India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Austral-Asia Cup Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1990 (1990) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 25 April 1990
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 108 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 25 April 1990
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Anil Kumble (India)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Anil Kumble's first ODI.
India batted first and made 241 for 8. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 108 off 116 balls, and Navjot Sidhu made 64. Ravi Ratnayeke took 3 for 31 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the third wicket between Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin, 47% of the total.
Chasing 242, Sri Lanka made 242 for 7. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 85 not out off 77 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 34.
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
INDIA: 241 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | c Athula Samarasekera | 19 | 34 |
| Woorkeri Raman | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 7 | 29 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Rumesh Ratnayake | 64 | 73 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Ranjith Madurasinghe | 108 | 116 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out | 10 | 12 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Aravinda de Silva | 9 | 13 |
| Kapil Dev | run out | 8 | 11 |
| Kiran More | c Athula Samarasekera | 2 | 5 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | not out | 2 | 4 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble
Extras 10 · Total 241 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Uvais Karnain | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Asoka de Silva | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Woorkeri Raman), 2-35 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-149 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-168 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-190 (Ravi Shastri), 6-223 (Kapil Dev), 7-236 (Kiran More), 8-238 (Mohammad Azharuddin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Woorkeri Raman | 30 |
| second | Kris Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu | 5 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 114 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 19 |
| fifth | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 22 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin | 33 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Kiran More | 13 |
| eighth | Manoj Prabhakar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 2 |
| ninth | Manoj Prabhakar and Sanjeev Sharma | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 242 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athula Samarasekera | c Kiran More | 14 | 32 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | bowled | 24 | 44 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 21 | 32 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 34 | 47 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 85 | 77 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 15 |
| Uvais Karnain | c Kiran More | 1 | 9 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | bowled | 22 | 35 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 15 | 8 |
Did not bat: Asoka de Silva, Ranjith Madurasinghe
Extras 22 · Total 242 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9.2 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 10 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | 10 | 1 | 63 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Athula Samarasekera), 2-41 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 3-97 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-111 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-128 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-134 (Uvais Karnain), 7-203 (Ravi Ratnayeke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Athula Samarasekera and Hashan Tillakaratne | 29 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 12 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 56 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 14 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Uvais Karnain | 6 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke | 69 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Rumesh Ratnayake | 39 |
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