#2 183 vs Sri Lanka, Taunton, ICC Cricket World Cup 1999, May 26, 1999
Three years on, Ganguly was one of the lynchpins of the Indian batting lineup that featured in the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 held primarily in England. In a Group A league game against Sri Lanka, the two men who made their debuts together three years back in the same country were in for a special partnership. Ganguly and Dravid registered impeccable hundreds and shared a 318-run partnership for the second wicket, which was the then highest partnership for any wicket in the history of ODI cricket.
Ganguly was dismissed on the penultimate ball of the innings – having walked in alongside Sadagoppan Ramesh to open the innings – but not before he had plundered the Lankan bowlers for 183 runs, an innings that contained 17 fours and 7 sixes. India finished with a massive total of 373 runs, of which 146 runs were scored by Dravid, the other centurion of the match, and the score proved out to be too much for Sri Lanka as they capitulated inside their 50 overs and were bowled out for 216.
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