Sri Lanka v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches –
Live Score and Match Update (First Innings Update)
Aided by Nuwan Kulasekara’s early assault, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 managed to restrict the West Indies to a total of 132 during the first of the ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches, being played at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo today on September 13.
While Sri Lanka undoubtedly have the home advantage, the Windies have been counted among the favourites for the cup, having recently brought a competitive streak back into their performances on the international stage, as was apparent in their series against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 earlier this year.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first, with the Windies opening their innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 (who served as an effective opener
alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 during the series against the Kiwis, with his best being an unbeaten 65 during an ODI at Kingston).
However, both openers had barely gotten started when Kulasekara (4-0-35-2) swept in, sending http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 (5) back to the pavilion in the second over. The Lankan pacer followed it up with the wicket of Simmons (2) in the fourth over, caught out by wicketkeeper
batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johnson-Charles-c69060 stepped up to bring the innings back on track, top-scoring for the team with 30 off 26, including 3 boundaries. Following his 17-run stand with Simmons, he joined skipper Dwayne Bravo (14) for a 23-run partnership for the 3rd wicket.
Their combined efforts got the team up to 46 by the 8th over, after which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 (who remained the most economical bowler for his side, with figures of 2-0-7-1, and an
economy rate of 3.50).
Dwayne Bravo was followed to the crease by Darren Bravo (29) who established a 19-run stand with Charles, but their partnership came to an end with the dismissal of the latter, who was run out by Jayawardene in the 11th over, leaving his side
at 65 for 4.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 in
the 17th over, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Dwayne-Russell-c44235 (11), who was run out in the 18th over - by which point the Windies were at 113 for 6.
A final unbeaten 19-run partnership between Pollard and wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 (8*), enabled the team to put in a final burst during the death overs, and the Windies finished by posting a total of 132, at the expense of 6 wickets, by the end
of 20 overs.
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