1979 Prudential World Cup9th Match · ODI
Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in the 9th Match
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka made 238 for 5 in 60 overs, Sunil Wettimuny 67 from 120 balls and Duleep Mendis 64 from 57 balls. Mohinder Amarnath took 3 for 40.
India were bowled out for 191, Dilip Vengsarkar 36 from 57 balls and Aunshuman Gaekwad 33 from 52 balls. Somachandra De Silva took 3 for 29.
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
238/5(60 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandula Warnapura (c)c AD Gaekwad b M Amarnath | c AD Gaekwad b M Amarnath | 18 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Sunil Wettimunyc DB Vengsarkar b N Kapil Dev | c DB Vengsarkar b N Kapil Dev | 67 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 55.83 |
| Roy Diasc & b M Amarnath | c & b M Amarnath | 50 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 56.82 |
| Duleep Mendisrun out | run out | 64 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 112.28 |
| Ranjan Madugallec †SC Khanna b M Amarnath | c †SC Khanna b M Amarnath | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sudath Pasqualnot out | not out | 23* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 88.46 |
| Somachandra De Silvanot out | not out | 1* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras(lb 8, w 2, nb 1) | (lb 8, w 2, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total60 Ov (RR 3.97) | 60 Ov (RR 3.97) | 238/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (B Warnapura), 127-2 (SRD Wettimuny), 147-3 (RL Dias), 175-4 (RS Madugalle), 227-5 (LRD Mendis)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 12 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 4.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 12 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 4.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 12 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 3.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 12 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3.08 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 12 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India innings
191(54.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskarc RL Dias b B Warnapura | c RL Dias b B Warnapura | 26 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Aunshuman Gaekwadc sub (GRA de Silva) b DLS de Silva | c sub (GRA de Silva) b DLS de Silva | 33 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 63.46 |
| Dilip Vengsarkarc DLS de Silva b DS de Silva | c DLS de Silva b DS de Silva | 36 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Gundappa Viswanathrun out | run out | 22 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Brijesh Patelb DS de Silva | b DS de Silva | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Kapil Devc B Warnapura b DLS de Silva | c B Warnapura b DLS de Silva | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 84.21 |
| Mohinder Amarnathb DS de Silva | b DS de Silva | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Karsan Ghavric B Warnapura b ARM Opatha | c B Warnapura b ARM Opatha | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Surinder Khanna †c RL Dias b ARM Opatha | c RL Dias b ARM Opatha | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (c)not out | not out | 9* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bishan Bedic †SA Jayasinghe b ARM Opatha | c †SA Jayasinghe b ARM Opatha | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Extras(lb 10, w 3, nb 1) | (lb 10, w 3, nb 1) | 14 | ||||
| Total54.1 Ov (RR 3.53) | 54.1 Ov (RR 3.53) · Target 239 | 191 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 60-1 (SM Gavaskar), 76-2 (AD Gaekwad), 119-3 (GR Viswanath), 132-4 (BP Patel), 147-5 (DB Vengsarkar), 160-6 (N Kapil Dev), 162-7 (M Amarnath), 170-8 (KD Ghavri), 185-9 (SC Khanna), 191-10 (BS Bedi)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Opatha | 10.1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ranjan Gunatilleke | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bandula Warnapura | 12 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 3.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley De Silva | 12 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 11 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |