1999 Aiwa Cup

1999 Aiwa Cup
Date	22–31 August 1999
Location	Sri Lanka
Result	Won by Sri Lanka
Player of the series	Adam Gilchrist(AUS)
Teams Australia India Sri Lanka Captains Steve Waugh Sachin Tendulkar Sanath Jayasuriya Most runs Adam Gilchrist(231) Mark Waugh(174) Sachin Tendulkar(171) Robin Singh(121) Marvan Atapattu(169) Sanath Jayasuriya(169) Most wickets Jason Gillespie(10) Shane Warne(6) Venkatesh Prasad(5) Robin Singh(4) Sanath Jayasuriya(8) Upul Chandana(4)

The1999 Aiwa Cupwas a triangularODI cricketcompetition held in different venues across Sri Lanka from 22 to 31 August 1999.It featured the nationalcricketteams ofIndia,Sri LankaandAustralia.The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Australia in the final.

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Pts
Australia	4	4	0	0	0	+0.889	8
Sri Lanka	4	1	3	0	0	-0.354	2
India	4	1	3	0	0	-0.533	2

Group stage

1st ODI

22 August Scorecard

Australia 205/9 (43 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 160 (37.4 overs)
Michael Bevan42* (44) Sanath Jayasuriya5/28 (9 overs)		Romesh Kaluwitharana33 (46) Jason Gillespie3/26 (6 overs)

Australia won by 50 runs (D/L) Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Asoka de SilvaandPeter Manuel(both SL) Player of the match:Jason Gillespie(AUS)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during Australia's innings reduced the match to 43 overs per side
• Indika de Saram(SL) made his ODI debut

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2nd ODI

23 August Scorecard

India 151/7 (38 overs)	v	Australia 159/2 (29.1 overs)
Robin Singh38 (52) Tom Moody2/25 (8 overs)		Andrew Symonds68* (68) Sourav Ganguly1/4 (1 over)

Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L) Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Lalith JayasundaraandPeter Manuel(both SL) Player of the match:Andrew Symonds(AUS)

• India won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain during India's innings reduced the match to 38 overs per side

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3rd ODI

25 August (D/N) Scorecard

India 205/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 206/3 (46.4 overs)
Ajay Jadeja49 (85) Upul Chandana2/35 (10 overs)		Marvan Atapattu71* (126) Nikhil Chopra2/37 (9 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets R Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Asoka de SilvaandNandasena Pathirana(both SL) Player of the match:Marvan Atapattu(SL)

• India won the toss and elected to bat.

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4th ODI

26 August (D/N) Scorecard

Australia 241/9 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 214 (47.1 overs)
Mark Waugh84 (94) Upul Chandana3/35 (10 overs)		Chamara Silva55 (85) Glenn McGrath2/52 (10 overs) Shane Warne2/52 (9 overs)

Australia won by 27 runs R Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Lalith JayasundaraandK. T. Francis(both SL) Player of the match:Mark Waugh(AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chamara Silva(SL) made his ODI debut.

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5th ODI

28 August Scorecard

Australia 252/8 (50 overs)	v	India 211 (48.3 overs)
Adam Gilchrist77 (84) Venkatesh Prasad2/29 (10 overs)		Sadagoppan Ramesh71 (123) Jason Gillespie4/26 (9 overs)

Australia won by 41 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground,Colombo Umpires:B. C. CoorayandTyron Wijewardene(both SL) Player of the match:Adam Gilchrist(AUS)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• India fined one over for slow over rate.

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6th ODI

29 August Scorecard

India 296/4 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 247/9 (42 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar120 (141) Sanath Jayasuriya1/33 (6 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya71 (53) Robin Singh2/27 (7 overs)

India won by 23 runs (D/L) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground,Colombo Umpires:E. K. G. WijewardeneandGamini Silva(SL) Player of the match:Robin Singh

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during Sri Lanka's innings revised their target to 271 in 42 overs

Final

31 August (D/N) Scorecard

Australia 202 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 208/2 (39.3 overs)
Steve Waugh43 (68) Upul Chandana2/33 (10 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya2/33 (7 overs)		Romesh Kaluwitharana95 (117) Damien Fleming1/28 (7 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets R Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:B. C. CoorayandK. T. Francis(both SL) Player of the match:Romesh Kaluwitharana(SL)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sri Lanka won the 1999 Aiwa Cup