India Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Match
Wills Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh - 1988 (1988/89) · National Stadium, Dhaka · 29 October 1988
Sri Lanka won by 17 runs
Sri Lanka won by 17 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 69 for Sri Lanka. Kapila Wijegunawardene took 4/49.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka (then National Stadium)
- Date
- 29 October 1988
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 17 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Dilip Vengsarkar (India)
- Umpires
- Saleem Badar and Tariq Ata
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 271 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 69 off 63 balls, and Athula Samarasekera made 66. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Athula Samarasekera, 46% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Bangabandhu National Stadium, 180 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 272, India made 254 all out. Navjot Sidhu top-scored with 50 off 55 balls, and Kris Srikkanth made 42. Kapila Wijegunawardene took 4 for 49 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the first wicket between Kris Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu.
Sri Lanka won by 17 runs.
SRI LANKA: 271 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 21 | 35 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | bowled | 16 | 35 |
| Athula Samarasekera | bowled | 66 | 69 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 69 | 63 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 49 | 32 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Mohinder Amarnath | 19 | 19 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | bowled | 16 | 18 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 2 | 1 |
Did not bat: Kapila Wijegunawardene, Ranjith Madurasinghe, Champaka Ramanayake
Extras 13 · Total 271 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | 8 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Narendra Hirwani | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Arshad Ayub | 9 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-52 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-178 (Athula Samarasekera), 4-184 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-216 (Duleep Mendis), 6-269 (Ravi Ratnayeke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 35 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera | 17 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Athula Samarasekera | 126 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 6 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga | 32 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke | 53 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 2 |
INDIA: 254 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | c Roshan Mahanama | 42 | 54 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Brendon Kuruppu | 50 | 55 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | run out | 31 | 34 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Kapila Wijegunawardene | 34 | 24 |
| Kapil Dev | lbw | 7 | 13 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Ranjith Madurasinghe | 34 | 38 |
| Kiran More | c Ravi Ratnayeke | 6 | 8 |
| Arshad Ayub | run out | 9 | 7 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 28 | 26 |
| Maninder Singh | c Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 6 |
| Narendra Hirwani | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 5 · Total 254 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | 9 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| Athula Samarasekera | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Ranjith Madurasinghe | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-96 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-146 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-166 (Kapil Dev), 5-167 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-182 (Kiran More), 7-195 (Arshad Ayub), 8-224 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 9-252 (Maninder Singh), 10-254 (Sanjeev Sharma)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu | 89 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Navjot Sidhu | 7 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 50 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 20 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 1 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Kiran More | 15 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Arshad Ayub | 13 |
| eighth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjeev Sharma | 29 |
| ninth | Maninder Singh and Sanjeev Sharma | 28 |
| tenth | Narendra Hirwani and Sanjeev Sharma | 2 |
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