Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1993
| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1993 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | India | ||
| Dates | 17 July – 14 August 1993 | ||
| Captains | Arjuna Ranatunga | Mohammad Azharuddin | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Aravinda de Silva (266) | Vinod Kambli (249) | |
| Most wickets | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (6) | Anil Kumble (13) | |
| Player of the series | Aravinda de Silva (SL) and Manoj Prabhakar (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Roshan Mahanama (116) | Mohammad Azharuddin (200) | |
| Most wickets | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (7) | Manoj Prabhakar (7) | |
The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 12 July to 14 August 1993. The tour began with a first-class fixture against Sri Lanka Board President's XI and ended with the final ODI game. In all, it consisted of one first-class game, and three Test and One Day Internationals (ODIs) each.
India beat Sri Lanka 1–0 in the Test series and lost 2–1 in the ODI series. Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva scored a total of 266 runs in the Test series and was named the Player of the Series alongside India's Manoj Prabhakar. India's Anil Kumble picked up 13 wickets and was the highest wicket-taker in the series. In the ODI series, India's Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 200 runs, and Prabhakar and Sri Lanka's Pramodya Wickramasinghe with seven wickets each were the highest wicket-takers.
Tour match
Three-day match: Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indians
| 12 July Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka Board President's XI | |
- Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
- Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) passed 10,000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 39.
Test Series
1st Test
| 17–22 July scorecard |
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- India won the toss and decided to field.
- No play was possible on days 1, 3, 4 and 5 due to rain. With 12 overs and 49 minutes of play on day 2, it was hitherto the shortest-ever Test.[1]
2nd Test
| 27 July–1 August scorecard |
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- India won the toss and decided to bat.
- Ruwan Kalpage (SL) made his Test debut.
- The win was India's first overseas in seven years and first in Sri Lanka in Tests.[2]
- Aravinda de Silva became the second Sri Lankan to reach 2,000 runs in Tests.[2]
- Kapil Dev, playing his 126th Test, became India's most capped player and second overall.[2]
3rd Test
| 4–9 August Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat.
- Kapil Dev (Ind) passed Lance Gibbs's record of 27,115 for most deliveries in Test cricket.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sri Lanka v India 1993-94, First Test". Wisden. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Sri Lanka v India 1993-94, Second Test". Wisden. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka v India 1993-94, Third Test". Wisden. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.