England Vs Sri Lanka 22Nd Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Nehru Stadium, Pune · 30 October 1987
England won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)
England won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining). Roy Dias top-scored with 80 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Pune
- Date
- 30 October 1987
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Graham Gooch
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Mike Gatting (England)
- Umpires
- DM Archer and Khizer Hayat
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 218 for 7. Roy Dias top-scored with 80 off 105 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 34. Eddie Hemmings took 3 for 57 for England. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the third wicket between Roy Dias and Asanka Gurusinha, 40% of the total.
Chasing 219, England made 219 for 2. Graham Gooch top-scored with 61 off 79 balls, and Tim Robinson made 55. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the first wicket between Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson, 56% of the total.
England won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 218 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | lbw | 7 | 11 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c John Emburey | 14 | 28 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 34 | 63 |
| Roy Dias | st Paul Downton | 80 | 105 |
| Duleep Mendis | bowled | 7 | 26 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Paul Jarvis | 22 | 38 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 23 | 18 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Allan Lamb | 0 | 2 |
| Sridharan Jeganathan | not out | 20 | 15 |
Did not bat: Vinothen John, Don Anurasiri
Extras 11 · Total 218 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| Gladstone Small | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Neil Foster | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| Eddie Hemmings | 10 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 2-25 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-113 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-125 (Duleep Mendis), 5-170 (Roy Dias), 6-177 (Ranjan Madugalle), 7-180 (Ashantha de Mel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Ratnayeke and Roshan Mahanama | 23 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 2 |
| third | Roy Dias and Asanka Gurusinha | 88 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 12 |
| fifth | Roy Dias and Ranjan Madugalle | 45 |
| sixth | Ranjan Madugalle and Aravinda de Silva | 7 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Aravinda de Silva | 3 |
| eighth | Sridharan Jeganathan and Aravinda de Silva | 38 |
ENGLAND: 219 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Sridharan Jeganathan | 61 | 79 |
| Tim Robinson | bowled | 55 | 75 |
| Bill Athey | not out | 40 | 55 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 46 | 40 |
Did not bat: Allan Lamb, Paul Downton, John Emburey, Phil DeFreitas, Neil Foster, Gladstone Small, Eddie Hemmings
Extras 17 · Total 219 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Vinothen John | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Ashantha de Mel | 4.2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sridharan Jeganathan | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-123 (Tim Robinson), 2-132 (Graham Gooch)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Tim Robinson | 123 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Bill Athey | 9 |
| third | Mike Gatting and Bill Athey | 87 |
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