It was a
46-overs-a-side match. Sri Lanka made just one change to their playing eleven –
Ranjan Madugalle replaced Roshan Mahanama. India made a Kapil of changes to
theirs – Bharat Arun and Chetan Sharma made way for Mohammad Azharuddin and
Shivlal Yadav. Dev, the latter’s skipper, chose to field on winning the toss.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 13 balls, scored just three. He was caught by Azharuddin. Needless to say, Madan Lal was in seventh heaven. Asanka Gurusinha scored half-a-dozen. His 39-ball innings included a boundary. Yadav broke the 20-run stand.
Ravi Ratnayake faced 43 balls, scoring 11. He was caught by his namesake, Ravi Shastri. Yadav broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth half-a-dozen. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Arjuna Ranatunga wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he didn’t open his account. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth off the bowling of Maninder Singh.
Roy Dias scored 26. His 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Shastri, who broke the 58-run partnership. The sixth-wicket stand was worth just two. Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 31. His 48-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev.
Madugalle, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was unbeaten. The seventh-wicket pair put on 17. Rumesh Ratnayake, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was run out.
Ashantha de Mel, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Azharuddin. Shastri broke the 15-run stand. Guy de Alwis faced five balls, scoring half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 16 extras. Sri Lanka scored 145 for the loss of eight wickets off 46 overs. Dev’s and Lal’s spell included a maiden each. They bowled nine overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 25.
Singh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Shastri and Yadav bowled nine overs apiece, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 28, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 18.
Srikkanth scored 19. His 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Rumesh, who broke the 44-run stand. Sunil Gavaskar, the player of the match, scored 70. His 83-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the match. He was unbeaten.
Raman, who faced a couple of (Lam)balls, scored as many. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ravi, who broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 62. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 146 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 27.3 0vers, won by eight wickets with 111 balls to spare. Asoka de Silva bowled three wicketless overs, including the only maiden of the match. He conceded 14.
Ranatunga, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 24. De Mel, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 43. The Ratnayakes picked up a wicket apiece. While Rumesh (who bowled six overs) conceded 26, Ravi (who bowled 6.3 overs) conceded 38.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 13 balls, scored just three. He was caught by Azharuddin. Needless to say, Madan Lal was in seventh heaven. Asanka Gurusinha scored half-a-dozen. His 39-ball innings included a boundary. Yadav broke the 20-run stand.
Ravi Ratnayake faced 43 balls, scoring 11. He was caught by his namesake, Ravi Shastri. Yadav broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth half-a-dozen. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Arjuna Ranatunga wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he didn’t open his account. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth off the bowling of Maninder Singh.
Roy Dias scored 26. His 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Shastri, who broke the 58-run partnership. The sixth-wicket stand was worth just two. Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 31. His 48-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev.
Madugalle, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was unbeaten. The seventh-wicket pair put on 17. Rumesh Ratnayake, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was run out.
Ashantha de Mel, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Azharuddin. Shastri broke the 15-run stand. Guy de Alwis faced five balls, scoring half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 16 extras. Sri Lanka scored 145 for the loss of eight wickets off 46 overs. Dev’s and Lal’s spell included a maiden each. They bowled nine overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 25.
Singh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Shastri and Yadav bowled nine overs apiece, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 28, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 18.
Srikkanth scored 19. His 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Rumesh, who broke the 44-run stand. Sunil Gavaskar, the player of the match, scored 70. His 83-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the match. He was unbeaten.
Raman, who faced a couple of (Lam)balls, scored as many. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ravi, who broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 62. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 146 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 27.3 0vers, won by eight wickets with 111 balls to spare. Asoka de Silva bowled three wicketless overs, including the only maiden of the match. He conceded 14.
Ranatunga, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 24. De Mel, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 43. The Ratnayakes picked up a wicket apiece. While Rumesh (who bowled six overs) conceded 26, Ravi (who bowled 6.3 overs) conceded 38.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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