| 1.3 : 1.3: Kevin Sinclair to Danushka Gunathilaka, FOUR! First one of the evening and it comes from the bat of Gunathilaka. Sinclair goes short on middle, Gunathilaka pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Fabian Allen to Danushka Gunathilaka, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch from Fabian Allen! This is a top drawer from Allen. He is a gun fielder and this is a gun catch. Floated on off, Allen gives this ball some air. Gunathilaka hits it straught but uppishly to the left of Allen. He outstretches his hand and takes a one-handed stunner to give West Indies an early breakthrough. Just the kind of start the hosts would have wanted. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Kevin Sinclair to Niroshan Dickwella, OUT! CAUGHT! Kevin Sinclair brings out the somersault and West Indies are off to a fantastic start. Terrible for Sri Lanka as they have lost two wickets inside the Powerplay itself with another couple remaining. Flattish delivery on off, Dickwella looks to go for a big sweep. He mistimes it and hits it high in the air. Holder moves to his left from mid on and takes a good catch. Sinclair does the dangerous somersault perfectly and he is a happy man. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Jason Holder to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! CAUGHT! Superb catch from Sinclair and the West Indies players look in the groove and up for it tonight. Nissanka never looked settled and this seemed to be coming. Holder hits the deck hard on middle. Nissanka makes room and looks to flat-bat it over mid off. He mistimes it and hits it high in the air. Sinclair runs behind, keeps his eyes on the ball, and takes it brilliantly in the end falling down to the ground. End of the Powerplay and it has cle |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Fabian Allen to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Mathews makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Obed McCoy to Angelo Mathews, OUT! CAUGHT! The Sri Lankan skipper departs and the tourists are deep in troubled waters. Obed McCoy strikes in his very first over and it is a big fish. Good length ball outside off, Mathews looks to run it down behind point. The ball shapes away just a bit and catches the outside edge. It goes straight into the mitts of the keeper. Pooran will take these in his sleep and he makes no mistake. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Obed McCoy to Dinesh Chandimal, MISFIELD AND FOUR! First blemish in the field so far from West Indies. Shortish ball on middle, Chandimal pulls it to the left of fine leg. Kevin Sinclair misses it and the ball goes to the fence. |
| 13.1: Jason Holder to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Nicely placed! Fuller on middle, Chandimal uses his wrists and flicks it through the vacant cow corner region for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Dwayne Bravo to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! That is smashed! Short ball outside off, Chandimal cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Obed McCoy to Ashen Bandara, SIX! First biggie of the game and it has come from the bat of Bandara! It has taken them 94 deliveries to get the first half-a-dozen. Slower delivery on off and middle. Bandara gets down on his knees and smokes his sweep over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Obed McCoy to Ashen Bandara, FOUR! Full delivery outside off, Bandara looks to go big but slices it over third man for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Jason Holder to Ashen Bandara, FOUR! Slashed! Fuller delivery around off, Ashen Bandara flat-bats it away from mid off and the ball races away to the fence. Brings up the 50-run stand as well. Sri Lanka, with this stand, are well and truly back in this game. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Dwayne Bravo to Ashen Bandara, SIX! That is clobbered! Full delivery on middle, Bandara lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Dwayne Bravo to Ashen Bandara, FOUR! Nicely played! Length delivery on off, Bandara lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Akila Dananjaya to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Lewis is off with a bang! Short and wide outside off, Lewis slams it through point for a boundary. That will give him a lot of confidence! |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Akila Dananjaya to Evin Lewis, SIX! Juts over and away! Short on off, Lewis gets on his back foot and pulls it with intent to the left of deep square leg. Ashen Bandara runs and dives to that side but the ball goes away from him and over the ropes. It took Sri Lanka more than 90 deliveries to get their first biggie but West Indies have the first one in the very first over. |
| 2.5: Akila Dananjaya to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Nicely swept! On middle, Lewis sweeps it towards fine leg. The fielder chases it but fails to stop it as it races away to the fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Evin Lewis, FOUR! Terrific shot! Full on off, Lewis lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Lendl Simmons, FOUR! Fantastic shot! Full on middle, Simmons lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Evin Lewis, OUT! LBW! Wanindu once again weaving his magic and striking in his very first over. Is he going to turn this game around once again with his spinning webs? Floated delivery pitching on middle. Lewis looks to sweep it across the line. The ball pitches and keeps straight. Lewis misses his sweep and gets hit on the pad. A huge appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger. Lewis has a chat with Simmons but decides not to review it. Good call as it looked plu |
