India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Dilip Vengsarkar, Rajinder Singh Ghai and
Rudra Pratap Singh made way for Sunil Gavaskar, Roger Binny and Chetan Sharma.
Sri Lanka made a couple of changes – Roy Dias and Ravi Ratnayake were replaced
by One-day International debutants Hashan Tillakaratne and Graeme Labrooy.
It was a 45-overs-a-side match. Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the islanders. Aravinda de Silva faced 40 balls, scoring 33. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Sharma broke the 61-run stand.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced 65 balls, scored 26. Sharma broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 23. Arjuna Ranatunga scored 39. His 44-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Madan Lal broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 41.
Asanka Gurusinha faced a dozen balls, scoring four. Binny broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 13. The fifth-wicket pair put on 21. Duleep, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 35. His 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Binny (Men)dismissed him. Tillakaratne, who faced 30 balls, scored 18. Sharma broke the 26-run stand.
Guy de Alwis scored 17. His 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Dev broke the 14-run stand. Ashantha de Mel scored 11. His nine-run innings included a boundary. He was caught by Maninder Singh. Dev broke the five-run stand.
Rumesh Ratnayake faced eight balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair put on nine. Labrooy, who faced four balls, scored three. He was run out. Don Anurasiri, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka scored 214 for the loss of nine wickets off 45 overs. Maninder Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Ravi Shastri, who bowled eight overs. He conceded 40. Lal, who bowled nine overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.
Binny and Dev bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 28. Sharma conceded eight overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps.
Sunil Gavaskar scored 27. His 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by de Alwis. Labrooy broke the 42-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Raman Lamba, who faced three balls, did not get off the mark. He was dismissed by Labrooy.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the player of the match, scored 92. His 89-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Gurusinha broke the third-wicket pair, which was worth 111. Azharuddin, who faced 79 balls, scored 50. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who scored 34. His 36-ball innings included three boundaries.
Sri Lanka conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 215 for the loss of three wickets off 41.3 overs, won by seven wickets with 21 balls to spare. Ranatunga, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as was Anurasiri, who bowled five overs, conceding 30.
Ratnayake bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. De Mel bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 32. Gurusinha bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Labrooy bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up two scalps.
It was a 45-overs-a-side match. Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the islanders. Aravinda de Silva faced 40 balls, scoring 33. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Sharma broke the 61-run stand.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced 65 balls, scored 26. Sharma broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 23. Arjuna Ranatunga scored 39. His 44-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Madan Lal broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 41.
Asanka Gurusinha faced a dozen balls, scoring four. Binny broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 13. The fifth-wicket pair put on 21. Duleep, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 35. His 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Binny (Men)dismissed him. Tillakaratne, who faced 30 balls, scored 18. Sharma broke the 26-run stand.
Guy de Alwis scored 17. His 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Dev broke the 14-run stand. Ashantha de Mel scored 11. His nine-run innings included a boundary. He was caught by Maninder Singh. Dev broke the five-run stand.
Rumesh Ratnayake faced eight balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair put on nine. Labrooy, who faced four balls, scored three. He was run out. Don Anurasiri, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka scored 214 for the loss of nine wickets off 45 overs. Maninder Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Ravi Shastri, who bowled eight overs. He conceded 40. Lal, who bowled nine overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.
Binny and Dev bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 28. Sharma conceded eight overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps.
Sunil Gavaskar scored 27. His 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by de Alwis. Labrooy broke the 42-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Raman Lamba, who faced three balls, did not get off the mark. He was dismissed by Labrooy.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the player of the match, scored 92. His 89-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Gurusinha broke the third-wicket pair, which was worth 111. Azharuddin, who faced 79 balls, scored 50. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who scored 34. His 36-ball innings included three boundaries.
Sri Lanka conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 215 for the loss of three wickets off 41.3 overs, won by seven wickets with 21 balls to spare. Ranatunga, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as was Anurasiri, who bowled five overs, conceding 30.
Ratnayake bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. De Mel bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 32. Gurusinha bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Labrooy bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up two scalps.
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