da jogodeouro: Sanath Jayasuriya became the second Sri Lankan and 14th batsman in ODIhistory to be left stranded on 99 when he spooned a simple catch tohis Indian counterpart off the bowling of Shewag in the final of theCoca- Cola Cup
Rajneesh Gupta05-Aug-2001Sanath Jayasuriya became the second Sri Lankan and 14th batsman in ODIhistory to be left stranded on 99 when he spooned a simple catch tohis Indian counterpart off the bowling of Shewag in the final of theCoca- Cola Cup. The only other Sri Lankan to suffer this fate isRomesh Kaluwitharana. This was also the fourth such instance againstIndia.Of the 14 batsmen who have missed their hundred by just one run, fiveremained unbeaten as either the innings was completed or the targetwas achieved.
Batsman
How Out
BF
R/100B
For
Vs
Venue
Date
G Boycott
c fielder
158
62.66
Eng
Aus
The Oval
20-08-1980
BA Edgar
Not Out
136
72.79
NZ
Ind
Auckland
14-02-1981
AJ Lamb
c & b
110
90.00
Eng
Ind
The Oval
04-06-1982
K Srikkanth
lbw
111
89.19
Ind
Eng
Cuttack
27-12-1984
DM Jones
Not Out
77
128.57
Aus
SL
Adelaide
28-01-1985
RB Richardson
Not Out
141
70.21
WI
Pak
Sharjah
15-11-1985
BC Broad
c fielder
168
58.93
Eng
Pak
The Oval
21-05-1987
Rameez Raja
Obstructing the field
122
81.15
Pak
Eng
Karachi (NS)
20-11-1987
L Klusener
c & b
96
103.13
SA
SL
Lahore (Gd.)
08-11-1997
A Flower
Not Out
109
90.83
Zim
Aus
Harare
24-10-1999
RS Kaluwitharana
Bowled
86
115.12
SL
Zim
Harare
18-12-1999
ADR Campbell
Not Out
124
79.84
Zim
NZ
Bulawayo Q.C.
01-10-2000
ML Hayden
lbw
90
110.00
Aus
Ind
Bangalore
26-03-2001
ST Jayasuriya
c fielder
102
97.06
SL
Ind
Colombo RPS
05-08-2001