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Sobers/Tissera TrophyMatch 2 · Test

Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 72 runs

P Sara Oval, Colombo, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka200 & 20675.3 ov
West Indies163 & 17165.5 ov
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs
Sri Lanka won the series 2-0

Match report

From the scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 200, Milinda Siriwardana 68 from 111 balls. Jomel Warrican took 4 for 67.

West Indies were bowled out for 163, Kraigg Brathwaite 47 from 101 balls. Dhammika Prasad took 4 for 34.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 206, Angelo Mathews 46 from 120 balls and Milinda Siriwardana 42 from 60 balls. Kraigg Brathwaite took 6 for 29.

West Indies were bowled out for 171, Darren Bravo 61 from 134 balls. HMRKB Herath took 4 for 56.

Sri Lanka won by 72 runs.

Key performers

Sri Lanka 1st innings

200(66 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dimuth Karunaratnelbw b JO Holderlbw b JO Holder13391033.33
Kaushal Silvac †D Ramdin b JE Taylorc †D Ramdin b JE Taylor01000.00
Kusal Mendisc †D Ramdin b KAJ Roachc †D Ramdin b KAJ Roach13271048.15
Dinesh Chandimalb JE Taylorb JE Taylor25710035.21
Angelo Mathewsc KC Brathwaite b JO Holderc KC Brathwaite b JO Holder14271051.85
Milinda Siriwardanac JE Taylor b JA Warricanc JE Taylor b JA Warrican681116261.26
Kushal Janith Perera †c & b JA Warricanc & b JA Warrican16261061.54
Dilruwan Pererast †D Ramdin b D Bishoost †D Ramdin b D Bishoo5280017.86
HMRKB Herathnot outnot out26*401165.00
Dhammika Prasadc †D Ramdin b JA Warricanc †D Ramdin b JA Warrican7241029.17
Nuwan Pradeeplbw b JA Warricanlbw b JA Warrican02000.00
Extras(b 10, lb 3)(b 10, lb 3)13
Total66 Ov (RR 3.03)66 Ov (RR 3.03)200
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (JK Silva, 0.4 ov), 34-2 (FDM Karunaratne, 10.5 ov), 34-3 (BKG Mendis, 11.2 ov), 59-4 (AD Mathews, 20.3 ov), 90-5 (LD Chandimal, 34.1 ov), 127-6 (MDKJ Perera, 43.4 ov), 149-7 (MDK Perera, 51.3 ov), 173-8 (TAM Siriwardana, 58.2 ov), 200-9 (KTGD Prasad, 65.4 ov), 200-10 (N Pradeep, 66 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jerome Taylor1525023.33643100
Kemar Roach1243012.50593000
Jason Holder1112222.00532000
Jomel Warrican2026743.35813200
Devendra Bishoo801812.25341000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stFDM Karunaratne 1(3) & JK Silva 0(1)14
2ndBKG Mendis 13(25) & FDM Karunaratne 12(36)3361
3rdLD Chandimal 0(1) & BKG Mendis 0(2)03
4thAD Mathews 14(27) & LD Chandimal 11(28)2555
5thTAM Siriwardana 16(40) & LD Chandimal 14(42)3182
6thMDKJ Perera 16(26) & TAM Siriwardana 20(31)3757
7thMDK Perera 5(28) & TAM Siriwardana 16(19)2247
8thHMRKB Herath 6(20) & TAM Siriwardana 16(21)2441
9thKTGD Prasad 7(24) & HMRKB Herath 20(20)2744
10thN Pradeep 0(2) & HMRKB Herath 0(0)02

