Indian_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_1985
Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985
International cricket tour
The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 25 August to 22 September 1985. The tour consisted of three Test matches and three One Day Internationals (ODIs). Sri Lanka won the second Test of the series.[1]
Quick Facts Dates, Captains ...
Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985 | |||
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Sri Lanka | India | ||
Dates | 25 August – 22 September 1985 | ||
Captains | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | |
Test series | |||
Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Duleep Mendis (310) | Mohinder Amarnath (216) | |
Most wickets | Rumesh Ratnayake (20) | Chetan Sharma (14) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Roy Dias (119) | Dilip Vengsarkar (194) | |
Most wickets | Rumesh Ratnayake (4) | Chetan Sharma (5) | |
Player of the series | Dilip Vengsarkar (Ind) |
Close
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
1st ODI
25 August 1985 Scorecard |
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India won by 2 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: HC Felsinger and PW Vidanagamage Player of the match: RL Dias (SL) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- G Sharma (IND) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
21 September 1985 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 14 runs P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: BC Cooray and KT Francis Player of the match: RS Madugalle (SL) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 45 to 28 overs per side.
3rd ODI
22 September 1985 Scorecard |
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No result P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: DCC Perera and KT Ponnambalam Player of the match: DB Vengsarkar (IND) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 45 to 40 overs per side.
- Sri Lanka's revised target was 72 runs in 15 overs.
- "The original Indian hero". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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