ODI Series SWEEP of W.I.

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FINED for slow over rate ! add insult to injury !

why is there a 4 day break between an ODI ?

2nd ODI is til Wednesday .....stupid !

The Sooriyawewa pitch is one of the quicker tracks in the country though that is not to say it doesn't also take turn.

It is also one of the hottest venues in the country, but if the wind is around, the players may get some relief.

West Indies have never won an ODI series in Sri Lanka.

Their best result came in December 1993, when they drew 1-1.

345 - 8 after 50 overs

Avishka Fernando 127, Kusal Mendis 119

Cottrell 4Fer, Alzarri 3Fer

39 after 7 overs

Hope 30*

6.5
Pradeep to Ambris, 1 run, dropped at short fine leg.The butter fingers continue into the second innings?

64 - 1 after 12

12.2
Udana to Hope, sensational fielding, Hope has called Ambris through for a single, but seeing suddenly that Mathews
has the ball in hand, he changes his mind. Ambris is two thirds down the pitch now. Hope scampers back
to the striker's end, and Ambris is nowhere as the throw comes in and the bowler Udana takes the bails off.
Hope might even had made it had he committed to his call !

SW Ambris run out (Mathews/Udana) 17 (24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 70.83

83- 2 after 17.1

50 to Hope after that run out and drinks break

17.1
Mathews to Hope, the prize breakthrough. This is fullish, just outside off stump and angled in to Hope,
who tries to lift this over the legside. The ball seems to stop on him a little bit though, and Hope is through the shot early.

SD Hope c Karunaratne b Mathews 51 (65b 5x4 0x6) SR: 78.46

116 - 3 at the half way mark

20.1
de Silva to Bravo, googly does it! Was only half forward to it, got an edge and flew to slip, who held on smartly.

DM Bravo c DM de Silva b PWH de Silva 16 (23b 1x4 0x6) SR: 69.56

27.6
Sandakan to Chase, goes through him. Nice little loop and dip, pitches around off and turns sharply in ~

RL Chase b Sandakan 20

132 - 5 after 29 overs

28.2
de Silva to Pollard, OUT, bowled him with a googly first ball. Sri Lanka are shutting the door on West Indies now.

KA Pollard b PWH de Silva DUCK

30.5
de Silva to Holder, another googly, another wicket. Holder had no idea about that one. This is shorter than the one to Pollard.

JO Holder b PWH de Silva 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.50