Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Match Report

Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 5 - Normal

Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny

Toss: West Indies

West Indies won the toss, and though their openers got them off to a good start with the bat, found themselves 74/7 shortly after the halfway mark of their innings.
The loss of Brian Lara through injury was sorely felt at that point, but an unbroken partnership of 66* between Best and Marshall gave them something to bowl at.
Ratnayake and Warnaweera lead the way for the home side, taking two wickets apiece in miserly spells.
Sri Lanka fell to 58/4 in reply, with Ambrose among the wickets, but old heads Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga added 80 for the 5th wicket to settle the match.
Arjuna Ranatuna made an unbeaten 60* and won the Man of the Match award, showing his experience and cool head in the run chase.

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: A.Ranatunga

West Indies 1st Innings 140/7 Closed (Overs 20)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DL Haynes	c AP Gurusinha	b GP Wickremasinghe	23	22	20	3	0
PV Simmons		b RJ Ratnayake	20	30	18	5	0
RB Richardson*		b CPH Ramanayake	18	16	10	2	1
C Hooper		b RJ Ratnayake	0	4	1	0	0
CA Best	not out		46	51	34	6	1
AL Logie		b KPJ Warnaweera	6	8	6	0	0
D Williams+		b KPJ Warnaweera	4	3	4	1	0
RA Harper	c ST Jayasuriya	b EAR de Silva	0	3	2	0	0
MD Marshall	not out		23	25	25	4	0
CEL Ambrose	dnb
WKM Benjamin	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb0)	0
TOTAL		7 wickets for	140

FOW
1-43(DL Haynes) 2-53(PV Simmons) 3-53(C Hooper) 4-62(RB Richardson) 5-74(AL Logie)
6-78(D Williams) 7-81(RA Harper)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RJ Ratnayake	4	1	26	2
CPH Ramanayake	3	0	26	1
GP Wickremasinghe	3	0	25	1
AP Gurusinha	1	0	6	0
KPJ Warnaweera	4	0	22	2
EAR de Silva	3	0	16	1
ST Jayasuriya	1	0	8	0
PA da Silva	1	0	11	0

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 142/5 Closed (Overs 18.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
DSBP Kuruppu+	c CA Best	b CEL Ambrose	30	32	20	2	2
ST Jayasuriya		b MD Marshall	6	20	11	1	0
AP Gurusinha	c C Hooper	b CEL Ambrose	4	7	2	1	0
MS Atapattu		b CEL Ambrose	8	14	8	1	0
PA da Silva	c RA Harper	b MD Marshall	31	53	30	3	1
A Ranatunga*	not out		60	44	40	8	1
EAR de Silva	not out		0	1	1	0	0
RJ Ratnayake	dnb
CPH Ramanayake	dnb
GP Wickremasinghe	dnb
KPJ Warnaweera	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb3)	3
TOTAL		5 wickets for	142

FOW
1-26(ST Jayasuriya) 2-41(AP Gurusinha) 3-45(DSBP Kuruppu) 4-58(MS Atapattu)
5-138(PA da Silva)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CEL Ambrose	4	0	26	3
MD Marshall	4	0	31	2
WKM Benjamin	3	0	26	0
PV Simmons	2	0	15	0
RA Harper	3.1	0	27	0
C Hooper	2	0	17	0

Arjuna Ranatunga's unbeaten 60* saw Sri Lanka home to a 5 wicket victory in the first T20 International

Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Match Preview

Sri Lanka v West Indies - 1st T20 International 1991/2 - Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pitch: 5 - Normal

Weather: 4 - Hot and sunny

Sri Lanka XI:

D.S.B.P.Kuruppu (wk)
S.T.Jayasuriya SLA
A.P.Gurusinha RM
M.S.Atapattu
P.A.de Silva OB
A.Ranatunga (c) RM
E.A.R.de Silva
R.J.Ratnayake RFM
C.P.H.Ramanayake RFM
G.P.Wickremasinghe RFM
K.P.J.Warnaweera OB

West Indies XI:

D.L.Haynes
P.V.Simmons RM
R.B.Richardson (c)
C.L.Hooper OB
C.A.Best
A.L.Logie
D.Williams (wk)
R.A.Harper OB
M.D.Marshall RF
C.E.L.Ambrose RF
W.K.M.Benjamin RF

Sri Lanka choose what looks a full strength lineup from a full complement of fit players, while West Indies have injury worries.
Veteran keeper Brendon Kuruppu, chosen as opener/keeper will be one to watch in his final season with World Cup selection up for grabs in a few months.
Lara and Adams are missing from the West Indies middle order, and how much this damages the visitors remains to be seen, particularly the loss of Lara given his early tour form.
Hard to pick a winner here with Sri Lanka often good in home conditions and the injuries weakening the visitors, maybe West Indies in a close one.

