India (Shar)made half-a-dozen
changes to their playing eleven – Sanjay Manjrekar, V B Chandrasekhar,
Gursharan Singh, Ajay Sharma, Atul Wassan and Narendra Hirwani made way for
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri,
Sanjeev and One-day International debutant Anil Kumble.
Sri Lanka (Mahana)made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Roshan, Brendon Kuruppu, Graeme Labrooy and Kapila Wijegunawardene made way for Sanath Jayasuriya, Uvais Karnain, Rumesh Ratnayake and Ranjith Madurasinghe. Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the Indians.
Woorkeri Raman, who faced 29 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Ravi Ratnayake broke the 30-run stand. Cheeka, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-fou balls, scored 19. He was caught by Athula Samarasekera. Karnain broke the five-run stand.
Sidhu, whose 73-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 64. He was caught by Rumesh. Asanka Gurusinha broke the 114-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 19. Tendulkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored 10. He was run out. Shastri, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Karnain broke the 22-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 33. Kapil Dev, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. He was run out. Kiran More, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Samarasekera. Ravi broke the 13-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 108. His 116-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Madurasinghe. Ravi broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Manoj Prabhakar and Sharma faced four balls apiece, scoring a couple each. They were unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 10 extras. India scored 241 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Asoka de Silva, who bowled six overs, conceded 38. He was wicketless, as was Ranatunga, who bowled eight overs. He conceded 40. Rumesh, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Gurusinha, who bowled six overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Karnain bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of scalps. Ratnayake, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.
Athula Samarasekera, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by More. Dev broke the 29-run stand. Tillakaratne, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Sharma broke the 12-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 56. Gurusinha, who faced 32 balls, scored 21. He was run out.
Aravinda, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. Sharma broke the 14-run stand. Ranatunga, the player of the match, scored 85. His 77-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten. Jayasuriya, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was caught by Tendulkar. Shastri broke the 17-run stand.
Karnain, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. He was caught by More. The (Kumb)leg-spinner broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Ravi, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Prabhakar broke the 69-run stand. Rumesh, whose eight-run innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
The Indians conceded 22 extras. The Sri Lankans, who scored 242 for the loss of seven wickets off 49.2 overs, won by three wickets with four balls to spare. Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
Prabhakar, Kumble and Shastri bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 51, 42 and 30, respectively. Prabhakar’s and Shastri’s spells included a maiden each. Sharma bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63, picking up a couple of scalps.
Sri Lanka (Mahana)made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Roshan, Brendon Kuruppu, Graeme Labrooy and Kapila Wijegunawardene made way for Sanath Jayasuriya, Uvais Karnain, Rumesh Ratnayake and Ranjith Madurasinghe. Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the Indians.
Woorkeri Raman, who faced 29 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne. Ravi Ratnayake broke the 30-run stand. Cheeka, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-fou balls, scored 19. He was caught by Athula Samarasekera. Karnain broke the five-run stand.
Sidhu, whose 73-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 64. He was caught by Rumesh. Asanka Gurusinha broke the 114-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 19. Tendulkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored 10. He was run out. Shastri, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Karnain broke the 22-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 33. Kapil Dev, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. He was run out. Kiran More, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Samarasekera. Ravi broke the 13-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 108. His 116-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Madurasinghe. Ravi broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Manoj Prabhakar and Sharma faced four balls apiece, scoring a couple each. They were unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 10 extras. India scored 241 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Asoka de Silva, who bowled six overs, conceded 38. He was wicketless, as was Ranatunga, who bowled eight overs. He conceded 40. Rumesh, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Gurusinha, who bowled six overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Karnain bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of scalps. Ratnayake, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.
Athula Samarasekera, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by More. Dev broke the 29-run stand. Tillakaratne, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Sharma broke the 12-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 56. Gurusinha, who faced 32 balls, scored 21. He was run out.
Aravinda, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. Sharma broke the 14-run stand. Ranatunga, the player of the match, scored 85. His 77-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten. Jayasuriya, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was caught by Tendulkar. Shastri broke the 17-run stand.
Karnain, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. He was caught by More. The (Kumb)leg-spinner broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Ravi, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Prabhakar broke the 69-run stand. Rumesh, whose eight-run innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
The Indians conceded 22 extras. The Sri Lankans, who scored 242 for the loss of seven wickets off 49.2 overs, won by three wickets with four balls to spare. Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
Prabhakar, Kumble and Shastri bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 51, 42 and 30, respectively. Prabhakar’s and Shastri’s spells included a maiden each. Sharma bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63, picking up a couple of scalps.
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