- BATSMENRB4s6sSR10.2 some luck for the West Indies finally! Avishka is out for less than 50 for the first time in the series. It's not a great ball from Joseph, who has pushed this full delivery across the batsman, and too far down leg. Avishka tries to glance this fine, but gets only a thin tickle on it, and is caught behind down the legside. The umpire thought for a moment before giving it out, and when he did, there was no complaint from Avishka. 60/119.1 has he hurt himself there? Ball pops up as Karunaratne looks to defend. Lobbed in the air and Chase has to dive forward to take the catch. Looks like the delivery got held up off the deck. Chase looks better now... 88/231.3 Pollard makes a deserved breakthrough! Not a great shot from Perera though. Another one of those offcutters with a little bit of overspin, angled across and leaving the left-hander. Perera gets low and tries to heave this into the next century over midwicket, but he's playing against the angle and the turn, so to speak, and because there's overspin on this ball, there's a little extra bounce. It takes his top edge and flies into the keeper's gloves. Pollard's been fishing for that dismissal since last over. 177/332.2 and then, err, a mistake. Not sure there was anything in that ball to worry Mendis, the way he was batting. But he's out either way. This is a bouncer, at around shoulder height, and Mendis tries to pull again - a shot he had played to excellent effect - but then he can't get over the top of this one, and he mis-hits it in the air. The ball floats up and Pollard runs around from midwicket to take an excellent diving catch near where square leg might stand 185/438.1 bowled 'im! Good length, outside off stump, but angling into the stumps. Except, it didn't angle in as much as Mathews though. He goes for a heave from a middle-stump line, while the ball goes past his bat and crashes into the stumps. Don't forget Cottrell's salute too... 214/546.3 slower ball does the trick. Full, outside leg, and he looks to whip it through the on side. Poor connection, and Pollard has to take a step to his right to get behind the ball's line at deep midwicket. Easily taken but a nice applause from the crowd for DDS 278/648.3 skyer taken by the substitute fielder Rovman Powell. Full on off, and he slices this attempted slog. Powell gets under from mid off to take the catch in the reverse-cup style 293/749.4 middle stump clattered as Hasaranga runs across exposing his stumps. Misses the flick while Holder nails the yorker 306/849.6 Pollard takes another catch and Holder gets another wicket. Low full toss outside off, and he looks to go over long off. Doesn't have the distance however. Sri Lanka 307 all out 307/1049.5 back of a length on off, and he can't connect with the shot. They run across to try and steal a bye, but the throw from the keeper to Holder is good enough. Sandakan's halfway back when the TV umpire says its out 306/9Extras16 (lb 9, w 7)TOTAL307 all out (50 Overs, RR: 6.14)Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Avishka Fernando, 10.2 ov), 2-88 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 19.1 ov), 3-177 (Kusal Perera, 31.3 ov), 4-185 (Kusal Mendis, 32.2 ov), 5-214 (Angelo Mathews, 38.1 ov), 6-278 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 46.3 ov), 7-293 (Thisara Perera, 48.3 ov), 8-306 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 49.4 ov), 9-306 (Lakshan Sandakan, 49.5 ov), 10-307 (Isuru Udana, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SS Cottrell 10 1 58 1 5.80 27 5 0 0 0 JO Holder 10 0 68 2 6.80 30 8 1 3 0 AS Joseph 10 0 65 4 6.50 29 9 0 4 0 RL Chase 10 0 51 1 5.10 24 1 1 0 0 HR Walsh 3 0 20 0 6.66 7 3 0 0 0 KA Pollard 7 0 36 1 5.14 21 3 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR30.3 slower ball does it. Udana's specialty. I haven't even seen it closely, but I'm willing to bet that's out of the back of the hand. And yes, it's a legbreak. Hope is through his flick-through-midwicket, and sends a fairly simple catch, in the air, to short midwicket. Another fine Hope innings comes to an end. He's got two half centuries and a hundred in this series. 171/218.3 the googly does the trick! Quicker ball, lands on off, and turns sharply into middle stump. Ambris backs away to whip it to the leg side, but the ball goes through him! Ambris disappointed walking off, but this was a good performance from him today 111/139.3 like Ambris, Pooran falls just after reaching his fifty. A cutter, outside off, and he drives uppishly. Short extra cover was waiting for that kind of shot, and when the opportunity arose, he made no mistake 218/345.2 Mathews gets another breakthrough! Length ball, angling into the stumps, and Pollard skies this attempted swipe. Ball in the air, and Udana runs in to take a diving catch near short midwicket. Massive wicket! Pollard falls just short of 50.... 