Sri Lanka vs West Indies 39th Match at Chester-le-Street, 01 Jul, 2019

Toss: West Indies, who chose to bowl
Sri Lanka 338/6 (50)
West Indies 315/9 (50)
Sri Lanka won by 23 runs
Man of the Match: Avishka Fernando
  • ST Gabriel 3 * (7)
  • Sheldon Cottrell 7 * (10)

Over 11.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 11.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it over extra cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 11.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle,1 run, gets back in the crease and chops it to cover and picks up a quick single.

Over 11.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer,1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it down to the deep point.

Over 11.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no run, stands tall and pushes it to cover.

Over 11.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no run,  takes his front leg out of the equation to carve it away. He is early into his shot and hence chops it to backward point off the under edge.

Over 13.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer,1 run, gets forward and blocks it to cover point and gets a single

Over 13.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, Six!! Ppicks it, still has to wait for it before biffing it over mid-wicket with a big swing of the bat. Didn't quite middle it, but he has enough power to place it wide of the man in the deep.

Over 13.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, no run, gets forward and driven hard but straight to the man at cover.

Over 13.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a slower one to CH Gayle, no run, gets  clears his front leg to smash through the off-side, gets an inside edge that eludes the sticks.

Over 13.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle,1 run, gets forward and squeezes it through point.

Over 13.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, gets forward and hack it across the line and ends up inside-edging it onto his boot. The ball curled in a bit too

Over 15.1Kasun Rajitha bowls pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, pulls it away through mid wicketSixer!

Over 15.2Kasun Rajitha bowls pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, and he is caught by the fielder in the infield.He is Caught

Over 15.3Kasun Rajitha bowls wideball to Shimron Hetmyer, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.Wide ball

Over 15.3Kasun Rajitha bowls short of length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 15.4Kasun Rajitha bowls good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

Over 15.5Kasun Rajitha bowls good length delivery to Nicholas Pooran, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 15.6Kasun Rajitha bowls good length delivery to Nicholas Pooran, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 17.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Shimron Hetmyer,1 run, gets forward and push-driven to sweeper cover.

Over 17.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Nicholas Pooran,1 run, gets forward and slashes at this fullish away-angler and backward point makes a one-handed half-stop diving to his right.

Over 17.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, gets half-forward as he knocks it towards mid-off.

Over 17.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 17.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Shimron Hetmyer, out Hetmyer Run Out!! Hetmyer rode the bounce and tapped it into the off-side. Went straight to backward point and he was going for a non-existent single. Surely, the run wasn't on there and Pooran rightly sent him back. Hetmyer had given up.

Over 17.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Jason Holder, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 19.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Nicholas Pooran, no run, goes on to the back foot and defends it down the leg side.

Over 19.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Nicholas Pooran, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 19.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Nicholas Pooran,1 run, gets forward and works it away through backward square leg and picks up a single.

Over 19.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Jason Holder, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 19.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Jason Holder, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

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