It was a
45-overs-a-side match. While India’s playing eleven was unchanged, Sri Lanka
made just one change to theirs – Don Anurasiri made way for Graeme Labrooy. Mohammad
Azharuddin, India’s skipper, inserted the Sri Lankans on winning the toss.
Hashan Tillakaratne, who faced 52 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Kiran More. Atul Wassan broke the 48-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on just a couple. Charith Senanayake, who faced 39 balls, scored 25. He was run out.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 28 balls, scored 26. He was caught by Saradindu Mukherjee, who broke the 42-run stand. The latter never represented India again. The fourth-wicket pair put on 58. Asanka Gurusinha, who faced 54 balls, scored 39. He was run out.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was caught by More. Kapil Dev broke the 25-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on just a run. Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, scored 49. His 57-ball innings included three boundaries. He was run out.
Rumesh Ratnayake, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the five-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced seven balls, scored five. He was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar off the bowling of Dev.
Labrooy faced a dozen balls, scoring 10. He was caught by Manoj. Dev broke the 21-run P(rabhak)artnership. Champaka Ramanayake, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Jayananda Warnaweera, who faced a ball. He didn’t open his account.
India conceded 21 extras. Sri Lanka scored 204 for the loss of nine wickets off 45 overs. Ravi Shastri, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Venkatapathy Raju, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Prabhakar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36. Wassan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Mukherjee, who bowled nine overs. He conceded 39. Dev, who bowled nine overs, conceded 31. He picked up four scalps.
Shastri, who faced 22 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Tillakaratne. Labrooy broke the 14-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 31 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Ranatunga, who broke the 16-run stand.
Manjrekar, whose 95-ball innings included a boundary, scored 75. He was unbeaten. Tendulkar, whose 70-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 53. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ratnayake, who broke the 91-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the match, scored 54. He was unbeaten. He was adjudged the player of the match. The Sri Lankans conceded just a couple of extras. India, who scored 205 for the loss of three wickets off 42.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 17 balls to spare.
Jayasuriya, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Warnaweera and Gurusinha bowled six wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 26. Ramanayake bowled seven wicketless overs, including two maidens. He conceded 32.
Ranatunga, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket. Ratnayake, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Labrooy bowled 8.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a scalp.
The Indians won the 1990/91 Asia Cup, which was their third title in as many attempts (they pulled out of the second essay of the tournament in Sri Lanka in 1986 due to soured cricketing relations with the host nation, following the controversial series there the previous year).
Hashan Tillakaratne, who faced 52 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Kiran More. Atul Wassan broke the 48-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on just a couple. Charith Senanayake, who faced 39 balls, scored 25. He was run out.
Aravinda de Silva, who faced 28 balls, scored 26. He was caught by Saradindu Mukherjee, who broke the 42-run stand. The latter never represented India again. The fourth-wicket pair put on 58. Asanka Gurusinha, who faced 54 balls, scored 39. He was run out.
Roshan Mahanama, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was caught by More. Kapil Dev broke the 25-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on just a run. Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, scored 49. His 57-ball innings included three boundaries. He was run out.
Rumesh Ratnayake, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the five-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced seven balls, scored five. He was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar off the bowling of Dev.
Labrooy faced a dozen balls, scoring 10. He was caught by Manoj. Dev broke the 21-run P(rabhak)artnership. Champaka Ramanayake, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Jayananda Warnaweera, who faced a ball. He didn’t open his account.
India conceded 21 extras. Sri Lanka scored 204 for the loss of nine wickets off 45 overs. Ravi Shastri, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Venkatapathy Raju, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Prabhakar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36. Wassan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Mukherjee, who bowled nine overs. He conceded 39. Dev, who bowled nine overs, conceded 31. He picked up four scalps.
Shastri, who faced 22 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Tillakaratne. Labrooy broke the 14-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 31 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Ranatunga, who broke the 16-run stand.
Manjrekar, whose 95-ball innings included a boundary, scored 75. He was unbeaten. Tendulkar, whose 70-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 53. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ratnayake, who broke the 91-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the match, scored 54. He was unbeaten. He was adjudged the player of the match. The Sri Lankans conceded just a couple of extras. India, who scored 205 for the loss of three wickets off 42.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 17 balls to spare.
Jayasuriya, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Warnaweera and Gurusinha bowled six wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 26. Ramanayake bowled seven wicketless overs, including two maidens. He conceded 32.
Ranatunga, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket. Ratnayake, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Labrooy bowled 8.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a scalp.
The Indians won the 1990/91 Asia Cup, which was their third title in as many attempts (they pulled out of the second essay of the tournament in Sri Lanka in 1986 due to soured cricketing relations with the host nation, following the controversial series there the previous year).
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