India made no
changes to their playing eleven. Sri Lanka made three changes to theirs –
Marvan Atapattu, Graeme Labrooy and Kapila Wijegunawardene made way for two
One-day International debutants – Romesh Kaluwitharana and Jayananda Warnaweera
– and Champaka Ramanayake.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Their openers failed to get off the mark. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced four balls, did not open his account. He was dismissed by Ramanayake.
Ravi Shastri, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was caught by Asanka Gurusinha. Ramanayake broke the 26-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Ramanayake broke the 13-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by Mahanama. Don Anurasiri broke the 30-run stand. Kapil Dev, who faced 21 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Warnaweera broke the 24-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 29-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 30. He was caught by Anurasiri, who broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Manoj Prabhakar, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
Kiran More, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Kaluwitharana. Warnaweera broke the 13-run stand. Arshad Ayub, who faced seven balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Dammika Ranatunga. Aravinda de Silva broke the 13-run partnership.
Anil, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Rumesh Ratnayake, who broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Atul Wassan, who faced eight balls, didn’t open his account. Ratnayake broke the three-run stand. Sri Lanka conceded 19 extras. India were dismissed for 136 off 40.3 overs.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs. He conceded 22. De Silva, who bowled three overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Ratnayake bowled 6.3 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 17, picking up a couple of wickets.
Anurasiri and Warnaweera bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 24. Ramanayake bowled seven overs, including four maidens. He conceded 15, picking up three scalps.
Dammika, who faced 18 balls, scored five. He was caught by Dev, who broke the 10-run stand. Mahanama, who faced 27 balls, scored eight. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kumble, who broke the 14-run stand. Gurusinha, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. He was caught by Azharuddin. Ayub broke the 31-run stand.
De Silva, the player of match, scored 63. His 70-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the Sri Lankan innings. He was unbeaten, as was Arjuna, who scored 30. His 42-ball innings included three boundaries.
The Indians conceded a dozen extras. The Sri Lankans, who scored 137 for the loss of three wickets off 32.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 103 balls to spare. Wassan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11.
Shastri, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Prabhakar, who bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16. Dev, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picking up a wicket.
Ayub bowled 8.5 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up a scalp.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Their openers failed to get off the mark. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced four balls, did not open his account. He was dismissed by Ramanayake.
Ravi Shastri, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was caught by Asanka Gurusinha. Ramanayake broke the 26-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Ramanayake broke the 13-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by Mahanama. Don Anurasiri broke the 30-run stand. Kapil Dev, who faced 21 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Warnaweera broke the 24-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 29-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 30. He was caught by Anurasiri, who broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Manoj Prabhakar, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
Kiran More, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Kaluwitharana. Warnaweera broke the 13-run stand. Arshad Ayub, who faced seven balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Dammika Ranatunga. Aravinda de Silva broke the 13-run partnership.
Anil, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Rumesh Ratnayake, who broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Atul Wassan, who faced eight balls, didn’t open his account. Ratnayake broke the three-run stand. Sri Lanka conceded 19 extras. India were dismissed for 136 off 40.3 overs.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs. He conceded 22. De Silva, who bowled three overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Ratnayake bowled 6.3 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 17, picking up a couple of wickets.
Anurasiri and Warnaweera bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 24. Ramanayake bowled seven overs, including four maidens. He conceded 15, picking up three scalps.
Dammika, who faced 18 balls, scored five. He was caught by Dev, who broke the 10-run stand. Mahanama, who faced 27 balls, scored eight. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kumble, who broke the 14-run stand. Gurusinha, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. He was caught by Azharuddin. Ayub broke the 31-run stand.
De Silva, the player of match, scored 63. His 70-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the Sri Lankan innings. He was unbeaten, as was Arjuna, who scored 30. His 42-ball innings included three boundaries.
The Indians conceded a dozen extras. The Sri Lankans, who scored 137 for the loss of three wickets off 32.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 103 balls to spare. Wassan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11.
Shastri, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Prabhakar, who bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16. Dev, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picking up a wicket.
Ayub bowled 8.5 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up a scalp.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
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