Brian Lara is out injured for the first match of the T20 international series causing worry for the visitors

India A v West Indies A - 5th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Preview

India A v West Infdies A - 5th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Bangalore

Pitch: 90 - Nothing in the appearance of this strip suggests that it will misbehave. Dark coloured, flat and featureless it is expected to offer both batsmen and bowlers a fair contest. There might just be a little in it for the spinners late in the match but not enough to influence team selection.

Day 1 weather: 2 - Hot and sunny

Day 1 starting pitch: 5 - Normal


Injuries:

India:
None

West Indies:
E.A.Moseley - 1 match
A.H.Gray - 1 match
S.Ragoonagth - 1 match
R.G.Samuels - 1 match


India A XI:

V.V.S.Laxman
A.Jadeja
V.G.Kambli
R.S.Dravid (wk)
S.C.Ganguly RM
Gursharan Singh
S.B.Joshi SL
S.T.Banerjee RMF
Gopal Sharma OB
B.K.V.Prasad RMF
N.D.Hirwani LBG

West Indies A XI:

S.L.Campbell
S.C.Williams
D.A.Joseph
R.I.C.Holder (c)
K.L.T.Arthurton SLA
S.Chanderpaul LBG
R.D.Jacobs (wk)
V.C.Drakes RF
H.R.Bryan RFM
A.C.Cummins RFM
C.E.Cuffy RF

India A make two changes, bringing in opener Ajay Jadeja for keeper Nayan Mongia, and handing the gloves to Dravid for the first time in the Unofficial Test series.
Offspinner Gopal Sharma also returns in place of M.Venkataramana.
West Indies A have a number of injury worries, but still field a fairly competant pace attack and this could be a close contest.
They will however miss their tour leading wicket taker Fast bowler Tony Gray, who took 8 wickets last game and has more than double the wickets of West Indies A's next best on tour.

Toss: India A

India A win the toss and elect to bat first.

Injury to Fast bowler Tony Gray robs West Indies A of some strike power going into the final game

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Match Summary

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Kanpur

Pitch: 4

Toss: West Indies A

Sent in on a Green pitch, India A were all out for 247 in their first innings, the 4 West Indies A pace bowlers sharing the wickets.
West Indies A replied strongly, mainly through a brilliant 237 to opener Stuart Williams, who almost carried his bat in scoring more than half the visitors eventual total of 444.
With a lead of 197 and plenty of time left, West Indies A looked poised for victory, but rain, bad light, and a century to a young Rahul Dravid saved the home side.
The draw leaves India A with a 1-0 lead in the series with the final match in Bangalore to come.

Drawn

Man of the Match: S.C.Williams

India A 247 all out (82.3 overs)
(V.G.Kambli 89, Gursharan Singh 30, S.B.Joshi 46, M.Venkataramana 32*; A.H.Gray 4-47, F.A.Rose 2-64, O.D.Gibson 2-49, I.B.A.Allen 2-73)

West Indies A 444 all out (147 overs)
(S.C.Williams 237, K.L.T.Arthurton 21, S.Chanderpaul 28, R.D.Jacobs 65, A.H.Gray 25*; S.T.Banerjee 2-95, N.D.Hirwani 3-85, S.B.Joshi 5-89)

India A 305/6 (85 overs)
(V.G.Kambli 58, R.S.Dravid 132, S.C.Ganguly 42, Gursharan Singh 40; A.H.Gray 4-66, F.A.Rose 2-73)

Stuart Williams was man of the match for his brilliant double century

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - India A 2nd Innings

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Kanpur

Lead by an excellent century under pressure to a young Rahul Dravid, his first in the Unofficial Test series, India A escaped with the draw.
They were also aided by bad light and rain, and some consistent batting by the middle order after the openers had again failed.
Gray took 4 wickets to finish with 8 for the match, but received little support, and West Indies A would feel disappointed to let such an opportunity slip.
Man of the Match was Stuart Williams, his 237 having lit up the match, featuring brilliant shot making and aggressive intent.

Drawn

Man of the Match: S.C.Williams

India A 2nd Innings 305/6 Closed (Overs 85)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
VVS Laxman	c SC Williams	b F Rose	4	10	9	1	0
NR Mongia+	c S Chanderpaul	b AH Gray	8	31	14	1	0
VG Kambli	c S Chanderpaul	b AH Gray	58	98	64	5	1
RS Dravid	c RD Jacobs	b AH Gray	132	335	241	10	0
SC Ganguly*	c RD Jacobs	b AH Gray	42	87	60	8	0
Gursharan Singh	c RD Jacobs	b F Rose	40	136	93	3	0
SB Joshi	not out		6	49	16	1	0
ST Banerjee	not out		12	17	16	2	0
M Venkataramana	dnb
BKV Prasad	dnb
ND Hirwani	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb2)	3
TOTAL		6 wickets for	305

