Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 7Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 27 February 1985
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 143 balls remaining)
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 143 balls remaining). Ravi Ratnayeke top-scored with 50 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 27 February 1985
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 143 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ravi Ratnayeke
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
- Umpires
- SG Randell and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 135 for 7. Ravi Ratnayeke top-scored with 50 off 101 balls, and Ranjan Madugalle made 36. Viv Richards took 3 for 27 for West Indies. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 136, West Indies made 136 for 2. Desmond Haynes top-scored with 36 off 50 balls.
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 143 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 135 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Desmond Haynes | 50 | 101 |
| Amal Silva | c Desmond Haynes | 4 | 33 |
| Roy Dias | c Jeff Dujon | 16 | 26 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Duleep Mendis | run out | 1 | 5 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | not out | 36 | 58 |
| Somachandra De Silva | c Viv Richards | 5 | 19 |
| Uvais Karnain | c Viv Richards | 1 | 9 |
| Ashantha de Mel | not out | 15 | 30 |
Did not bat: Rumesh Ratnayake, Vinothen John
Extras 6 · Total 135 for 7
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Marshall | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Joel Garner | 10 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Winston Davis | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Michael Holding | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Viv Richards | 9 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Amal Silva), 2-52 (Roy Dias), 3-53 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-57 (Duleep Mendis), 5-86 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 6-102 (Somachandra De Silva), 7-106 (Uvais Karnain)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Ratnayeke and Amal Silva | 7 |
| second | Roy Dias and Ravi Ratnayeke | 45 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke | 1 |
| fourth | Duleep Mendis and Ravi Ratnayeke | 4 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Ravi Ratnayeke | 29 |
| sixth | Somachandra De Silva and Ranjan Madugalle | 16 |
| seventh | Ranjan Madugalle and Uvais Karnain | 4 |
| eighth | Ashantha de Mel and Ranjan Madugalle | 29 |
WEST INDIES: 136 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Haynes | bowled | 36 | 50 |
| Richie Richardson | retired not out | 11 | 13 |
| Larry Gomes | retired not out | 20 | 24 |
| Viv Richards | c Ashantha de Mel | 12 | 10 |
| Clive Lloyd | not out | 14 | 24 |
| Gus Logie | not out | 29 | 27 |
Did not bat: Michael Holding, Jeff Dujon, Malcolm Marshall, Winston Davis, Joel Garner
Extras 14 · Total 136 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Vinothen John | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 1.1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-20 (Richie Richardson), 0-55 (Larry Gomes), 1-86 (Viv Richards), 2-90 (Desmond Haynes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson | 20 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Desmond Haynes | 35 |
| third | Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes | 31 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Desmond Haynes | 4 |
| fifth | Clive Lloyd and Gus Logie | 46 |
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