| 1.2 : 1.2: Fidel Edwards to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR! First boundary of the game. Bit wayward from Edwards so far. A full toss outside off. Dickwella strokes it nicely and manages to beat the fielder in the ring on the off side. Races away to the deep point fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Kevin Sinclair to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR! Swept and swept nicely. Tossed up ball on middle and leg, Dickwella gets down and goes for the sweep. Connects it and hits it over the man at short fine leg. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Kevin Sinclair to Danushka Gunathilaka, OUT! TAKEN BY THE SKIPPER! Sinclair gets his maiden T20I wicket and he goes for his acrobatic celebration. Tossed up and on middle again, this time Gunathilaka goes for the slog but he fails to middle it well. It goes wide of Pollard who is manning the mid-wicket region. He flies to his right and takes a fine catch. Good start for the hosts here. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Jason Holder to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR! Crunched this time. A low full toss just outside off, Dickwell drives it through the covers and finds the fence. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Jason Holder to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Another boundary in the over. A fullish ball on the pads, Nissanka flicks it wide of the man at fine leg. Allen from that position gives it a chase, puts in a dive forward to stop but fails. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Obed McCoy to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! BOOM! In the slot and Nissanka plays a superb drive! A fullish ball, right under the bat. Nissanka nails the drive wide of the man at mid off. It races away to the fence. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Kevin Sinclair to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Superb shot! Floated on middle, Nissanka flicks it uppishly and hits it wide of the man at deep mid-wicket. Finds the fence and it brings up 50 for the visitors. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Kevin Sinclair to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! BANG! This one has gone off the sweep spot. Once again Sinclair tosses it up and bowls it around middle, Nissanka nails the slog over the deep mid-wicket fence. First biggie of the game. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Obed McCoy to Niroshan Dickwella, SIX! Nice pick up shot and it goes all the way. A length ball just around off, Dickwells picks it up and hits it over deep square leg for a maximum. 50-run stand is up between the two. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Jason Holder to Niroshan Dickwella, OUT! TIMBER! Well, well. He can end the over with a wicket. He deserved that wicket. A Full toss around off, Dickwella gets down and looks to sweep but he is a bit too early. Misses and the furniture behind gets disturbed. Decent knock from Dickwella but Sri Lanka needed him to continue. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Dwayne Bravo to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Here's the much-needed boundary. Fuller and wider outside off, Nissanka squeezes it through backward point and finds the fence. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Fabian Allen to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! STUMPED! Allen strikes in his first over. Lovely stuff from him. He tosses it up and bowls it slower. Nissanka comes down the track and looks to go big on the leg side. He misses as the ball turns just a hint to beat his bat. Pooran behind the wickets takes the bails off in a flash. Decent knock from Nissanka on debut. |
| 13.2: Fidel Edwards to Dinesh Chandimal, SIX! BANG! Right off the middle. A fuller ball, just around off, right in the slot. Chandimal launches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. Classy from Chandimal. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Fidel Edwards to Angelo Mathews, OUT! TAKEN! Sharp catch at short fine leg. A length ball on the pads, Mathews, the skipper, tries to use the pace of the ball and flick it over short fine leg. He makes a good connection but hits it straight to Simmons who shows good reaction to gobble the chance. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Obed McCoy to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! CAUGHT! McCoy strikes now. Half the side back in the hut. Lovely short ball just around off. Chandimal stays back and looks to guide it down to the third man region. He though ends up hitting it straight to Holder at short third man. Holder with his bucket hands is not going to drop it. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Obed McCoy to Thisara Perera, OUT! CAUGHT! Perera falls now. It is a huge wicket because he can take the game away from the opposition in a flash. A lovely slower one from McCoy. Perera is a bit too early in his slog as he failed to read the slower one. He tried to bail himself out but that was a bit too late. He ends up miscuing it high in the air towards long on. Bravo comes ahead and takes the catch easily. |
| 17.2: Dwayne Bravo to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! A Stunner from Allen. A slower one, outside off, Hasaranga goes for the slog. He connects it well and hits it wide of Allen who is at deep mid-wicket. He runs to his left and then puts in a dive to gobble the chance. Excellent grab from him. The visitors slip further. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Dwayne Bravo to Ashen Bandara, FOUR! Drilled! Welcome boundary for Sri Lanka. A fuller ball around off, Bandara slams it down the ground and beats Pollard to his right to find the fence. Good end to the over. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Dwayne Bravo to Ashen Bandara, OUT! RUN OUT! The bat is in the air. Number 8 falls for Sri Lanka. A fuller ball on middle, Bandara flicks it down to deep mid-wicket. They go for the second run. The fielder in the deep, Allen, gives the throw to the keeper and Pooran takes the bails off. The third umpire has been called for. Replays roll in. They show that his bat is in the air. Bandara's dive won't save him. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Dwayne Bravo to Dushmantha Chameera, OUT! RUN OUT! A wicket to end the innings. Very full ball around middle, Chameera hits it down the ground. They want the second but it is never on. The fielder from long on throws a bullet throw to the keeper and Pooran whips the bails off in a flash. Sri Lanka end with 131/9. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Angelo Mathews to Evin Lewis, SIX! BANG! He is off the mark in style. What a shot from him. A fullish ball around middle, Lewis pumps it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Angelo Mathews to Evin Lewis, SIX! Hammered! Two-in-two! Lewis wants to finish it off really quickly it seems. A short ball on middle, not too pacy from Mathews. Lewis swivels and hammers the pull over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Angelo Mathews to Evin Lewis, SIX! Hat-trick of sixes. What a start this is from Lewis. Another short ball from Mathews. Once again not too threatening as far as the pace is concerned. It is easy pickings for Lewis. He swivels and nails the pull over deep backward square leg for another maximum. