It was a
45-overs-a-side match. India made a couple of changes to the eleven that played
their last One-day International – Dilip Vengsarkar and Sanjeev Sharma made way
for Vivek Razdan and Arshad Ayub.
Sri Lanka (Mahana)made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sanath Jayasuriya, Uvais Karnain, Ravi Ratnayake and Asoka de Silva made way for Mahanama, Graeme Labrooy, One-day International debutant Marvan Atapattu and Kapila Wijegunawardene.
On his 27th birthday, Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 80-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 52. He was trapped leg before wicket by Rumesh Ratnayake, who broke the 133-run stand.
Shastri, the player of the match, scored 101. His 147-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and (R)aVI. He was unbeaten. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Wijegunawardene broke the 31-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a couple. Asanka Gurusinha broke the 13-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 22-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 36. Ratnayake broke the 47-run stand.
Kapil Dev, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Mahanama. Labrooy broke the 11-run stand. Razdan, who never represented India again, faced four balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 29 extras. The Indians scored 245 for the loss of five wickets off 45 overs. Ranjith Madurasinghe, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Ranatunga, who bowled eight overs, conceding 36.
Gurusinha, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket. Wijegunawardene, who bowled eight overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Labrooy bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 58, picking up a wicket. Ratnayake, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Athula Samarasekera, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the one-run stand. Mahanama, who faced 23 balls, scored four. He was caught by Kiran More. Manoj broke the 10-run P(rabhak)artnership. Gurusinha, who faced 25 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 49. Ranatunga had no reason to celebrate – he faced 19 balls, scoring 14, He was run out. Tillakaratne, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Razdan. Shastri broke the 94-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva, whose 124-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 104. He was caught by Razdan. Dev broke the 49-run stand. Ratnayake, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. He was unbeaten.
Labrooy, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by More. Prabhakar broke the four-run stand. Atapattu, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
The Indians conceded 18 extras. The Sri Lankans, who scored 226 for the loss of seven wickets off 45 overs, lost by 19 runs. Razdan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 31. Ayub, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Anil Kumble, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 35. Shastri, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a couple of wickets. Prabhakar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three wickets.
The Indians led the three-match series 1-0.
Sri Lanka (Mahana)made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sanath Jayasuriya, Uvais Karnain, Ravi Ratnayake and Asoka de Silva made way for Mahanama, Graeme Labrooy, One-day International debutant Marvan Atapattu and Kapila Wijegunawardene.
On his 27th birthday, Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 80-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 52. He was trapped leg before wicket by Rumesh Ratnayake, who broke the 133-run stand.
Shastri, the player of the match, scored 101. His 147-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and (R)aVI. He was unbeaten. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Wijegunawardene broke the 31-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a couple. Asanka Gurusinha broke the 13-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 22-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 36. Ratnayake broke the 47-run stand.
Kapil Dev, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Mahanama. Labrooy broke the 11-run stand. Razdan, who never represented India again, faced four balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 29 extras. The Indians scored 245 for the loss of five wickets off 45 overs. Ranjith Madurasinghe, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Ranatunga, who bowled eight overs, conceding 36.
Gurusinha, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket. Wijegunawardene, who bowled eight overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Labrooy bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 58, picking up a wicket. Ratnayake, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Athula Samarasekera, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the one-run stand. Mahanama, who faced 23 balls, scored four. He was caught by Kiran More. Manoj broke the 10-run P(rabhak)artnership. Gurusinha, who faced 25 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 49. Ranatunga had no reason to celebrate – he faced 19 balls, scoring 14, He was run out. Tillakaratne, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Razdan. Shastri broke the 94-run stand.
Aravinda de Silva, whose 124-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 104. He was caught by Razdan. Dev broke the 49-run stand. Ratnayake, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. He was unbeaten.
Labrooy, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by More. Prabhakar broke the four-run stand. Atapattu, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
The Indians conceded 18 extras. The Sri Lankans, who scored 226 for the loss of seven wickets off 45 overs, lost by 19 runs. Razdan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 31. Ayub, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Anil Kumble, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 35. Shastri, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a couple of wickets. Prabhakar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three wickets.
The Indians led the three-match series 1-0.
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