| Sri Lanka cricket team in India in 1993-94 | |||
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| India | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 22 January – 20 February 1994 | ||
| Captains | Mohammed Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammed Azharuddin (307) | Roshan Mahanama (282) | |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (21) | Muttiah Muralitharan (12) | |
| Player of the series | Mohammed Azharuddin (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Navjot Singh Sidhu (233) | Arjuna Ranatunga (106) | |
| Most wickets | Manoj Prabhakar (5) | Muttiah Muralitharan (3) | |
| Player of the series | Navjot Singh Sidhu (Ind) | ||
The Sri Lanka national cricket team are toured India in January and February 1994 to play three Test matches and three One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1]
The tour followed the Sri Lankan's participation in the 1993 Hero Cup, where they reached the semi-final and was surrounded by controversy.
Sri Lanka only toured India after the Pakistan national cricket team pulled out citing security concerns. The Sri Lankan team manager, Bandula Warnapura, as was the case a few months earlier at the Hero Cup, blamed the batting failures of the first two test matches on poor umpiring decisions.
The series was played on spin-friendly pitches on which India had built up a formidable record. India won their eighth straight home win since the defeat of Sri Lanka in 1990-91 and their second successive series whitewash after beating England in 1992-93. Contrary to popular beliefs of the time that test matches in India produced boring draws, this series meant that the last 12 tests, from Madras in 1987-88 had produced a result- 11 wins for India. Azharuddin joined Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sunil Gavaskar as India's most successful captains, with 9 wins each.
Further cause for celebration for India came when Kapil Dev became test cricket's highest wicket-taker, surpassing Richard Hadlee's tally of 431, which had stood for three and a half years.[2]
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Squads
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India
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Sri Lanka
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Test series
1st Test
18–22 January 1994
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- India won the toss and chose to bat.
- Nayan Mongia (Ind) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
3rd Test
ODI series
1st ODI
15 February 1994
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Nisal Fernando and Chaminda Vaas (SL), and Nayan Mongia (Ind) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
18 February 1994
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravindra Pushpakumara and Aruna Gunawardene (SL) made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI
20 February 1994
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Sri Lanka were set 141 runs to win in 33 overs.
References
- ^ "Results | Global | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "The Sri Lankans in India, 1993-94". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
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