- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR111.1 drags on! Good length ball on fourth stump, not really the width to cut, but Brathwaite tries to force the issue with Gabriel the last man alongside. It jags in off the pitch a touch to further cramp him for room and the result is an inside/bottom edge onto the stumps. 354/106.6 full, just outside off. Pokes at it, takes the outside edge, and straight to the keeper! Lakmal with the breakthrough 11/18.6 played on! Length ball, on off. Nowhere in position to cut a ball that's coming in. Under-edged onto the stumps instead 15/227.3 taken? Joel Wilson wants the TV umpire to have a look. Soft signal is out. This was overpitched, outside off. Mayers tried to drive, got the edge, and keeper dived diagonally forward to catch. But it's a low catch, so the umpire wants to confirm if the catch was clean. Very clean 86/337.2 smart catch by the keeper! Overpitched, just outside off. Blackwood checks his drive, away from his body. Takes the edge, and Dickwella has to dive to his right to take a low catch. An entertaining innings ends prematurely 120/448.1 strikes first up! Caught at slip! Floated this up full and wide on seventh stump, Holder reaching out a long way without much footwork for a booming cover drive and instead a thick edge flies to Thirimanne's right at chest height. He reaches across his body and takes this comfortably. There looked like a touch of drift from the overspin that took the ball a fraction away from Holder before it pitched and that was enough to produce an edge. 171/557.3 good length, outside off. Flays at it, away from the body, and a thin edge to Dickwella! His fourth catch 185/668.1 slow finger of death! Full, on off. Presses forward to defend. Ball sneaks past the edge and hits the pad. Appeal for lbw given. Joseph reviews Replays show that it's hit the bat and the pad at the same time. Hard to determine whether bat first or pad. But the TV umpire determined pad first, and so Joseph has to go. This was crashing into middle stump otherwise. Joseph can't believe it. Coach Simmons is non reactive in the dug out 222/799.1 length ball from Lakmal on off stump, Cornwall tried to muscle this on the up but miscues it straight to mid-off. Fairly innocuous delivery that needed a simple front foot defense, but Cornwall got a bit carried away. Was not on a driving length. The ball floated ever so gently to Vishwa to take the catch at chest height. Lakmal pumps his fists for breaking this determined stand. 325/8109.5 beauty from Chameera! Good length ball on the fourth stump channel angling in toward off stump, Roach pushes at this in defense and gets a healthy edge through to Dickwella at shin height. 351/9Extras13 (lb 6, nb 7)TOTAL354 all out (111.1 Overs, RR: 3.18)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (John Campbell, 6.6 ov), 2-15 (Nkrumah Bonner, 8.6 ov), 3-86 (Kyle Mayers, 27.3 ov), 4-120 (Jermaine Blackwood, 37.2 ov), 5-171 (Jason Holder, 48.1 ov), 6-185 (Joshua Da Silva, 57.3 ov), 7-222 (Alzarri Joseph, 68.1 ov), 8-325 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 99.1 ov), 9-351 (Kemar Roach, 109.5 ov), 10-354 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 111.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 28 11 94 4 3.35 0 1 MVT Fernando 27 4 71 1 2.62 0 0 L Embuldeniya 25 5 88 1 3.52 0 5 PVD Chameera 21.1 4 69 3 3.25 0 0 DM de Silva 10 3 26 1 2.60 0 1
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.1 my oh my! Bonner with the air time! Full on off, and angling away. Tries to drive away from his body. Takes the edge, and Bonner dives to his right from third slip to take a stunner! One-handed brilliance 18/135.3 oh dear! Not full enough for the drive. But he goes for it anyway. Inside edge, hits the back leg, rolls onto the stumps. A well compiled fifty comes to a close 77/329.4 swinging in from wide of the crease. Lands outside off and comes in sharply. Defends down the wrong line, hits the front pad, and the umpire raises his finger! But Oshada reviews right away. There's no bat, but it might be a bit high and missing leg. Ball tracking, however, says that it would clip the outside of leg stump. There's the wicket 64/265.5 the short-ball ploy has worked. Another bounce from Gabriel, Chandimal couldn't hold back and went for the hook. Wasn't in control and ended up hitting straight down the neck of substitute Hayden Walsh Jr at deep square leg. West Indies have an early breakthrough 152/479.1 oh my goodness! Lapse in concentration by Dhananjaya! Blackwood just fired this in very quick and flat full on middle and off stump. Innocuous delivery in the grand scheme of things but looks like De Silva was expecting just a gently flighted lollipop and is slow getting the bat down in defense as it turns sharply from fourth stump into middle/leg. Big appeal upheld by Joel Wilson. It was turning quite sharply but De Silva doesn't even consider going for a review and replays indicate ball-tracking was turning it past leg stump! He'd have been saved had he opted for a review. Mickey Arthur is doing Mickey Arthur things on the Sri Lanka balconly. 