India made a
couple of Ch(et)anges to their playing eleven – Dilip Vengsarkar and Sharma
made way for Raman Lamba and Kapil Dev. Sri Lanka made three changes to the
eleven that last played the Indians – Duleep Mendis, Uvais Karnain and Ranjith
Madurasinghe made way for Asanka Gurusinha, Hashan Tillakaratne and Asoka de
Silva.
On winning the toss, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Raman Lamba, who faced 36 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper. Ravi Ratnayake broke the 24-run stand. Cheeka, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-eight balls, scored 16. He was caught by Ranatunga. Kapila Wijegunawardene broke the 10-run stand.
The third-wicket pair had put on 61 when Mohinder, who scored 28 off (Amarna)thirty-nine balls, became the second player to be dismissed for obstructing the field in One-day Internationals. He kicked the ball away from the bowler to avoid being run out.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 43 balls, scored 26. Ratnayake broke the 73-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Kapil Dev, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was run out.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 23. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the player of the match, scored 80. His 88-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the match. He was run out. Ravi Shastri, who faced 21 balls, scored 22. He was caught by Tillakaratne. Graeme Labrooy broke the nine-run stand.
Ajay Sharma, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Gurusinha. Ratnayake broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth just a run. Kiran More, who faced seven balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Manoj Prabhakar, who faced 10 balls, scoring 11.
Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India scored 227 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Ranatunga and Asoka bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 39.
Wijegunawardene and Labrooy bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 35. Ratnayake bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up three scalps.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced 31 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Sidhu. Prabhakar broke the 22-run stand. Brendon Kuruppu, who faced 24 balls, scored nine. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the two-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva faced 29 balls, scoring 20. He was caught by Arshad Ayub, who broke the 48-run stand. Ranatunga, who faced 16 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Dev. Shastri broke the 15-run stand. Athula Samarasekera faced 35 balls, scoring 22. He was caught by Shastri, who broke the 50-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 24. Tillakaratne, who faced 18 balls, scored 11. He was run out. Gurusinha, whose 106-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 83. Prabhakar broke the 25-run stand. Labrooy, who faced 19 balls, scored 25. Prabhakar broke the 34-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Ratnayake, who faced 15 balls, scored 20. He was caught by Lamba off the bowling of Dev. Asoka, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Wijegunawardene, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Dev broke the one-run stand.
India conceded 11 extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 221 for 49.4 overs, lost by six runs. Ajay, Srikkanth and Amarnath bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 30, 26, and 20, respectively.
Ayub bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled 8.4 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up three wickets. Prabhakar bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Raman Lamba, who faced 36 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper. Ravi Ratnayake broke the 24-run stand. Cheeka, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-eight balls, scored 16. He was caught by Ranatunga. Kapila Wijegunawardene broke the 10-run stand.
The third-wicket pair had put on 61 when Mohinder, who scored 28 off (Amarna)thirty-nine balls, became the second player to be dismissed for obstructing the field in One-day Internationals. He kicked the ball away from the bowler to avoid being run out.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 43 balls, scored 26. Ratnayake broke the 73-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Kapil Dev, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was run out.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 23. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the player of the match, scored 80. His 88-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the match. He was run out. Ravi Shastri, who faced 21 balls, scored 22. He was caught by Tillakaratne. Graeme Labrooy broke the nine-run stand.
Ajay Sharma, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Gurusinha. Ratnayake broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth just a run. Kiran More, who faced seven balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Manoj Prabhakar, who faced 10 balls, scoring 11.
Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India scored 227 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Ranatunga and Asoka bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 39.
Wijegunawardene and Labrooy bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 35. Ratnayake bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up three scalps.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced 31 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Sidhu. Prabhakar broke the 22-run stand. Brendon Kuruppu, who faced 24 balls, scored nine. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the two-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva faced 29 balls, scoring 20. He was caught by Arshad Ayub, who broke the 48-run stand. Ranatunga, who faced 16 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Dev. Shastri broke the 15-run stand. Athula Samarasekera faced 35 balls, scoring 22. He was caught by Shastri, who broke the 50-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 24. Tillakaratne, who faced 18 balls, scored 11. He was run out. Gurusinha, whose 106-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 83. Prabhakar broke the 25-run stand. Labrooy, who faced 19 balls, scored 25. Prabhakar broke the 34-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Ratnayake, who faced 15 balls, scored 20. He was caught by Lamba off the bowling of Dev. Asoka, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Wijegunawardene, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Dev broke the one-run stand.
India conceded 11 extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 221 for 49.4 overs, lost by six runs. Ajay, Srikkanth and Amarnath bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 30, 26, and 20, respectively.
Ayub bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled 8.4 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up three wickets. Prabhakar bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
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