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India v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in India 1986/87 (1st Test)
VenueModi Stadium, Kanpur on 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd December 1986 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresRB Gupta, VK Ramaswamy
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 217/2 (Ratnayeke 93*, Gurusinha 0*)
Close of play day 2No play
Close of play day 3India (1) 74/1 (Gavaskar 39*, Lamba 13*)
Close of play day 4India (1) 321/3 (Gavaskar 148*, Azharuddin 59*)
Player of the MatchSM Gavaskar
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
S Wettimunylbw b Sharma7916322913- 
JR Ratnayekelbw b Kapil Dev93  14- 
PA de Silvab Arun26  5- 
AP Gurusinhab Kapil Dev19     
RL Diasc Azharuddin b Arun5059837- 
*LRD Mendislbw b Sharma1     
A Ranatungalbw b Maninder Singh5236 81 
+RG de Alwisb Maninder Singh13     
ALF de Melc Arun b Shastri25     
EAR de Silvalbw b Arun21     
GF Labrooynot out5     
Extras(1 b, 10 lb, 19 nb, 6 w)36
Total(all out, 138 overs)420
Fall of wickets:
1-159 (Wettimuny), 2-217 (PA de Silva), 3-217 (Ratnayeke), 4-286 (Dias), 5-292 (Mendis), 6-355 (Ranatunga), 7-355 (Gurusinha), 8-389 (de Alwis), 9-394 (de Mel), 10-420 (EAR de Silva, 138 ov)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Kapil Dev30   11812--
Arun27   7763--
Sharma31   41222--
Maninder Singh32   12892--
Shastri17   6371--
Srikkanth1   040--
India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SM Gavaskarc Wettimuny b Labrooy17630250622- 
K Srikkanthc de Alwis b Ratnayeke18 42 - 
R Lambarun out24     
DB Vengsarkarc Gurusinha b de Mel57     
M Azharuddinlbw b Ratnayeke199 505161 
RJ Shastrilbw b Ratnayeke6 40-- 
*Kapil Devlbw b Ratnayeke163165240191 
B Arunnot out2     
+KS Moredid not bat      
C Sharmadid not bat      
Maninder Singhdid not bat      
Extras(1 b, 11 lb, 18 nb, 1 w)31
Total(7 wickets, 167.1 overs)676
Fall of wickets:
1-50 (Srikkanth), 2-100 (Lamba), 3-217 (Vengsarkar), 4-380 (Gavaskar), 5-399 (Shastri), 6-671 (Kapil Dev), 7-676 (Azharuddin, 167.1 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
de Mel31   41191--
Labrooy35   41641--
Ratnayeke37.121324--
EAR de Silva40   71330--
Ranatunga15   4580--
Gurusinha7   0420--
Wettimuny2   0160--
Notes
--> GF Labrooy made his debut in Test matches
--> R Lamba made his debut in Test matches
--> B Arun made his debut in Test matches
--> ALF de Mel made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ALF de Mel made his last appearance in Test matches
--> S Wettimuny (1) 50 in 167 minutes with 9 fours
--> JR Ratnayeke (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Test matches
--> JR Ratnayeke (1) passed his previous highest score of 66 in First-Class matches
--> RL Dias (1) 50 in 58 balls with 7 fours
--> A Ranatunga (1) 50 in 31 balls, 50 minutes with 8 fours and 1 six
--> EAR de Silva (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in First-Class matches
--> EAR de Silva (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Test matches
--> SM Gavaskar (1) 100 in 199 balls with 12 fours
--> DB Vengsarkar (1) passed 13000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> M Azharuddin (1) 50 in 95 balls
--> M Azharuddin (1) 100 in 187 balls, 256 minutes with 13 fours
--> M Azharuddin (1) passed his previous highest score of 122 in Test matches
--> M Azharuddin (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 53
--> Kapil Dev (1) 100 in 105 balls, 170 minutes with 14 fours and 1 six
--> Kapil Dev (1) passed his previous highest score of 126 in Test matches
--> B Arun made his debut for India in First-Class matches
--> GF Labrooy made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> R Lamba made his debut for India in First-Class matches
--> S Wettimuny made his debut in India in Test matches
--> RG de Alwis made his debut in India in Test matches
--> PA de Silva made his debut in India in Test matches
--> EAR de Silva made his debut in India in Test matches
--> AP Gurusinha made his debut in India in Test matches