17/10Live
3rd T20I (N), West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Oct 17 2024
Sri Lanka require 57 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

9.96

Required Run Rate

RRR

6

Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 5 Ov (RR)

41/0 (8.2)

17/10Live
3rd T20I (N), West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Oct 17 2024
Sri Lanka require 57 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

9.96

Required Run Rate

RRR

6

Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 5 Ov (RR)

41/0 (8.2)

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | SL: 166/1 | RR: 9.22

  • Kusal Perera55 (36b)
  • Kusal Mendis68 (50b)
  • Alzarri Joseph3-0-38-0
  • Romario Shepherd3-0-24-0

10:12pm A superlative run-chase, just when it felt that the West Indies had enough on the board. Nissanka set the tone early and once he departed, it was over to the Kusals. Kusal Mendis top-scored with an unbeaten 68, with Kusal Perera also finishing unbeaten on 55. They smashed the ball to all parts, ran their ones and twos rapidly and put the visitors under immense pressure, which ultimately meant that the West Indies' wheels came off.

An indifferent bowling display. There was enough on offer but the visiting bowlers were either too short or too full. The spinners, meanwhile, were often too quick and could not extract whatever assistance the pitch was providing. They had the runs on the board but on this occasion, they did not have the consistency or the tactical nous to get the job done.

17.6
4
AS Joseph to Perera, FOUR, there it is - history for Sri Lanka! They have beaten the West Indies for the first time in a bilateral T20I series, and Dambulla erupts! A clinical and comprehensive run-chase to knock the wind out of the West Indies' sails! Dug into the track but this sits up around the hips. KJP swivels and smears it past short fine leg. All smiles in the Sri Lankan camp; Daren Sammy and his think-tank, meanwhile, cannot believe how they have been so thoroughly outplayed!
17.5
1
AS Joseph to BKG Mendis, 1 run, low full toss just outside off. Kusal knocks it down to long on and ambles across to the other end. Scores level!
17.4
0
AS Joseph to BKG Mendis, no run, peach! Back of a length in the channel just outside off. Nips away a smidgen and whistles past the outside edge of Kusal's bat
17.4
1w
AS Joseph to BKG Mendis, 1 wide, sprayed down leg. Kusal swings and misses, and the umpire has no qualms in calling it a wide

Just three needed now. Can SL finish it off in this over?

17.3
1
AS Joseph to Perera, 1 run, low full toss on middle and off. KJP works it towards deep mid wicket
17.2
4
AS Joseph to Perera, FOUR, four more! Fifty for KJP, and he embraces his partner with a beaming smile on his face! Goes for the leg-stump yorker but drifts onto the pads. KJP uses the pace and tickles it away fine. Soaks in the applause from his teammates, and from the thousands in the stands. This has been a top-class knock!
17.1
2
AS Joseph to Perera, 2 runs, low full toss outside off. KJP has a swing at it and tugs it towards deep mid wicket. Scurries back for the second and inches closer to his half-century

10 off 18. Alzarri to bowl

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs | SL: 153/1 (10 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 3.33)

  • Kusal Perera44 (32b)
  • Kusal Mendis67 (48b)
  • Romario Shepherd3-0-24-0
  • Gudakesh Motie4-0-31-1
16.6
1
Shepherd to Perera, 1 run, off-pace and into the track outside off. KJP stands tall and swats it back past the non-striker, who had to take evasive action
16.5
4
Shepherd to Perera, FOUR, nifty footwork does not help Powell and the West Indies! Full toss outside off. KJP fetches it and muscles it between long on and deep mid wicket. Powell, running to his left from long on, makes contact with the ball with the outside of his right boot but the ball rolls into the fence ultimately!

A bit of a delay and some confusion around how many runs SL ran. Looks like it is three, so KJP is on strike

16.4
3
Shepherd to BKG Mendis, 3 runs, has that hit the fence? Looks like Rutherford has saved the boundary but he has injured himself! Seems like another off-pace ball, on a shortish length outside off. Kusal sits deep in his crease and crashes it through point. Rutherford, running around from deep cover point, puts in the dive and gets his fingers stuck into the turf. Saves runs for his team but at some cost. That was also bowled from well behind the stumps

David: "@Shashwat Is this a minefield or an average T20 pitch because the scorecard suggests me it's a average pitch. I am only following through cricinfo so have no idea about the pitch" -- There is turn on offer but WI have just not bowled the right lines or lengths in this innings. Plus, SL's batting has been extraordinary. But certainly not a mine-field

Looks like Kusal Perera might have done himself some mischief here, and the physio is out to check on him

16.3
0
Shepherd to BKG Mendis, no run, slower ball on a length just outside off. Kusal walks across his stumps, aiming to scoop it. Scrapes the back of the bat and rolls towards the keeper. KJP hared down for some reason and was sent back