2nd the semi-final of ICC Knock-Out trophy, Indian encountering with South Africa.
Ganguly open with Sachin Tendulkar, He smashed
the ball throughout the ground and scored a massive 141. This gave India the
momentum and the Indian bowlers restricted South Africa to 200. India won the
match and qualified for the Finals. Ganguly was awarded man of the match for
his performance.
90 vs England
During
a match with England, India’s batting collapsed enormously. He scored an
outstanding 90 by hitting five 4s and three 6s. This helped India reach a
decent total of 204. He used his cricketing brains to perform the bowling
changes and India bowled England out for 181. India won the match by 23 runs
and Ganguly became the Man of the Match. Ganguly as a captain, always lead team
India by example.
96 vs Pakistan
India
and Pakistan encounters are always thrilling. In a match between both these
countries, in 1997-98 at Toronto, Ganguly scored a massive match-winning
performance of 96. He smashed bowlers like Sahid Afridi, Aaquib Javed, and
Azhar Mahmood all across the stadium. While bowling also, he picked up two
wickets for just 33 runs at an economy of 3.3. Even though India lost the
match, Ganguly became man of the match.
239 vs Pakistan
Sourav
Ganguly registered his career-best score of 239 against Pakistan in a test
match. In the first innings, he hit 30 fours and two sixes before getting out.
He also took the ball and picked up the wicket of Salman Butt. Ganguly batted
in the second innings and scored an awesome 91 and just missed his century by 9
runs. India played superbly throughout the match and was just three wickets
short of victory. The match ended in a draw and Ganguly became the Man of the
match.
183
vs Sri Lanka
It
was the 1999 World Cup. Ganguly opened the innings for India. He played an
unbelievable knock. Ganguly along with Rahul Dravid made a record partnership
of 324 runs. He alone scored 183 and it remained his highest score ever. He
took just 158 deliveries and maintained a strike rate of 115. This was arguably
his best performance ever.
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