Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 1St Match
Pepsi Champions Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1993 (1993/94) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 28 October 1993
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining). Phil Simmons top-scored with 92 for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pepsi Champions Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1993 (1993/94)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 28 October 1993
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Phil Simmons
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Richie Richardson (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 172 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 83 not out off 93 balls. Anderson Cummins took 3 for 32 for West Indies. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 173, West Indies made 173 for 2. Phil Simmons top-scored with 92 off 161 balls, and Richie Richardson made 69. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the second wicket between Richie Richardson and Phil Simmons, 79% of the total.
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 172 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Brian Lara | 27 | 85 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | run out | 2 | 14 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 8 | 21 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Brian Lara | 1 | 8 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Junior Murray | 1 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 83 | 93 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Curtly Ambrose | 23 | 32 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Phil Simmons | 0 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Junior Murray | 7 | 15 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | c Richie Richardson | 9 | 21 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 172 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 7.5 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Courtney Walsh | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Kenny Benjamin | 9 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Anderson Cummins | 10 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Phil Simmons | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 10 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 2-24 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-27 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-29 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-71 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-117 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 7-119 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 8-138 (Ruwan Kalpage), 9-171 (Champaka Ramanayake), 10-172 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 6 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 18 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 3 |
| fourth | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 2 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 42 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 46 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ruwan Kalpage | 19 |
| ninth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Champaka Ramanayake | 33 |
| tenth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 1 |
WEST INDIES: 173 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Simmons | bowled | 92 | 161 |
| Brian Lara | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 24 |
| Richie Richardson | not out | 69 | 90 |
| Keith Arthurton | not out | 1 | 4 |
Did not bat: Anderson Cummins, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Kenny Benjamin, Junior Murray, Carl Hooper, Jimmy Adams
Extras 6 · Total 173 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Brian Lara), 2-171 (Phil Simmons)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Phil Simmons and Brian Lara | 34 |
| second | Richie Richardson and Phil Simmons | 137 |
| third | Richie Richardson and Keith Arthurton | 2 |
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