CLOSE OF PLAY
Sri Lanka have humiliated West Indies with a clinical performance. They shut them out of the match very soon by exerting unrelenting pressure with the help of some fine bowling and electric fielding. West Inides never showed a fight except for a brief period when Chanderpaul cut loose. Jayasuriya was among the wickets as well with 3 wickets. Sri Lanka have won comprehensively with a 113 run margin by bowling out the Windies for a mere 190 runs. Chanderpaul made a slow fifty but otherwise there is nothing much to mention about the West Indian chase. They were strangled and choked by the Sri Lankan slow bowlers. Sanath Jayasuriya was rightly awarded the Man of the Match for his all round show.
WICKET
44.3 : S.JAYASURIYA to D.POWELL , OUT - Jayasuriya cleans up the last man and rattles his stumps. West Indies are all out for 190 and Sri Lanka win by 113 runs.
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Daren Powell is the last batsman to come out to bat.
WICKET
43.4 : M.M'THARAN to J.TAYLOR , OUT - Muralitharan traps Taylor in front of the stumps and the Umpire raises his dreaded finger.
FOUR
43.2 : M.M'THARAN to J.TAYLOR , Taylor hits it to the mid wicket fence where a sloppy effort by Tharanga gives him a boundary.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Muttiah Muralitharan comes back into the attack.
FOUR
42 : L.MALINGA to J.TAYLOR , Taylor has hit the ball staright over the bowlers head for a boundary.
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Jerome Taylor is the new man in.
WICKET
41.2 : L.MALINGA to S.C'RPAUL, OUT - Malinga is quick and lands it perfectly in the blockhole to send Chanderpaul's off stump for a walk. That was a furiously fast delivery.
SIX
41.1 : L.MALINGA to S.C'RPAUL, Chanderpaul whips it beautifully and goes high and handsome into the crowd at fine leg for his fifth six.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Lasith Malinga comes back into the attack for his second spell.
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Ian Bradshaw is the new man in.
WICKET
38.1 : S.JAYASURIYA to D.RAMDIN , OUT - Ramdin plays the slog sweep but does not connect it well enough and holds out to Vaas at deep mid wicket.
SIX
38 : M.M'THARAN to S.C'RPAUL, Chanderpaul has yet again cleared Murali out of the ground to his favourite region in the ground. Thats another massive six over mid wicket
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Denesh Ramdin is the new man in.
WICKET
36.4 : S.JAYASURIYA to D.SMITH , OUT - Malinga makes a quick return and Sangakkara whips the bails off in a flash and Smith who went for an outrageous single is caught short of his crease. The Third Umpire rules him out.
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Dwayne Smith is the new man in.
WICKET
36 : M.M'THARAN to M.SAMUELS , OUT - Muralitharan deceives Samuels and traps him right in front and a loud appeal is adjudged LBW by Umpire Harper.
HIGHLIGHT
Chanderpaul compiles yet another half century. It was his 45th ODI fifty.
SIX
35.1 : M.M'THARAN to S.C'RPAUL, Chanderpaul again sweeps it high into the mid wicket stand for a huge six. He is turning it on now. Umpire Harper signals six runs.
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Marlon Samuels has come out to bat after the fall of Sarwan's wicket.
WICKET
34.2 : S.JAYASURIYA to R.SARWAN , OUT - Sarwan swings wildly across the line and misses the ball completely and Sangakkara is quick with the gloves to catch him short. Great work behind the stumps.
SIX
33.3 : M.M'THARAN to S.C'RPAUL, Chanderpaul plays the slog sweep to good effect and gets a maximum. That was a flat six.
DRINKS
At the second drinks break West Indies are looking to cut loose. They are 124-3 after 33 overs.
FOUR
32.4 : S.JAYASURIYA to R.SARWAN , Sarwan has lofted over the infield into the vacant mid wicket region for a boundary. The umpire signals four runs.
SIX
30.1 : S.JAYASURIYA to R.SARWAN , Sarwan pulls that short one from Jayasuriya over the fence for a six. What a terrific shot!
GENERAL
West Indies reach 100 in 30 overs.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Sanath Jayasuriya has been introduced into the attack.
HIGHLIGHT
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan raise their 50 run partnership off 107 balls. Now they have to make it count.
SIX
28 : M.M'THARAN to S.C'RPAUL, Chanderpaul comes down the wicket and hits Murali out of the park for a six over long on. That was West Indies's first six.
GENERAL
End of power plays.
GENERAL
At the half way stage West Indies are 82-3.
FOUR
24.2 : D.FERNANDO to S.C'RPAUL, Chanderpaul has slammed it through point. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. That boundary was scored after 103 balls.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Muttiah Muralitharan has been introduced into the attack.
HIGHLIGHT
Tillakaratne Dilshan drops Sarwan at point. It was a difficult chance and the batsman was on 14.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Dilhara Fernando has been brought back into the attack.
POWER PLAY
Sri Lanka take their 3rd power play from overs 23-27.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Russel Arnold has been brought into the attack.
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Tillakaratne Dilshan has been itroduced into the attack.
HIGHLIGHT
West Indies raise their 50 after 14.5 overs with the loss of 3 wickets. They are way behind the required rate.
DRINKS
As drinks are called onto the field for the first time West Indies are reeling at 49-3 after 14 overs. Sri Lanka have been outstanding in the field.
HIGHLIGHT
Muralitharan leaves the field after 13.1 overs due to a small injury after chasing a shot to the boundary. Nuwan Kulasekara replaces him.
HIGHLIGHT
Kumar Sangakkara completes 50 stumpings in ODIs with Lara's stumping.
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Ramnaresh Sarwan is the new batsman at the crease.
WICKET
10.1 : C.VAAS to B.LARA , OUT - Kumar Sangakkara whips the bails off in a flash and catches Lara short of his crease when Vaas beats him outside the off stump. The Third Umpire adjudges him out.
MILESTONE
Kumar Sangakkara needs one stumping to reach the 50 stumpings mark in his ODI career.
POWER PLAY
Sri Lanka take their 2nd power play from overs 11-15. West Indies are 42-2 after 10 overs.
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Brian Lara is the new man in.
WICKET
8.3 : C.VAAS to D.BRAVO , OUT - Vaas gets one to move back in and it sneaks between the bat and pad of Bravo who also gets a thin inside edge and drags it onto his stumps.
FOUR
7.1 : D.FERNANDO to D.BRAVO , Bravo classily drives the ball through the covers for four runs. What a beauty!
CHANGE OF BOWLER
Dilhara Fernando has been brought into the attack.
FOUR
5.5 : L.MALINGA to D.BRAVO , Bravo stands tall on his toes and punches it through point for four. The Umpire signals four runs.
5WD
5.4 : L.MALINGA to D.BRAVO , The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it The umpire has signalled a wide.
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul has come out to bat after the fall of the first wicket.
WICKET
5.2 : L.MALINGA to C.GAYLE , OUT - Gayle tries to go over the top as he was under immense pressure but only skies it high and Fernando judges the catch to perfection.
FOUR
2.1 : C.VAAS to D.BRAVO , Bravo plays a fine glance and the ball races away to the fence for a boundary.
FOUR
1.3 : L.MALINGA to C.GAYLE , Gayle goes over the top and lofts Malinga over mid off for four runs.
GENERAL
Lasith Malinga will share the new ball with Vaas.
GENERAL
Chaminda Vaas will start proceedings for Sri Lanka.
GENERAL
Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle will open the batting for West Indies.