Sri Lanka vs West Indies 18th Match at Pallekele, 29 Sep, 2012

Toss: West Indies, who choose to bat first
West Indies 129/5 (20)
Sri Lanka 130/1 (15.2)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
  • KC Sangakkara 39 * (34)
  • DPMD Jayawardene 65 * (49)

Over 3.1 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara1 run

Gets forward and works the flat delivery through squareleg for one.

Over 3.2 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardene1 run

Works the flighted off break through squareleg for one.

Over 3.3 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Gets forward and drives it to mid on.

Over 3.4 SP Narineto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Flighted delivery onto the pads and Sanga gives it a drop kick flat over wide mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 3.5 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara2 runs

Bends forward and drives it square past the diving cover point for a couple.

Over 3.6 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back and blocks it to the off side.

Over 6.1 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardene1 run

Goes back and flicks the flat delivery through squareleg for one.

Over 6.2 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara1 run

Gets forward and strokes it through covers for one.

Over 6.3 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardeneno runs

Goes back and deflects the jumping off break off the thigh to short fine leg.

Over 6.4 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardene1 run

Goes back and works it behind squareleg for one.

Over 6.5 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back and punches it to the bowler.

Over 6.6 SP Narineto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Waits on the backfoot and gloriously punches it to the left of mid on for a boundary!

Over 8.1 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardeneno runs

Goes back and cuts it against the spin to the diving backward point.

Over 8.2 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardeneno runs

Goes back and punches it to the bowler.

Over 8.3 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardeneno runs

Goes back and inside edges it to short fine leg.

Over 8.4 SP Narineto DPMD JayawardeneBoundary!

Bends down and plays a delicate reverse paddle sweep and the ball rolls away wide of the keeper for a boundary. That brings up the 50 of this stand in 35 balls.

Over 8.5 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardene2 runs

Goes back and works it through mid wicket and steals a second run.

Over 8.6 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardenebeaten, no runs

Gets forward in defence and is beaten through the gate by a jumping off break which smacks the keeper Ramdin on his grill! Good that he is wearing a helmet!

Over 10.1 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardene1 run

Goes back and flicks it to long on for one.

Over 10.2 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarabeaten, no runs

Gets forward to nudge it to point and gets beaten by the turn.

Over 10.3 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back and defends the top spinner to the off side.

Over 10.4 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara1 run

Goes back and nudges it behind point for one.

Over 10.5 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardeneno runs

Gets forward and nudges it to short fine leg.

Over 10.6 SP Narineto DPMD Jayawardeneno runs

Gets forward and nudges it to short thirdman.