India made four Ch(et)anges
to their playing eleven – Raman Lamba, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sanjeev Sharma and
Maninder Singh made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu, Woorkeri Raman, Arshad Ayub and
Sharma.
Sri Lanka made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sidath Wettimuny, Duleep Mendis, Roy Dias, Rumesh Ratnayake and Ashantha de Mel made way for Brendon Kuruppu, Aravinda de Silva, Ranjan Madugalle (who was leading them), Guy de Alwis and Champaka Ramanayake.
Madugalle, the Sri Lankan skipper, inserted the Indians on winning the toss. Sidhu, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Ravi Ratnayake broke the 31-run stand. The second-wicket stand was worth just a run. Mohinder, who faced (Amarna)three balls, scored a run. He was run out.
Krishnamachari, whose (Srikkan)thirty-eight-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Ramanayake broke the 31-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 10 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Ramanayake broke the eight-run partnership.
Raman, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was caught by Madugalle. De Silva broke the 54-run partnership. Dev, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries and a Kapil of sixes, scored 48. He was caught by Madugalle. De Silva broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 15.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a dozen. Kiran More, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored nine. He was run out. Shastri, India’s skipper, scored 26. His 40-ball innings included (R)aVI. He was caught by Mahanama. Ratnayake broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth 46.
Ayub, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Chetan, who scored a dozen. His 10-ball innings included two boundaries. Sri Lanka conceded 15 extras. India scored 219 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 27. Graeme Labrooy, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 41. Don Anurasiri bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 44.
Ramanayake, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did de Silva, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens, and conceded 28, and Ravi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 34.
Kuruppu, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Shastri. Chetan broke the 14-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Asanka Gurusinha, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Mahanama, whose 124-ball innings included a boundary, scored 51. Narendra Hirwani broke the 137-run stand. De Silva, who was adjudged the player of the match, scored 88. His 100-ball innings included three boundaries. Hirwani was in seventh heaven. Ranatunga, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Azharuddin. Shastri broke the 19-run stand.
De Alwis, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Srikkanth. Dev broke the three-run stand. Madugalle, who faced 19 balls, scored 11. He was stumped by More. Shastri broke the one-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Labrooy, who didn’t face a ball, was run out. The ninth-wicket pair out on eight. Ravi, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was run out. The last-wicket pair put on 11. Ramanayake, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was run out. Anurasiri faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 17 extras. The Sri Lankans, who were dismissed for 201 off 49.2 overs, lost by 18 runs. Amarnath, who bowled six overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as was Ayub, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 37.
Chetan bowled six overs, including three maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket. Shastri, who bowled eight overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Hirwani, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40.
Sri Lanka made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sidath Wettimuny, Duleep Mendis, Roy Dias, Rumesh Ratnayake and Ashantha de Mel made way for Brendon Kuruppu, Aravinda de Silva, Ranjan Madugalle (who was leading them), Guy de Alwis and Champaka Ramanayake.
Madugalle, the Sri Lankan skipper, inserted the Indians on winning the toss. Sidhu, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Ravi Ratnayake broke the 31-run stand. The second-wicket stand was worth just a run. Mohinder, who faced (Amarna)three balls, scored a run. He was run out.
Krishnamachari, whose (Srikkan)thirty-eight-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Ramanayake broke the 31-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 10 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Ramanayake broke the eight-run partnership.
Raman, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was caught by Madugalle. De Silva broke the 54-run partnership. Dev, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries and a Kapil of sixes, scored 48. He was caught by Madugalle. De Silva broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 15.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a dozen. Kiran More, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored nine. He was run out. Shastri, India’s skipper, scored 26. His 40-ball innings included (R)aVI. He was caught by Mahanama. Ratnayake broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth 46.
Ayub, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Chetan, who scored a dozen. His 10-ball innings included two boundaries. Sri Lanka conceded 15 extras. India scored 219 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 27. Graeme Labrooy, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 41. Don Anurasiri bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 44.
Ramanayake, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did de Silva, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens, and conceded 28, and Ravi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 34.
Kuruppu, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Shastri. Chetan broke the 14-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Asanka Gurusinha, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Mahanama, whose 124-ball innings included a boundary, scored 51. Narendra Hirwani broke the 137-run stand. De Silva, who was adjudged the player of the match, scored 88. His 100-ball innings included three boundaries. Hirwani was in seventh heaven. Ranatunga, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Azharuddin. Shastri broke the 19-run stand.
De Alwis, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Srikkanth. Dev broke the three-run stand. Madugalle, who faced 19 balls, scored 11. He was stumped by More. Shastri broke the one-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Labrooy, who didn’t face a ball, was run out. The ninth-wicket pair out on eight. Ravi, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was run out. The last-wicket pair put on 11. Ramanayake, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was run out. Anurasiri faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 17 extras. The Sri Lankans, who were dismissed for 201 off 49.2 overs, lost by 18 runs. Amarnath, who bowled six overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as was Ayub, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 37.
Chetan bowled six overs, including three maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket. Shastri, who bowled eight overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Hirwani, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40.
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