West Indies 1st innings

163(64.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Kraigg Brathwaitec †MDKJ Perera b TAM Siriwardanac †MDKJ Perera b TAM Siriwardana471013046.53
Shai Hopelbw b KTGD Prasadlbw b KTGD Prasad4410100.00
Devendra Bishooc †MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasadc †MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasad13331039.39
Darren Bravob KTGD Prasadb KTGD Prasad2170011.76
Marlon Samuelsc AD Mathews b TAM Siriwardanac AD Mathews b TAM Siriwardana13531024.53
Jermaine Blackwoodc †MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasadc †MDKJ Perera b KTGD Prasad16311151.61
Denesh Ramdin †b HMRKB Herathb HMRKB Herath14641021.88
Jason Holderc AD Mathews b MDK Pererac AD Mathews b MDK Perera21372156.76
Kemar Roachnot outnot out17*302056.67
Jerome Taylorlbw b MDK Pereralbw b MDK Perera150020.00
Jomel Warricanc & b MDK Pererac & b MDK Perera112008.33
Extras(b 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 1)(b 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 1)14
Total64.2 Ov (RR 2.53)64.2 Ov (RR 2.53)163
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (SD Hope, 1 ov), 33-2 (D Bishoo, 10.1 ov), 37-3 (DM Bravo, 14.4 ov), 76-4 (MN Samuels, 31.4 ov), 89-5 (KC Brathwaite, 37.3 ov), 105-6 (J Blackwood, 42.1 ov), 137-7 (D Ramdin, 55.5 ov), 149-8 (JO Holder, 59 ov), 151-9 (JE Taylor, 61 ov), 163-10 (JA Warrican, 64.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dhammika Prasad1233442.83585011
Nuwan Pradeep1132402.18542000
HMRKB Herath2053911.95933000
Dilruwan Perera11.232832.47531100
Milinda Siriwardana1022622.60441100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKC Brathwaite 1(2) & SD Hope 4(4)76
2ndKC Brathwaite 11(23) & D Bishoo 13(33)2655
3rdDM Bravo 2(17) & KC Brathwaite 2(10)427
4thMN Samuels 13(53) & KC Brathwaite 22(49)39102
5thJ Blackwood 2(18) & KC Brathwaite 11(17)1335
6thD Ramdin 2(15) & J Blackwood 14(13)1628
7thJO Holder 19(33) & D Ramdin 12(49)3282
8thKAJ Roach 5(15) & JO Holder 2(4)1219
9thKAJ Roach 1(7) & JE Taylor 1(5)212
10thKAJ Roach 11(8) & JA Warrican 1(12)1220

Sri Lanka 2nd innings

206(75.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dimuth Karunaratnec D Bishoo b JE Taylorc D Bishoo b JE Taylor01000.00
Kaushal Silvac J Blackwood b JA Warricanc J Blackwood b JA Warrican321050030.48
Kusal Mendisc †D Ramdin b JA Warricanc †D Ramdin b JA Warrican39667059.09
Dinesh Chandimalc †D Ramdin b JE Taylorc †D Ramdin b JE Taylor12441027.27
Angelo Mathewsc J Blackwood b KC Brathwaitec J Blackwood b KC Brathwaite461203038.33
Milinda Siriwardanac J Blackwood b KC Brathwaitec J Blackwood b KC Brathwaite42603270.00
Kushal Janith Perera †c †D Ramdin b KC Brathwaitec †D Ramdin b KC Brathwaite5111045.45
HMRKB Herathc J Blackwood b KC Brathwaitec J Blackwood b KC Brathwaite18263069.23
Dilruwan Pererac KAJ Roach b KC Brathwaitec KAJ Roach b KC Brathwaite790177.78
Dhammika Prasadnot outnot out1*100010.00
Nuwan Pradeepc J Blackwood b KC Brathwaitec J Blackwood b KC Brathwaite01000.00
Extras(b 2, lb 2)(b 2, lb 2)4
Total75.3 Ov (RR 2.73)75.3 Ov (RR 2.73)206
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (FDM Karunaratne, 0.1 ov), 55-2 (BKG Mendis, 21.5 ov), 84-3 (JK Silva, 35.5 ov), 84-4 (LD Chandimal, 36.1 ov), 151-5 (TAM Siriwardana, 55.1 ov), 165-6 (MDKJ Perera, 59.1 ov), 195-7 (HMRKB Herath, 69.2 ov), 203-8 (MDK Perera, 71.4 ov), 206-9 (AD Mathews, 75.2 ov), 206-10 (N Pradeep, 75.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jerome Taylor832623.25395000
Kemar Roach611502.50303000
Jason Holder51901.80251000
Jomel Warrican2526222.481094100
Devendra Bishoo2036103.05822100
Kraigg Brathwaite11.342962.52543100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stFDM Karunaratne 0(1) & JK Silva 0(0)01
2ndBKG Mendis 39(66) & JK Silva 15(64)55130
3rdLD Chandimal 12(43) & JK Silva 17(41)2984
4thAD Mathews 0(1) & LD Chandimal 0(1)02
5thTAM Siriwardana 42(60) & AD Mathews 23(54)67114
6thMDKJ Perera 5(11) & AD Mathews 8(13)1424
7thHMRKB Herath 18(26) & AD Mathews 12(35)3061
8thMDK Perera 7(9) & AD Mathews 1(5)814
9thKTGD Prasad 1(10) & AD Mathews 2(12)322
10thN Pradeep 0(1) & KTGD Prasad 0(0)01

