguly	caught	1	7
V Sehwag	run out	4	4
VVS Laxman	caught	37	51
R Dravid	bowled	21	36
HK Badani	run out	22	38
Yuvraj Singh	bowled	6	6
RS Sodhi	bowled	7	15
SS Dighe	caught	23	63
Harbhajan Singh	caught	15	28
Z Khan	bowled	16	33
A Nehra	not out	2	10
Extras	(lb 6, nb 7, w 7)
Total	174(10 wkts; 47.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	9.2	2	41	2	4.39 (1 nb)
CRD Fernando	10	2	32	2	3.2 (6 nb)
HDPK Dharmasena	8	0	33	1	4.12
ST Jayasuriya	3	0	9	0	3
RP Arnold	7	1	21	1	3
M Muralidaran	10	1	32	2	3.2

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	5	Sourav Ganguly	Virender Sehwag
2nd	0	Sourav Ganguly	VVS Laxman
3rd	56	Rahul Dravid	VVS Laxman
4th	30	VVS Laxman	Hemang Badani
5th	9	Hemang Badani	Yuvraj Singh
6th	0	Reetinder Sodhi	Hemang Badani
7th	14	Reetinder Sodhi	Sameer Dighe
8th	22	Harbhajan Singh	Sameer Dighe
9th	33	Sameer Dighe	Zaheer Khan
10th	5	Sameer Dighe	Ashish Nehra

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Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	6	4	2	8	0.242
IND	6	3	3	6	-0.229
NZ	6	2	4	4	-0.012

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