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29 March 2024

Tri-series WI v SL: Lanka beat Windies by 39 runs under D/L method

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By Cricket Correspondent with Agencies

Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 39 runs under the D/L method in a rain-affected Tri-series match to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the final.

Sri Lanka have one leg in the final unless they lose by a big margin against India in the final league match on Tuesday.

It's virtually a battle between India and West Indies now.

India will have to win by either a bonus point or a certain margin to deny West Indies.

West Indies chasing a revised D/L target of 230 in 41 overs after Sri Lanka made 219-8, slumped to 31 for four by the ninth over.

Belligerent half centuries by Darren Bravo (70) and Lendl Simmons (67) during a 123-run stand for the fifth wicket lifted their hopes.

Simmons cracked five boundaries and four sixes during his blazing knock while Bravo hit four boundaries and a six.

Eranga broke the partnership but it was Malinga who struck crucial blows dismissing Pollard for a duck while Sammy perished going for a big hit in quick succession.

Bravo fell soon after as Mathews claimed his fourth wicket.

Tailenders Roach and Best denied Sri Lanka the bonus point with some lusty hits at the end.

Mathews finished with superb figures of 8-1-29-4 while Eranga claimed three for 46. Malinga snared two for 42.

Sri Lanka rode on a superb unbeaten half century by Kumar Sangakkara (90) to make 219-8 in 41 overs on Monday.

Resuming from their overnight 60-3 after a delayed start and a stoppage for rain which reduced the match 41 overs, Sri Lanka batted positively with Sangakkara stroking six boundaries and a six during his fluent innings.

Sangakkara held the innings together after the fall of his overnight partner Thirimanne (23) and skipper Mathews who smashed a breezy 30 off 27 balls with two boundaries and two sixes.

WEST INDIES INNINGS

West Indies have denied Sri Lanka a bonus point after getting past 183.

The question now is whether Sri Lanka can claim a bonus point with West Indies having to get past 183 to deny them.

It seems all over bar the shouting now as Mathews claims his fourth wicket bowling Holder. WI 177-9.

J Holder b Mathews 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Mathews claims Bravo who holes out to Mendis. WI 176-8.

D Bravo c Mendis b Mathews 70 (84b 4x4 1x6)

Sammy perishes as Malinga takes a skier off his own bowling as West Indies collapse to 172-7.

D Sammy c and b Malinga 3 (9b 0x4 0x6)

Malinga strikes as Pollard edges a catch behind to Sangakkara. WI 154-6.

K Pollard c Sangakkara b Malinga 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)

Simmons' brilliant knock comes to an end as Thirimanne pouches him at extra cover off Eranga. WI 154-5.

L Simmons c Thirimanne b Eranga 67 (78b 5x4 4x6)

It also brings to an end an enterprising 123-run stand for the fifth wicket between Bravo and Simmon which has revived West Indies' hopes of a victory.

Simmons cracks two consecutive boundaries off Eranga.

Bravo and Simmons hit a boundary each off Malinga. WI 144-4 in 31 overs.

Bravo crashes Malinga through the covers for a boundary to complete his 11th ODI half century.

Simmons brings up his 11th ODI half century and the 100 partnership with his fourth six. WI 133-4 in 30 overs.

Simmons smashes Eranga out of the stadium. WI 124-4 in 29 overs.

West Indies are turning it on with Bravo getting into the act and driving Malinga to the mid-off fence. WI 113-4 in 28 overs.

Simmons pulls Mathews for a towering six over midwicket to bring up the 100 of the innings. WI 103-4 in 27 overs.

Bravo gets a streaky boundary off Malinga fine of third man. WI 96-4 in 26 overs.

Bravo smashes a full toss from Mendis over midwicket for a thundering six. WI 90-4 in 25 overs.

Simmons gave himself room and lofts Thirimanne to long-on for a much needed boundary and also bring up the 50 partnership for fifth wicket. WI 83-4 in 24 overs.

Malinga into the attack for the first time in the 19th over and bowls a maiden.

Simmons hits the first six of the West Indies six smashing Senanayake over long on. WI 56-4 in 18 overs.

Senanayake into the attack now with West Indies struggling. WI 33-4 in 11 overs.

Mathews strikes trapping Devon Smith leg before to put Sri Lanka on top. WI 31-4.

D Smith lbw b Mathews 0 (14b 0x4 0x6)

Double strike by Eranga as Mahela takes a brilliant catch at slip to dismiss Samuels for a duck. WI 29-3.

