India v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of India - 1986 (1986/87) · Green Park, Kanpur · 17 December 1986
Match drawn
Match drawn. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 199 for India. Ravi Ratnayeke took 4/132.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of India - 1986 (1986/87)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 17 December 1986 to 22 December 1986
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Kapil Dev (India)
- Debuts
- Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka), Raman Lamba (India), Bharat Arun (India)
- Umpires
- RB Gupta and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Graeme Labrooy, Raman Lamba and Bharat Arun played their first Tests.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 420 all out. Ravi Ratnayeke top-scored with 93, and Sidath Wettimuny made 79. Bharat Arun took 3 for 76 for India. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the first wicket between Sidath Wettimuny and Ravi Ratnayeke.
India replied with 676 for 7. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 199, and Sunil Gavaskar made 176. Ravi Ratnayeke took 4 for 132 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 272-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin, 40% of the total. India led by 256 on first innings.
Match drawn. India's 676 is the highest total at Green Park.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 420 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | lbw | 79 | – |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | lbw | 93 | – |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 26 | – |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 19 | – |
| Roy Dias | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 50 | 59 |
| Duleep Mendis | lbw | 1 | – |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 52 | 36 |
| Guy de Alwis | bowled | 13 | – |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Bharat Arun | 25 | – |
| Asoka de Silva | lbw | 21 | – |
| Graeme Labrooy | not out | 5 | – |
Extras 36 · Total 420 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 30 | 11 | 81 | 2 |
| Bharat Arun | 27 | 7 | 76 | 3 |
| Chetan Sharma | 31 | 4 | 122 | 2 |
| Maninder Singh | 32 | 12 | 89 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 17 | 6 | 37 | 1 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-159 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-217 (Aravinda de Silva), 3-217 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 4-286 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-292 (Duleep Mendis), 6-355 (Roy Dias), 7-355 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-389 (Guy de Alwis), 9-394 (Ashantha de Mel), 10-420 (Asoka de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Ravi Ratnayeke | 159 |
| second | Ravi Ratnayeke and Aravinda de Silva | 58 |
| third | Ravi Ratnayeke and Asanka Gurusinha | 0 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Asanka Gurusinha | 69 |
| fifth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 6 |
| sixth | Roy Dias and Arjuna Ranatunga | 63 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Guy de Alwis | 0 |
| eighth | Ashantha de Mel and Guy de Alwis | 34 |
| ninth | Ashantha de Mel and Asoka de Silva | 5 |
| tenth | Asoka de Silva and Graeme Labrooy | 26 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 676 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Sidath Wettimuny | 176 | 302 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Guy de Alwis | 18 | – |
| Raman Lamba | run out | 24 | – |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Asanka Gurusinha | 57 | – |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | lbw | 199 | – |
| Ravi Shastri | lbw | 6 | – |
| Kapil Dev | lbw | 163 | 165 |
| Bharat Arun | not out | 2 | – |
Did not bat: Kiran More, Chetan Sharma, Maninder Singh
Extras 31 · Total 676 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 31 | 4 | 119 | 1 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 35 | 4 | 164 | 1 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 37.1 | 2 | 132 | 4 |
| Asoka de Silva | 40 | 7 | 133 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 15 | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Sidath Wettimuny | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-100 (Raman Lamba), 3-217 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-380 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-399 (Ravi Shastri), 6-671 (Kapil Dev), 7-676 (Mohammad Azharuddin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 50 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Raman Lamba | 50 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 117 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 163 |
| fifth | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 19 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin | 272 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Bharat Arun | 5 |
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