Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 2nd T20i 15 October 2024

2nd T20I • Dambulla

162/5 (20)

89 (16.1)

SL won by 73 runs

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Date & Time

15 Oct, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

Match

2nd T20I,

Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Prageeth Rambukwella (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bat

Pitch Report

We are on the same pitch hence it's dry and lot less grass. It looks on the slower side and spin to win for me. Sri Lanka bowled good lengths which were played well by the West Indies batters Sri Lanka in the first six overs couldn't do anything about it in the first game. You have to be on the back of a length area and try to set the tone in the powerplay. 175 will be a par score.

1st Innings

185Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

157.06Avg SR

2nd Innings

159Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

139.47Avg SR

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Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

3- 7

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Brandon King

WI . BAT

63 Runs

1 Match

Charith Asalanka

SL . BAT

59 Runs

1 Match

Kamindu Mendis

SL . ALL

51 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Matheesha Pathirana

SL . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Romario Shepherd

WI . ALL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Kamindu Mendis

SL . ALL

1 Wkt

1 Match

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Venue Details

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

1st Innings

185Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

157.06Avg SR

2nd Innings

159Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

139.47Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

25%Bat First Bowl First75%

Team Batting First

75%Wins Losses25%

Recent Matches on venue

1st T20I • Oct 13 • West Indies tour of Sri Lanka

SL 179/7 (20)

WI 180/5 (19.1)

WI won by 5 wickets

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3rd T20I • Feb 21 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 206/6 (20)

AFG 209/5 (20)

AFG won by 3 runs

vs live score

2nd T20I • Feb 19 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 187/6 (20)

AFG 115/10 (17)

SL won by 72 runs

vs live score

1st T20I • Feb 17 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 160/10 (19)

AFG 156/9 (20)

SL won by 4 runs

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

3- 7

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

144

Average Score

163

206/3

Highest Score

218/5

77/10

Lowest Score

116/2

1wd 1 1 1 1 0 1

Over 14

Runs: 6

1 0 4 1 4 6

Over 15

Runs: 16

W 4 0 0 1 1

Over 16

Runs: 6

Over 17

Runs: 0

All Overs

Player of the Match Pathum Nissanka

54(49)

Player of the Series Charith Asalanka

Commentary

That is that as Sri Lanka win the match and set up as series decider with West Indies come 17th. This has been Lavil Saldanha alongside Arya signing off. Do check Sportskeeda for the latest in the world of sports. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and look to see y'all soon. SEE YA!

Charith Asalanka (captain, Sri Lanka): It is a very important win for us. Toss was very important and luckily I won the toss. I mentioned at the toss that 160-170 was a par score and the openers set up well for us. He (Wellalage) didn't look like a debutant, he has played 50 over cricket and used that experience here

Rovman Powell (captain, West Indies): We thought we could have gotten to 160, but this wasn't a T20 wicket. The opposition used the conditions better. It was about reaching the ball which we didn't. We have 24 hours and we will here again after watching our dismisses. I tried to get my left hand spinner to the right handers just like the opposition skipper.

Pathum Nissanka is the Player of the Match, here is what he had to say: He speaks about the importance of the innings. He had a special plan against the spinners and it was just the cramps which halted his innings towards the end.

(Translated from Sinhalese by Roshan Abeysinghe)

10:05 PM IST and Local Time - Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 73 runs

West Indies: 89 all out in 16.1 overs
Rovman Powell: 20(17) | Alzarri Joseph: 16(10)
Dunith Wellalage: 3/9 (4 overs) | Charith Asalanka: 2/6 (2 overs)

Sri Lanka inflict a heavy loss on West Indies as the visitors register their fourth-lowest total in their T20 history. They will be proud of making a strong comeback in this game and also keeping the series alive.

Chasing 163 should have been light work for the Men in Maroon but they failed big time. The opening pair of King and Lewis failed and from then on it was a procession, with only Sherfane Rutherford being able to add some runs in the middle order. Rovman Powell demoted himself down the order and did a great job, scoring 20 along with Alzarri Joseph but that wasn't enough as the Windies struggled to get past the three-figure mark.

Sri Lankan bowlers had a field day as they picked up wickets for fun. Dunith Wellalage on debut, had three scalps to his name, making it a memorable first game for him. Charith Asalanka, Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga returned with two wickets each as Pathirana, coming late into the attack, helped by prizing out Rovman Powell.

Let us now go down to hear what the captains and the Player of the Match have to say

16.1 Maheesh Theekshana to Alzarri Joseph, WICKET! Sri Lanka wins by 73 runs. That was the carrom ball and Alzarri had absolutely no idea which way the ball was turning. Pitched on a fuller-length around middle and turns away from Alzarri, he played the wrong line, gets beaten and the middle stump has been rattled. A comprehensive 73 run win for Sri Lanka as the series has been levelled 1-1.

Maheesh Theekshana (3-0-7-1) comes back into the attack

Sri Lanka are only a wicket away here now. They are much closer to winning and leveling this match on and West Indies are much closer to recording a painful defeat

overs

89 /9 score

runs

Alzarri Joseph *

16 (9)

Shamar Joseph

5 (4)

Matheesha Pathirana

1 /12

15.6 Matheesha Pathirana to Alzarri Joseph, slowish on a good-length a tad outside off, nudged away with soft hands by Alzarri, towards the on side and rolls the strike over.

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