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Athanaze and king to open

In reply to brians_da_best

Sri Lanka XI: Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Avishka Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (capt), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando

West Indies XI: Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope (capt, wk), Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph

16/0 after 2

22/0 after 3

Still too many dot balls,

27 after 5.

Stil not able to rotate the strike. This is a big problem that we haven't been able to solve

WI 32/0 (6.0) CRR: 5.05

King b Hasaranga for 14

WI 34-1

King out. Horrid slog sweep, pressure builds when you can't rotate the strike

Carty joins Athanaze

36/1 after 8.

Run rate falls below 5

44444444 Carty

Athanaze out stumped

41/2

Good morning all ! Wagon hit some potholes here! Two wick wickets! Two ugly dismissals by King and now Athanaze. Athanaze advances but gets beaten in the flight by the googly! Essy stumping. Intent was good, execution and timing poor. Should have played him out a bit.

In reply to voiceofreason

Hope very nearly perishes to another ugly shot

In reply to voiceofreason

Morning!

Athanaze looked totally at sea against the leggie.

Oh wow now Hope just swipes against the line of a leggie and just spoons it up in no-mans land. Lucky!

43/2 after 10

Carty looks fairly organized

In reply to mikesiva

Good morning in fairness that was the first ball he faced from Hasaranga. He should have got himself in first before those expansive shots.

Remember!!! We playing for moral victory......

Just play.......

Athanaze is a overated club cricketer

It'll be a trial by spin. Sri Lanka just playing one fast bowler

54/2 after 13

Hope out.

54/3

In reply to brians_da_best

All Hope is gone.

Hope gone! After review pad then bat . Good review! WI in trouble as the big wicket of Shai Hope gone!

Rutherford at 5.......??????

Run rate falls under 4

Batting is very thin

Rutherford batting on 0 off 8

60/3 after 16

444444 Rutherford

67/3 after 17

69/3 after 18

Vandersay looks like a bowler we can target! Need a big partnership here!

6666666 Rutherford

78/3 after 19.

9 off that Vandersay over with a big 6 by Rutherford!

Carty looks very organized. Needs to bag through here

66666666 Carty

And out!!!

666666 Carty one handed shot ! A release shot but not too convincing!

Now gone!

Same shot but different result! Carty 37. Really poor judgment here.

total idiotacy these men don't think at all

phew

100/4 after 26

129/4 after 32

50 for Rutherford

6666666

And then 444444

Another 4444

150 up

250+ should be the target here!

In reply to voiceofreason

280 minimum

Rutherford is proving to everybody that he's the best allrounder in the Caribbean,he shows the rest how to negotiate Asian spin, something the rest cannot do.I would like to say though,why was de Silva wasn't on the tour,he probably plays spin better than the lot,I also look forward to seeing Carty on our test team.

Rain stops play

Rain has stopped

Yes, Rutherford is one of the better batters of spin bowling in the WI team, he is building up a repetition of rescuing the WI after a top order collapse.

Rutherford can probably play test cricket as well. I think he is quite talented and has been in good form of late. On that note, I would take a draw today. Let us try to see to see if we can win one of the last two.

In reply to granite

With Rutherford doing well in the middle order, it'll be hard for the likes of Hetty and Pooran to find a way back in if they wanted to.

WI 185/4 (38.3)

SL 2/0 (1) CRR: 2 REQ: 6.39
Sri Lanka need 230 runs - 2nd innings reduced to 37 overs due

Avishka Fernando 1(4)
Nishan Madushka 0(2)

Jayden Seales
1-0-1-0

1.1
Alzarri Joseph to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Avishka stands tall and gently punches it into the gap wide of mid-off, long chase for the fielder, but he comes second best

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1.3
Alzarri Joseph to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Roston Chase!!

Avishka Fernando c Roston Chase b Alzarri Joseph 5(7) [4s-1]

SL 6/1 (1.3) CRR: 4 REQ: 6.3

2.2
Jayden Seales to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, beautifully played, too short and too wide of off, Kusal gets on top of the bounce and then chops it into the gap wide of cover, no need to run for those

2.6
Jayden Seales to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely played, Mendis is off and running, too straight from Seales - on the pads and it's whipped past mid-wicket for a boundary

Joseph strikes again.

3.2
Alzarri Joseph to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Alzarri has two now and the crowd has been silenced. Banged in short and at the body, hurried onto Mendis who found himself in an awkward position on the pull, hit high on the bat and lobbed straight up - Shai Hope has plenty of time to get under and he completes a simple catch. Just the start West Indies needed, they've taken the momentum with the bat to the ball now.

Kusal Mendis c Shai Hope b Alzarri Joseph 13( [4s-3]

SL 22/2 (3.2) CRR: 6.6 REQ: 6.24

22/2 after 3.2 overs

Duckworth Lewis might have worked in our favor this time

In reply to brians_da_best

I was wondering if you abandoned the wagon

4.6
Jayden Seales to Samarawickrama, FOUR, edged and four, soft hands from Samarawickrama as he ran it through the vacant slip region, on a length and just outside off, the right-hander let the ball come and then played with a slightly open face, didn't mean to go fine, but he'll take the boundary

4.4
Jayden Seales to Samarawickrama, FOUR, lovely, on a length and angling into the pads, Samarawickrama lets the ball come, uses Seales's pace and then clips it wide of mid-wicket, no need to run for those
4.3
Jayden Seales to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, did it carry to cover-point? Think it bounced in front of him - fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Samarawickrama was sucked into the drive and couldn't control it, went uppishly and towards the fielder who dived forward
4.2
Jayden Seales to Samarawickrama, FOUR, beautifully played, a leg-stump half-volley and Samarawickrama has whipped it over square leg, bounces away to the ropes in a hurry

In reply to Narper

Thanks for taking over, you’re anyway the regular driver here. Was just chipping in

Spin and it's Motie

6.1
Motie to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven down to long-off for a single
Gudakesh Motie, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

motieeeeeee

What a ball!!!!

