Nurse, Holder help West Indies defend 227 for bonus-point win
Jason Holder's opening burst and debutant Ashley Nurse's three wickets helped West Indies defend 227 on a deteriorating Harare pitch and seal a bonus-point win over Sri Lanka
Jason Holder's opening burst and debutant Ashley Nurse's three wickets helped West Indies defend 227 on a deteriorating Harare pitch and seal a bonus-point win over Sri Lanka
Commentator: Karthik Krishnaswamy
5.00pm That's it then. An excellent bowling display from West Indies. Challenging conditions in the first two matches of the tournament. The teams go to Bulawayo next. Will batsmen have a slightly better time there? We'll find out soon. Do join us for that. Until then, bye!
Presentation time. Upul Tharanga: "We restricted them to 227. Bowlers did a great job. Wicket was really good. Our batting didn't turn up today. We lost three early wickets, and we didn't recover from that. We didn't have any good partnership. We have about 3-4 days of rest. Especially from the batting department, we have to work a lot."
Jason Holder: "Probably fell short of our batting target, but we bowled well. I thought we were outstanding on our field. It's good to win, hopefully start turning things around. There are still areas to work on, it's important we keep improving. They're three quality players [the debutants], I just backed them." He's also the man of the match.
Devon: "Great to see the three WI debutants contribute significantly to this victory."
4.48pm A commanding win, West Indies gain a bonus point. It's their first ODI win away from home since the 2015 World Cup. Their total of 227 didn't look adequate at first, but their seamers exploited a helpful surface brilliantly to defend it, especially Jason Holder with the new ball. Gabriel and the debutant Nurse took three each, but Holder was the star as far as I'm concerned. Swung it, seamed it, got extra bounce, and took two early wickets
KMDN Kulasekara c Lewis b Gabriel 16 (25m 13b 3x4 0x6) SR: 123.07
Jmani: "R. Ponting recently said, WI are always a formidable force in Limited overs and they can always surprise in the big stage., The Champions Trophy this time have lot of serious contenders " -- West Indies haven't qualified for the tournament, though.
The result of the tri-series match between Sri Lanka and West Indies could well hinge on how the two inexperienced batting line-ups handle the seam-friendly conditions at the Harare Sports Club
Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara said the step up in class facing the West Indies pace attack provided a stiffer challenge than what his side faced in the tri-series opener against Zimbabwe
Ashley Nurse, one of the three West Indian debutants against Sri Lanka, was relieved to earn a debut and said he didn't have anything to lose
Plays of the day from the second match of the tri-nation series between Sri Lanka and West Indies
Jason Holder's opening burst and debutant Ashley Nurse's three wickets helped West Indies defend 227 on a deteriorating Harare pitch and seal a bonus-point win over Sri Lanka