It was a
46-overs-a-side match. India, a.k.a. Bharat, made a couple of changes to their
playing eleven – Mohammad Azharuddin and Roger Binny made way for One-day International
debutant Arun and Chetan Sharma.
Sri Lanka made three changes to theirs – Hashan Tillakaratne, Graeme Labrooy and Don Anurasiri were replaced by Ravi Ratnayake, Roy Dias and One-day International debutant Asoka de Silva.
On winning the toss, Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, inserted the tourists. Ravi scored seven. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the 15-run stand. Roshan Mahanama faced 35 balls, scoring 13. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Dev broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 18.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 18 balls, scored three. He was caught by Maninder Singh. Sharma broke the 10-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga, the player of the match, scored 31. His 49-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arun, who broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 52.
Asanka Gurusinha scored 35. His 58-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Madan Lal. Singh broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth half-a-dozen. Dias, who faced 27 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Singh, who broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 16.
Guy de Alwis scored 15. His 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Singh broke the 33-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on just five. Duleep, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 26. His 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was (Men)dismissed by Sharma.
Ashantha de Mel, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Rumesh Ratnayake, who scored 19. His innings included three boundaries and a six.
India conceded a dozen extras. Sri Lanka scored 195 for the loss of eight wickets off 46 overs. Ravi Shastri bowled five overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Lal, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36.
Arun bowled eight overs, conceding 43. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled seven overs, including three maidens. He conceded 10, picking up a couple of wickets. Sharma, who bowled eight overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of wickets. Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.
Sunil Gavaskar, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by de Alwis. Ratnayake broke the (Ra)VI-run stand. Raman Lamba, who faced 11 balls, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ravi, who broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 17. His 42-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by de Alwis. Ranatunga broke the 19-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 10. Vengsarkar, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was run out.
Shastri, who faced 22 balls, scored eight. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Ranatunga broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth nine. Chandrakant Pandit, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Ranatunga, who broke the three-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Dev, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored nine. He was caught by Ravi Ratnayake off his own bowling. Lal, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Mahanama. Rumesh broke the eighth-wicket partnership, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Sharma scored eight. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gurusinha. Ranatunga broke the 13-run partnership. The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Arun, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was caught by Asoka off the bowling of Rumesh.
Singh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The Sri Lankans conceded five extras. India, who were bundled out for 78 off 24.1 overs, lost by 117 runs. Asoka bowled a couple of overs, conceding 13. He was wicketless, as was de Mel, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22.
Rumesh bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up a couple of wickets. Ravi, who bowled 3.1 overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up three wickets.
Ranatunga bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up four scalps.
Sri Lanka led the five-match series 1-0.
Sri Lanka made three changes to theirs – Hashan Tillakaratne, Graeme Labrooy and Don Anurasiri were replaced by Ravi Ratnayake, Roy Dias and One-day International debutant Asoka de Silva.
On winning the toss, Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, inserted the tourists. Ravi scored seven. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the 15-run stand. Roshan Mahanama faced 35 balls, scoring 13. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Dev broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 18.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 18 balls, scored three. He was caught by Maninder Singh. Sharma broke the 10-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga, the player of the match, scored 31. His 49-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arun, who broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 52.
Asanka Gurusinha scored 35. His 58-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Madan Lal. Singh broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth half-a-dozen. Dias, who faced 27 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Singh, who broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 16.
Guy de Alwis scored 15. His 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Singh broke the 33-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on just five. Duleep, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 26. His 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was (Men)dismissed by Sharma.
Ashantha de Mel, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Rumesh Ratnayake, who scored 19. His innings included three boundaries and a six.
India conceded a dozen extras. Sri Lanka scored 195 for the loss of eight wickets off 46 overs. Ravi Shastri bowled five overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Lal, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36.
Arun bowled eight overs, conceding 43. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled seven overs, including three maidens. He conceded 10, picking up a couple of wickets. Sharma, who bowled eight overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of wickets. Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.
Sunil Gavaskar, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by de Alwis. Ratnayake broke the (Ra)VI-run stand. Raman Lamba, who faced 11 balls, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ravi, who broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 17. His 42-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by de Alwis. Ranatunga broke the 19-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 10. Vengsarkar, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was run out.
Shastri, who faced 22 balls, scored eight. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Ranatunga broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth nine. Chandrakant Pandit, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Ranatunga, who broke the three-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Dev, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored nine. He was caught by Ravi Ratnayake off his own bowling. Lal, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Mahanama. Rumesh broke the eighth-wicket partnership, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Sharma scored eight. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gurusinha. Ranatunga broke the 13-run partnership. The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Arun, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was caught by Asoka off the bowling of Rumesh.
Singh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The Sri Lankans conceded five extras. India, who were bundled out for 78 off 24.1 overs, lost by 117 runs. Asoka bowled a couple of overs, conceding 13. He was wicketless, as was de Mel, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22.
Rumesh bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up a couple of wickets. Ravi, who bowled 3.1 overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up three wickets.
Ranatunga bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up four scalps.
Sri Lanka led the five-match series 1-0.
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