 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kukuvara kwepafudzi kwakareva kuti haana kunzi aende kuWorld Cup ya1979. Akatumidzwa mazita mumutambo wekutanga weTest apo England yakatamba neSri Lanka, asi akasiiwa mangwanani emutambo achitsigira Lalith Kaluperuma. Akatamba mumitambo miviri yeODI achipesana neEngland, asi rombo rake rakanga rakapesana neSri Lanka - muODI yekutanga, akarova 51 nekukurumidza, asi akabatwa naGeoff Cook apo Sri Lanka yaida kukwidza run-rate kudzingirira huwandu hweEngland. Vakapedza vachipotsa kukunda nokumhanya katanhatu. Muchiitiko chechipiri, Ranasinghe akarekodha dhadha, uye kunyange zvakadaro Sri Lanka yakakunda namaroni matatu - kunyange zvazvo maover ake mapfumbamwe emari, achibvuma maroni 37 bedzi, akanga ane zvimwe zvaakataura mukukunda. 