M Samuels c Jayawardene b Eranga 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)

Eranga was hit for a boundary but takes a superb return off Charles who mistimes a pull. WI 29-2.

J Charles c and b Eranga 14 (13b 2x4 0x6)

Mathews strikes with his fourth delivery as Gayle steers him straight to Eranga at short third man. WI 25-1.

C Gayle c Eranga b Mathews 14 (17b 3x4 0x6)

Gayle smashes a couple of boundaries off an erratic Eranga through the covers. WI 22-0 in 4 overs.

Kulasekera fails to hold onto a sharp return catch off Gayle and injures his finger in the process having split his webbing.

Gayle hits the first boundary of the innings edging Eranga over the slip cordon. WI 8-0 in 2 overs.

The D/L target for West Indies is 230 in 41 overs in this stop-start game after Sri Lanka posted 159 in 22 overs on the second day of the rain-interrupted match.

SRI LANKA INNINGS

Senanayake is out off the last ball of the innings.

S Senanayake c Bravo b Pollard 7 (6b 0x4 0x6)

Sangakkara cracks another boundary off Holder. SL 211-7 in 40 overs.

Kulasekera departs attempting to hit Holder over the infield on the off but only holing out to Bravo. SL 201-7.

N Kulasekara c Bravo b Holder 14 (9b 1x4 1x6)

Sangakkara gets another useful boundary with a nick off Pollard to third man. SL 201-6 in 39 overs.

Samuels goes for 12 with Kulasekera driving him through the covers. SL 188-6 in 38 overs.

Sangakkara smashes a six and a boundary off consecutive balls from Best. SL 175-6 in 37 overs.

Kulasekera opens his shoulders to hoist Holder for a massive six over midwicket. SL 161-6 in 36 overs.

Sangakkara completes his 76th ODI half century off 76 balls. It contained three boundaries.

Roach hits back after conceding a couple of boundary as Mendis is adjudged caught behind. SL 147-6 in 35 overs.

J Mendis c Charles b Roach 8 (5b 2x4 0x6)

Mathews departs in the first batting Powerplay over and Jeevan Mendis has come into the middle opening his account with a streaky boundary over the keeper.

Roach claims his third wicket as Mathews miscues to Smith. SL 139-5.

A Mathews c Smith b Roach 30 (27b 2x4 2x6)

Mathews shows intent slamming a massive six off Samuels. SL 138-4 in 34 overs.

Mathews lofts Holder over his head for a boundary in the first over after the rain break. SL 129-4 in 33 overs.

Four overs have been reduced and it's going to be a 41-over match after the latest stoppage for rain.

The rain has come down during the first drinks interval on day two causing a suspension of play with Sri Lanka 122-4 in 32 overs.

Sammy has completed a fine spell returning figures of 9-2-24-0. SL 107-4 in 29 overs.

Mathews hits the first six of the match sweeping Samuels over square leg to bring up the 100 of the innings.

Samuels strikes beating Thirimanne off an inside edge and castling him to end a 64-run stand for the fourth wicket. SL 93-4.

L Thirimanne b Samuels 23 (73b 0x4 0x6)

Sangakkara has got into his stride and stepping up the ante driving Sammy through the covers for another boundary. SL 91-3 in 25 overs.

Sangakkara hits the first boundary of the smacking Sammy straight down the ground in the third over to end the drought of boundaries. SL 71-2 in 22 overs.

Sammy to open proceedings on day two as Thirimanne takes strike.

It will be a 45-over match because of the time lost due to rain.

The covers are out and following an inspection, the time for restart has been set weather keeping fine.

The covers are still on with rain clouds hovering over the ground with prospects of play looking gloomy.

The news from Queens Park Oval is not very good with rain pouring on the reserve day of the fifth match in the tri-series between Sri Lanka and West Indies on Monday.

Torrential showers forced the abandonment of play after 19 overs of the fifth match of the Tri-Nation Series between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Queen's Park Oval on Sunday.

Weather permitting, the match will continue on the reserve day, Monday, with the Sri Lankans at 60 for three and seeking to recover from a wobbly opening after they were put in to bat by West Indies stand-in captain Kieron Pollard.

Left-handers Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne were left to repair the early damage done to their batting line-up by the Barbadian fast bowling pair of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder who exploited the humid conditions and a pitch offering disconcerting pace and bounce.

