West Indies vs Sri Lanka | 1st ODI | Port of Spain | 10/04/2008

[Sheikh]

Looking forward to what should be a pretty good odi series following the hard fought and competitive test series. Both teams will be coming hard to win a share of the spoils from the tour. I'm hoping Kieron Pollard gets a few games to showcase his talents!

 

[Sheikh]

Gayle wins the toss and elects to bowl on a wicket that has a little bit of grass.

 

[Sheikh]

Beauty of a yorker by Edwards smashing the off stump!

 

[TruSachFan]

Sri Lanka: 38/1 (8.2 Ovs)

sanga off to a rocking start 23(24)

tharanga AKA aftab AKA dravid AKA kallis is playing a test match

 

[Sheikh]

Sanga smashes a wide taylor delivery straight to point.

38-2 (9.3)

 

[Sheikh]

Now Bravo gets Tharanga inside edging onto his stumps. Sri Lanka in trouble here.

41-3

 

[Sheikh]

Oh dear, now Mahela smashes bravo straight to point as well!

41-4 (12.3)

 

[CricnPak]

51-5, Gayle's keeping on the pacers

 

[iZeeshan]

Serious trouble for Sri Lanka now.

 

[BD-fan]

recovered now 110/5 in 33 overs. 60+ partnership

 

[12thMan]

SL 176-5 after 43 overs

 

[12thMan]

partnership of 135 now. Both Silva and Kapu in 60s. New record for SL for 6th wicket

 

[12thMan]

2 sixes by Kapudegera - 14 runs from the Gayle over
SL 207-5 after 46 overs

Silva ct at midon off Bravo
208-6 after 46.3 overs

 

[12thMan]

Kapugedera out LBW on 95 off Edwards
SL 234-7 after 49.5 overs

 

[Saj]

Good fightback by the Lankans giving them a fighting total.

Still fancy the Windies to win though. Come on Gayle, lets have a special knock today from you.

 

[12thMan]

WI 0-0 after 1 over - need 236 to win

 

[Amjid Javed]

Gayle needs to dominate Vass here if west indies want to get off to a flyer.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kapugedera has shown glimpses off what a quality all-rounder he could be for Sri lanka in future. Sri Lanka do have a fighting total here...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Smith off mark for west indies. 1/0

 

[12thMan]

Sangakkara drops a catch off Vaas

 

[Amjid Javed]

Vass bowling some good outswingers here to the lefties!

 

[Amjid Javed]

West indies off to a flyer

3/0 after 3 overs

 

[Amjid Javed]

1st boundary off inns for gayle and then smith hits one next over

13/0 into the 5th over...

 

[12thMan]

Wi 28-0 after 9 overs - need 208 more to win

 

[Amjid Javed]

W.I 39/0 - Looks like Gayle is looking to just see Vass off here..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good shout for LBW by Vass of Gayle and not given.

39/0 after 11

 

[Amjid Javed]

Cracking shot for Six by Gayle of amerasinghe

 

[sehban]

51/0 12.1 solid start for windies

 

[Amjid Javed]

Then 4 more to follow.. tempo going up finally.

 

[12thMan]

Devon Smith out LBW off Amarsinghe. Ball pitched outside leg
WI 53-1

 

[sehban]

smith goes LBW 53/1 ball pitched outside leg

 

[Amjid Javed]

Smith gone maybe unluckily LBW - looked plumb in normal speed thou

53/1

 

[sehban]

57/1 14 overs

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sarwan the man in form off mark with 4.

57/1 after 14 overs

 

[sehban]

66/1 17 overs

 

[sehban]

50 for gayle

 

[Saj]

Calypso collapso.

3 big wickets gone in the blink of an eye. All set up nicely now 110 for 4

126 needed from 132 balls

 

[Amjid Javed]

W.I 109/3

Gayle gone for 52 and sarwn for 35 in space off 2 overs and two new fresh bastmen in middle... game on!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Samuels gone as well... hes had a shocker in this series v W.I (TESTS) and now 1st odi...

 

[sehban]

113/4 29.3 windies collapsing

 

[Saj]

Bravo has just hit a six over cover and it landed on a photographers head.

Her head is bleeding but she's still sat there taking pictures and smiling.

 

[sehban]

87 to win of 100 balls

 

[sehban]

Bravo playing some lovely shots

 

[dblock]

Bravo has just hit a six over cover and it landed on a photographers head.

Her head is bleeding but she's still sat there taking pictures and smiling.

She'll feel it in the morning for sure.

Tight match in progress.