177/5106.4 another short one and Nissanka once again goes for the pull. Gets a top edge and it goes right into the lap of Hayden Walsh at deep-backward square leg. It wasn't a percentage shot, so I feel he should have ducked under those bouncers 258/987.4 An appeal for caught-behind. Denied but West Indies belatedly opt to review it. A length ball around off, this one nips back in to find Dickwella stuck in his crease. Sneaks in through the gap between bat and pad but did it touch the bat on its way to the keeper? It definitely brushed the thigh. The UltraEdge shows there was an inside edge too before that. Dickwella walks back, Sri Lanka in trouble at 203 for 6 203/690.2 loose shot flicked to midwicket/short mid-on. Fullish length ball on fourth stump, Lakmal tried to whip this on the up but miscues it off an inside half of the bat and the ball flutters gently to Brathwaite adjacent to the non-striker for a simple catch at waist height. 214/797.5 an outside edge and taken. Holder finally gets the reward for his consistency. Was a length ball, just around off stump, forcing the batsman ti play at it. Chameera looks to defend but can only manage and outside edge. Da Silva pouches a regulation catch 231/8106.6 and that's it. Roach has wrapped up the innings here. A length ball angling in, Fernando like a typical No. 11 was looking to go towards the leg side while poking his bat at it. Gets an outside edge and a simple catch for Da Silva 258/10Extras17 (b 4, lb 5, nb 7, w 1)TOTAL258 all out (107 Overs, RR: 2.41)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 8.1 ov), 2-64 (Oshada Fernando, 29.4 ov), 3-77 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 35.3 ov), 4-152 (Dinesh Chandimal, 65.5 ov), 5-177 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 79.1 ov), 6-203 (Niroshan Dickwella, 87.4 ov), 7-214 (Suranga Lakmal, 90.2 ov), 8-231 (Dushmantha Chameera, 97.5 ov), 9-258 (Pathum Nissanka, 106.4 ov), 10-258 (Vishwa Fernando, 106.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 18 5 58 3 3.22 0 4 ST Gabriel 16 3 37 1 2.31 0 1 AS Joseph 22 4 64 2 2.90 1 0 JO Holder 21 3 39 2 1.85 0 2 KR Mayers 11 7 10 1 0.90 0 0 RRS Cornwall 15 5 25 0 1.66 0 0 J Blackwood 4 0 16 1 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR65.5 bowled 'im. Fuller around off and middle, Brathwaite was looking to flick it towards square leg but misses. It keeps a touch low also and shatters into the stumps. Brathwaite was perhaps a bit causal. He isn't happy with himself and slams his bat into the ground 227/46.4 Given caught-behind. A length ball around off, Campbell walks forward and looks to defend. Misses and an appeal for caught-behind. Campbell is having a chat with Brathwaite and belatedly opts to review it. It's clearly from the replays that he got an outside edge. UltraEdge confirms that and Campbell walks back for 10. West Indies lose a review 14/119.5 the short ball plan finally comes off for Chameera! Continued to bang this in short on fourth/fifth stump line, Blackwood is slightly cramped going for an orthodox cut rather than the uppercut/ramp he tried to the same type of ball on the previous delivery. Thin edge goes through comfortably to Dickwella. 58/243.6 angled into the pads from around the stumps, Mayers goes to pull a good length ball that doesn't bounce as high as expected and he's hit in front of middle, given out by umpire Brathwaite and Mayers calls for the review. This looks pretty out. Only doubt was on height. The ball wasn't nearly short enough to be playing that pull. Ball-tracking shows umpire's call on the height with the ball clanging the top of middle. Mayers has to go. 140/3Extras21 (b 2, lb 12, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL280/4d (72.4 Overs, RR: 3.85)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (John Campbell, 6.4 ov), 2-58 (Jermaine Blackwood, 19.5 ov), 3-140 (Kyle Mayers, 43.6 ov), 4-227 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 65.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 14 3 62 2 4.42 0 2 MVT Fernando 12.4 1 49 0 3.86 1 1 DM de Silva 28 3 81 0 2.89 0 3 PVD Chameera 18 0 74 2 4.11 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR38.3 Jimbo! Full outside off. Tries to drive. Gets the edge, and first slip takes a sharp, low catch! A very solid series for Thirimanne comes to a close 101/155.5 appeal again! And given out for lbw. Full, just outside off. Angling in slightly. Hits the front leg. Given out and he reviews. Hits his back leg on off stump, and this is crashing into leg. The around-the-stumps angle gets them 146/2Extras3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL193/2 (79 Overs, RR: 2.44)Fall of wickets: 1-101 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 38.3 ov), 2-146 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 55.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 12 2 33 0 2.75 0 0 JO Holder 10 3 24 0 2.40 0 1 RRS Cornwall 26.4 8 53 0 1.98 0 0 ST Gabriel 5.2 2 20 0 3.75 0 0 AS Joseph 10 2 33 1 3.30 1 0 J Blackwood 6 1 17 0 2.83 0 0 KC Brathwaite 3 0 7 0 2.33 0 0 KR Mayers 6 4 5 1 0.83 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