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Akila Dananjaya to Lendl Simmons, SIX! The last ball spoils the over! Simmons gets into the act now. This is tossed up on middle, Simmons heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Hammered! Stand and deliver stuff! Length and on off, Lewis smashes it over extra cover for another boundary. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Lendl Simmons, SIX! He dispatches it over long off! Length and on off, this is smashed over the long off fence for another biggie. Raining sixes. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Lendl Simmons, FOUR! AND BOUNDARIES TOO! This time it is more placement than power! Fuller and outside off, this is carved through point for a boundary, |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Akila Dananjaya to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Fifty up in no time! Shorter and on the pads, Lewis pulls it hard over square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Akila Dananjaya to Evin Lewis, OUT! TAKEN! The entertainment ends as Lewis holes out! A good little innings from him. He has got his team off to a superb start. On off, tossed up and it is very full. Lewis looks to go downtown but does not get the elevation he dersired. It is taken by the fielder there. Sri Lanka need a few more quickly. 80 needed. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Akila Dananjaya to Chris Gayle, OUT! THREE REDS AND GAYLE IS A GONER! The on-field call has to be overturned! That looked close and it has turned out to be an excellent review. Gayle bags a golden duck on his return to the Windies side. Two in two for Sri Lanka. Just what they wanted. This on lands on middle and then straightens. Gayle looks to work it on the leg side but is beaten by the turn. It hits his pad. A huge shout but it is turned down. Lanka review immediately. Replays show that |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Akila Dananjaya to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Akila is running around in celebration! He is on cloud 9 as he has got a hat-trick. Sri Lanka right back into the game. This is very nicely bowled! It is tossed up outside off, it lands and then turns away. Pooran looks to drive but there is a faint edge and the keeper does the rest. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Akila Dananjaya to Lendl Simmons, FOUR! Shorter and around off, this is pushed wide of mid off. The fielder runs to his left and then dives but fails to stop it. A boundary to end a superb over by Akila. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Lendl Simmons, FOUR! Misfiled and a boundary! Not good from Perera! That should have been stopped! This is tossed up on middle, Simmons hits it hard towards mid on. It lands just short of him. He does not get his body behind the ball and hence, it goes through. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Lendl Simmons, OUT! THREE REDS AND SIMMONS HAS TO WALK BACK! He takes the review along with him! THe game has turned on its head! Sri Lanka well and truly back into it now. Windies need 70 more. On middle, this one straightens and it stays low again. Simmons looks to sweep but misses. It hits him on the pad. An appeal and the finger is up. Simmons reviews but it is a waste of a review. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Akila Dananjaya to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That did not seem off the middle. This is tossed up but it is a little too full. Pollard lofts it high but handsomly over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Akila Dananjaya to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Back to back biggies! This is right off the middle. Fuller again and on middle, This is thumped over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Akila Dananjaya to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Make that four in a row! Akila can't believe what he is watching! This time he does look to drag his length back but Polalrd gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Can Pollard now make it 5 iin 5? He surely has 6 in 6 on his mind. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Akila Dananjaya to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Make that three in a row! On off, Pollard lofts it over the long off fielder for one more six. Akila is a little too full here. He needs to drag his length back. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Akila Dananjaya to Kieron Pollard, SIX! He does make it 5 in 5! This is all muscle! This guy is so strong! Akila bowls this lfatter and on off, Pollard goes back and he lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. 6 sixes? You won't bet against him doing so. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Akila Dananjaya to Kieron Pollard, SIX! He does! He does smash it out of the park! Six sixes in an over from Pollard! A bow from him to his teammates. Akila goes round the wicket but it does not matter. He fires it on the pads and it is lofted over the mnid-wicket fence. A hat-trick in the last over for Akila and all that joy has been wiped off as he has been smashed for 36 in this over. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Kieron Pollard, OUT! No bat and that is dead! Windies have lost both their reviews now! This lands outside off and then turns back in. It is the googly, Pollard looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal and the finger is raised. Pollard reviews immediately but replays show three reds. Sri Lanka still in it by just. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Fabian Allen, OUT! Two in two for Hasaranga this time and Sri Lanka won't be going down that easily. They are surely back in it. 4 wickets needed with 31 runs to go. The googly and it is not picked at all. It lands outside off and then turns back in. Allen plays down the wrong line completely. He plays outside the line. It hits his pad and the finger is raised to the appeal. No reviews left and Allen has to walk back. Hasaranga on a hat-trick. Can he do it? |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Akila Dananjaya to Jason Holder, SIX! 7 sixes in a row to Akila! Holder it is this time! It is raining wickets and biggies here. A little too full again, This is smashed over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Jason Holder, FOUR! Superb shot by Holder! Just the biggie away now. Length and outside off, this is stroked on the up through covers for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Nuwan Pradeep to Jason Holder, SIX! Holder finishes it off in style! This is a hit-me delivery from Pradeep. Full and on middle, Holder lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. WINDIES WIN BY 4 WICKETS! |
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