It was a
28-overs-a-side match. While Sri Lanka fielded an unchanged eleven, India made
one change to theirs – Laxman Sivaramakrishnan made way for Roger Binny. Kapil
Dev, the latter’s skipper, inserted the hosts on winning the toss.
Amal Silva, who faced 15 balls, scored 11. Dev broke the 21-run partnership. Aravinda de Silva scored 24. His 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six. He was caught by Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 33.
Roy Dias scored 27. His 23-ball innings included three boundaries. Gopal Sharma broke the 32-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s skipper, whose 22-ball 20 included a six, was run out.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who faced 10 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Binny broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 12.
Ranjan Madugalle, the player of the match, scored 50. His 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Ravi Ratnayake, who scored 26. His 35-ball innings included a boundary.
India conceded six extras. Sri Lanka scored 171 for the loss of five wickets off 28 overs. Chetan Sharma bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 49. Binny bowled five overs, conceding 42. He picked up a wicket.
Dev bowled five overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Gopal (who bowled six overs, including a maiden, and conceded 28) and Shastri (who bowled six overs, conceding 22).
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 16 balls, scored 10. His runs came by way of a boundary and a six. Vinothen John broke the 12-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 26. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Mendis. John broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 48.
Shastri scored 25. His 32-ball innings included three boundaries. He was stumped by Silva. Roger Wijesuriya broke the 15-run stand.
The fourth-wicket partnership was worth 68. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 50. His 46-ball innings included five boundaries. He was run out.
Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 34 balls, scored 36. His innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who faced 10 balls, scoring six.
Sri Lanka conceded four extras. India, who scored 157 for the loss of four wickets off 28 overs, lost by 14 runs.
Ranatunga bowled a couple of overs, conceding 11. He was wicketless, as was Ashantha de Mel, who bowled three overs, conceding 20.
The older of the Ratnayakes bowled (Ra)VI wicketless overs, conceding 34. His namesake, Rumesh, bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 33.
Wijesuriya bowled five overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket. John bowled six overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Sri Lanka levelled the three-match series 1-1.
Amal Silva, who faced 15 balls, scored 11. Dev broke the 21-run partnership. Aravinda de Silva scored 24. His 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six. He was caught by Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 33.
Roy Dias scored 27. His 23-ball innings included three boundaries. Gopal Sharma broke the 32-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s skipper, whose 22-ball 20 included a six, was run out.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who faced 10 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Binny broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 12.
Ranjan Madugalle, the player of the match, scored 50. His 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Ravi Ratnayake, who scored 26. His 35-ball innings included a boundary.
India conceded six extras. Sri Lanka scored 171 for the loss of five wickets off 28 overs. Chetan Sharma bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 49. Binny bowled five overs, conceding 42. He picked up a wicket.
Dev bowled five overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Gopal (who bowled six overs, including a maiden, and conceded 28) and Shastri (who bowled six overs, conceding 22).
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 16 balls, scored 10. His runs came by way of a boundary and a six. Vinothen John broke the 12-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 26. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Mendis. John broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 48.
Shastri scored 25. His 32-ball innings included three boundaries. He was stumped by Silva. Roger Wijesuriya broke the 15-run stand.
The fourth-wicket partnership was worth 68. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 50. His 46-ball innings included five boundaries. He was run out.
Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 34 balls, scored 36. His innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who faced 10 balls, scoring six.
Sri Lanka conceded four extras. India, who scored 157 for the loss of four wickets off 28 overs, lost by 14 runs.
Ranatunga bowled a couple of overs, conceding 11. He was wicketless, as was Ashantha de Mel, who bowled three overs, conceding 20.
The older of the Ratnayakes bowled (Ra)VI wicketless overs, conceding 34. His namesake, Rumesh, bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 33.
Wijesuriya bowled five overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket. John bowled six overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Sri Lanka levelled the three-match series 1-1.
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