2-match series drawn 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
29,30,31 March, 1, 2 April 2021 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
West Indies 20, Sri Lanka 20
Close of Play
- Mon, 29 Mar - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 287/7 (KC Brathwaite 99*, RRS Cornwall 43*, 86 ov)
- Tue, 30 Mar - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 136/3 (LD Chandimal 34*, DM de Silva 23*, 61 ov)
- Wed, 31 Mar - day 3 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 250/8 (P Nissanka 49*, L Embuldeniya 0*, 103.1 ov)
- Thu, 1 Apr - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 29/0 (HDRL Thirimanne 17*, FDM Karunaratne 11*, 9 ov)
- Fri, 2 Apr - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 193/2 (79 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 29/0 in 9.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 17, FDM Karunaratne 11)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 38/0 in 11.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 17, FDM Karunaratne 20)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 21, FDM Karunaratne 28, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 62/0 in 22.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 31, FDM Karunaratne 30)
- FDM Karunaratne: 50 off 87 balls (6 x 4)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 93/0 in 34.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 37, FDM Karunaratne 54)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (216 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 216 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 39, FDM Karunaratne 60, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 126/1 in 48.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 67, BOP Fernando 17)
- Over 55.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - BOP Fernando (Upheld)
- Over 55.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - FDM Karunaratne (Struck down)
- Over 58.3: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - BOP Fernando (Struck down)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 146/2 in 59.0 overs (BOP Fernando 29, LD Chandimal 0)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 61.2 overs (369 balls), Extras 3
- BOP Fernando: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
- P Nissanka: 50 off 123 balls (4 x 4)
- West Indies 2nd innings
- Over 1.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - JD Campbell (Struck down)
- Over 6.4: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - JD Campbell (Struck down)
- Over 6.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - J Blackwood (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: West Indies - 36/1 in 11.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 11, J Blackwood 7)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (80 balls), Extras 9
- Lunch: West Indies - 69/2 in 24.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 22, KR Mayers 9)
- Over 28.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - KR Mayers (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 32.4 overs (197 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (KC Brathwaite 13, KR Mayers 34, Ex 3)
- KR Mayers: 50 off 63 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: West Indies - 130/2 in 40.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 38, KR Mayers 52)
- Over 43.6: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - KR Mayers (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (282 balls), Extras 12
- KC Brathwaite: 50 off 137 balls (1 x 4)
- Tea: West Indies - 173/3 in 52.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 60, JO Holder 18)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (KC Brathwaite 23, JO Holder 27, Ex 0)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 59.6 overs (362 balls), Extras 13
- JO Holder: 50 off 69 balls (5 x 4)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 68.6 overs (420 balls), Extras 17
- Drinks: West Indies - 251/4 in 69.0 overs (JO Holder 57, J Da Silva 9)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (JO Holder 26, J Da Silva 20, Ex 5)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 280/4 in 72.4 overs (JO Holder 71, J Da Silva 20)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 29/0 in 9.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 17, FDM Karunaratne 11)
- Ball changed as ball lost its shape 63.1 overs
