It was a
45-overs-a-side match. India made no change to their playing eleven. Sri Lanka
made one CH(ash)ange to the team that last played the Indians – Tillakaratne
made way for Uvais Karnain. Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, won the toss,
inserting the islanders.
Brendon Kuruppu, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Maninder Singh broke the 53-run stand. Roshan Mahanama, whose 47-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Mohinder Amarnath, who broke the four-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 40. Aravinda de Silva, who faced 25 balls, scored 18. He was run out. The fourth-wicket pair put on eight. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, faced 24 balls, scoring five. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Athula Samarasekera, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was run out. The sixth-wicket pair put on 17. Ravi Ratnayake, who faced 19 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was run out.
Karnain, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Pandit. Krishnamachari broke the (Srikkan)thirty-four-run stand. Graeme Labrooy faced four balls, scoring a run. Kapil Dev broke the one-run stand.
Duleep Mendis scored 36. His run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings. He was caught by Amarnath. Srikkanth broke the one-run stand. Ranjith Madurasinghe faced nine balls, scoring just a couple. Srikkanth broke the 10-run stand. Kapila Wijegunawardene, who faced nine balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 18 extras. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 176 off 43.2 overs. Ajay Sharma bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 29. Sanjeev Sharma bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 20. Arshad Ayub bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 24.
Amarnath, who bowled six overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Dev, who bowled seven overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket. Singh bowled nine overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket. Srikkanth bowled 3.2 overs, conceding a dozen. He picked up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 45. Srikkanth, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. He was run out. Amarnath, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Kuruppu. Madurasinghe broke the 24-run partnership.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was adjudged the player of the match and the player of the series, scored 76. His 87-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. Wijegunawardene broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 86.
Vengsarkar, who faced 81 balls, scored 50. He was unbeaten. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Kuruppu off the bowling of Wijegunawardene. Dev, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 12 extras. India scored 180 for the loss of four wickets off 37.1 overs, winning by six wickets with 47 balls to spare. Mahanama bowled a wicketless ball, conceding four. Ranatunga bowled a wicketless over, conceding a dozen. De Silva bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 30.
Labrooy bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 30. Ratnayake bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35. Madurasinghe bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Wijegunawardene bowled nine overs, conceding 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India won the 1988/89 Wills Asia Cup.
Brendon Kuruppu, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Maninder Singh broke the 53-run stand. Roshan Mahanama, whose 47-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Mohinder Amarnath, who broke the four-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 40. Aravinda de Silva, who faced 25 balls, scored 18. He was run out. The fourth-wicket pair put on eight. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, faced 24 balls, scoring five. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Athula Samarasekera, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was run out. The sixth-wicket pair put on 17. Ravi Ratnayake, who faced 19 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was run out.
Karnain, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Pandit. Krishnamachari broke the (Srikkan)thirty-four-run stand. Graeme Labrooy faced four balls, scoring a run. Kapil Dev broke the one-run stand.
Duleep Mendis scored 36. His run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings. He was caught by Amarnath. Srikkanth broke the one-run stand. Ranjith Madurasinghe faced nine balls, scoring just a couple. Srikkanth broke the 10-run stand. Kapila Wijegunawardene, who faced nine balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 18 extras. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 176 off 43.2 overs. Ajay Sharma bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 29. Sanjeev Sharma bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 20. Arshad Ayub bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 24.
Amarnath, who bowled six overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Dev, who bowled seven overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket. Singh bowled nine overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket. Srikkanth bowled 3.2 overs, conceding a dozen. He picked up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 45. Srikkanth, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. He was run out. Amarnath, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Kuruppu. Madurasinghe broke the 24-run partnership.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was adjudged the player of the match and the player of the series, scored 76. His 87-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. Wijegunawardene broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 86.
Vengsarkar, who faced 81 balls, scored 50. He was unbeaten. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Kuruppu off the bowling of Wijegunawardene. Dev, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 12 extras. India scored 180 for the loss of four wickets off 37.1 overs, winning by six wickets with 47 balls to spare. Mahanama bowled a wicketless ball, conceding four. Ranatunga bowled a wicketless over, conceding a dozen. De Silva bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 30.
Labrooy bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 30. Ratnayake bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35. Madurasinghe bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Wijegunawardene bowled nine overs, conceding 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India won the 1988/89 Wills Asia Cup.
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