India Vs Sri Lanka 1St Sf
Austral-Asia Cup Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1986 (1985/86) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 13 April 1986
India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 71 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 13 April 1986
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Kapil Dev (India)
- Umpires
- AJ Gaynor and DM Archer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 205 for 9. Asanka Gurusinha top-scored with 68 off 113 balls, and Duleep Mendis made 32. Chetan Sharma took 3 for 35 for India.
Chasing 206, India made 206 for 7. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 71 off 109 balls, and Kris Srikkanth made 59. Ashantha de Mel took 3 for 40 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the first wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth, 45% of the total. From 170 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 194 for 7.
India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 205 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aravinda de Silva | c Maninder Singh | 5 | 9 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Sandeep Patil | 9 | 30 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 68 | 113 |
| Roy Dias | bowled | 9 | 30 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 32 | 50 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out | 28 | 25 |
| Guy de Alwis | run out | 19 | 13 |
| Ashantha de Mel | not out | 15 | 19 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | c Kirti Azad | 1 | 3 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | run out | 3 | 6 |
| Don Anurasiri | not out | 2 | 3 |
Extras 14 · Total 205 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 9 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Madan Lal | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 10 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Kirti Azad | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Aravinda de Silva), 2-20 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-58 (Roy Dias), 4-129 (Duleep Mendis), 5-135 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-165 (Guy de Alwis), 7-188 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-195 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-201 (Ravi Ratnayeke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 8 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 12 |
| third | Roy Dias and Asanka Gurusinha | 38 |
| fourth | Duleep Mendis and Asanka Gurusinha | 71 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 6 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Guy de Alwis | 30 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Arjuna Ranatunga | 23 |
| eighth | Ashantha de Mel and Rumesh Ratnayake | 7 |
| ninth | Ashantha de Mel and Ravi Ratnayeke | 6 |
| tenth | Ashantha de Mel and Don Anurasiri | 4 |
INDIA: 206 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Aravinda de Silva | 71 | 109 |
| Kris Srikkanth | st Guy de Alwis | 59 | 63 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 30 | 65 |
| Sandeep Patil | bowled | 10 | 20 |
| Kirti Azad | c Asanka Gurusinha | 1 | 2 |
| Kapil Dev | c Roy Dias | 3 | 3 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 21 | 28 |
| Chandrakant Pandit | run out | 2 | 5 |
| Madan Lal | not out | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Maninder Singh, Chetan Sharma
Extras 8 · Total 206 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 9.1 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-93 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-165 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-170 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-171 (Kirti Azad), 5-175 (Kapil Dev), 6-191 (Sandeep Patil), 7-194 (Chandrakant Pandit)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 93 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 72 |
| third | Sandeep Patil and Mohammad Azharuddin | 5 |
| fourth | Sandeep Patil and Kirti Azad | 1 |
| fifth | Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil | 4 |
| sixth | Sandeep Patil and Ravi Shastri | 16 |
| seventh | Ravi Shastri and Chandrakant Pandit | 3 |
| eighth | Madan Lal and Ravi Shastri | 12 |
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