Sri Lanka vs West Indies 18th Match at Pallekele, 29 Sep, 2012

Toss: West Indies, who choose to bat first
West Indies 129/5 (20)
Sri Lanka 130/1 (15.2)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
  • KC Sangakkara 39 * (34)
  • DPMD Jayawardene 65 * (49)

Over 2.6 R Rampaulto KC Sangakkara1 run

Tucks the rising delivery off his hips to fine leg for one.

Over 2.6 R Rampaul to KC Sangakkara 1 wide
Misses his flick to a short ball down the legside.

Over 3.1 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara1 run

Gets forward and works the flat delivery through squareleg for one.

Over 3.3 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Gets forward and drives it to mid on.

Over 3.4 SP Narineto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Flighted delivery onto the pads and Sanga gives it a drop kick flat over wide mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 3.5 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara2 runs

Bends forward and drives it square past the diving cover point for a couple.

Over 3.6 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back and blocks it to the off side.

Over 4.5 R Rampaul to KC Sangakkarano runs

Attempts a flick and gets hit on the pad by a full ball sliding down leg.

Over 4.6 R Rampaulto KC Sangakkara2 runs

Goes back and sweetly flicks it off his pads past squareleg for a couple.

Over 6.2 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara1 run

Gets forward and strokes it through covers for one.

Over 6.5 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back and punches it to the bowler.

Over 6.6 SP Narineto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Waits on the backfoot and gloriously punches it to the left of mid on for a boundary!

Over 7.2 DJG Sammyto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Gets inside the line and pulls the rising delivery fiercely behind squareleg for a boundary.

Over 7.3 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkarano runs

Defends the rising delivery to the off side.

Over 7.4 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara1 run

Punches the rising delivery wide of mid off for one.

Over 7.6 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkarano runs

Punches the rising delivery to covers.

Over 9.1 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara1 run

Pulls the rising delivery in the air towards deep mid wicket for one.

Over 9.6 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkarano runs

Tucks the rising delivery to the diving Gayle at mid wicket.

Over 10.2 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarabeaten, no runs

Gets forward to nudge it to point and gets beaten by the turn.

Over 10.3 SP Narineto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back and defends the top spinner to the off side.

Over 10.4 SP Narineto KC Sangakkara1 run

Goes back and nudges it behind point for one.

Over 11.1 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkarano runs

Goes back for a pull and inside edges it onto the pad.

Over 11.2 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara2 runs

Goes back and tickles the slower one off the pads to fine leg for a couple.

Over 11.3 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkarano runs

Drives the length ball on the up to mid off.

Over 11.4 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara1 lb

Deflects it off the pad in an attempted pull to fine leg and collects a leg bye.

Over 12.3 Andre Russellto KC Sangakkara1 run

Makes room and cuts it through covers for one.

Over 13.2 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara2 runs

Goes back and cuts it through extra covers for a couple.

Over 13.3 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara1 run

Leans back and steers the rising delivery to thirdman for one.

Over 13.3 DJG Sammy to KC Sangakkara 1 wide
Goes back and misses a pull down the legside to a slower short ball.

Over 13.6 DJG Sammyto KC Sangakkara1 run

Makes room and drags his pull with an inside edge which misses leg and rolls to fine leg for one.

Over 14.1 R Rampaulto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Puts his weight behind the shot and lofts the pitched up delivery over mid off for a one bounce boundary.

Over 14.2 R Rampaulto KC SangakkaraBoundary!

Gets inside the line and pulls the rising delivery fiercely behind squareleg for another boundary.

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