Sri Lanka Vs India 1St Match
Singer World Series Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1994 (1994) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 5 September 1994
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 50* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 5 September 1994
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Pramodya Wickramasinghe
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and KT Francis
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 125 for 5. Vinod Kambli top-scored with 30 not out off 39 balls. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 3 for 28 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 220 across 34 ODIs.
Chasing 126, Sri Lanka made 126 for 3. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 50 not out off 78 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 41. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the third wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama, 70% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
INDIA: 125 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Prabhakar | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 14 | 18 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Kumar Dharmasena | 6 | 5 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Roshan Mahanama | 17 | 31 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Upul Chandana | 25 | 35 |
| Vinod Kambli | not out | 30 | 39 |
| Atul Bedade | bowled | 21 | 21 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Nayan Mongia, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Rajesh Chauhan
Extras 11 · Total 125 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-23 (Manoj Prabhakar), 3-55 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-87 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-122 (Atul Bedade)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Manoj Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar | 20 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Manoj Prabhakar | 3 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 32 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Vinod Kambli | 32 |
| fifth | Vinod Kambli and Atul Bedade | 35 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Vinod Kambli | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 126 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 50 | 78 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Mohammad Azharuddin) | 3 | 3 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Nayan Mongia | 14 | 18 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia) | 41 | 48 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | not out | 3 | 3 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Upul Chandana, Pubudu Dassanayake, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 15 · Total 126 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Prabhakar | 4.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Javagal Srinath | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kapil Dev | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-31 (Aravinda de Silva), 3-119 (Arjuna Ranatunga)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 24 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 88 |
| fourth | Roshan Mahanama and Ruwan Kalpage | 7 |
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