| 0.2 : Over 0.2: Russell to Dilshan, SIX, picks up a length ball and sends it all the way over square leg for six! Not bad first ball! |
| 0.3 : Over 0.3: Russell to Dilshan, FOUR, worked off his pads, very well timed through mid wicket and it races away |
| 1.6 : Over 1.6: Badree to Chandimal, FOUR, premeditated sweep and he's successful, hits it backward of square leg to the boundary. SLA 19/0 (Chandimal 6, Dilshan 11) |
| 3.1 : Over 3.1: Brathwaite to Dilshan, OUT, no run, very full, Dilshan with a big slog to the leg side misses it and it strikes the pad, he's given out LBW! Dlishan not happy, sliding down leg and maybe an edge? Doesn't matter! SL 20/1 |
| 3.5 : Over 3.5: Brathwaite to Chandimal, SIX, advances, it's a slower ball that sits up for him to pull up and over square leg, goes flat and all the way! |
| 4.6 : Over 4.6: Badree to Chandimal, OUT, no run, cuts it to extra cover, wants a single but it's straight to the man and he's sent back. Charles fires it over the bails and it looks out! Third umpire only needs one replay. SLA 32/2 (Chandimal 16, Thirimanne 0) |
| 5.3 : Over 5.3: Russell to Thirimanne, FOUR, short of a length on middle, he picks it up with a lovely pull shot over mid wicket to the vacant boundary |
| 5.6 : Over 5.6: Russell to Kapugedera, FOUR, short and wide, poor ball is hammered backward of point to the boundary. SLA 41/2 (Thirimanne 5, Kapugedera 4) |
| 6.1 : Over 6.1: Badree to Thirimanne, OUT, no run, another wicket down as Thirimanne drives outside off stump, badly struck off a thick edge and it loops to Fletcher at point for an easy catch. SL 41/3 |
| Over 8.1: Badree to Kapugedera, OUT, no run, charges down the track, Badree fires it flat outside off stump, the batsman has a wild swipe and misses it. Ramdin finishes off a simple stumping and Sri Lanka are in big trouble. SL 47/4 |
| 8.4 : Over 8.4: Badree to Siriwardana, OUT, no run, he's gone now! Didn't know much about the first two, this time he pushes at another ball outside off, thick outside edge and Gayle is ready and waiting to gobble it up at slip. SL 47/5 |
| 13.2 : Over 13.2: Russell to Perera, FOUR, finally a boundary for Sri Lanka! Full on off stump and Perera punches it straight, very well timed and it beats long off |
| 14.3 : Over 14.3: Benn to Perera, FOUR, fired in flat but it's a low full toss, Perera muscles it down the ground for four |
| 15.1 : Over 15.1: Brathwaite to Perera, (no ball) FOUR, big wide full toss, he slashes and gets a thick edge away for four. Too high there and no ball is called, next ball is a free hit. |
| Over 16.1: Bravo to Mathews, OUT, no run, what's happened here? Loopy slower ball full toss dips late, Mathews ducks then tries to fend it, the ball loops off the bat straight to Ramdin. They check the no ball but it's all okay. SL 91/6 |
| 17.2 : Over 17.2: Brathwaite to Perera, FOUR, full outside off stump, he has a big swipe and slices it away over backward point for a much needed boundary |
| 17.3 : Over 17.3: Brathwaite to Perera, SIX, slower ball back of a length, it sits up for him to hammer it into the stands over mid wicket! |
| 18.2 : Over 18.2: Russell to Perera, FOUR, banged in short and Perera muscles it away flat over mid wicket, one bounce and over the boundary |
| 18.5 : Over 18.5: Russell to Kulasekara, OUT, no run, knocks him over, on a length and Kulasekara tries to heave it over the leg side, misses and it takes the top of leg stump. SL 116/7 |
| 19.4 : Over 19.4: Bravo to Herath, OUT, no run, comes off pad away to the off side, they scamper through and Bravo gets to the ball, turns and throws down the stumps to run out Herath. SL 121/8 |
| 19.5 : Over 19.5: Bravo to Perera, OUT, no run, low full toss, he has a massive swing and mistimes it badly, goes down towards long on where Russell runs in to take a good safe catch. SL 121/9 |
| 0.1 : Over 0.1: Mathews to Fletcher, FOUR, swings hard first ball, thick inside edge rolls away through mid wicket and races to the boundary beating the fielders effort |
| 0.4 : Over 0.4: Mathews to Fletcher, SIX, full on off stump, he drives hard through the line and launches it over long off for a massive six! |
| 1.2 : Over 1.2: Herath to Fletcher, SIX, charges and goes hard over long off, clean strike and that's way back for another six! |
| 1.5 : Over 1.5: Herath to Fletcher, FOUR, reaches for a ball wide of off stump and slog sweeps it over the leg side and to the mid wicket boundary |
| 2.2 : Over 2.2: Kulasekara to Charles, FOUR, length ball and he pulls it flat over the leg side, mistimed but powerful enough to reach the boundary |
| 4.6 : Over 4.6: Herath to Fletcher, FOUR, makes room and drives very hard, finds the gap and sends it to the extra cover boundary. WIN 0/39 (Charles 10, Fletcher 28) |
| 5.2 : Over 5.2: Vandersay to Charles, OUT, no run, bowled him! Length ball and he tries to play a late dab, chops it down and back on to his off stump. WI 1/39 |
| 6.5 : Over 6.5: Herath to Fletcher, FOUR, drives a full wide ball and a thick edge slices away to the third man boundary |
| Over 7.5: Vandersay to Fletcher, SIX, hops across outside off stump early, and launches a slog sweep over wide long on for a huge six! |
| 8.3 : Over 8.3: Siriwardana to Samuels, OUT, no run, charges looking to go down the ground, not to the pitch and it spins past the edge, Chandimal has the bails off with Samuels stranded. WI 2/54 |
| Over 10.3: Siriwardana to Fletcher, FOUR, clears the front leg and hammers a drive, in the air and just out of extra cover's reach! |
| 12.5 : Over 12.5: Siriwardana to Ramdin, OUT, no run, backs away outside leg stump, has a massive swing and misses and is clean bowled! WI 3/72 |
| 14.1 : Over 14.1: Siriwardana to Fletcher, SIX, full ball, he goes the lofted drive, not perfectly timed but enough to clear the man at long on! Releases the pressure a bit |
| 14.2 : Over 14.2: Siriwardana to Fletcher, SIX, clears the front shoe and has a huge swing, launched very high and that sails over the sight screen! |
| 14.6 : Over 14.6: Siriwardana to Russell, FOUR, short length ball sits up, Russell on the back foot hammers a pull shot flat and it beats deep mid wicket. WIN 3/94 (Fletcher 71, Russell 4) |
| 15.1 : Over 15.1: Chameera to Fletcher, OUT, no run |
| 16.3 : Over 16.3: Kulasekara to Russell, FOUR, low full toss on off stump and Russell bludgeons it back over the bowler, one bounce and into the sight screen |
| 16.5 : Over 16.5: Kulasekara to Fletcher, FOUR, full ball and he digs it out hard down the ground, between long on and long off, the two fielders let it between them for four! |
| 18.1 : Over 18.1: Perera to Russell, FOUR, slogged away over the leg side, into the gap and it's a boundary! Just 3 runs needed now |
| 18.2 : Over 18.2: Perera to Russell, SIX, full outside off, he smokes it flat over cover and that goes all the way for six, West Indies win by 7 wickets! |
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