West Indies' bowlers conveyed tight lines and savvy varieties of pace on a moderate Khettarama surface to compel a Sri Lanka crumple and prise a 23-run triumph to end a generally fruitless visit. Dwayne Bravo gathered four wickets, and Ravi Rampaul three, in the guests' guard of 162 for 6 which, similar to their playing, had likewise been an aggregate exertion.
The triumph gives West Indies an offer of the arrangement, however Sri Lanka keep the top T20 rank. Bravo, who hit a run-a-ball 31 notwithstanding his 4 for 28 with the ball, was named Man of the Match.
Tillakaratne Dilshan struck his second fifty of the arrangement however in spite of the fact that his own particular strike-rate was about 137 – his 70-run stand with Shehan Jayasuriya drew a percentage of the force from Sri Lanka's innings. Jayasuriya was out for 30 off 32 balls. His wicket get under way a capitulation that cost nine wickets for 46 runs. Approaching batsmen endeavored to hit out instantly, aware of a climbing required rate, yet oversaw just to discover secure sets of hands in the outfield.
Jayasuriya was scoreless off his initial seven balls and, despite the fact that he struck progressive fours off Jerome Taylor, he slipped into an example of discovering defenders with his hotshots. Dilshan likewise misread the pace of the ball off the pitch every so often, and West Indies kept on pressing in shabby overs through the first 50% of the pursuit. At the point when Jayasuriya was released – on account of an exceptional running catch from Andre Russell at the long-on limit – Sri Lanka's required rate was nearing 10.
Dinesh Chandimal was just about got at the leg-side limit first ball, however was safely held quickly after. Dilshan was out switch-hitting Rampaul in the same over, and Angelo Mathews was discovered attempting to clear the retrogressive square leg limit not long after that. From that point on, Sri Lanka lost no less than one wicket for every over. Chamara Kapugedara was gotten at spread. Milinda Siriwardana was puzzled running at Sunil Narine. The hosts had unwound conclusively by the center of the eighteenth over.
This was after their own bowlers had withstood brief charges from Johnson Charles and Denesh Ramdin, who both hit 34 at either end of West Indies' batting exertion. The guests had warmed up gradually, hitting just 17 from the initial 26 balls, until Charles touched off the innings with a four-ball arrangement that brought 22 runs. Charles kept running at Sachithra Senanayake twice to lift him into the leg-side stands, and cleared him twice too, gathering a six and a four. The following over from Dushmantha Chameera was just as costly. Andre Fletcher struck three fours as Chameera blundered down the legside – however he additionally had Fletcher dropped off a slower ball, on 16.
With 44 runs having fall off the last two Powerplay overs, West Indies gave off an impression of being surging. Siriwardana's left-arm turn rapidly brought the hosts some control. He caught Fletcher in front with a slider, saw Marlon Samuels run-out later in that over, then hit again with his arm ball to have the guests 75 for 3 after nine overs.
West Indies assaulted irregularly after that, yet had their salvos energetically closed down. Andre Russell was released in the twelfth over after two sixes had come in the past five balls. Ramdin broke two sixes and a four in the fourteenth and fifteenth overs, however was soon compelled to battle with a surge of good yorkers – especially from Nuwan Kulasekara – which he could just uncover for singles or twos.
Sri Lanka's seamers were pinpoint toward the completion. In spite of the fact that resistance hitters were at the wrinkle, Malinga surrendered just five keeps running in each of his last two overs, and Kulasekara close to seven from his. Ramdin stayed unbeaten toward the end of
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