It was a
49-overs-a-side match. India made just (Viv)ek change to their playing
eleven – Razdan made way for Atul Wassan. Sri Lanka Mad(urasingh)e a couple of
changes to theirs – Athula Samarasekera and Ranjith made way for One-day
International debutant Dammika Ranatunga, the older brother of skipper Arjuna,
and Don Anurasiri.
On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s captain, inserted the visitors. Roshan Mahanama, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was caught by Kiran More. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, broke the 52-run stand. Dammika, whose 76-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Tendulkar broke the 25-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced four balls, scored one. He was caught by Ravi Shastri. Wassan broke the three-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 97. Arjuna, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 58. He was run out. Rumesh Ratnayake faced four balls, scoring just a run. He was caught by Tendulkar. Arshad Ayub broke the one-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on just one. Marvan Atapattu, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was run out. Asanka Gurusinha, whose 76-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 44. He was caught by Tendulkar. Manoj broke the one-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Hashan Tillakaratne, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten. Graeme Labrooy, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was caught by Anil Kumble. Ayub broke the 34-run stand. Anurasiri, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
The Indians conceded 34 extras. The Sri Lankans scored 227 for the loss of eight wickets off 49 overs. Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 51. He was wicketless, as was Kapil Dev, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15.
Prabhakar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket, as did Wassan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 29. Ayub, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Navjot Singh, whose Si(dhu)xty-three-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. Anurasiri broke the 76-run stand. Shastri, whose 88-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 53. He was caught by Labrooy. Anurasiri broke the 32-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 38 balls, scored 23. He was caught by Kapila Wijegunawardene. Labrooy broke the 38-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten.
Tendulkar, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 53. Labrooy broke the 80-run stand. Dev, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The Sri Lankans conceded 11 extras. The Indians, who scored 230 for the loss of four wickets off 45.3 overs, won by six wickets with 21 balls to spare.
Atapattu, who bowled three wicketless balls, conceded four. Arjuna, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 32. Ratnayake bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43.
Wijegunawardene bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. Labrooy, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Anurasiri, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 44.
The hosts led the three-match series 2-0.
On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s captain, inserted the visitors. Roshan Mahanama, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was caught by Kiran More. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, broke the 52-run stand. Dammika, whose 76-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Tendulkar broke the 25-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced four balls, scored one. He was caught by Ravi Shastri. Wassan broke the three-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 97. Arjuna, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 58. He was run out. Rumesh Ratnayake faced four balls, scoring just a run. He was caught by Tendulkar. Arshad Ayub broke the one-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on just one. Marvan Atapattu, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was run out. Asanka Gurusinha, whose 76-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 44. He was caught by Tendulkar. Manoj broke the one-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Hashan Tillakaratne, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten. Graeme Labrooy, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was caught by Anil Kumble. Ayub broke the 34-run stand. Anurasiri, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
The Indians conceded 34 extras. The Sri Lankans scored 227 for the loss of eight wickets off 49 overs. Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 51. He was wicketless, as was Kapil Dev, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15.
Prabhakar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket, as did Wassan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 29. Ayub, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Navjot Singh, whose Si(dhu)xty-three-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. Anurasiri broke the 76-run stand. Shastri, whose 88-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 53. He was caught by Labrooy. Anurasiri broke the 32-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 38 balls, scored 23. He was caught by Kapila Wijegunawardene. Labrooy broke the 38-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten.
Tendulkar, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 53. Labrooy broke the 80-run stand. Dev, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The Sri Lankans conceded 11 extras. The Indians, who scored 230 for the loss of four wickets off 45.3 overs, won by six wickets with 21 balls to spare.
Atapattu, who bowled three wicketless balls, conceded four. Arjuna, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 32. Ratnayake bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43.
Wijegunawardene bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. Labrooy, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Anurasiri, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 44.
The hosts led the three-match series 2-0.
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