Sri Lanka Vs West Indies Final
Singer Champions Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1995 (1995/96) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 20 October 1995
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 66 for Sri Lanka. Ottis Gibson took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Singer Champions Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1995 (1995/96)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 20 October 1995
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Richie Richardson (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 273 all out. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 66 off 103 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 57. Ottis Gibson took 4 for 35 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the first wicket between Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya, 41% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 274, West Indies made 223 all out. Sherwin Campbell top-scored with 38 off 78 balls, and Ottis Gibson made 33. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 31 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs.
SRI LANKA: 273 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 66 | 103 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ottis Gibson | 57 | 82 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 50 | 35 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Anderson Cummins | 17 | 26 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Courtney Browne | 32 | 30 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 15 | 6 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Courtney Browne | 12 | 8 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Sherwin Campbell | 4 | 6 |
| Eric Upashantha | run out (Richie Richardson) | 3 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 17 · Total 273 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Cummins | 9 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Ottis Gibson | 5.5 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Hamish Anthony | 8 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Phil Simmons | 7 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Roger Harper | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-111 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-157 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-196 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-215 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-234 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 6-259 (Asanka Gurusinha), 7-259 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 8-269 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 9-273 (Eric Upashantha), 10-273 (Kumar Dharmasena)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 111 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 46 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 39 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 19 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 19 |
| sixth | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 25 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 0 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena | 10 |
| ninth | Kumar Dharmasena and Eric Upashantha | 4 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena | 0 |
WEST INDIES: 223 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Williams | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 12 |
| Sherwin Campbell | bowled | 38 | 78 |
| Brian Lara | c Eric Upashantha | 8 | 25 |
| Richie Richardson | run out | 10 | 14 |
| Phil Simmons | run out | 7 | 15 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 32 |
| Roger Harper | caught | 31 | 47 |
| Courtney Browne | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 18 | 21 |
| Anderson Cummins | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 0 | 1 |
| Ottis Gibson | not out | 33 | 25 |
| Hamish Anthony | c Aravinda de Silva | 21 | 18 |
Extras 25 · Total 223 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Upashantha | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8.3 | 1 | 58 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Stuart Williams), 2-41 (Brian Lara), 3-59 (Richie Richardson), 4-74 (Phil Simmons), 5-88 (Sherwin Campbell), 6-141 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 7-156 (Roger Harper), 8-157 (Anderson Cummins), 9-177 (Courtney Browne), 10-223 (Hamish Anthony)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell | 28 |
| second | Brian Lara and Sherwin Campbell | 13 |
| third | Richie Richardson and Sherwin Campbell | 18 |
| fourth | Phil Simmons and Sherwin Campbell | 15 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sherwin Campbell | 14 |
| sixth | Roger Harper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 53 |
| seventh | Roger Harper and Courtney Browne | 15 |
| eighth | Anderson Cummins and Courtney Browne | 1 |
| ninth | Courtney Browne and Ottis Gibson | 20 |
| tenth | Ottis Gibson and Hamish Anthony | 46 |
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