END OF OVER:50 | 16 Runs | WI: 289/7 | RR: 5.78
- Keemo Paul32 (17b)
- Hayden Walsh20 (8b)
- Isuru Udana10-0-82-3
- Thisara Perera7-1-40-1
DA: "Sri Lanka missing a genuine quick in the death.Thisara and Udana dont have the intensity or pace to succeed in ODIs. Should have played Kumara."
DA: "Sri Lanka missing a genuine quick in the death.Thisara and Udana dont have the intensity or pace to succeed in ODIs. Should have played Kumara."
So, 66 from the last six with cameos from Keemo Paul and Hayden Walsh have powered West Indies to a competitive total, if not a match-winning one. Part of the script played out perfectly for the visitors with Hope making his ninth hundred and nearly batting through the innings, but untimely wickets of the power-hitters pegged them back. Isuru Udana, who made those crucial breakthroughs, was taken apart towards the end, however, leaking 33 in his final two which meant he went for 82 in his ten. Back for the chase soon.
Roston Chase: Well, par score is 270, we were looking for 280-plus, happy with the score. At the stage with ten overs left we were set for a big finish but the power hitters fell. My job is to keep it tight and try and stifle the Sri Lanka batsmen through the middle