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 64.3 overs (392 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 160/4 in 72.0 overs (DM de Silva 30, P Nissanka 3)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 164/4 in 73.4 overs (DM de Silva 34, P Nissanka 3)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 189/5 in 82.2 overs (P Nissanka 14, N Dickwella 9)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 189/5 in 82.2 overs (P Nissanka 14, N Dickwella 9)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 189/5 in 82.2 overs (P Nissanka 14, N Dickwella 9)
- Second new ball taken at 84.1 overs
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 85.6 overs (522 balls), Extras 10
- Over 87.4: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - N Dickwella (Upheld)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 217/7 in 91.3 overs (P Nissanka 23, PVD Chameera 0)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 217/7 in 91.3 overs (P Nissanka 23, PVD Chameera 0)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 217/7 in 91.3 overs (P Nissanka 23, PVD Chameera 0)
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 217/7 in 91.3 overs (P Nissanka 23, PVD Chameera 0)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 102.3 overs (621 balls), Extras 16
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 250/8 in 103.1 overs (P Nissanka 49, L Embuldeniya 0)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 250/8 in 103.1 overs (P Nissanka 49, L Embuldeniya 0)
- KC Brathwaite: 100 off 241 balls (11 x 4)
- RRS Cornwall: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- West Indies: 300 runs in 89.2 overs (543 balls), Extras 13
- Over 92.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - KC Brathwaite (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: West Indies - 320/7 in 98.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 107, RRS Cornwall 68)
- 8th Wicket: 100 runs in 185 balls (KC Brathwaite 26, RRS Cornwall 72, Ex 4)
- West Indies: 350 runs in 106.6 overs (649 balls), Extras 13
- Lunch: West Indies - 354/10 in 111.1 overs (ST Gabriel 1)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 31/1 in 13.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 20, BOP Fernando 10)
- Over 16.5: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - BOP Fernando (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 49/1 in 18.2 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 33, BOP Fernando 14)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.1 overs (116 balls), Extras 1
- Over 25.5: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - BOP Fernando (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 60/1 in 28.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 40, BOP Fernando 18)
- Over 29.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - BOP Fernando (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- HDRL Thirimanne: 50 off 102 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 43.4 overs (263 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (LD Chandimal 27, DM de Silva 21, Ex 2)
- Over 60.5: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - DM de Silva (Struck down)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 136/3 in 61.0 overs (LD Chandimal 34, DM de Silva 23)
- West Indies 1st innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 42/2 in 13.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 22, KR Mayers 12)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (108 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (KC Brathwaite 17, KR Mayers 30, Ex 3)
- Lunch: West Indies - 86/2 in 27.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 26, KR Mayers 49)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 29.3 overs (179 balls), Extras 6
- Over 31.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - J Blackwood (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 120/4 in 37.2 overs (KC Brathwaite 42)
- KC Brathwaite: 50 off 116 balls (8 x 4)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 43.4 overs (265 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (KC Brathwaite 19, JO Holder 29, Ex 2)
- Over 48.3: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - J Da Silva (Upheld)
- Tea: West Indies - 171/5 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 61, J Da Silva 0)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 60.2 overs (367 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: West Indies - 222/7 in 68.1 overs (KC Brathwaite 81)
- Over 68.1: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batsman - AS Joseph (Struck down)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 75.1 overs (456 balls), Extras 9
- Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (KC Brathwaite 13, RRS Cornwall 34, Ex 3)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 287/7 in 86.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 99, RRS Cornwall 43)
- Over 85.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - RRS Cornwall (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Match Coverage
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