FOW
1-5(VVS Laxman) 2-22(NR Mongia) 3-93(VG Kambli) 4-173(SC Ganguly)
5-270(Gursharan Singh) 6-288(RS Dravid)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	22	5	66	4
F Rose	18	0	73	2
OD Gibson	12	0	50	0
IBA Allen	14	1	35	0
KLT Arthurton	11	1	40	0
S Chanderpaul	8	0	41	0

Rahul Dravid blunted the West Indies A attack with a hundred on the last day to force a draw

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - West Indies A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test - Kanpur

West Indies A replied strongly to India A's first innings of 247, piling on 444 to gain a lead of 197 with close to 8 hours play left in the match.
Stuart Williams top scored with a brilliant 237, almost carrying his bat and scoring more than half the runs in an amazing solo performance.
Apart from a half century from Jacobs he received little support, as the home side's spinners, lead by Joshi again caused the batsmen problems.
West Indies would have felt confident of pushing for a win to level the series at this point, though the pitch remains Normal for batting.

West Indies A 1st Innings 444/10 All Out (Overs 147)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PC Wallace	c BKV Prasad	b ST Banerjee	19	52	39	1	0
SC Williams	c SC Ganguly	b SB Joshi	237	492	414	25	2
DA Joseph*	c ST Banerjee	b ND Hirwani	11	38	35	1	0
FL Reifer		b SB Joshi	0	8	7	0	0
KLT Arthurton	lbw	b SB Joshi	21	57	59	4	0
S Chanderpaul		b SB Joshi	28	72	65	3	0
RD Jacobs+		b ND Hirwani	65	151	130	6	0
OD Gibson	c M Venkataramana	b SB Joshi	13	33	30	3	0
F Rose	c RS Dravid	b ND Hirwani	4	11	14	1	0
AH Gray	not out		25	90	79	1	0
IBA Allen	lbw	b ST Banerjee	5	32	21	0	0
extras		(b5 lb0 w5 nb6)	16
TOTAL		10 wickets for	444

FOW
1-41(PC Wallace) 2-73(DA Joseph) 3-75(FL Reifer) 4-127(KLT Arthurton)
5-192(S Chanderpaul) 6-325(RD Jacobs) 7-362(OD Gibson) 8-369(F Rose)
9-435(SC Williams) 10-444(IBA Allen)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
ST Banerjee	27	4	95	2
BKV Prasad	24	7	50	0
SC Ganguly	12	1	49	0
M Venkataramana	16	2	71	0
ND Hirwani	31	5	85	3
SB Joshi	37	10	89	5

Stuart Williams brilliant 237 put the West Indies A side in the driving seat on Day 3 v India A

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - India A 1st Innings

India A v West Indies A - 4th Unofficial 4 day Test 1991/2 - Kanpur

Toss: West Indies A

West Indies A won an important toss, allowing them to bowl first on a Green pitch, and though the over rate was slow, their 4 man seam attack didn't disappoint.
Lead by Tony Gray's 4 wickets, a good team effort saw India A all out for 247 early on Day 2
With the pitch having flattened out overnight the visitors would have been eyeing a lead.
Kambli top scored with a stroke filled 89, and the tail hung around for a while, but the story of the day was the West Indies pace attack lead by Gray.

India A 1st Innings 247/10 All Out (Overs 82.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
VVS Laxman		b AH Gray	0	3	3	0	0
NR Mongia+	c SC Williams	b AH Gray	9	35	24	1	0
VG Kambli	c RD Jacobs	b F Rose	89	201	119	11	2
RS Dravid	c RD Jacobs	b F Rose	10	35	25	1	0
SC Ganguly*	c RD Jacobs	b OD Gibson	9	88	41	1	0
Gursharan Singh	c PC Wallace	b AH Gray	30	84	58	6	0
SB Joshi		b IBA Allen	46	125	83	1	0
ST Banerjee	lbw	b AH Gray	0	4	3	0	0
M Venkataramana	not out		32	149	92	2	0
BKV Prasad	c DA Joseph	b IBA Allen	13	45	36	1	0
ND Hirwani	c RD Jacobs	b OD Gibson	6	22	14	1	0
extras		(b0 lb0 w0 nb3)	3
TOTAL		10 wickets for	247

FOW
1-0(VVS Laxman) 2-13(NR Mongia) 3-36(RS Dravid) 4-98(SC Ganguly) 5-138(VG Kambli)
6-162(Gursharan Singh) 7-162(ST Banerjee) 8-217(SB Joshi) 9-237(BKV Prasad)
10-247(ND Hirwani)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AH Gray	20	5	47	4
F Rose	19	1	64	2
OD Gibson	18.3	2	49	2
IBA Allen	20	2	73	2
KLT Arthurton	3	1	8	0
S Chanderpaul	2	1	6	0