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Sri Lanka v West Indies, IndianOil Cup, Colombo
West Indies pull off superb win
The Bulletin by Ranajit Dam
August 6, 2005
West Indies 226 for 7 (Joseph 58, Chanderpaul 57) beat Sri Lanka 193 (Arnold 59) by 33 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Shivnarine Chanderpaul: the move up the order worked for him and the team © Getty Images
West Indies kept alive their chances of making it to the final of the IndianOil Cup with a 33-run victory against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Requiring 227 to win, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 193, with only Russel Arnold (59) offering some resistance. The result means that Sunday's match between India and West Indies will be a virtual semi-final, with the winner making it to the final against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Full report to follow.
25 overs Sri Lanka 92 for 4 (Jayawardene 22*, Arnold 3*) need 135 runs to beat West Indies 226 for 7
Dwayne Smith picked up two wickets off consecutive deliveries to bring West Indies into contention in the fifth group game of the IndianOil Cup in Colombo. Smith first produced the perfect full delivery on off-stump to remove Upul Tharanga and then trapped Tillakaratne Dilshan with a nip-backer that would have hit middle stump. At the halfway stage, Sri Lanka were 92 for 4 chasing 227, with Mahela Jayawardene unbeaten on 22 and Russel Arnold not out on 3.
Sri Lanka started off brightly enough. Tino Best was wayward and replaced after two overs, Deighton Butler bowled with a great deal of heart but couldn't effect the breakthrough. Until the 10th over, that is. With Sri Lanka's score on 46, Jayasuriya was adjudged lbw to a Butler delivery that moved in a fair bit. It was just reward for Butler, who carried on his fine performance from the previous game against India, and deserved to have been utilized much earlier in the tour. Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara started to consolidate, when Sangakkara was out to a dazzler of a one-handed catch by Xavier Marshall at point (64 for 2).
It got worse three overs later. Smith, producing movement in the steam-bath called Premadasa Stadium, picked up the two key wickets to knock Sri Lanka back. But Jayawardene, the hero of the last match against India, is still there, and we have a great match on our hands.
50 overs West Indies 226 for 7 (Joseph 58, Chanderpaul 57) versus Sri Lanka
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sylvester Joseph scored contrasting fifties to propel West Indies to 226 for 7 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. While it was Chanderpaul's fifth half-century of the calendar year, Joseph's 58 was his highest score in any international match, eclipsing his 45 against England last summer. The lower order duly fell away, however, and although Omari Banks knocked the ball around a bit towards the end, a target of 227 does not seem to be out of the reach of Sri Lanka's formidable batting.
Chanderpaul's decision to promote himself up the order for West Indies' crunch group game provided a much-needed fillip to the team's batting fortunes, as they topped 200 for the first time. In retrospect, the final score was far less than what they must have anticipated after being 97 for 1 just before the halfway stage. The lack of a middle-order finisher ensured that they ended on a competitive score, rather than a match-winning one. More than anything else, the second half of the innings was marked by clumsiness and cluelessness, as a total of four run-outs indicates, as well as the lack of a real plan to build on the solid foundation created by the top order.
After two Test matches and three one-dayers on the tour, West Indies finally looked in control at the start of their innings, thanks to Chanderpaul's presence at the crease. He opened the innings with Xavier Marshall, and although he rarely appeared in a dominant mood, he was effective enough, seeing off both Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka's bowling find of the tournament, and Nuwan Zoysa, who was listless on his return to international cricket. The first casualty that West Indies suffered was Marshall, who lasted all of eight overs before slamming on the self-destruct button. A mix-up in calling brought Upul Tharanga at mid-on into play, and Marshall couldn't beat the direct throw at the bowler's end.
Joseph rarely looked convincing through his knock. He took all of 15 balls to get off the mark, but West Indies were helped greatly by having one enormously experienced batsman at the other end. Chanderpaul scored two consecutive fours in a wayward Zoysa over, and generally dealt in boundaries - his 57 consisted of eight hits to the fence. Chanderpaul even took Muttiah Muralitharan on, sweeping him convincingly through the deep-square-leg area. Chandana eventually picked up his wicket: Chanderpaul, attempting to drive, spooned a simple catch to Maharoof at gully.
What followed was fairly predictable. The West Indies rookies, minus their shepherd, Chanderpaul, seemed unable to come to terms with the fact that they actual held the upper hand for the better part of the innings. Joseph hung on grimly for a while, before starting to unfurl his shots - the highlight of his innings was a towering six off Chandana - and while Narsingh Deonarine seemed unable to convince either himself or the spectators that he truly belonged at this level, Banks at least did his best to appear busy. Ricardo Powell, batting prowess left behind somewhere in the past, and Dwayne Smith were worth one spanking boundary apiece, and Tino Best made yet another case for a promotion in the order. But four run-outs out of seven is positively scandalous, and the batsmen will be mainly culpable if Sri Lanka win the match. And there is no reason why Sri Lanka shouldn't.
How they were out
West Indies
Xavier Marshall run out (Tharanga) 8 (22 for 1)
Direct hit from mid-on
Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Maharoof b Chandana 57 (97 for 2)
Spooned catch to gully from mish*t drive
Narsingh Deonarine lbw b Chandana 21 (152 for 3)
Trapped on the back foot after missing an ungainly slog
Sylvester Joseph run out (Dilshan/Fernando) 58 (165 for 4)
Sent back by partner; couldn't get back home in time
Dwayne Smith lbw b Muralitharan 13 (189 for 5)
Played back to the one that turned in
Ricardo Powell run out (Muralitharan/Maharoof) 8 (206 for 6)
Mixup found him stranded well short
Omari Banks run out (Jayawardene/Maharoof) 33 (224 for 7)
Found well short going for second run
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya lbw b Butler 23 (46 for 1)
Trapped leg before to ball that moved in
Kumar Sangakkara c Marshall b Daren Powell 7 (64 for 2)
Cut to point; marvellous diving catch
Upul Tharanga b Smith 25 (73 for 3)
Played across to a full ball on off stump
Tillakaratne lbw b Smith 0 (73 for 4)
Ball nipped back to hit him on middle stump
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