Sri Lanka vs West Indies 1st Semi-Final at Mirpur, 03 Apr, 2014

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 160/6 (20)
West Indies 80/4 (13.5)
Sri Lanka won by 27 runs (D/L method)
Man of the Match: Angelo Mathews
  • DJG Sammy 0 * (0)
  • MN Samuels 18 * (29)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to DR Smith, FOUR, Smith wastes no time and whips it in the air over wide mid on for a boundary!

Over 0.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to DR Smith, SIX, again Smith means business and this time he gives this inswinger a powerful whack to send it over deep mid wicket for a six!!

Over 0.3 KMDN Kulasekara slips in a full toss to DR Smith, 1 run, flicks the slower one to wide long on for one

Over 0.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid off


Over 0.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, 5 wides, this has been a poor start from SL as Kula slips his inswinger way down the legside and beats the keeper for five wides.

Over 0.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, 1 wide, misses a flick down the legside

Over 0.5 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, gives the charge for a flick and is hit on the pad outside leg. Ridiculous lbw appeal from Kulasekara! Gayle was a long way out of his crease and the ball pitched outside leg!

Over 0.6 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a short and rising delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and defends it to point

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to DR Smith, no runs, bends down for a slog sweep and gets beaten just outside off.

Over 1.2 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to DR Smith, 1 run, sweeps it to deep mid wicket for one

Over 1.3 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and flicks it to mid wicket

Over 1.4 Sachithra Senanayake bowls a tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, 1 run, flicks the full ball to deep squareleg for one

Over 1.5 Sachithra Senanayake bowls a tossed up delivery to DR Smith, 1 run, drags a sweep along the ground to long on for one

Over 1.6 Sachithra Senanayake bowls a tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, goes back and dabs it to point

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to DR Smith, no runs, pushes the yorker to mid off

Over 2.2 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to DR Smith, 1 run, flicks the near yorker off the pads to short fine leg for one

Over 2.3 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 2.4 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, gets beaten by a slower one which stays low outside off

Over 2.5 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, flicks the inswinger to mid on

Over 2.6 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, 1 run, steers it to thirdman for one

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Sachithra Senanayake bowls a tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, no runs, steps out and flicks it to squareleg

Over 3.2 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to CH Gayle, 1 run, steps out and flicks the short ball to deep mid wicket for one

Over 3.3 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to DR Smith, no runs, goes back for a late cut and is beaten by the widish straighter one

Over 3.4 Sachithra Senanayake bowls a tossed up delivery to DR Smith, no runs, paddle sweeps it straight to short fine leg

Over 3.5 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to DR Smith, 2 runs, bends down and sweeps it in the air to deep wide mid wicket for a couple.

Over 3.6 Sachithra Senanayake bowls it flat in the air to DR Smith, no runs, goes back for a cut and is beaten by a straighter one outside off

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to CH Gayle, BOWLED HIM, Gayle doesn't move his feet in dabbing the slower ball to thirdman and ends up dragging it off an inside edge onto his stumps!

Over 4.2SL Malinga to LMP Simmons Single ...

Over 4.3 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to DR Smith, 1 run, flicks it off the pads to short fine leg and takes a risky single

Over 4.4 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to LMP Simmons, 1 run, goes back and tucks it behind squareleg for one

Over 4.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to DR Smith, BOWLED HIM, lovely slower off cutter from Malinga which grips the surface and goes through the gate of Smith to hit the stumps! Smith was looking to drive it on the up through the off side.

Over 4.6 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to MN Samuels, no runs, goes back and defends it to the off side

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