India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Roger Binny and Madan Lal made way
for the Sharmas (Chetan and the One-day International debutant Gopal).
Sri Lanka made four changes to the team that last played the Indians – Sidath Wettimuny, Brendon Kuruppu, Uvais Karnain and Somachandra de Silva made way for Amal Silva, Ashantha de Mel, Rumesh Ratnayake and Roger Wijesuriya.
It was a 45-overs-a-side match. Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Ravi Ratnayake scored 13. His 47-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by his namesake, Ravi Shastri. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 34-run stand.
Ranjan Madugalle, who faced 13 balls, scored three. He was caught by Gopal, who broke the six-run stand. Silva scored 36. His 75-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Chetan. Shastri broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 42.
Roy Dias, the player of the match, scored 80. His 67-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. Chetan broke the 110-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga scored 64. His 48-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Chetan broke the 35-run stand.
Duleep, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 29. His 17-ball innings scored three boundaries. He wasn’t (Men)dismissed.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Chetan broke the four-run stand. De Mel, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 10 extras. Sri Lanka scored 241 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan bowled five overs, conceding 38. He was wicketless, as was Dev, whose nine overs included a maiden. He conceded 47.
Shastri, who bowled five overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Amarnath, who bowled eight overs, conceding 40.
The Sharmas bowled nine overs apiece. While Gopal, who conceded 21, picked up a wicket, Chetan, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 50, picking up three scalps.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 29. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was caught by de Mel. Wijesuriya broke the 61-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced nine balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Wijesuriya broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 20.
Shastri scored 67. His 102-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Ravi off the bowling of Ranatunga, who broke the 54-ball stand. Dev scored 24. His 19-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Silva. Rumesh broke the 50-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 11. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out. Amarnath, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Silva. Ravi broke the four-run stand.
The seventh-wicket partnership was worth 21. Chetan, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was run out.
Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 82 balls, scored 89. His innings included 11 boundaries and a six. He was caught by Ravi. Rumesh broke the 13-run stand.
Sadanand Viswanath, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten. Sivaramakrishnan, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded eight extras. India scored 242 for the loss of eight wickets off 44.3 overs, winning by two wickets with three balls to spare.
De Mel bowled 8.3 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54. Vinothen John bowled nine wicketless overs. He conceded 32.
Ranatunga, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket, as did Ravi, who bowled six overs, conceding 32.
Wijesuriya, who bowled eight overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Rumesh, who bowled nine overs, conceding 35.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
Sri Lanka made four changes to the team that last played the Indians – Sidath Wettimuny, Brendon Kuruppu, Uvais Karnain and Somachandra de Silva made way for Amal Silva, Ashantha de Mel, Rumesh Ratnayake and Roger Wijesuriya.
It was a 45-overs-a-side match. Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Ravi Ratnayake scored 13. His 47-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by his namesake, Ravi Shastri. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 34-run stand.
Ranjan Madugalle, who faced 13 balls, scored three. He was caught by Gopal, who broke the six-run stand. Silva scored 36. His 75-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Chetan. Shastri broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 42.
Roy Dias, the player of the match, scored 80. His 67-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. Chetan broke the 110-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga scored 64. His 48-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Chetan broke the 35-run stand.
Duleep, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 29. His 17-ball innings scored three boundaries. He wasn’t (Men)dismissed.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Chetan broke the four-run stand. De Mel, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 10 extras. Sri Lanka scored 241 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan bowled five overs, conceding 38. He was wicketless, as was Dev, whose nine overs included a maiden. He conceded 47.
Shastri, who bowled five overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Amarnath, who bowled eight overs, conceding 40.
The Sharmas bowled nine overs apiece. While Gopal, who conceded 21, picked up a wicket, Chetan, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 50, picking up three scalps.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 29. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was caught by de Mel. Wijesuriya broke the 61-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced nine balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Wijesuriya broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 20.
Shastri scored 67. His 102-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Ravi off the bowling of Ranatunga, who broke the 54-ball stand. Dev scored 24. His 19-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Silva. Rumesh broke the 50-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 11. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out. Amarnath, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Silva. Ravi broke the four-run stand.
The seventh-wicket partnership was worth 21. Chetan, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was run out.
Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 82 balls, scored 89. His innings included 11 boundaries and a six. He was caught by Ravi. Rumesh broke the 13-run stand.
Sadanand Viswanath, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten. Sivaramakrishnan, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded eight extras. India scored 242 for the loss of eight wickets off 44.3 overs, winning by two wickets with three balls to spare.
De Mel bowled 8.3 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54. Vinothen John bowled nine wicketless overs. He conceded 32.
Ranatunga, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket, as did Ravi, who bowled six overs, conceding 32.
Wijesuriya, who bowled eight overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Rumesh, who bowled nine overs, conceding 35.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
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