League, Match 8, Colombo, August 01, 2001, 12:00 AM
227/8(50ov)
181/10(45.5ov)
India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs
Sri Lanka Playing XI| Russel Arnold | All Rounder |
| Marvan Atapattu | Batsman |
| Kumar Dharmasena | All Rounder |
| Dilhara Fernando | Bowler |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c) | Batsman |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Batsman |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana † | Wicket Keeper |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Bowler |
| Suresh Perera | Batsman |
| Kumar Sangakkara † | Wicket Keeper |
| Chaminda Vaas | Bowler |
India Playing XI| Virender Sehwag | Batsman |
| Hemang Badani | Batsman |
| Sameer Dighe † | Wicket Keeper |
| Rahul Dravid | Batsman |
| Sourav Ganguly (c) | Batsman |
| Harbhajan Singh | Bowler |
| Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
| VVS Laxman | Batsman |
| Ashish Nehra | Bowler |
| Reetinder Sodhi | All Rounder |
| Yuvraj Singh | All Rounder |