Friday 26 / April / 2024
Harare: Limited overs specialist Jonathan Carter and debutant Rovman Powell both hit lusty knocks to carry West Indies to a 62-run run victory over Sri Lanka in their triangular series match on Wednesday.
With West Indies all out for 227 after losing their last five wickets for 18 runs, Sri Lanka struggled to chase down the target and were bowled out for 165 off 43.1 overs.
Sri Lanka had beaten hosts Zimbabwe in the opening match of the series earlier in the week.
Carter came to the crease with West Indies on 76-3 and belted two fours and two sixes to score 54 runs, while Powell hit three leg side sixes in his knock of 44 runs off 29 balls.
Sri Lanka lost quick wickets in their reply, slumping to 16 for three after their first six overs and limped to 100-6 at the end of the 31st over.
Sachith Pathirana gave Sri Lanka a mid-order boost but once he was out for 45 their slim chances were over. Shannon Gabriel and Ashley Nurse each claimed three wickets for the Windies.
The rest of the series now decamps to Bulawayo, where Zimbabwe play the West Indies at Queens Sports Club on Saturday.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES
J. Charles c K. Perera b Lakmal 2
K. Brathwaite run out (N. Kulasekara) 14
E. Lewis c Dickwella b Pathirana 27
S. Hope b Gunaratne 47
J. Carter c D. de Silva b N. Kulasekara 54
R. Powell c Dickwella b Pradeep 44
C. Brathwaite c Lakmal b Pradeep 14
J. Holder run out (N. Kulasekara) 2
A. Nurse not out 5
S. Benn lbw b N. Kulasekara 7
S. Gabriel lbw b Lakmal 0
Extras (lb-6, w-5) 11
Total (all out, 49.2 overs) 227
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-27, 3-76, 4-129, 5-172, 6-209, 7-214, 8-215, 9-226, 10-227
Bowling: N. Kulasekara 10-1-37-2 (w-3), S. Lakmal 9.2-1-45-2, N. Pradeep 10-1-55-2 (w-2), S. Jayasuriya 4-0-19-0, S. Pathirana 6-0-25-1, A. Gunaratne 10-1-40-1
SRI LANKA
D. de Silva c Hope b Holder 3
K. Perera run out (Charles) 4
N. Dickwella c Benn b Gabriel 28
K. Mendis c Nurse b Holder 4
U. Tharanga c & b Nurse 12
A. Gunaratne lbw b Nurse 18
S. Jayasuriya c R. Powell b C. Brathwaite 31
S. Pathirana c Lewis b Nurse 45
N. Kulasekara c Lewis b Gabriel 16
S. Lakmal b Gabriel 0
N. Pradeep not out 0
Extras (w-4) 4
Total (all out, 43.1 overs) 165
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-8, 3-16, 4-51, 5-64, 6-79, 7-139, 8-151, 9-160, 10-165
Bowling: S. Gabriel 8.1-0-31-3 (w-2), J. Holder 8-0-16-2 (w-1), C. Brathwaite 9-0-34-1 (w-1), J. Carter 1-0-4-0, A. Nurse 10-1-46-3, S. Benn 7-1-34-0
Umpires: M. Erasmus & R. Tiffin
TV umpire: C. Shamshuddin
Match referee: Javagal Srinath
Result: West Indies won by 62 runs
