Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 4Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1975 (1975) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 7 June 1975
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 236 balls remaining)
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 236 balls remaining). Roy Fredericks top-scored with 33 for West Indies. Bernard Julien took 4/20.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Date
- 7 June 1975
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 236 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Bernard Julien
- Captains
- Anura Tennekoon (Sri Lanka), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Ranjit Fernando (Sri Lanka), Bandula Warnapura (Sri Lanka), Anura Tennekoon (Sri Lanka), David Heyn (Sri Lanka), Michael Tissera (Sri Lanka), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Anura Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka), Mevan Pieris (Sri Lanka), Tony Opatha (Sri Lanka), Somachandra De Silva (Sri Lanka), Lalith Kaluperuma (Sri Lanka), Viv Richards (West Indies), Andy Roberts (West Indies)
- Umpires
- A Jepson and WL Budd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. Ranjit Fernando, Bandula Warnapura, Anura Tennekoon, David Heyn, Michael Tissera, Duleep Mendis, Anura Ranasinghe, Mevan Pieris, Tony Opatha, Somachandra De Silva, Lalith Kaluperuma, Viv Richards and Andy Roberts played their first ODIs.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 86 all out. Somachandra De Silva top-scored with 21 off 54 balls. Bernard Julien took 4 for 20 for West Indies. From 41 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 58 for 9. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 187 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 87, West Indies made 87 for 1. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 33 off 38 balls, and Deryck Murray made 30.
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 236 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 86 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranjit Fernando | c Deryck Murray | 4 | 6 |
| Bandula Warnapura | c Deryck Murray | 8 | 54 |
| Anura Tennekoon | c Deryck Murray | 0 | 4 |
| David Heyn | c Clive Lloyd | 2 | 12 |
| Michael Tissera | c Alvin Kallicharran | 14 | 35 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Deryck Murray | 8 | 13 |
| Anura Ranasinghe | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Mevan Pieris | c Clive Lloyd | 3 | 12 |
| Tony Opatha | bowled | 11 | 18 |
| Somachandra De Silva | c Clive Lloyd | 21 | 54 |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | not out | 6 | 19 |
Extras 9 · Total 86 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roberts | 12 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| Bernard Julien | 12 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| Keith Boyce | 8 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Lance Gibbs | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Vanburn Holder | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Ranjit Fernando), 2-5 (Anura Tennekoon), 3-16 (David Heyn), 4-21 (Bandula Warnapura), 5-41 (Michael Tissera), 6-41 (Duleep Mendis), 7-42 (Anura Ranasinghe), 8-48 (Mevan Pieris), 9-58 (Tony Opatha), 10-86 (Somachandra De Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ranjit Fernando and Bandula Warnapura | 5 |
| second | Anura Tennekoon and Bandula Warnapura | 0 |
| third | David Heyn and Bandula Warnapura | 11 |
| fourth | Michael Tissera and Bandula Warnapura | 5 |
| fifth | Michael Tissera and Duleep Mendis | 20 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Anura Ranasinghe | 0 |
| seventh | Mevan Pieris and Anura Ranasinghe | 1 |
| eighth | Mevan Pieris and Tony Opatha | 6 |
| ninth | Tony Opatha and Somachandra De Silva | 10 |
| tenth | Somachandra De Silva and Lalith Kaluperuma | 28 |
WEST INDIES: 87 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deryck Murray | not out | 30 | 50 |
| Roy Fredericks | c Bandula Warnapura | 33 | 38 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | not out | 19 | 37 |
Did not bat: Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Bernard Julien, Keith Boyce, Vanburn Holder, Andy Roberts, Lance Gibbs
Extras 5 · Total 87 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Opatha | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mevan Pieris | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | 6.4 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Roy Fredericks)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Deryck Murray and Roy Fredericks | 52 |
| second | Deryck Murray and Alvin Kallicharran | 35 |
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