Sri Lanka vs West Indies Final Match at Colombo, 07 Oct, 2012

Toss: West Indies, who choose to bat first
West Indies 137/6 (20)
Sri Lanka 101/10 (18.4)
West Indies won by 36 runs
Man of the Match: MN Samuels
  • Akila Dananjaya 0 * (0)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Gets forward and drags the flighted delivery back to the bowler.

Over 0.2 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run

Gets forward and flicks it through squareleg for one.

Over 0.3 S Badreeto TM Dilshan, no runs

Steps out and drives the flighted full toss back to the bowler.

Over 0.4 S Badreeto TM Dilshan, 1 lb

Attempts a pull and the ball rolls off the thighpad behind squareleg for a leg bye.

Over 0.5 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, Boundary!

Goes back and plays a delicate late cut fine of short thirdman for a boundary.

Over 0.6 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runs

Goes back for a square cut and is beaten by a skidder.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 R Rampaulto TM Dilshan, Clean Bowled!

What was that! Dilshan's off stump has gone back for a walk! The spectators have been muted!!

Rampaul casually ran in and hit the deck with an upright seam, the ball seemed to be angling in but held its line, while Dilshan was playing along the wrong line to expose his off stump which was pegged back!

Over 1.2 R Rampaulto KC Sangakkara, no runs

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to straight mid off.

Over 1.3 R Rampaulto KC Sangakkara, Boundary!

Genuine outside edge off the backfoot but there is no catcher at second slip to accept that! Sanga was forced to nick that away going seamer and got away with a boundary.

Over 1.4 R Rampaulto KC Sangakkara, 1 run

Shuffles back and flicks it off his pads to fine leg for one.

Over 1.5 R Rampaulto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Gets forward and defends it to cover point.

Over 1.6 R Rampaulto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Gets forward and defends it to covers.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 MN Samuelsto KC Sangakkara, 1 run

Gets forward and works the flighted delivery through backward squareleg for one.

Over 2.2 MN Samuelsto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Looks to work it on the frontfoot and the ball lobs up off the pad to the keeper.

Over 2.3 MN Samuelsto DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs

Catch dropped by Bravo!! Mahela got across in a slog sweep in the air and ended up with a top edge towards deep backward squareleg where Bravo charged in but couldn't hold onto the forward diving catch!

Over 2.4 MN Samuelsto DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run

Gets forward and flicks it through mid on for one.

Over 2.5 MN Samuelsto KC Sangakkara, no runs

Gets forward and nudges it down to backward point.

Over 2.6 MN Samuelsto KC Sangakkara, no runs

Goes back and cuts it down to cover point.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, Boundary!

This is a half tracker wide outside off, and Mahela cuts that away behind point for a boundary.

Over 3.2 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Gets forward and nudges it to point.

Over 3.3 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Goes back and defends the skidder to point and sends back Sanga.

Over 3.4 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs

Bends across and plays a sweep cum pull through backward squareleg for a couple.

Over 3.5 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Gets forward and defends the flat delivery infront of off.

Over 3.6 S Badreeto DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs

Flicks the full toss sweetly through mid wicket and steals a second run.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 MN Samuelsto KC Sangakkara, 1 run

Works the flighted delivery through mid wicket for one.

Over 4.2 MN Samuelsto DPMD Jayawardene, no runs

Bends down and drags his sweep to short fine leg.

Over 4.3 MN Samuelsto DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run

Goes back and gently cuts the loose ball behind point for just one.

Over 4.4 MN Samuelsto KC Sangakkara, no runs

Goes back and defends it towards cover point.

Over 4.5 MN Samuelsto KC Sangakkara, 1 run

Goes back and flicks it to deep mid wicket for one.

Over 4.6 MN Samuelsto DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runs

Gets forward in defence and is beaten by a straighter one outside off.

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