253/543.4 lbw or run out? This was full on middle, and he looks to defend but the ball hits his front leg. The ball squirts away and they try to take the run, but there's been a run out at the bowler's end. Bravo's run out, but Sri Lanka want to review Pollard's decision. Pollard doesn't want that to happen, but Sri Lanka have been allowed the review because of the confusion in the middle. Bravo has meanwhile nearly left the ground, and the DRS shows that Pollard survives his lbw call as well. Sri Lanka were getting a wicket anyway, but reckon they would've preferred Pollard's... 240/447.1 Mathews turning it on! Good length, on off, and he looks to deposit this over cow corner. Not off the bat's middle, and the fielder at deep midwicket takes a comfortable catch, fairly inside the boundary line. Replays show Mathews bowled the cutter there... 275/649.2 is that six? No! Caught at deep midwicket In the slot on middle, and Allen goes for the biggie over the leg side. But it's not got the connection he was looking for, and taken by the fielder riding the boundary line 299/948.2 misses the yorker, is a low full toss. Drubbed to long on, and Allen wants to get back strike. Walsh is running to the danger end, and Perera collects the throw to whip the bails off. The umpires go upstairs, but replays confirm that Walsh is out. He did dive, but he fell short by around half an inch. Great throw from Shanaka, the substitute fielder. Good thing for West Indies is that Allen remains on strike 287/748.4 full on middle, and muscled to long off. Allen wants two again, and looks like Chase is run out for a zero-ball duck because the throw from the deep is accurate again! 294/8Extras14 (b 3, lb 2, w 9)TOTAL301/9 (50 Overs, RR: 6.02)Fall of wickets: 1-111 (Sunil Ambris, 18.3 ov), 2-171 (Shai Hope, 30.3 ov), 3-218 (Nicholas Pooran, 39.3 ov), 4-240 (Darren Bravo, 43.4 ov), 5-253 (Kieron Pollard, 45.2 ov), 6-275 (Jason Holder, 47.1 ov), 7-287 (Hayden Walsh, 48.2 ov), 8-294 (Roston Chase, 48.4 ov), 9-299 (Fabian Allen, 49.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Pradeep 4.3 1 22 0 4.88 16 2 0 0 0 NLTC Perera 7.3 0 54 0 7.20 20 7 1 0 0 I Udana 10 0 76 1 7.60 23 4 3 2 0 AD Mathews 10 0 59 4 5.90 28 6 1 1 0 PADLR Sandakan 3 0 31 0 10.33 1 4 0 1 0 PW Hasaranga 10 0 41 1 4.10 35 1 1 1 0 DM de Silva 5 0 13 0 2.60 17 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Match days
1 March 2020 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (WIA Fernando 26, FDM Karunaratne 23, Ex 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 159 runs, 5 wickets)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 81/1 in 18.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 38, MDKJ Perera 10)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (MDKJ Perera 18, BKG Mendis 27, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 28.1 overs (169 balls), Extras 9
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 44 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 33.5: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batsman - AD Mathews (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 193/4 in 34.0 overs (AD Mathews 6, DM de Silva 5)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 12
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 88 runs, 5 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 43.1 overs (259 balls), Extras 14
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (DM de Silva 26, NLTC Perera 23, Ex 1)
- DM de Silva: 50 off 45 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 15
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 307/10 in 50.0 overs (N Pradeep 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 0 wicket)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (SD Hope 30, SW Ambris 24, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 155 runs, 3 wickets)
- SW Ambris: 50 off 49 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 98 balls (SD Hope 42, SW Ambris 57, Ex 1)
- Drinks: West Indies - 105/0 in 17.0 overs (SD Hope 46, SW Ambris 58)
- SD Hope: 50 off 51 balls (5 x 4)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 26.2 overs (158 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (SD Hope 17, N Pooran 32, Ex 1)
- Drinks: West Indies - 187/2 in 35.0 overs (N Pooran 45, KA Pollard 8)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 37.3 overs (225 balls), Extras 9
- N Pooran: 50 off 60 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 82 runs, 6 wickets)
- Over 43.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batsman - KA Pollard (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 45.1 overs (271 balls), Extras 13
- West Indies: 300 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 14
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