Sri Lanka Vs India Final
Singer World Series Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1994 (1994) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 17 September 1994
India won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
India won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 45 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 17 September 1994
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and KT Francis
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 98 for 9. Ruwan Kalpage top-scored with 39 off 57 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 206 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 99, India made 99 for 4. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 45 off 51 balls.
India won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 98 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Mohammad Azharuddin) | 2 | 11 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Atul Bedade | 1 | 4 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 14 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Vinod Kambli | 7 | 21 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Rajesh Chauhan | 13 | 22 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Nayan Mongia | 39 | 57 |
| Upul Chandana | run out (Anil Kumble) | 2 | 7 |
| Pubudu Dassanayake | run out (Kapil Dev) | 1 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 8 | 12 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 2 | 4 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 3 | 2 |
Extras 10 · Total 98 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Prabhakar | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Kapil Dev | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-5 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-24 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-28 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-64 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-74 (Upul Chandana), 7-76 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 8-91 (Ruwan Kalpage), 9-95 (Kumar Dharmasena)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 0 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 19 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 4 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ruwan Kalpage | 36 |
| sixth | Ruwan Kalpage and Upul Chandana | 10 |
| seventh | Ruwan Kalpage and Pubudu Dassanayake | 2 |
| eighth | Ruwan Kalpage and Kumar Dharmasena | 15 |
| ninth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 4 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas | 3 |
INDIA: 99 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Prabhakar | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 17 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Aravinda de Silva | 0 | 2 |
| Navjot Sidhu | lbw | 24 | 46 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Roshan Mahanama | 45 | 51 |
| Vinod Kambli | not out | 8 | 18 |
| Atul Bedade | not out | 4 | 8 |
Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Rajesh Chauhan, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 8 · Total 99 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 0.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-15 (Manoj Prabhakar), 3-86 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-88 (Navjot Sidhu)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Manoj Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar | 6 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Manoj Prabhakar | 9 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 71 |
| fourth | Navjot Sidhu and Vinod Kambli | 2 |
| fifth | Vinod Kambli and Atul Bedade | 11 |
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