Sri Lanka vs West Indies 16th Match at Bridgetown, 07 May, 2010

Toss: Sri Lanka , who chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 195/3 (20)
West Indies 138/8 (20)
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
Man of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
  • SJ Benn 6 * (4)
  • Jerome Taylor 16 * (9)

Over 0.1: No runs. KMDN Kulasekara to CH Gayle, short of length delivery, plays it defensively to covers.

Over 0.2: Wide Ball. KMDN Kulasekara to CH Gayle, short of length delivery, slips that down the legside for a wide.

Over 0.2: Boundary! KMDN Kulasekara to CH Gayle, short of length delivery, sprays onto the pads and Gayle glances that square of short fine leg for a boundary.

Over 0.3: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to CH Gayle, short of length delivery, tucks it off his pads through squareleg for a single.

Over 0.4: No runs. KMDN Kulasekara to S Chanderpaul, good length delivery, gets forward and pushes it to covers.

Over 0.5: No runs. KMDN Kulasekara to S Chanderpaul, short of length delivery, gets hit on the pad very high and the Umpire isn't interested in the lbw shout.

Over 0.6: Wide Ball. KMDN Kulasekara to S Chanderpaul, good length delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Wide given and that wasn't a good call from the Umpire.

Over 0.6: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to S Chanderpaul, good length delivery, goes back and flicks it to square fine leg for a single.

Over 2.1: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, short and wide, cuts it uppishly past backward point and gets away with a single.

Over 2.2: He is Caught! KMDN Kulasekara to CH Gayle, short of length delivery, looks to play a forcing pull in the air but ends up getting a leading edge which is caught by Mathews who has to run a couple of yards backward to take the catch at extra covers.

Over 2.3: No runs. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, short and wide, cuts it straight to point.

Over 2.4: No runs. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, short and wide, cuts it straight to the diving Dilshan at backward point.

Over 2.5: No runs. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, pitched up delivery, drives the yorker back to the bowler.

Over 2.6: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, pitched up delivery, drives it on the up to mid off and steals a single from Sanath.

Over 4.1: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to DJ Bravo, full toss, looks to flick it to the onside but instead ends up getting a single from straight mid off.

Over 4.2: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, good length delivery, drives it on the up to covers and steals a single.

Over 4.3: Beaten! KMDN Kulasekara to DJ Bravo, short and wide, looks to blast it over point and ends up making no connection.

Over 4.4: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to DJ Bravo, pitched up delivery, drives it to mid off for a quick single.

Over 4.5: Beaten! KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, good length delivery, gets forward and is beaten by a slower leg cutter outside off.

Over 4.6: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to RR Sarwan, short of length delivery, flicks it through forward squareleg for a single.

Over 19.1: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to JE Taylor, pitched up delivery, drives the low full toss to long off for a single.

Over 19.2: Boundary! KMDN Kulasekara to SJ Benn, full toss, flays that wide one through backward point for a boundary.

Over 19.3: Beaten! KMDN Kulasekara to SJ Benn, pitched up delivery, swings across the line and is beaten outside off.

Over 19.4: Single. KMDN Kulasekara to SJ Benn, pitched up delivery, whips that powerfully to long on for a single.

Over 19.5: Boundary! KMDN Kulasekara to JE Taylor, pitched up delivery, squeezes the wide yorker with an open faced blade for a boundary to fine thirdman.

Over 19.6: Two runs. KMDN Kulasekara to JE Taylor, good length delivery, heaves at the slower leg cutter towards deep wide mid wicket and the resulting skier is put down by Mathews charging from the boundary.

Sri Lanka won by 57 runs. West Indies never got going in their chase once they lost the big fish Chris Gayle in the third over. It was an easy job for the Lankan bowlers as they had the cushion of defending a massive total of 195!