Tendulkar Returns With a Century! | India Survive Jayasuriya Scare | Robin Singh Stole The Limelight

📍 Colombo (SSC), August 29, 1999 — Sachin Tendulkar returned from injury in style, notching up his 23rd ODI century and powering India to their highest total of the tournament—296 runs—in a must-win game against hosts Sri Lanka in the Aiwa Cup 1999. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka opted to bowl and quickly found themselves at the receiving end of a Tendulkar-Ganguly onslaught. The pair added 127 runs in just 22 overs, with Tendulkar anchoring the innings with a fluent 120 off 141 balls, including 11 boundaries and two sixes. Rain halted Sri Lanka's chase just five overs in. When play resumed, a revised target of 271 in 42 overs was set under the Duckworth-Lewis method, or 232 to eliminate India on net run-rate. Jayasuriya (71 off 53) and Atapattu blazed off to a 105-run stand in 17 overs, putting Sri Lanka on course for qualification. Even Jayawardene chipped in with a fifty. But once the qualification was secured, Sri Lanka’s lower order collapsed, and India snatched a 23-run win on D/L to stay alive—albeit still behind on net run-rate. Amid the Tendulkar heroics, Robin Singh stole the limelight with tight bowling and two crucial wickets, earning the Man of the Match award. 📌 Match Summary: India: 296/6 (Tendulkar 120, Ganguly 72, Vaas 3/51) Sri Lanka: 226 all out in 41.5 overs (Jayasuriya 71, Jayawardene 50, Robin Singh 2/34) 🏆 Man of the Match: Robin Singh A thrilling mix of Tendulkar brilliance, Jayasuriya fireworks, and Duckworth-Lewis drama in Colombo! #IndiaVsSriLanka CricketMax #Highlights