The final was
reduced to a 25-overs-a-side match due to a wet ground. India made one change
to their playing eleven – Venkatapathy Raju made way for Venkatesh Prasad. Sri
Lanka made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians. Mohammad
Azharuddin, India’s captain, won the toss, inserting the hosts.
Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Atul Bedade. Manoj broke the five-run P(rabhak)artnership. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Mahana)mark. Roshan, who faced 11 balls, scored a couple. Azharuddin ran him out.
Aravinda de Silva, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was caught by Prasad. Rajesh Chauhan broke the 19-run stand. Hashan Tillakaratne, who faced 21 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Vinod Kambli. Kapil Dev broke the four-run stand.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper and the player of the series, faced 22 balls, scoring 13. He was caught by Chauhan. Anil Kumble broke the 36-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Upul Chandana, who faced seven balls, scored a couple. Kumble ran him out.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Pubudu Dassanayake, who faced a ball, scored a run. Dev ran him out. Ruwan Kalpage, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Prasad broke the 15-run stand.
Kumar Dharmasena, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Prabhakar broke the four-run stand. Chaminda Vaas, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Pramodya Wickramasinghe, who faced a couple of balls, scoring three.
India conceded 10 extras. Sri Lanka scored 98 for the loss of nine wickets off 25 overs. Kumble, Chauhan, Prasad and Dev bowled five overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 22, 21, 17 and 17, respectively. Prabhakar bowled five overs, conceding 19. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Sachin Tendulkar, the batsman of the series, faced a couple of balls. He failed to get off the mark. He was caught by de Silva. Vaas broke the six-run stand. Prabhakar, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Wickramasinghe broke the nine-run stand.
Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 45. His 51-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match. He was caught by Mahanama. Vaas broke the 71-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 46 balls, scored 24. He was trapped leg before wicket by Wickramasinghe, who broke the two-run stand.
Kambli, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Bedade, who faced eight balls, scoring four. Sri Lanka scored eight extras. India, who scored 99 for the loss of four wickets off 23.4 overs, won by six wickets with eight balls to spare.
De Silva, who bowled four wicketless balls, conceded five. Jayasuriya, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Kalpage and Dharmasena bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23, the latter conceded 22.
Vaas and Wickramasinghe bowled five overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 13.
India won the 1994 Singer World Series.
Australia’s Steve Waugh was adjudged the bowler of the series.
Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Atul Bedade. Manoj broke the five-run P(rabhak)artnership. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Mahana)mark. Roshan, who faced 11 balls, scored a couple. Azharuddin ran him out.
Aravinda de Silva, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was caught by Prasad. Rajesh Chauhan broke the 19-run stand. Hashan Tillakaratne, who faced 21 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Vinod Kambli. Kapil Dev broke the four-run stand.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s skipper and the player of the series, faced 22 balls, scoring 13. He was caught by Chauhan. Anil Kumble broke the 36-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Upul Chandana, who faced seven balls, scored a couple. Kumble ran him out.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Pubudu Dassanayake, who faced a ball, scored a run. Dev ran him out. Ruwan Kalpage, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Prasad broke the 15-run stand.
Kumar Dharmasena, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Prabhakar broke the four-run stand. Chaminda Vaas, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Pramodya Wickramasinghe, who faced a couple of balls, scoring three.
India conceded 10 extras. Sri Lanka scored 98 for the loss of nine wickets off 25 overs. Kumble, Chauhan, Prasad and Dev bowled five overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 22, 21, 17 and 17, respectively. Prabhakar bowled five overs, conceding 19. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Sachin Tendulkar, the batsman of the series, faced a couple of balls. He failed to get off the mark. He was caught by de Silva. Vaas broke the six-run stand. Prabhakar, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was caught by Jayasuriya. Wickramasinghe broke the nine-run stand.
Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 45. His 51-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match. He was caught by Mahanama. Vaas broke the 71-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 46 balls, scored 24. He was trapped leg before wicket by Wickramasinghe, who broke the two-run stand.
Kambli, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Bedade, who faced eight balls, scoring four. Sri Lanka scored eight extras. India, who scored 99 for the loss of four wickets off 23.4 overs, won by six wickets with eight balls to spare.
De Silva, who bowled four wicketless balls, conceded five. Jayasuriya, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Kalpage and Dharmasena bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23, the latter conceded 22.
Vaas and Wickramasinghe bowled five overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 13.
India won the 1994 Singer World Series.
Australia’s Steve Waugh was adjudged the bowler of the series.
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