India vs Sri Lanka
Nidahas Trophy
ODI
7 Jul 1998
Result
India
307/6(50 ov)
Sri Lanka
301(49.3 ov)
India won by 6 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
TossIndia won the toss and elected to bat. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly (Ind) broke the record for highest partnership for the first wicket in ODIs (252 runs), before the pair bettered it in 2001. Sachin Tendulkar passed 7,000 runs in ODIs. He equalled
Player of the matchSachin Tendulkar (Ind)
UmpiresK. T. Francis (SL) and Peter Manuel (SL)
Competition
Nidahas Trophy
Format
ODI
Venue
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
7 Jul 1998
Result
India won by 6 runs