India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Manoj Prabhakar, Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble
may way for Ajay Jadeja, Salil Ankola and Venkatapathy Raju. Sri Lanka made
three to theirs as well – Aruna Gunawardena, Nisal Fernando and Ravindra
Pushpakumara made way for Dulip Samaraweera, Pubudu Dassanayake and Pramodya
Wickramasinghe.
Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Jadeja, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. Ruwan Kalpage broke the 83-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the player of the series, scored 46. His 79-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the match. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 19-run stand.
Pravin, who never (Am)represented India again, faced a dozen balls, scoring three. Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 10-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Vinod Kambli, who faced 22 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne off the bowling of Muralitharan.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, faced 13 balls, scoring 11. He was caught by Samaraweera. Aravinda de Silva, the player of the match, broke the 24-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Nayan Mongia, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was run out.
Javagal Srinath, who faced 14 balls, scored seven. He was caught by Samaraweera. De Silva broke the 19-run stand. Rajesh Chauhan, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 48. Tendulkar, whose 63-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 52. He was run out. The ninth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Ankola, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was dismissed by Chaminda Vaas. Raju, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 15 extras. India scored 213 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Wickramasinghe bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 34. Jayasuriya bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Vaas and Kalpage bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 43, the latter conceded 36. De Silva bowled seven overs, conceding 30. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40.
There were three rain interruptions during the Sri Lankan innings, as a result of which it was reduced to a 33-over innings. The islanders’ target was revised to 141. Roshan Mahanama wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored half-a-dozen. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the eight-run stand.
Tillakaratne, who faced 41 balls, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Raju, who broke the 64-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 16. Samaraweera, whose 65-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. He was run out. De Silva, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jayasuriya, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Raju. The fifth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Ranatunga, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Raju.
Kalpage, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 11-run stand. Dassanayake, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten.
India conceded seven extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 141 for the loss of six wickets off 32.5 overs, won by four wickets with a ball to spare. Ankola bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 23. Chauhan bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 18.
Tendulkar bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled 7.5 overs, conceding 53. Raju bowled eight overs, conceding 19. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
Jalandhar hasn’t hosted an international match since.
Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lankan skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Jadeja, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. Ruwan Kalpage broke the 83-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the player of the series, scored 46. His 79-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the match. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 19-run stand.
Pravin, who never (Am)represented India again, faced a dozen balls, scoring three. Sanath Jayasuriya broke the 10-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Vinod Kambli, who faced 22 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Hashan Tillakaratne off the bowling of Muralitharan.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, faced 13 balls, scoring 11. He was caught by Samaraweera. Aravinda de Silva, the player of the match, broke the 24-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Nayan Mongia, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was run out.
Javagal Srinath, who faced 14 balls, scored seven. He was caught by Samaraweera. De Silva broke the 19-run stand. Rajesh Chauhan, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 48. Tendulkar, whose 63-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 52. He was run out. The ninth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Ankola, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was dismissed by Chaminda Vaas. Raju, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded 15 extras. India scored 213 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Wickramasinghe bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 34. Jayasuriya bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Vaas and Kalpage bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 43, the latter conceded 36. De Silva bowled seven overs, conceding 30. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40.
There were three rain interruptions during the Sri Lankan innings, as a result of which it was reduced to a 33-over innings. The islanders’ target was revised to 141. Roshan Mahanama wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored half-a-dozen. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the eight-run stand.
Tillakaratne, who faced 41 balls, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Raju, who broke the 64-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 16. Samaraweera, whose 65-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. He was run out. De Silva, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jayasuriya, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Raju. The fifth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Ranatunga, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Raju.
Kalpage, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 11-run stand. Dassanayake, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten.
India conceded seven extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 141 for the loss of six wickets off 32.5 overs, won by four wickets with a ball to spare. Ankola bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 23. Chauhan bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 18.
Tendulkar bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled 7.5 overs, conceding 53. Raju bowled eight overs, conceding 19. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
Jalandhar hasn’t hosted an international match since.
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