6.2
Motie to Samarawickrama, no run, turn for Motie, that'll encourage him, drifts in, lures Samarawickrama forward and then spun past the outside edge

BOWLED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6.3
Motie to Samarawickrama, out Bowled!! That's a beauty and Samarawickrama has been cleaned up. The ;ast ball planted a seed of doubnt in Samarawickrama's mind, but this was another corker. Pitched on a similar length around off, Samarawickrama didn't get a big stride forward as he looked to defend, but the ball gripped and turned, past the flat-footed right-hander and crashed into the off-stump. Motie is off in delight as Samarawickrama trudges off in dismay

Samarawickrama b Motie 18(12) [4s-3]

SL 45/3 (6.3) CRR: 6.92 REQ: 6.13
Sri Lanka need 187 runs -

Charith Asalanka, left handed bat, comes to the crease

6.4
Motie to Asalanka, FOUR, risky and four, tossed up and drifting back into the left-hander - Asalanka gets a long way across, plays with the turn and sweeps it backward of square on the on-side for a boundary

SL 51/3 (7) CRR: 7.29 REQ: 6.03
Sri Lanka need 181 runs

Nishan Madushka 8(13)
Charith Asalanka 5(2)

Gudakesh Motie
1-0-7-1

SL 54/3 ( CRR: 6.75 REQ: 6.14
Sri Lanka need 178 runs

Alzarri Joseph
4-0-22-2

Poor ground fielding coninues

8.4
Motie to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, fraction short on middle and leg, Madushka shuffles across and then flicks it uppishly towards mid-on, the ball drops short of him and he fumbles, allowing a run
8.3
Motie to Asalanka, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, flicked to the left of mid-wicket, the fielder makes a half-stop and can't prevent the single

8.5
Motie to Asalanka, FOUR, beautifully played, too full and too wide from Motie - Asalanka gets a good stride forward, converts it into a halfvolkey and that allows him to drive against the turn, into the gap wide of mid-off for a boundary

SL 63/3 (9) CRR: 7 REQ: 6.04
Sri Lanka need 169 runs

Charith Asalanka 13(11)
Nishan Madushka 12(16)

Gudakesh Motie
2-0-16-1

Roston Chase, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Searles should have stopped dat

9.4
Roston Chase to Nishan Madushka, FOUR, clubbed, flighted delivery outside off - Madushka gets a good stride across, rolled his wrists and then swept it powerfully past square leg - Seales got across in the deep, but he's unable to prevent it from racing to the ropes

Singles are coming too easily

WI should pay attention to this

11.6
Roston Chase to Asalanka, SIX, clubbed, a real drag down by Chase - short and just outside off, Asalanka picks the length early, swivels across and then pulls it high over wide mid-on, the ball dropping ov er the ropes fora maximum

SL 83/3 (12) CRR: 6.92 REQ: 5.96
Sri Lanka need 149 runs

Charith Asalanka 23(19
)Nishan Madushka 22(26)

Roston Chase
2-0-16-0

12.2
Motie to Asalanka, FOUR, hammered, too short, this time it's Motie - Asalanka rocks back and then thumps the pull over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes

In reply to Narper

How much wagon you driving? Which road your eyes on?

You ent even give your lame understudy a lil food to drive one self?

SL 88/3 (13) CRR: 6.77 REQ: 6
Sri Lanka need 144 runs

In reply to Halliwell

In reply to Narper

Maybe on his way back from Oz the plane drap his rass in Siberia!

134/3 after 19.

Started to drizzle again. We probably behind the par score anyway.

144/3 after 21 overs

Time to bring back Joseph and motie. The only two bowlers who have bowled well.

We need wickets

SRI Lanka keeps churning out batting talent

In reply to brians_da_best

too late now

Partnership: 137(108 )
Sri Lanka need 50 runs in 75 balls

24.4
Motie to Nishan Madushka, out Caught by Brandon King!! Was the in-drifter from round the wicket, pitched on middle and straightened to open Nishan Madushka in his stance. He pushed at it with hard hands and the outside edge flew behind. King got low to take it but wasn't sure whether that carried to him. It's taken upstairs by the on-field umpires to check for the clarity of the catch. The third umpire has a few looks at the replays and confirms that King had his finger's underneath the ball. Right call that. Can WI make a comeback?

Nishan Madushka c Brandon King b Motie 69(54) [4s-7 6s-1]

SL 187/4 (26) CRR: 7.19 REQ: 4.09
Sri Lanka need 45 runs in 66 balls

Mo strikes again LBW

Asalanka has been trapped in front but he takes the review!

26.1
Motie to Asalanka, out Lbw!! Asalanka has been trapped in front but he takes the review! Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Was on the shorter side outside off, pitched and turned in sharply and kept low, Asalanka went for the pull but the ball went under his bat and struck him on the front pad. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows daylight between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking

Asalanka lbw b Motie 77(71) [4s-8 6s-3]

Motieeeeee

Spinning it our way

SL 187/5 (26.1) CRR: 7.15 REQ: 4.15

Janith Liyanage2(5)

Kamindu Mendis, left handed bat, comes to the crease

In reply to brians_da_best

SHUSH, the game is not over yet. Turned off the telly.

This is why I wanted the game to be washed out, we don't have a strong ODI team.

Another moral victory

WI 185/4 (38.3)
SL 234/5 (31.5)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (2nd innings reduced to 37 overs due to rain, DLS target 232)

they wet ball didn't help

better luck next match

Rain came at a very bad time for West Indies