Playing his first match of the tournament after specialist spinner Sunil Narine was sidelined by a finger injury, the gangling Holder made the early strike, removing Upul Tharanga via a superb catch by Darren Bravo at cover after the opening batsman was missed in the previous over by wicketkeeper Johnson Charles off Roach.

Roach's luck turned just a few minutes later when the experienced and prolific former captain Mahela Jayawardene top-edged an attempted pull onto his helmet and the rebound lobbed into the grateful hands of Devon Smith at square-leg.

The diminutive fast bowler then produced the classic off-cutter to breach the defence of Dinesh Chandimal, hitting the top of his off-stump and leaving Sri Lanka in considerable trouble at 29 for three in the seventh over.

Under increasingly overcast conditions, Sangakkara and Thirimanne worked to stem the tide, eliminating risks and quietly accumulating runs while also benefitting from the surprising indiscipline of the three fastest bowlers in the West Indies armoury as 16 wides and two no-balls helped the visitors along.

In contrast, Darren Sammy completed four overs of controlled medium-pace at a cost of just four runs, including two maidens.

Disappointingly for the match and the near full-house of over 15,000 spectators, the expected showers arrived at mid-morning, increasing in sustained intensity to leave the ground waterlogged.

With no indication of a break in the weather, umpires Nigel Llong and Joel Wilson had little option but to declare an abandonment of play at 1.30 p.m.

While there is hope of a resumption of the match on the reserve day, a repetition of the heavy showers cannot be ruled out.
July is the rainiest month of the year in Trinidad and local cricket authorities had previously steered clear of hosting any international matches in the latter half of the year for precisely that reason.

Should inclement weather, or any other factor, prevent the match from being completed, a no-result will be declared and the points shared, a situation that will qualify the West Indies for the July 11 final.

Sri Lanka now face a challenging prospect to get to the final as improved weather on Monday could see them playing virtually a full match and then returning to the Queen's Park Oval on Tuesday for the scheduled final preliminary fixture.
Play has been abandoned for the day because of incessant showers.

The match will resume on Monday with Sri Lanka 60-3 in 19 overs

It's still pouring at Queen's Park Oval.

Rain has caused a suspension of play with Sri Lanka struggling at 60 for three in 19 overs after being put into bat by West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard.

Sangakkara and Thirimanne are batting watchfully to repair the damage after they had collapsed to 29-3.

Roach claimed two for 19 while Holder has one for 20 so far.

Sri Lanka are in deep trouble as they are three down with Chandimal being bowled by Roach. SL 29-3.

D Chandimal b Roach 2 (8b 0x4 0x6)

Double blow for Sri Lanka as Mahela departs caught by Smith off a top edge which bounced off his helmet. SL 19-2.

M Jayawardene c Smith b Roach 7 (12b 1x4 0x6)

Holder strikes are Tharanga is snapped up at cover by Bravo. SL 19-1.

U Tharanga c Bravo b Holder 7 (14b 1x4 0x6)

Tharanga cracks a boundary off Roach and is dropped by Charles. SL 15-0 in 3 overs.

Mahela hits the first boundary of the match flicking Roach to fine leg. SL 7-0 in 1 over.

West Indies have won the toss and decide to bowl first against Sri Lanka in Match Five of the Tri-Series in the Carribbean at Queens Park Oval in Trinidad on Sunday.

The hosts will be missing skipper Dwayne Bravo who is serving a one-match suspension.

Narine too is out with injury while Ramdin has also been dropped. Devon Smith, Jason Holder and Lendl Simons are in.

Kusal Perera and Rangana Herath are out for Sri Lanka with Jeevan Mendis and Shaminda Eranga returning to the side.

PLAYING XI

West Indies - C Gayle, J Charles, D Smith, M Samuels, D Bravo, L Simmons, K Pollard, D Sammy, J Holder, K Roach, T Best

Sri Lanka - M Jayawardene, U Tharanga, K Sangakkara, D Chandimal, A Mathews, L Thirimanne, J Mendis, N Kulasekara, S Senanayake, L Malinga, S Eranga

Sri Lanka are in a buoyant mood after thumping India in their last outing while India routed West Indies in the second round.

West Indies with two wins under their belt are favourites to go through to the final.

But if they lose without conceding a bonus point, every team has a chance with the last game on on Tuesday.

If Sri Lanka win with a bonus point, they go through.