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This Day, That Year: Saurav Ganguly’s Match Winning Performance Vs England at the 99′ Cricket World Cup
Here's a look at former India captain Sourav Ganguly's brilliant performance in the 1999 World Cup match that earned him a Man of the Match Award.
30 May 2021 • 10:55 AM
Ganguly opened up with Sadagoppan Ramesh as he went to score the second highest score of the game to Rahul Dravid's 82 ball 53 as India managed to set a target of 233 for the hosts.
Ganguly opened up with Sadagoppan Ramesh as he went to score the second highest score of the game to Rahul Dravid’s 82 ball 53 as India managed to set a target of 233 for the hosts.
Ganguly clean bowled opener Nasser Hussain to scalp one of his three wickets of the match.
Ganguly’s second wicket was Mark Ealham. It was a well outside the off delivery which Ealham edged straight to Mohammed Azaruddin in the slips. Neil Fairbrother was looking to go down the track but he edged it to keeper Nayan Mongia that gave Ganguly his third wicket. He finished as the leading wicket-taker of the match.
India bundled out hosts England at 169 ( Pic Credits ক্রিকেট ক্রেজি বং Facebook)
India finished 2nd behind South Africa in Group A before finishing last in the Super Sixes ( PicCredits ক্রিকেট ক্রেজি বং Facebook)
