India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Pravin Amre made way for Ajay Sharma. Sri
Lanka (Mahana)made a change to theirs as well – Hashan Tillakaratne made way
for Roshan. On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to
bat.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced eight balls, scored seven. He was caught by Ruwan Kalpage. Pramodya Wickramasinghe broke the 22-run stand. Manoj, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Asanka Gurusinha. Wickramasinghe broke the 21-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Vinod Kambli, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. He was caught by Mahanama, the player of the match. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 22-run stand. Tendulkar, whose (Sana)thirty-nine-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 25. He was caught by Muralitharan. Jayasuriya broke the 47-run stand.
Sharma, who faced 39 balls, scored 20. He was caught by Romesh Kaluwitharana. Jayasuriya broke the 53-run stand. Kapil Dev, who faced 16 balls, scored four. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Champaka Ramanayake broke the 16-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 103-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 85. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Ramanayake broke the 36-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Vijay Yadav, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 27. He was run out.
Anil Kumble, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten. Rajesh Chauhan, who faced a ball, did not open his account. Wickramasinghe broke the one-run stand. Javagal Srinath, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India conceded 227 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Gurusinha, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Hathurusingha, bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 12. Kalpage bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 45. Muralitharan bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a wicket.
Ramanayake and Jayasuriya, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 38. Wickramasinghe bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54, picking up three scalps.
Hathurusingha, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was caught by Kambli. Prabhakar broke the 27-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 85. Gurusinha, whose 65-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 43. He was run out.
De Silva, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary, scored 30. Chauhan broke the 66-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair had put on 35 when Mahanama retired hurt*. His 143-ball innings included eight boundaries. He scored 92. Jayasuriya, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Prabhakar, who broke the three-run stand.
Kalwitharana, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Dev. Srinath broke the one-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 22. His 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Kumble. Prabhakar broke the five-run stand.
Kalpage, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Ramanayake, who faced four balls, scoring as many. India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 231 for the loss of six wickets off 49.3 overs, won by four wickets with three balls to spare.
Sharma bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 19. Tendulkar bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 15. Kumble and Dev bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 22.
Srinath bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Chauhan bowled nine overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Prabhakar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps.
The Sri Lankans won the three-match series 2-1.
(*Note: The phrase, incidentally, inspired the title of Mahanama’s biography.)
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced eight balls, scored seven. He was caught by Ruwan Kalpage. Pramodya Wickramasinghe broke the 22-run stand. Manoj, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Asanka Gurusinha. Wickramasinghe broke the 21-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Vinod Kambli, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. He was caught by Mahanama, the player of the match. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 22-run stand. Tendulkar, whose (Sana)thirty-nine-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 25. He was caught by Muralitharan. Jayasuriya broke the 47-run stand.
Sharma, who faced 39 balls, scored 20. He was caught by Romesh Kaluwitharana. Jayasuriya broke the 53-run stand. Kapil Dev, who faced 16 balls, scored four. He was caught by Aravinda de Silva. Champaka Ramanayake broke the 16-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 103-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 85. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Ramanayake broke the 36-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on just a run. Vijay Yadav, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 27. He was run out.
Anil Kumble, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten. Rajesh Chauhan, who faced a ball, did not open his account. Wickramasinghe broke the one-run stand. Javagal Srinath, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India conceded 227 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Gurusinha, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Hathurusingha, bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 12. Kalpage bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 45. Muralitharan bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a wicket.
Ramanayake and Jayasuriya, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 38. Wickramasinghe bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54, picking up three scalps.
Hathurusingha, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was caught by Kambli. Prabhakar broke the 27-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 85. Gurusinha, whose 65-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 43. He was run out.
De Silva, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary, scored 30. Chauhan broke the 66-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair had put on 35 when Mahanama retired hurt*. His 143-ball innings included eight boundaries. He scored 92. Jayasuriya, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Prabhakar, who broke the three-run stand.
Kalwitharana, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Dev. Srinath broke the one-run stand. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 22. His 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Kumble. Prabhakar broke the five-run stand.
Kalpage, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Ramanayake, who faced four balls, scoring as many. India conceded 20 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 231 for the loss of six wickets off 49.3 overs, won by four wickets with three balls to spare.
Sharma bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 19. Tendulkar bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 15. Kumble and Dev bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 22.
Srinath bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Chauhan bowled nine overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Prabhakar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps.
The Sri Lankans won the three-match series 2-1.
(*Note: The phrase, incidentally, inspired the title of Mahanama’s biography.)
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