Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

ST Jayasuriya
81(47) 10x4 - 3x6
  • Productive Shot
  • pull/hook on back foot
  • 25 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
6 10 13 16 14 1 6 15
TM Dilshan
TM Dilshan
74(47) 11x4 - 1x6
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 22 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
12 4 6 25 8 4 3 12

Best performances - Bowlers

LMP Simmons
LMP Simmons
O3
M0
R19
W4
Eco6.33
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
BAW Mendis
O4
M0
R25
W2
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | WI: 177/5 (16 runs required, RR: 8.85)

  • Ramnaresh Sarwan28 (26b)
  • Kieron Pollard19 (11b)
  • Angelo Mathews1-0-12-0
  • Isuru Udana4-0-36-0

Sri Lanka may have won but West Indies can take heart from their batting effort. 193 was a huge target given Sri Lanka's bowling might, and a Gayle-less West Indies did a decent job of the chase. Their fielding though was woeful, particularly in comparison with Sri Lanka's and that might well have been the difference between the two sides.

Sri Lanka's top order remains in supreme form, but one concern for them will be the lack of a finisher in their batting. However they won't be complaining about marching into the Super Eights with two wins in two.

There's a slew of feedback slamming the decision to award only a three and not a six. Charlie from the UK is one of those who thinks it's a good decision. "of course it wasn't a boundary, he was in the air and did brilliant, why punish great innovation by the fielder, he did everything within the rules so the decision was the correct one."

Post-match presentation
Ramdin: "We needed a good start, but we lost Fletcher early. We are looking forward to the Super Eights, we want to play hard cricket, and we would have liked to continue our winning ways. Gayle should be fit for the next game."

Sangakkara: "Jaysuriya is a genius, and with the help of Dilshan and the others we put on a big score. We would like to brush up on our fielding though."

Sanath Jayasuriya is the Man of the Match for his blazing 81.

Rich Jones from the UK helpfully sends in the relevant law for that "three/six" decision. "According to Law 32 of the MCC official laws, rule 32.4.b states (b) 6 runs shall be scored if a fielder (i) has any part of his person touching, or grounded beyond, the boundary when he catches the ball. (ii) catches the ball and subsequently touches the boundary or grounds some part of his person over the boundary while carrying the ball but before completing the catch".

Vin from the UK: "I think, in this case, the third umprise should have seen whether the ball crossed an 'imaginany' vertical plane the bottom of which is the boundry line. I mean with all the technology available these days, it won't be that difficult." Someone else is asking us to imagine a fielder sitting in the stands (clearly illegal) who jumps in and stops a six. Clearly this debate is going out of hand.

I'm out of here. Sriram Veera is providing the commentary for the India-Ireland game, hop over there and ask him what he thinks. This is Siddarth Ravindran signing out.

19.6
1
Mathews to Sarwan, 1 run, Sarwan swipes the final ball to long-on for a single, and that seals Sri Lanka's victory
19.5
1
Mathews to Pollard, 1 run, well bowled this time, full and on legstump, Pollard slaps it down to long-off for a single
19.4
4
Mathews to Pollard, FOUR, follows that up with a poor full toss, easily dispatched to the midwicket boundary by Pollard
19.3
0
Mathews to Pollard, no run, good ball that, yorker on middle stump, Pollard can't do much with that one

Mathews switched to round the wicket

Ritwik N from the US: "I don't quite agree with that decision. What if a fielder ( knowing that the ball is going to go over the ropes ) decides instead to wait past boundary line and jump up and knock the ball back onto the field ??? Or even jump up and throw the ball to another fielder? would that be out?! "

19.3
1nb
Mathews to Pollard, 1 no ball, and the ball has slipped out of Mathews' hand here, ends up as a beamer almost taking Pollard's head off, the batsman does well to get out of the way, that's a no-ball for height
19.2
4
Mathews to Pollard, FOUR, low full toss from Mathews, Pollard crashes that straight down the ground for a boundary, it's raining here making it tough to grip the ball

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38LMP SimmonsADS Fletcher
2nd32LMP SimmonsXM Marshall
3rd1S ChanderpaulXM Marshall
4th2S ChanderpaulRR Sarwan
5th77RR SarwanDJ Bravo
6th27RR SarwanKA Pollard

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND22041.227
IRE2112-0.162
BAN2020-0.996
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG21121.175
PAK21120.85
NED2112-2.025
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL22040.626
WI21120.715
AUS2020-1.331
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA22043.275
NZ21120.309
SCOT2020-5.281
Group E
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.787
WI32140.063
ENG3122-0.414
IND3030-0.466
Group F
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33061.267
PAK32141.185
NZ3122-0.232
IRE3030-2.183