India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Sharjah Cup India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1988 (1987/88) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 25 March 1988
India won by 18 runs
India won by 18 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 88 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 25 March 1988
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 18 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Ravi Shastri (India), Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and Mahboob Shah
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 219 for 8. Kapil Dev top-scored with 48 off 43 balls, and Kris Srikkanth made 32.
Chasing 220, Sri Lanka made 201 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 88 off 100 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 51. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama, 68% of the total. From 177 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 201 for 10.
India won by 18 runs.
INDIA: 219 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | c Roshan Mahanama | 32 | 38 |
| Navjot Sidhu | bowled | 17 | 45 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | run out | 1 | 3 |
| Woorkeri Raman | c Ranjan Madugalle | 21 | 60 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 7 | 10 |
| Kapil Dev | c Ranjan Madugalle | 48 | 43 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Roshan Mahanama | 26 | 40 |
| Kiran More | run out | 9 | 13 |
| Arshad Ayub | not out | 31 | 43 |
| Chetan Sharma | not out | 12 | 10 |
Did not bat: Narendra Hirwani
Extras 15 · Total 219 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 9 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-32 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-63 (Kris Srikkanth), 4-71 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-125 (Woorkeri Raman), 6-140 (Kapil Dev), 7-152 (Kiran More), 8-198 (Ravi Shastri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu | 31 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Kris Srikkanth | 1 |
| third | Kris Srikkanth and Woorkeri Raman | 31 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Woorkeri Raman | 8 |
| fifth | Kapil Dev and Woorkeri Raman | 54 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri | 15 |
| seventh | Ravi Shastri and Kiran More | 12 |
| eighth | Ravi Shastri and Arshad Ayub | 46 |
| ninth | Chetan Sharma and Arshad Ayub | 21 |
SRI LANKA: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 51 | 124 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Ravi Shastri | 6 | 14 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 88 | 100 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 8 | 11 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | st Kiran More | 11 | 19 |
| Guy de Alwis | c Kris Srikkanth | 2 | 4 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | run out | 4 | 8 |
| Graeme Labrooy | run out | 0 | – |
| Champaka Ramanayake | run out | 11 | 13 |
| Don Anurasiri | not out | 3 | 3 |
Extras 17 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9.2 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Chetan Sharma | 6 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Narendra Hirwani | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Arshad Ayub | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-14 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-151 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-158 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-177 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-180 (Guy de Alwis), 7-181 (Ranjan Madugalle), 8-182 (Graeme Labrooy), 9-190 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 10-201 (Champaka Ramanayake)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 14 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 0 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 137 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 7 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 19 |
| sixth | Ranjan Madugalle and Guy de Alwis | 3 |
| seventh | Ranjan Madugalle and Ravi Ratnayeke | 1 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Graeme Labrooy | 1 |
| ninth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Champaka Ramanayake | 8 |
| tenth | Don Anurasiri and Champaka Ramanayake | 11 |
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