It was a 44-over
match. India made one change to their playing eleven – Raju Kulkarni replaced
Shivlal Yadav. So did Sri Lanka – Asoka de Silva made way for Graeme Labrooy.
On winning the toss, Kapil, India’s skipper, inserted Devisitors.
Ravi Ratnayake faced 56 balls, scoring 22. He was caught by Chandrakant Pandit. Kulkarni broke the 54-run stand. Aravinda de Silva, who faced 108 balls, scored 51. Kulkarni broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 78.
Asanka Gurusinha scored 54. His 64-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Madan Lal. Mohammad Azharuddin broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 26.
Rumesh Ratnayake, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Maninder Singh. Kulkarni broke the four-run partnership. Ashantha de Mel, who faced eight balls, scored five. Dev broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 17.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who bagged the player of the match award, scored 41. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes. He was caught by Pandit. Dev broke the 22-run stand. Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s skipper, faced nine balls, scoring half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Roy Dias, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
India conceded 23 extras. Sri Lanka scored 208 for the loss of six wickets off 44 overs. Ravi Shastri and Lal bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 21. Singh bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 30.
Azharuddin bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled eight overs, conceding 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kulkarni bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 41 balls, scored 28. He was caught by Ranatunga. Rumesh broke the 50-run partnership. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Ranatunga. Labrooy broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 10.
Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 67 balls, scored 36. He was caught by the substitute, Roshan Mahanama. Ranatunga broke the 37-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 56. His 68-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. Ranatunga broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 66.
Raman, who faced 56 (Lam)balls, scored 57. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who scored 16 off as many balls. Sri Lanka scored 10 extras. India scored 209 for the loss of four wickets off 41.3 overs, winning by six wickets with 15 balls to spare. Ratnayake bowled (Ra)VI overs, conceding 33. He was wicketless, as was de Mel, who bowled seven overs, conceding 36.
Rumesh (who bowled 8.3 overs) and Labrooy (who bowled 10 overs) conceded 48 each, picking up a wicket apiece. Ranatunga bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
Ravi Ratnayake faced 56 balls, scoring 22. He was caught by Chandrakant Pandit. Kulkarni broke the 54-run stand. Aravinda de Silva, who faced 108 balls, scored 51. Kulkarni broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 78.
Asanka Gurusinha scored 54. His 64-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Madan Lal. Mohammad Azharuddin broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 26.
Rumesh Ratnayake, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Maninder Singh. Kulkarni broke the four-run partnership. Ashantha de Mel, who faced eight balls, scored five. Dev broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 17.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who bagged the player of the match award, scored 41. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes. He was caught by Pandit. Dev broke the 22-run stand. Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s skipper, faced nine balls, scoring half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Roy Dias, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
India conceded 23 extras. Sri Lanka scored 208 for the loss of six wickets off 44 overs. Ravi Shastri and Lal bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 21. Singh bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 30.
Azharuddin bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled eight overs, conceding 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kulkarni bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 41 balls, scored 28. He was caught by Ranatunga. Rumesh broke the 50-run partnership. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Ranatunga. Labrooy broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 10.
Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 67 balls, scored 36. He was caught by the substitute, Roshan Mahanama. Ranatunga broke the 37-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 56. His 68-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. Ranatunga broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 66.
Raman, who faced 56 (Lam)balls, scored 57. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who scored 16 off as many balls. Sri Lanka scored 10 extras. India scored 209 for the loss of four wickets off 41.3 overs, winning by six wickets with 15 balls to spare. Ratnayake bowled (Ra)VI overs, conceding 33. He was wicketless, as was de Mel, who bowled seven overs, conceding 36.
Rumesh (who bowled 8.3 overs) and Labrooy (who bowled 10 overs) conceded 48 each, picking up a wicket apiece. Ranatunga bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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