 

[12thMan]

WI 179-5 after 40 overs - need 57 to win from 60 balls

 

[12thMan]

WI 191-5 after 43 overs - need 45 runs from 42 balls
Mendis to bowl

 

[12thMan]

Browne hits a six and then next ball ct at longon off Dilshan
201-6 - need 35 from 32 balls

 

[12thMan]

Mendis bowls a leg break to get Sammy bowled
203-7 - need 33 of 26

 

[12thMan]

chakkka by J Taylor off Mendis
Wii 219-7 - need 17 off 13 balls

 

[12thMan]

JT out next ball ct at long on
219-8 after 48 overs - need 17 from 12 balls

 

[buddhika_s]

Benn Runout (Jayawardena)

 

[12thMan]

after 4 dot balls a desparate run and Benn runout
219-9 - need 17 runs off 7 balls

 

[12thMan]

Chanderpaul gets 50 with a four
WI 223-9 - needs 13 in last over but #11 to face it
Vaas to bowl - 17 runs from his 9 overs

 

[Ralync]

12 off 4 now with Chanderpaul on strike.

 

[tmac4real]

6 runs to win off last ball.

 

[King Khan]

Hes Done It!!!! Woohoo!!

 

[Saj]

Chanderpaul has done a Javed Miandad.

Wow !!!

Full toss on leg stump and he hammered it over mid wicket

 

[12thMan]

WI need 6 on the last ball and a chakkkkaaaa
got 10 runs on last two balls

 

[tmac4real]

Chanderpaul, wow class.

 

[Straight Bat]

amazing! Great game!

 

[FAM]

Didn't expect that from Chanderpaul. Wow!

 

[Ralync]

Unbelievable.

 

[TruSachFan]

turtlepaul pulls a miandad hereee

 

[switchblade]

wow ! last ball 6 wins match !!

Chanderpal must be singing: way da time cold I wanna be keepin you warm... my battin is the way to go

 

[McBoom]

WOW, hats off Shiv !

 

[sehban]

amazing amazing stuff...it was the same type of delivery that miandad got and also a similar shot...
congrats chanderpaul and windies

 

[Fawad]

Congrats to the West Indian cricket team, amazing shot by Chanderpaul.

 

[OZGOD]

Awesome stuff - hopefully someone uploads the highlights somewhere.

 

[12thMan]

Bravo MOM. $2000 (Pak-Ban MOM got $500)
next game on Saturday

 

[drkilljoy]

Bravo MOM. $2000 (Pak-Ban MOM got $500)
next game on Saturday

All MOM prizes in international cricket are pathetic. Stanford 2020 had the MOM prize of $25,000.

 

[12thMan]

All MOM prizes in international cricket are pathetic. Stanford 2020 had the MOM prize of $25,000.

International players play for pride and honor and not worry about contracts, match fee, MOM etc. They have domestic cricket to make some living and if they are lucky they play for the country

 

[MalikBrother]

Chaunderpaul done Miandad Magic? ....Woow I must say
Feel sad for Vaas . It kill atleast someone to get entertainment to watch ... just like Youvraj killing Broad in T20 to entertain

 

[karachiite]

what was this mendis guy like?

 

[12thMan]

Chaunderpaul done Miandad Magic? ....Woow I must say
Feel sad for Vaas . It kill atleast someone to get entertainment to watch ... just like Youvraj killing Broad in T20 to entertain

Well Vass bowled a bad last over. I think 3 full tosses. First two only got a single as it was a #11 batsman

 

[12thMan]

what was this mendis guy like?

Mendis was very tricky. Sometimes it looked like he was bowling wrist spin, somethimes he had two fingers on the ball. I don't know if he is a offspinner or leg spinner as he was doing both. But I couldn't really see much of him (saw about 2 overs). He was troubling the batsmen

 

[Kriketer]

Wow what a gamee! Finally some excitement in West Indian cricket....can't wait for the highlights! Poor Vass had to bowl a full-toss, but I guess he was going for a yorker and it turned into a lucky full-toss.

 

[CricnPak]

i actually think the WI have been playing better over the last year than ever in the last 15 years. mainly because gayle had brought the guys together and his cool attitude seems perfect for this flamboyant side. i'm not saying they're getting back to the glory days, i'm just saying their taking steps in the right direction and i'm glad for it. it's always nice to have a strong competitive wi side

 

[MalikBrother]

Well Vass bowled a bad last over. I think 3 full tosses. First two only got a single as it was a #11 batsman

three full tosses? i bet it's matchfixed ...damn you Vaas

 

[CricnPak]

and yeah, congrats to chanderpaul on equalling miandad's last ball six.

 

[Wiji]

Miandad needed 4 off the last ball if I'm not mistaken. Chanderpaul needed 10 off the last 2, and a 6 off the last.