Sri Lanka beat West Indies in 1st ODI by 1 wicket (D/L)

[#GreenRoars]

Sri Lanka Squad
AD Mathews*, PVD Chameera, LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, MD Gunathilaka, DSNFG Jayasuriya, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, MDKJ Perera†, SMSM Senanayake, TAM Siriwardana, HDRL Thirimanne, JDF Vandersay
West Indies Squad
JO Holder*, D Bishoo, J Blackwood, CR Brathwaite, DM Bravo, JL Carter, J Charles, ADS Fletcher†, JN Mohammed, SP Narine, D Ramdin†, R Rampaul, AD Russell, MN Samuels, JE Taylor

 

[#GreenRoars]

Match delayed by rain

 

[#GreenRoars]

Likely that it will be a 48-overs per side match

 

[Ahson8]

Want SL to win this, so we can go up to No. 8...

 

[Markhor]

How depressing is this for West Indies ? 25-3 after 9 overs. Ball is seaming around with Malinga and Lakmal bowling very well. Don't know how WI are getting their runs here.

Not an easy surface to bat on, both skippers saying they'd have bowled first with SL doing so after winning the toss.

Doesn't appear to be any reduction in overs after the rain.

 

[Markhor]

Covers coming on again.

 

[Markhor]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The news is not good. It's pouring down here at Premadasa. This is some serious rain! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLvWI?src=hash">#SLvWI</a> <a href="https://t.co/vSIGA7r89u">pic.twitter.com/vSIGA7r89u</a></p>— westindies (@westindies) <a href="https://twitter.com/westindies/status/660790742202216448">November 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Thivagar]

The SL fielding coach looks like an athlete while the actual "athletes" look like owners of street side fruit stands.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Rain has stopped now

 

[Thivagar]

44 for 4 wickets at 15 overs and the match reduced to 26 overs.

 

[Thivagar]

Ajantha Mendis still haven't bowled yet.

 

[Thivagar]

Is that girl grinding on Percy ?

 

[Thivagar]

Mystery is back

 

[Thivagar]

Dilshan's fielding .

 

[Thivagar]

Ajantha Mendis's getting tonked by Andre Russell.

 

[Thivagar]

First ball six for Jason Holder like a boss.

 

[Thivagar]

150 wickets for Ajantha Mendis in 81 innings.

 

[Firebreaker]

150 wickets for Ajantha Mendis in 81 innings.

Still a very poor bowler

 

[Thivagar]

100 runs in the last 10 overs by WI. Good come back. Good contribution from Holder and Andre Russell.

 

[Thivagar]

Still a very poor bowler

Agreed

 

[#GreenRoars]

163 target in 26 overs.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Quick start by SL, 3 overs 25 runs

 

[Thivagar]

Dilscoop for by Dilshan

 

[Thivagar]

Ksual run out

 

[Thivagar]

Thirimanne walks in and fans are already disappointed. Send in the debutant.

 

[#GreenRoars]

1st wicket down.

 

[Thivagar]

Andre Russel gets smacked for a 6, falls over and injures himself. Worst think that could happen to a bowler in one delivery.

 

[zabalestmsm]

I like this C Braithwate!

 

[Thivagar]

rain has ruined this game folks

Not for me, it makes my parents think that I'm focused on the game while I try to recover from a bad hangover.

 

[Thivagar]

I like this C Braithwate!

Google" Anthony Bennett" look how much they look alike.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Google" Anthony Bennett" look how much they look alike.

Yeah! Close!

 

[#GreenRoars]

2nd wicket gone, but i think now the target is much easier.

 

[#GreenRoars]

O man Dilsho is
Now WI can inject some life in this match

 

[Belawal2014]

Collaaaapse!

 

[#GreenRoars]

Suddenly,6 down

 

[Sachin136]

Narine completely owning the Sri Lankan players. West Indies' match to lose now.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Woow woow 7 down Sri Lanka, what an epic collapse

 

[#GreenRoars]

Senanyke can hit

 

[#GreenRoars]

Narine final over, can be a decider one

 

[Sachin136]

Run out looks not out. But the keeper was too slow and far away from the stumps.

 

[Syed2015]

What did happened? Just saw a post on FB of the SL cricket team, which showed that SL have 106 for 3, but after switching in ive witnessed a surprise.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Lovely shot by Mendis for

 

[#GreenRoars]

23 needed in 30 balls and 3 wickets

 

[Syed2015]

WI needs a wicket as quick as possible.

 

[Thivagar]

Mendis hit a four of Narine and then comes down the pitch very next ball trying to hit a six

 

[#GreenRoars]

WI is loosing this

 

[#GreenRoars]

WI giving easy singles

 

[#GreenRoars]

Clever batting or clever bowling?

 

[#GreenRoars]

Why gave bowling to non regular bowler, SL should win this now

 

[#GreenRoars]

Bowled em Carter takes important wicker

 

[Thivagar]

Senanyake goes

 

[#GreenRoars]

2 in 2 for carter just turned the tables.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Senanyake goes

Man if Malinga is out, SL is doomed then.

 

[Thivagar]

9th one goes lol

 

[#GreenRoars]

Mendis needs to do some magic, but with the bat

 

[#GreenRoars]

OMG, whattay stupid time to bowl a NO bal;

 

[Syed2015]

What a shot by Mendis.

 

[MarkCooper]

medium pacer bowls a no ball... hmm

 

[#GreenRoars]

LOL, this was WI match, idiot charles costed whole team.
SL wins by 1 wicket

 

[_Salman_]

What a way to win the game.

 

[Syed2015]

Poor West Indians, all their hard work to put the game back into their pocket goes in vain. :/

 

[Dios]

Ajantha Mendis was run-out. But not given by Rod Tucker. WI robbed.

 

[Thivagar]

and Ajantha Mendis wins the match for SL

 

[Syed2015]

But to be honest, Mendis batted quite good. Did show some glimpses of a proper batsman, and compensated his bowling performance with this finish.

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[#GreenRoars]

Ajantha Mendis was run-out. But not given by Rod Tucker. WI robbed.

That was a close call, benefit of doubt favors batsman.

 

[The_KING]

Mendis back in the team. Good to see.

 

[Suleiman]

Didn't get to watch, but what did you guys think of narine's action? Did it look different, did it look legal?

His bowling figures look just as good as before his hiatus.

 

[Ahson8]

Damn, looks like this was a thriller. So Pakistan back to No. 8 in the ODI rankings now.

 

[Thivagar]

Didn't get to watch, but what did you guys think of narine's action? Did it look different, did it look legal?

His bowling figures look just as good as before his hiatus.

Looked clean. Wasn't chucking.