West Indies 2nd innings

171(65.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Kraigg Brathwaitelbw b KTGD Prasadlbw b KTGD Prasad3260011.54
Shai Hopest †MDKJ Perera b TAM Siriwardanast †MDKJ Perera b TAM Siriwardana35725048.61
Darren Bravoc AD Mathews b HMRKB Herathc AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath611343245.52
Marlon Samuelsc AD Mathews b MDK Pererac AD Mathews b MDK Perera6270022.22
Jermaine Blackwoodlbw b TAM Siriwardanalbw b TAM Siriwardana4110036.36
Denesh Ramdin †c AD Mathews b HMRKB Herathc AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath10410024.39
Jason Holderlbw b TAM Siriwardanalbw b TAM Siriwardana7170041.18
Kemar Roachlbw b HMRKB Herathlbw b HMRKB Herath13351037.14
Jerome Taylorc TAM Siriwardana b HMRKB Herathc TAM Siriwardana b HMRKB Herath160016.67
Devendra Bishoorun out (AD Mathews/†MDKJ Perera)run out (AD Mathews/†MDKJ Perera)01000.00
Jomel Warricannot outnot out20*273074.07
Extras(b 7, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)(b 7, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)11
Total65.5 Ov (RR 2.60)65.5 Ov (RR 2.60) · Target 244171
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (KC Brathwaite, 9 ov), 80-2 (SD Hope, 25.5 ov), 97-3 (MN Samuels, 34.4 ov), 102-4 (J Blackwood, 37.2 ov), 124-5 (D Ramdin, 51.1 ov), 125-6 (DM Bravo, 51.5 ov), 133-7 (JO Holder, 56.1 ov), 136-8 (JE Taylor, 57.5 ov), 138-9 (D Bishoo, 58.4 ov), 171-10 (KAJ Roach, 65.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dhammika Prasad1023413.40455011
Nuwan Pradeep301103.67142001
HMRKB Herath19.535642.82853200
Dilruwan Perera2043711.85962000
Milinda Siriwardana1312531.92590000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKC Brathwaite 3(26) & SD Hope 17(28)2054
2ndSD Hope 18(44) & DM Bravo 40(58)60101
3rdMN Samuels 6(27) & DM Bravo 8(26)1753
4thJ Blackwood 4(11) & DM Bravo 1(5)516
5thD Ramdin 10(41) & DM Bravo 12(42)2283
6thJO Holder 1(1) & DM Bravo 0(3)14
7thKAJ Roach 1(10) & JO Holder 6(16)826
8thJE Taylor 1(6) & KAJ Roach 2(4)310
9thD Bishoo 0(1) & KAJ Roach 2(4)25
10thJA Warrican 20(27) & KAJ Roach 8(17)3343

Commentary

End of innings: WI 171 (65.5 ov)
65.5W
HMRKB Herath to KAJ Roach, OUT
KAJ Roach lbw b HMRKB Herath 13(35) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 171/10 (65.5 ov)
65.41
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, 1 run
65.30
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, no run
65.20
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, no run
65.10
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, no run
End of over 6510 runsWI 170/9005Nb1040
KAJ Roach 13(34)JA Warrican 19(23)KTGD Prasad 10-2-34-1
64.60
KTGD Prasad to KAJ Roach, no run
64.54
KTGD Prasad to KAJ Roach, FOUR
64.40
KTGD Prasad to KAJ Roach, no run
64.31
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, 1 run
64.35Nb
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, no ball, 4 byes
64.20
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, no run
64.10
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, no run
End of over 642 runsWI 160/9000101
JA Warrican 18(19)KAJ Roach 9(31)HMRKB Herath 19-3-55-3
63.61
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, 1 run
63.50
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, no run
63.41
HMRKB Herath to KAJ Roach, 1 run
63.30
HMRKB Herath to KAJ Roach, no run
63.20
HMRKB Herath to KAJ Roach, no run
63.10
HMRKB Herath to KAJ Roach, no run
End of over 637 runsWI 158/9010240
JA Warrican 17(17)KAJ Roach 8(27)KTGD Prasad 9-2-28-1
62.60
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, no run
62.54
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, FOUR
62.42
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, 2 runs
62.30
KTGD Prasad to JA Warrican, no run
62.21
KTGD Prasad to KAJ Roach, 1 run
62.10
KTGD Prasad to KAJ Roach, no run
End of over 625 runsWI 151/9010040
JA Warrican 11(13)KAJ Roach 7(25)HMRKB Herath 18-3-53-3
61.60
HMRKB Herath to JA Warrican, no run