| 5.4: Akila Dananjaya to Lendl Simmons, FOUR! Nice shot! Full on off, Simmons drives it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Akila Dananjaya to Lendl Simmons, SIX! That is hammered! Short ball on middle, Simmons pulls it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Akila Dananjaya to Lendl Simmons, FOUR! 15 runs have come from the over! Short delivery on off, Simmons punches it through point for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Lendl Simmons, OUT! STUMPED! Wanindu strikes again and one has to question his choice of shot! Was it even necessary? They can easily see off Hasaranga as the required rate is not much but Simmons has gone looking for glory and departed. Flighted delivery outside off, Simmons wears his dancing shoes and comes down the track. The dancing shoes though are not equipped for this ball as Simmons misses his move. He swings his bat, connects with nothing. The West Indian open |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Chris Gayle, FOUR! Nicely played! Length delivery on middle, Gayle flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Kieron Pollard, OUT! CAUGHT! Pollard departs without troubling the scorers. The move to bring on the pacer has paid its reward. Chameera hits the deck hard outside off. Just like Mathews, Pollard too looks to run it down behind point. The ball shapes away a bit and kisses the outside edge of Pollard's willow. Dickwella, behind the stumps, dives to his left and in front as the ball dies down to him. The Sri Lankan keeper does well to take the catch. The West Indies sk |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Lakshan Sandakan to Chris Gayle, OUT! BOWLED! West Indies are losing control in this game. Another failure for the Universe Boss and Sandakan gets his first wicket of the game. Floated delivery on middle. Gayle, who had been quiet and patient so far decides to break the shackles. He clears his front leg and looks to go downtown, Chris Gayle style. He completely misses it though as first, he is early in his shot. Then he completely misreads the spin as well. the ball goes between his bat a |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Lakshan Sandakan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! KABOOM! Pooran goes downtown and gets the maximum! Floated on off, in the slot for Pooran. He frees his arms and smokes it over the bowler's head for a biggie. A welcome boundary for West Indies. They needed this as the pressure was building. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Lakshan Sandakan to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Mistimed but still goes the distance! Slightly shorter around off, Pooran looks to smash it over long off. He does not time it well. It goes high in the air. It looks like it will go to the man at long off but Pooran gets enough on it to send it over the ropes. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! BOWLED! gem of a delivery from Chameera and Sri Lanka are not yet out of this game by any means. Good length ball pitching around off, Pooran looks to play it on the off side but he plays the wrong line. He looks to play it for the natural angle but the delivery held its line. Pooran misses his shot and the ball hits the top of off. 37 still needed off 34! |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Lakshan Sandakan to Rovman Powell, SIX! That is hammered! Short ball on middle, Powell pulls it over long on. The fielder in the deep tries to take the catch but it goes over him for a maximum. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Lakshan Sandakan to Rovman Powell, OUT! BOWLED! The wrong 'un does the trick for Sandakan. Powell had no idea what happened there! Lakshan bowls a googly which is short on middle and leg. Powell looks to defend but the ball turns back in, hits his inside edge and goes onto hit the stumps. 27 needed in 20! |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Lakshan Sandakan to Dwayne Bravo, OUT! CAUGHT! Two-in-two for Sandakan and once again a Sri Lankan player has chance for a hat-trick in this series. Softest of dismissal this one and once again it is the googly. Flighted on the pads, Bravo looks to sweep but gets a top edge which goes straight to short fine leg. Akila Dananjaya there makes no mistake and takes the catch. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Holder, SIX! Into the orbit! Holder had the freedom in this delivery and he has made the most of it. Floated on middle and off, Holder slogs it over the cow corner fence and picks the bones out of that one for a biggie. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Akila Dananjaya to Fabian Allen, SIX! SMASHED! Short on the body, it is a delivery asking to be hit. Allen says thank you very much. He comfortably puts this leg break over the square leg fence for a biggie. 14 needed off 11 now.  |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Akila Dananjaya to Fabian Allen, SIX! That is clobbered! Loopy delivery on middle, Allen lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Akila Dananjaya to Fabian Allen, SIX! Fabian Allen finishes it off in style! Take a bow! This is your day, Allen! First with the ball and then with the bat! Floated on middle, Allen smokes it high, very high, the ball kisses the skies and then comes down but on the other side of the ropes for a biggie. WEST INDIES WIN BY 3 WICKETS! |
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