Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Right, it's an unassailable one-nil lead for West Indies and a win for Kieron Pollard in his 500th T20 match. We'll be back for the second T20I on Friday. Until then, this is Ankur Dhawan signing off on behalf of Andrew Fernando.

Kieron Pollard: Total team effort, Oshane Thomas brilliant, he has been doing hard work back home and it's showing. We had an unsung hero in Rovman Powell with the ball late in the innings. I'll tell you our plan to Kusal Perera after the next game, he's obviously their mainstay.

Lasith malinga: After ODI tournament, the team had good confidence. Unfortunately we lost five wickets very early, those wickets were very crucial, we didn't get partnerships in the top order. We are a young unit, I think we'll learn and deliver in the next match.

Oshane Thomas is the player of the match

Sri Lanka fall short but they go down fighting. A commendable recovery after Oshane Thomas' opening burst left them tottering. Short, fast, sometimes erratic but mostly nasty, Thomas pretty much killed the chase (or at least should have) in the Powrplay with a five-for, and strangely did not return to bowl his final over. Spare a thought for Kusal Perera, Sri Lanka's miracle man. His outrageous knock kept Sri Lanka in the hunt when they had no business doing so - with excellent support from Hasaranga - but once Andre Russell castled him with an inch-perfect yorker, there was far too much left to do for the tail. That's a sixth straight T20I loss for Sri Lanka.

19.1
W
Cottrell to Malinga, OUT, cleans him up and that's pretty comfortable in the end, it was a length ball angled in from around the wicket, Malinga swung all around it and missed but the ball didn't miss the stumps. West Indies go one-up

SL Malinga b Cottrell 8 (6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 133.33

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 171/9 (26 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 26.00)

  • Lasith Malinga8 (5b)
  • Lakshan Sandakan1 (1b)
  • Dwayne Bravo4-0-30-1
  • Rovman Powell4-0-31-2
18.6
1
Bravo to Malinga, 1 run, full on leg stump, swings and gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg
18.5
1
Bravo to Sandakan, 1 run, full on leg stump, Sandakan makes room and pushes it to long-on
18.4
1
Bravo to Malinga, 1 run, slower one the pads, flicked away to fine-leg for one
18.3
0
Bravo to Malinga, no run, yorker that follows him, just manages to keep it out
18.2
0
Bravo to Malinga, no run, full outside leg with Malinga making room, he swings and misses
18.1
W
Bravo to Udana, OUT, full toss from around the wicket, Udana has a swing but mistimes it towars long-on, Pollard comes charging in before diving forward to grab it inches from the turf

I Udana c Pollard b Bravo 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 168/8 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.33, RRR: 14.50)

  • Lasith Malinga6 (1b)
  • Isuru Udana3 (4b)
  • Rovman Powell4-0-31-2
  • Andre Russell4-0-33-1
17.6
6
Powell to Malinga, SIX, misses his length and Malinga clears the long-on fence! Just cleared his front leg and swung at this, found the middle of the bat as it sailed over long-on
17.5
1
Powell to Udana, 1 run, full around off, squeezed out to long-on for one
17.4
W
Powell to NLTC Perera, OUT, picks out deep square leg! Credit to the bowler, for bowling to his field, saw Perera back away and followed him, Perera clipped it nicely but in the air and straight to the fielder, and you'd think West Indies can breathe easy now

NLTC Perera c Cottrell b Powell 11 (7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 157.14

17.3
6
Powell to NLTC Perera, SIX, that's a juicy full toss and Perera gets hold of it, hammers this deep into the stands at deep midwicket, can't bowl there
17.2
1
Powell to Udana, 1 run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Udana loses his shape as he has a swing, gets a thick inside edge towards deep square leg
17.1
1
Powell to NLTC Perera, 1 run, full toss on off, Perara swings but gets it high on the bat, one bounce and straight to long-on

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 153/7 (44 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 14.66)

  • Thisara Perera4 (4b)
  • Isuru Udana1 (2b)
  • Andre Russell4-0-33-1
  • Rovman Powell3-0-16-1
16.6
1
Russell to NLTC Perera, 1 run, full and straight, drilled down the ground to long-off for one
16.5
1
Russell to Udana, 1 run, length around off, Udana extends his arms and times it well but one bounce and straight to long-off
16.4
0
Russell to Udana, no run, short and fast, Udnana ducks
16.3
W
Russell to MDKJ Perera, OUT, inch-perfect yorker ends a near perfect innings! It was full, fast and in the blockhole, Perera was a little late bringing his bat down on it and slid under to crash into middle, End of a brilliant innings from Perera, and the equation gets tougher for Sri Lanka

MDKJ Perera b Russell 66 (38b 6x4 3x6) SR: 173.68

16.2
4
Russell to MDKJ Perera, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Perera clears his front leg and hammers it flat and hard over the bowler's head, bisecting long-on and long-off
16.1
1
Russell to NLTC Perera, 1 run, full on leg stump, clipped to deep midwicket for one

END OF OVER:
16 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 146/6 (51 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.12, RRR: 12.75)

  • Thisara Perera2 (2b)
  • Kusal Perera62 (36b)
  • Rovman Powell3-0-16-1
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-27-0
15.6
1
Powell to NLTC Perera, 1 run, full and angled in, Perera drills it down the ground but that was a brilliant over in the circumstances
15.5
1
Powell to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, full and angling in, clipped to deep square leg for one
15.4
1
Powell to NLTC Perera, 1 run, another yorker length ball, clipped towards deep midwicket for one
15.3
W
Powell to PW Hasaranga, OUT, Hasaranga was shuffling, Powell went full and straight and hit him on the full. Was it sliding down? It was crashing into leg stump, replays suggest and that's the end of a spirited innings from Sri Lanka's bright, new allround sensation. He has to go for 44 and West Indies have finally broken through

PW Hasaranga lbw b Powell 44 (34b 4x4 0x6) SR: 129.41

West Indies have reviewed an lbw call

15.2
1
Powell to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, yorker, follows him, gets an inside edge on to his boot after which it deflects to the keeper's left for one
15.1
1
Powell to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, full toss on middle and leg, Hasaranga swats it away to deep midwicket for one

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16MDKJ PereraWIA Fernando
2nd0MDKJ PereraGSNFG Jayasuriya
3rd1MDKJ PereraBKG Mendis
4th24AD MathewsMDKJ Perera
5th15MDKJ PereraMD Shanaka
6th87MDKJ PereraPW Hasaranga
7th8NLTC PereraMDKJ Perera
8th10NLTC PereraI Udana
9th7SL MalingaI Udana
10th3SL MalingaPADLR Sandakan