India Vs Sri Lanka Final
Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka in India - 1990 (1990/91) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 4 January 1991
India won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Sanjay Manjrekar top-scored with 75* for India. Kapil Dev took 4/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 4 January 1991
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- PD Reporter and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 204 for 9. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 49 off 57 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 39. Kapil Dev took 4 for 31 for India.
Chasing 205, India made 205 for 3. Sanjay Manjrekar top-scored with 75 not out off 95 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 54. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the third wicket between Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar, 44% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 204 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Kiran More | 15 | 52 |
| Charith Senanayake | run out | 25 | 39 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 39 | 54 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Saradindu Mukherjee | 26 | 28 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out | 49 | 57 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Kiran More | 5 | 10 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sanjay Manjrekar | 5 | 7 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Graeme Labrooy | c Manoj Prabhakar | 10 | 12 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 9 | 14 |
| Jayananda Warnaweera | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 21 · Total 204 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Saradindu Mukherjee | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Atul Wassan | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 2-50 (Charith Senanayake), 3-92 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-150 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-175 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-176 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-181 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 8-181 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 9-202 (Graeme Labrooy)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hashan Tillakaratne and Charith Senanayake | 48 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Charith Senanayake | 2 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 42 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 58 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 25 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 |
| seventh | Rumesh Ratnayake and Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 |
| eighth | Graeme Labrooy and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 |
| ninth | Graeme Labrooy and Champaka Ramanayake | 21 |
| tenth | Jayananda Warnaweera and Champaka Ramanayake | 2 |
INDIA: 205 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 6 | 22 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 15 | 31 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | not out | 75 | 95 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw | 53 | 70 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 54 | 39 |
Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Manoj Prabhakar, Kiran More, Venkatapathy Raju, Atul Wassan, Saradindu Mukherjee
Extras 2 · Total 205 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Labrooy | 8.1 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 7 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 8 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Jayananda Warnaweera | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Ravi Shastri), 2-30 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-121 (Sachin Tendulkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Navjot Sidhu | 14 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Sanjay Manjrekar | 16 |
| third | Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar | 91 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manjrekar | 84 |
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