England Vs Sri Lanka 10Th Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar · 17 October 1987
England won by 108 runs (revised target)
England won by 108 runs (revised target). Graham Gooch top-scored with 84 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
- Date
- 17 October 1987
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 108 runs (revised target)
- Player of the match
- Allan Lamb
- Captains
- Mike Gatting (England), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RB Gupta and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 296 for 4. Graham Gooch top-scored with 84 off 100 balls, and Allan Lamb made 76. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the first wicket between Graham Gooch and Chris Broad. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Arbab Niaz Stadium, 206 across 6 ODIs.
Sri Lanka replied with 158 for 8. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 40 off 67 balls, and Ranjan Madugalle made 30.
England won by 108 runs (revised target). It is the largest victory by runs at Arbab Niaz Stadium across the 15 ODIs in our archive.
ENGLAND: 296 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Don Anurasiri | 84 | 100 |
| Chris Broad | c Aravinda de Silva | 28 | 60 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 58 | 63 |
| Allan Lamb | c Aravinda de Silva | 76 | 58 |
| John Emburey | not out | 30 | 19 |
| Bill Athey | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Paul Downton, Phil DeFreitas, Derek Pringle, Eddie Hemmings, Gladstone Small
Extras 18 · Total 296 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 9 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Vinothen John | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Don Anurasiri | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Chris Broad), 2-142 (Graham Gooch), 3-218 (Mike Gatting), 4-287 (Allan Lamb)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Chris Broad | 89 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting | 53 |
| third | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 76 |
| fourth | John Emburey and Allan Lamb | 69 |
| fifth | John Emburey and Bill Athey | 9 |
SRI LANKA: 158 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Graham Gooch | 11 | 39 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Eddie Hemmings | 13 | 26 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 1 | 12 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | bowled | 30 | 49 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 40 | 67 |
| Duleep Mendis | run out | 14 | 33 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c John Emburey | 6 | 14 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Chris Broad | 1 | 5 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 14 | 22 |
| Vinothen John | not out | 8 | 7 |
Did not bat: Don Anurasiri
Extras 20 · Total 158 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 9 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Gladstone Small | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Derek Pringle | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| John Emburey | 10 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Eddie Hemmings | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Athey | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Broad | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allan Lamb | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-32 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-37 (Brendon Kuruppu), 4-99 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-105 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-113 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-119 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-137 (Duleep Mendis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 31 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Brendon Kuruppu | 1 |
| third | Ranjan Madugalle and Brendon Kuruppu | 5 |
| fourth | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 62 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva | 8 |
| seventh | Duleep Mendis and Ravi Ratnayeke | 6 |
| eighth | Duleep Mendis and Rumesh Ratnayake | 18 |
| ninth | Vinothen John and Rumesh Ratnayake | 21 |
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