The match was
reduced to a 40-overs-a-side contest. India made one change to their playing
eleven – Mumbaikar Ravi Shastri made way for Madan Lal. The Sri Lankans made a
couple of changes – Guy de Alwis and Ranjan Mad(ugall)e way for Sidath
Wettimuny and Ashantha de Mel. On winning the toss, Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s
skipper, inserted the hosts.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 46. His 27-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Arjuna Ranatunga broke the 67-run partnership. Sunil Gavaskar, the player of the series, scored 25. His 35-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by de Mel. Ranatunga broke the 21-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 94-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 108. He was unbeaten. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 52. His 49-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. He was caught by de Mel. Ravi Ratnayake broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 115.
Raman, whose 37-(Lam)ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 39. He was caught by the substitute. Graeme Labrooy broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 84. Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, faced three balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India scored 299 for the loss of four wickets off 40 overs. De Mel bowled four overs, conceding 45. He was wicketless, as was Rumesh Ratnayake, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63.
Ratnayake bowled (Ra)VI overs, conceding 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Labrooy, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 68. Ranatunga bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Wettimuny, who was playing his last One-day International, scored 14. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. Raju Kulkarni broke the 36-run stand. Ranatunga scored 29. His 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Shivlal Yadav. Lal broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 48.
The third-wicket pair put on 63. Mendis, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. He was run out. Roy Dias scored 15. His 12-ball innings included three boundaries. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Yadav broke the forth-wicket partnership, which was worth 27.
Asanka Gurusinha scored 52. His 34-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Dev. Kulkarni broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 50. The sixth-wicket pair put on 12. Roshan, the player of the (Mahana)match, scored 98. His 91-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was run out.
De Mel, who faced five balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Dev broke the 10-run stand. The Ratnayakes were unbeaten. While Rumesh, whose 22-ball innings a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28, Ravi scored five off 11 balls.
India conceded 11 extras. Sri Lanka scored 289 for the loss of seven wickets off 40 overs, losing by 10 runs. Maninder Singh bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 69. Yadav bowled five overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket.
Lal bowled seven overs, conceding 51. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled nine overs, conceding 68. Kulkarni bowled nine overs, conceding 57. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India won the five-match series 4-1.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 46. His 27-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Arjuna Ranatunga broke the 67-run partnership. Sunil Gavaskar, the player of the series, scored 25. His 35-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by de Mel. Ranatunga broke the 21-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 94-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 108. He was unbeaten. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 52. His 49-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. He was caught by de Mel. Ravi Ratnayake broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 115.
Raman, whose 37-(Lam)ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 39. He was caught by the substitute. Graeme Labrooy broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 84. Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, faced three balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 25 extras. India scored 299 for the loss of four wickets off 40 overs. De Mel bowled four overs, conceding 45. He was wicketless, as was Rumesh Ratnayake, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63.
Ratnayake bowled (Ra)VI overs, conceding 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Labrooy, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 68. Ranatunga bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Wettimuny, who was playing his last One-day International, scored 14. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. Raju Kulkarni broke the 36-run stand. Ranatunga scored 29. His 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Shivlal Yadav. Lal broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 48.
The third-wicket pair put on 63. Mendis, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. He was run out. Roy Dias scored 15. His 12-ball innings included three boundaries. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Yadav broke the forth-wicket partnership, which was worth 27.
Asanka Gurusinha scored 52. His 34-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Dev. Kulkarni broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 50. The sixth-wicket pair put on 12. Roshan, the player of the (Mahana)match, scored 98. His 91-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was run out.
De Mel, who faced five balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Dev broke the 10-run stand. The Ratnayakes were unbeaten. While Rumesh, whose 22-ball innings a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28, Ravi scored five off 11 balls.
India conceded 11 extras. Sri Lanka scored 289 for the loss of seven wickets off 40 overs, losing by 10 runs. Maninder Singh bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 69. Yadav bowled five overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket.
Lal bowled seven overs, conceding 51. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled nine overs, conceding 68. Kulkarni bowled nine overs, conceding 57. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India won the five-match series 4-1.
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