In a rain curtailed match, West Indies posed an easy win to clinch the series 2-0 with one more match to go.
After winning the toss and deciding to field first, West Indies restricted Sri Lanka with a over all run rate of less than 4 per over. Knowing the conditions very well that it might rain, Gayle won the crucial toss and rightly chose to bowl.
Sri Lanka lost wickets in successive intervals and no big partnership was built in the innings. From 78 for 2, the Sri Lankan batting collapsed to 112 for 5.
Only Tharanga was able to manage the bowling attack. He scored 40 in 82 balls. Rain stopped the play during the 3rd ball of the 31st over. Since it was raining heavily and considering the time lost, Sri Lankan innings was considered completed. West Indies were given a target of 125 in 25 overs.
Though Gayle, Bravo, and Sarwan were cheaply dismissed, once again Chandrapaul came to the rescue for West Indies. From 18 for 3, he along with Samuels played sensibly and took West Indies past the winning runs. Chandrapaul was not out 52 off 42 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes and Samuel was not out on 54 off 49 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes.
Match Details:
Match: 2nd ODI of 3 match series
Venue: Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Date: April 12, 2008
Toss: West Indies won and decided to field
Result: West Indies won by 8 wickets with 4.3 overs remaining (D/L method)
Man of the Match: Chandrapaul (West Indies)
Score:
Sri Lanka 112 for 5 in 30.3 overs (Tharanga 40, Sangakkara 28, Gayle 2 for 6) lost to West Indies (Target 125 in 25 overs D/L method) 125 for 3 in 20.3 overs (Chandrapaul 52 not out, Samuels 54 not out, Kulasekara 3 for 28)
Toss:
No comments:
Post a Comment