END OF OVER:20 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 196/4 | RR: 9.80
- Fabian Allen3 (3b)
- Lendl Simmons67 (51b)
- Isuru Udana3-0-41-1
- Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-33-1
Despite not using what seems like half their batting resources, West Indies have put up a daunting total, on a pitch that has already been used. Sri Lanka will have to bat very well to get near this.
Simmons held the innings together with his 67 not out off 51, and the likes of Brandon King, and especially Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard provided the big fireworks. Hetmeyer Powell and Dwayne Bravo were not needed at all.
Raj is not happy:: "Very disappointed with WI. 10overs 90. last 10 106 only. And they had almost all wickets in hand! Very disappoiinting. SImmons batted all 20 overs to score just 67? Cone on. You need to be in charge if you've batted 10overs or more!! "
19.6
1
Udana to Allen, 1 run, full, wide yorker, drilled hard, but straight to cover. They can only take one, and fall four short of 200.
19.5
2b
Udana to Allen, 2 byes, poor keeping that time. That was a low-ish full toss from Udana, which bounces into the grass behind the pitch, and Perera can't collect. It is deflected off his gloves to third man.
19.4
2
Udana to Allen, 2 runs, slower one just wide of off stump. Walloped away, though not with a lot of power, down the ground. Long on has to run across so they take two happily.
19.3
1
Udana to Simmons, 1 run, fuller and wide, carved away to deep point for a single.
19.2
W
Udana to Pollard, OUT, gets under this one a little too much though, and I think that's a slower one from Udana. He slams it high to long on, where Avishka Fernando comes in off the rope and gobbles it
KA Pollard c Fernando b Udana 34 (15b 3x4 2x6) SR: 226.66
19.1
6
Udana to Pollard, SIX, This is the best shot Pollard has hit. Fullish outside off. Overpitched actually. But he's powerful enough to get under it and get some serious, serious distance on that shot. That's into the sightscreen. That also takes him past 10,000 T20 runs - the second batsman to the milestone after Chris Gayle
19.1
2w
Udana to Simmons, 2 wides, this is way wide of off stump, and Kusal Perera can't collect the grubber. It dribbles off towards short third man and they take a single to make it two wides
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | WI: 182/3 | RR: 9.57
- Lendl Simmons66 (50b)
- Kieron Pollard28 (13b)
- Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-33-1
- Lasith Malinga4-0-37-1
18.6
1
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, 1 run, punched down the ground again for a single. They think about two, but decide against.
18.5
1
PW Hasaranga to Pollard, 1 run, hit hard down the ground, but Shanaka gets across to cut it off. It was traveling.
18.4
0
PW Hasaranga to Pollard, no run, Runs at the bowler, but Hasaranga sees it coming, and fires it in on his toes. Pollard can't do much but let it hit his pads.
18.3
6
PW Hasaranga to Pollard, SIX, Pollard backs away, sees the slider, and bludgeons it over deep cover for a six. Clears the boundary by about a foot.
18.2
1
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, 1 run, clubbed to long on
18.1
0
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, no run, slider I think. Simmons gets in a tangle trying to launch this over leg and misses. It passes through his legs
Craig : "This WI batting line up is scary. Hard to think that Hetmyer, Powell, Allen and Bravo is still to come." In terms of unused resources so far, this is a little insane.
END OF OVER:18 | 17 Runs | WI: 173/3 | RR: 9.61
- Kieron Pollard21 (10b)
- Lendl Simmons64 (47b)
- Lasith Malinga4-0-37-1
- Wanindu Hasaranga3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Malinga to Pollard, 1 run, another yorker, just outside offstump. Again Pollard gets it down to long on, and again they run two, as the fielder has to run across too far. Super batting.
17.5
2
Malinga to Pollard, 2 runs, inswinging yorker once more, but outside off stump. Thumped down the ground, quite straight. Long on has work to do so they scamper two.
17.4
4
Malinga to Pollard, FOUR, Malinga's radar is off this over. This is straying into the pads again, another swinging yorker. Pollard helps its on its way by turning his wrists. No chance for short fine leg to stop that.
17.3
2
Malinga to Pollard, 2 runs, this is a yorker, but that's fantastic running. Dug out to long on without a lot of power, which means that there's enough time for another two
17.2
4
Malinga to Pollard, FOUR, Pollard's putting Malinga under serious pressure here. Slower ball, I think. Length wide of off stump. Pollard frees his shoulders and pumps that over cover for another boundary
17.1
4
Malinga to Pollard, FOUR, swinging low full toss on the pads. Poor ball, and Pollard, in his 500th T20, puts that away behind square on the legside almost nonchalantly.
Malinga's back for his last.
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | WI: 156/3 | RR: 9.17
- Lendl Simmons64 (47b)
- Kieron Pollard4 (4b)
- Wanindu Hasaranga3-0-24-1
- Lasith Malinga3-0-20-1
16.6
0
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, no run, another fast googly. Simmons can only push this down the pitch, and Hasaranga gets across to make sure there's no run.
16.5
0
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, no run, another fast slider, and Simmons goes back to try to squirt this square on the offside. Misses with his shot thoug
16.4
1
PW Hasaranga to Pollard, 1 run, flat fast, and a legbreak I think, but turned to midwicket from just outside off for a single
16.3
1lb
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, 1 leg bye, another fast googly, and Simmons is down the track trying to launch this into the next galaxy, over midwicket. But he misses, it hits his pad and shoots off towards point. They take a legbye.
16.2
2
PW Hasaranga to Simmons, 2 runs, slider pitching on about off, and sliding into middle. Turned to midwicket where Simmons finds some space and takes an easy two
16.1
1
PW Hasaranga to Pollard, 1 run, googly, pitched outside off and turning in a little. It's flat fast and clubbed down to long on
