SLA 1ST

OUT! Caught. Romario Shepherd to Pathum Nissanka. Out-swinging back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Hope. Sri Lanka's big wicket is gone.

OUT! Bowled. Shamar Joseph to Kusal Perera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Kusal Perera is beaten by the pace.

OUT! Bowled. Gudakesh Motie to Kusal Mendis. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge. Kusal Mendis fails to read the variation from the hand.

OUT! Caught. Shamar Springer to Kamindu Mendis. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Chase. Chase sprints in to complete the catch safely.

OUT! Caught. Alzarri Joseph to Charith Asalanka. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Lewis. The ball disappears in the night sky but Lewis takes a good catch.

OUT! Caught. Romario Shepherd to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Motie. The technology confirms that it's a fair catch.

OUT! Run Out. Romario Shepherd to Chamindu Wickramasinghe. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed, direct hit by Hope. Hope does his job with gloves on.

WIN 1ST

OUT! Caught. Matheesha Pathirana to Evin Lewis. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Wickramasinghe. Finally, Sri Lanka will be pleased with a wicket.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Wanindu Hasaranga to Shai Hope. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, caught by de Silva. A soft dismissal.

OUT! Caught. Kamindu Mendis to Brandon King. Stock length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to point, caught by Perera. Kamindu is now contributing with the ball.

OUT! Caught. Maheesh Theekshana to Rovman Powell. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by de Silva. Powell's small cameo comes to a close.

OUT! Caught. Matheesha Pathirana to Roston Chase. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Mendis. Chase gets out in the crucial stage in the chase.

Over 20. 8 runs. Bowler: Romario Shepherd. Sri Lanka: 179/7(rr 8.95)

FOUR! Romario Shepherd to Maheesh Theekshana. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Sri Lanka have posted a defendable total on the board after being invited to bat first. Despite losing the top three, Kamindu Mendis and Charith Asalanka both determined their role well with the bat. Can Sri Lanka successfully defend the target to start the series on a positive note? Stay tuned for the chase.

FOUR! Romario Shepherd to Chamindu Wickramasinghe. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

Romario Shepherd to Chamindu Wickramasinghe. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Hope.

Romario Shepherd to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Hope.

Over 19. 10 runs. Bowler: Alzarri Joseph. Sri Lanka: 171/5(rr 9.00)

Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Yorker, to leg on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by King.

FOUR! Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

Alzarri Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Lewis.

Alzarri Joseph to Wanindu Hasaranga. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to third man for 1 run, fielded by Springer.

Alzarri Joseph to Charith Asalanka. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Springer.

Over 18. 10 runs. Bowler: Shamar Joseph. Sri Lanka: 161/4(rr 8.94)

SIX! Shamar Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.

Shamar Joseph to Charith Asalanka. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Motie.

Shamar Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chase.

Shamar Joseph to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Length ball, down leg side down the track working, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.

Shamar Joseph to Charith Asalanka. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Powell.

Over 20. 4 runs. Bowler: Matheesha Pathirana. West Indies: 180/5(rr 9.00)

FOUR! Matheesha Pathirana to Sherfane Rutherford. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep extra cover for 4 runs. West Indies win by five wickets to take the lead 1-0. Brandon King and Evin Lewis made 107 runs for the opening stand, which made the chase exciting and successful. But the Sri Lankan bowlers controlled things by picking up wickets in the middle, adding a thrilling twist to the match. Then, the visitors slowly crossed the line to clinch a victory. Brandon King is the Player of the Match.

Over 19. 9 runs. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. West Indies: 176/5(rr 9.26)

Asitha Fernando to Sherfane Rutherford. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

Asitha Fernando to Romario Shepherd. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

Asitha Fernando to Sherfane Rutherford. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Wickramasinghe.

Asitha Fernando to Sherfane Rutherford. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 2 runs, shy attempt by Rajapaksa, fielded by Mendis.

Asitha Fernando to Sherfane Rutherford. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Silva.

Asitha Fernando to Sherfane Rutherford. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, run save by Mendis.

Over 18. 5 runs. Bowler: Matheesha Pathirana. West Indies: 167/5(rr 9.28)

Matheesha Pathirana to Romario Shepherd. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Wickramasinghe.

Matheesha Pathirana to Sherfane Rutherford. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Wickramasinghe.

Matheesha Pathirana to Sherfane Rutherford. Off cutter full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Matheesha Pathirana to Roston Chase. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

APPEAL! Matheesha Pathirana to Roston Chase. Reverse Swing-In yorker, down leg side on the back foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Mendis, appeal made for Caught.  Nothing has been found to give out.

Matheesha Pathirana to Roston Chase. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the back foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Silva.

Over 17. 2 runs. Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana. West Indies: 162/4(rr 9.53)

Maheesh Theekshana to Roston Chase. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rajapaksa.

Maheesh Theekshana to Sherfane Rutherford. Quicker length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, run save by Wickramasinghe.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
B Kingc Perera b Mendis	63	33	11	1	190.91
E Lewisc Wickramasinghe b Pathiranage	50	28	5	4	178.57
S Hopec & b de Silva	7	6	1	0	116.67
R Chasec Mendis b Pathiranage	19	16	1	0	118.75
R Powellc de Silva b Theekshana	13	18	1	0	72.22
S Rutherfordnot out	14	12	1	0	116.67
R Shepherdnot out	1	2	0	0	50
S Springerdid not bat
A Josephdid not bat
G Motiedid not bat
S Josephdid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	WD	E/R
C Wickramasinghe	2	27	0	1	13.5
A Fernando	4	37	0	2	9.25
M Theekshana	4	31	1	1	7.75
P de Silva	4	38	1	0	9.5
M Pathiranage	3.1	27	2	1	8.53
P Mendis	2	14	1	2	7

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