India – who ended
1993 with the Hero Cup triumph – made three Cha(uha)nges to their playing
eleven for their first match the following calendar year – Ajay Jadeja, Vijay
Yadav and Venkatapathy Raju made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu, One-day
International debutant Nayan Mongia and Rajesh.
The Sri Lankans made four changes to theirs – Asanka Gurusinha, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Dulip Liyanage and Champaka Ramanayake made way for Dulip Samaraweera, Don Anurasiri and a couple of One-day International debutants – Nisal Fernando and Chaminda Vaas.
Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts, whose openers put on 122. Manoj Prabhakar, whose 87-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 67. He was run out. The second-wicket pair on 59. Vinod Kambli, who faced 41 balls, scored 25. He was run out.
The third-wicket pair put on 30. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 14. His 17-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was caught by Ranatunga. Ruwan Kalpage broke the three-run stand.
Sidhu, the player of the match, scored 108. His 132-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Vaas broke the 22-run stand. Pravin Amre, who faced 17 balls, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Kapil Dev, who faced three balls, scoring four.
Sri Lanka conceded 11 extras. India scored 246 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Ranatunga, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18. Aravinda de Silva, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 18. Anurasiri, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Pramodya Wickramasinghe bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 41. Vaas bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40, picking up a wicket. Kalpage, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a scalp.
Samaraweera, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 46-run stand. Mahanama, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. He was caught by Tendulkar, who broke the 20-run stand.
Hashan Tillakaratne, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 35. He was caught by Mongia. Anil Kumble broke the 53-run stand. Ranatunga, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 18-run stand.
Jayasuriya, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. He was caught by Kambli. Kumble broke the 63-run stand. De Silva, whose 85-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 67. Kumble broke the 18-run stand.
Kalpage, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and six, scored 25. Javagal Srinath broke the 17-run stand. Fernando, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten. Wickramasinghe who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Srinath broke the three-run stand. Anurasiri, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 238 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by eight runs. Dev bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 25. Chauhan bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 33. Prabhakar bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 53.
The Karnataka pacer bowled seven overs, conceding (Srina)thirty-seven. He picked up two wickets. Tendulkar bowled eight overs, conceding 43. He picked up three scalps, as did the (Kumb)leggie, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 41.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
The Sri Lankans made four changes to theirs – Asanka Gurusinha, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Dulip Liyanage and Champaka Ramanayake made way for Dulip Samaraweera, Don Anurasiri and a couple of One-day International debutants – Nisal Fernando and Chaminda Vaas.
Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts, whose openers put on 122. Manoj Prabhakar, whose 87-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 67. He was run out. The second-wicket pair on 59. Vinod Kambli, who faced 41 balls, scored 25. He was run out.
The third-wicket pair put on 30. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 14. His 17-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was caught by Ranatunga. Ruwan Kalpage broke the three-run stand.
Sidhu, the player of the match, scored 108. His 132-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Roshan Mahanama. Vaas broke the 22-run stand. Pravin Amre, who faced 17 balls, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Kapil Dev, who faced three balls, scoring four.
Sri Lanka conceded 11 extras. India scored 246 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Ranatunga, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18. Aravinda de Silva, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 18. Anurasiri, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Pramodya Wickramasinghe bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 41. Vaas bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40, picking up a wicket. Kalpage, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a scalp.
Samaraweera, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 46-run stand. Mahanama, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. He was caught by Tendulkar, who broke the 20-run stand.
Hashan Tillakaratne, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 35. He was caught by Mongia. Anil Kumble broke the 53-run stand. Ranatunga, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 18-run stand.
Jayasuriya, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. He was caught by Kambli. Kumble broke the 63-run stand. De Silva, whose 85-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 67. Kumble broke the 18-run stand.
Kalpage, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and six, scored 25. Javagal Srinath broke the 17-run stand. Fernando, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten. Wickramasinghe who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Srinath broke the three-run stand. Anurasiri, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 238 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by eight runs. Dev bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 25. Chauhan bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 33. Prabhakar bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 53.
The Karnataka pacer bowled seven overs, conceding (Srina)thirty-seven. He picked up two wickets. Tendulkar bowled eight overs, conceding 43. He picked up three scalps, as did the (Kumb)leggie, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 41.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
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