India made one
change to their playing eleven – Woorkeri Raman made way for Ravi Shastri. Sri
Lanka made a couple of changes to theirs – Dammika Ranatunga (who, in fact,
never represented them again) and Romesh Kaluwitharana made way for Charith
Senanayake and Sanath Jayasuriya.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Hashan Tillakaratne, who faced 57 balls, scored 26. He was caught by Venkatapathy Raju. Atul Wassan broke the 51-run stand. Senanayake, who faced 32 balls, scored 27. Wassan broke the 11-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 17 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Kiran More. Saradindu Mukherjee broke the 24-run stand. Asanka Gurusinha, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 34. Wassan broke the 73-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Roshan Mahanama, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Arjuna, the player of the match, scored 53. His 105-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match. He was caught by Manoj, who broke the 28-run P(rabhak)artnership. Rumesh Ratnayake, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t open his account. Kapil Dev broke the one-run stand.
The eight-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Champaka Ramanayake, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Dev. The ninth-wicket pair put on 23. Don Anurasiri, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. He was run out.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jayasuriya, who faced 24 balls, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev. Jayananda Warnaweera, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten. India conceded 32 extras. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 214 off 49.2 overs. Raju, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42.
Prabhakar (whose spell included a couple of maidens) and Mukherjee bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 30. Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48, picking up three wickets. Wassan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 24. Shastri, who faced 25 balls, scored four. He was run out. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. He was caught by Mahanama. Anurasiri broke the 13-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 44. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 54 balls, scored 26. He was run out.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 11 balls, scored four. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ranatunga, who broke the 14-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by Tillakaratne. Jayasuriya broke the 16-run stand.
Prabhakar, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was caught by de Silva. Warnaweera broke the 12-run stand. Dev, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. Ratnayake broke the 42-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Raju, who faced half-a-dozen balls, failed to get off the mark. He was run out.
Wassan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Ratnayake was in seventh heaven. More, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 27. Ratnayake broke the five-run stand. Mukherjee, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 13 extras. The Indians, who were dismissed for 178 off 45.5 overs, lost by 36 runs. Ramanayake, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Jayasuriya, who bowled six overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Warnaweera, who bowled eight overs, conceding 34.
Anurasiri and Ranatunga bowled 10 overs each, picking up as wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36. Ratnayake bowled 6.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Hashan Tillakaratne, who faced 57 balls, scored 26. He was caught by Venkatapathy Raju. Atul Wassan broke the 51-run stand. Senanayake, who faced 32 balls, scored 27. Wassan broke the 11-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 17 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Kiran More. Saradindu Mukherjee broke the 24-run stand. Asanka Gurusinha, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 34. Wassan broke the 73-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Roshan Mahanama, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Arjuna, the player of the match, scored 53. His 105-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match. He was caught by Manoj, who broke the 28-run P(rabhak)artnership. Rumesh Ratnayake, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t open his account. Kapil Dev broke the one-run stand.
The eight-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Champaka Ramanayake, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Dev. The ninth-wicket pair put on 23. Don Anurasiri, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. He was run out.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jayasuriya, who faced 24 balls, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev. Jayananda Warnaweera, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten. India conceded 32 extras. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 214 off 49.2 overs. Raju, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42.
Prabhakar (whose spell included a couple of maidens) and Mukherjee bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 30. Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48, picking up three wickets. Wassan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 24. Shastri, who faced 25 balls, scored four. He was run out. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. He was caught by Mahanama. Anurasiri broke the 13-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 44. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 54 balls, scored 26. He was run out.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 11 balls, scored four. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ranatunga, who broke the 14-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by Tillakaratne. Jayasuriya broke the 16-run stand.
Prabhakar, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was caught by de Silva. Warnaweera broke the 12-run stand. Dev, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. Ratnayake broke the 42-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Raju, who faced half-a-dozen balls, failed to get off the mark. He was run out.
Wassan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Ratnayake was in seventh heaven. More, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 27. Ratnayake broke the five-run stand. Mukherjee, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 13 extras. The Indians, who were dismissed for 178 off 45.5 overs, lost by 36 runs. Ramanayake, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Jayasuriya, who bowled six overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Warnaweera, who bowled eight overs, conceding 34.
Anurasiri and Ranatunga bowled 10 overs each, picking up as wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36. Ratnayake bowled 6.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.
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