Significant one-day records (31 May 1999)
The formidable Indian duo Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid hit the depleted Sri Lankan attack to all corners of the small ground at Taunton as India scored 373 for six in the World Cup group match
31-May-1999
31 May 1999
Significant one-day records
M Shoaib Ahmad
The formidable Indian duo Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid hit the
depleted Sri Lankan attack to all corners of the small ground at
Taunton as India scored 373 for six in the World Cup group match.
Ganguly is fourth in the all-time-one-day list,] behind Pakistan's
Saeed Anwar (194), West Indies' Viv Richards (189*) and Kirsten
(188*). Ganguly's 183 surpassed Kapil Dev's 175 against Zimbabwe in
the 1983 World Cup as the highest individual One-day innings by an
Indian. It was the second highest total in One-day Internationals
after Sri Lanka's 398 for five against Kenya at Kandy in the 1996
World Cup.
England, Sri Lanka and India are the only countries to have the
honour of achieving the unique record of 300-plus in consecutive
matches. But England is the only country to have the honour of
achieving the unique record of scoring 300-plus runs in two
consecutive matches on two occasions. In the second Texaco Trophy
One-day played at The Oval, they scored 302-5 in 55 overs. In the
next match played at Nottingham they scored 363-7 in 55 overs.
England had already achieved this feat in 1983 World Cup, by scoring
322-6 in 60 overs against New Zealand at The Oval and making 333-9 in
60 overs against Sri Lanka in Taunton in two successive matches.
Source :: The Dawn (www.dawn.com)