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00:0020 international between Sri Lanka and the West Indies from the Rangiri Damulu Stadium and a very warm
00:06Welcome to all of you. Wherever you are joining us and
00:09We can first show you it is a three match T20 series and the West Indies winning the first game quite
00:16Comprehensively by five wickets and it's an important game for Sri Lanka all to play for them
00:21Very very important game indeed because Sri Lanka needs to win this and let's see how best they could to do better today
00:31We are in Dambulla a
00:33Pleasant evening here. Nice wind blowing across a strong wind I should say
00:39And we are very very lucky to have cricket so much rain around
00:45range clears up
00:49West Indies one it up in the three match series Patum Nisankar
00:54750s is being wonderful form across all formats
00:58Only player and when he's out there
01:02runs tend to flow to Salman this
01:06Partner as a partnership. They've been very very good of late
01:12For a better strike rate
01:16Warnings as well such an important game from Sri Lanka's point of view to keep the series alive
01:27Barry Joseph, they'll use their fastball as the West Indies
01:31Hit the deck hard
01:33Back up a link and make the batters
01:36Take chances if they want runs one slip in place
01:43Hopefully the rain stay away and we have a full game good evening Farid Maroof
01:48Good evening Russell. Good evening. All our viewers my important toss one by Sri Lanka
01:54I also had 24 hours to get the prepare the pitch. It's like they've done a lot
02:01Slow it even more interesting selection by Sri Lanka couple of them
02:06Very much looking forward to watch the debut time to meet the lalaghi. I'll tell you Joseph. We've both really well-paced bounce the other day
02:13Question is whether he'll have the same amount of bounce in a slower surface today and also lateral movement
02:19Mentioned about wind blowing across these bullies on the right hand, which is
02:23The scoreboard in which will help his out swing up and slip in place
02:34The sunkers on strike here's Joe
02:38Shama Joseph boundary, but it'll be like boys
02:42Got to make a move not only Sanka tries to go down the wicket
02:47And the first boundary comes in courtesy of a lick by
02:52Pain
02:53Swinging with hope
02:55Coming down the track
02:57Probably Shama Joseph seeing him coming down following him right over the middle stump. Very lucky path to miss Sanka
03:07Probably the quickest delivery
03:11He gets it this time that before
03:14Giving himself with and slaps it over extra cover. That's more like it. That's a miss and proper picketing stroke
03:22Then swinging watching the ball to the last moment and most importantly got the elevation
03:28143 point six
03:30of the pitch
03:32Gets back to me sank out of the crease and he smashes it good shot
03:37And he knows if he sits in the crease
03:43Topped safe, that'll skip away
03:49The sunker getting the break that he wanted he really did need it
03:56Wasn't that short
03:59By Shama Joseph hitting the big card wasn't that pounce the length again swinging in
04:07Massive white lucky path of Miss Anka spook to the short find a field of
04:13Spooks comes again. It's a giddyup that Sri Lanka needed
04:20fourth boundary by hooker by crook in the over smash
04:25I think both these bears have realized getting the spinners away. It's going to be tough work. Try and target the fast bowlers
04:32That would have been this the discussion in the middle of the year
04:36We'll pick apart the end of the third or beginning of this and straightaway emphasis on attacking and so far brilliant
04:44Finally goes down third man in the circle
04:49It's it up in the gap
04:532105 balls that only sunk on the charge
04:58Much much better about the Miss Anka brilliant shot slightly shorter. I think he was premeditating
05:04That the ball is going to be shot up sitting deep in his crease
05:09Most importantly got the players but perfectly
05:13Certainly I'm sure all these better would have spoken fast bullets. Let's get off them and in that direction you're hitting with the wind
05:22Will he go again
05:25He does
05:28Finds the gap on the offside for another boundary 25 runs of the for Sri Lanka 33 for novel
05:40One was behind square so good positioning from Patil Nisankar
05:46This is really clever backing the first delivery in the over that was both slower but short. He was on to it quickly and
05:54Found that midfielder found reinvent over it
05:58so important
06:00You've seen the ball turn some deliveries going straight through and the first real loose delivery for Moti's own stuff
06:09fine
06:13So we pick up that's a good shot
06:15That's the response you would want for a length. They live your delivery of such a length
06:21Just just wait for it and work it through me to the back of a limb. That's a very good shot
06:32Yeah, the rest of these have had success going that link who serve get the placement
06:44Pure timing
06:47First maximum focus element is 52 for none after the public
06:58Signature Nisankar, then the over 61 for none
07:02Oh
07:10I'll tell you Joseph at squalic. He was a poor minds with the go for the catch or
07:15Hanging back and get the one bounce in the end
07:17skipping for us away for Sri Lanka
07:25Local toss
07:28To hit it
07:30Just got back on bull will certainly grip on the surface
07:35For bowling for the so we could keep him by under pressure
07:38Should have been stopped
07:41All I think it's so fast to under pressure here. Absolutely. No choice
07:48Great start for Sri Lanka continues
07:55The West Indies just need to be a little bit careful here, I think
08:00Oh
08:05Come on
08:06Takes it that time is the captain
08:09Roman Powell
08:10Picks up Kusala Mendis and Shama springer picks up his debut wicket
08:23Correction second rickety did he pick up his baby with in the last game?
08:30Robin Powell thinks that catch by comfortably and that's the
08:37Springer dance that we've come so accustomed to gone for 26 Sri Lanka lose their first 77 for one
08:50Just as we said nothing fool can be born it does and push our Johnny Pera flexes his arm and goes all the way
08:57brilliant shot
09:00Oh
09:05No ball tonight has been hit as cleanly as this one bouncing down the wicket as well
09:14It makes it that much more difficult to time the ball so to be able to hit that ball that well
09:20Oh
09:24Slaps it Oh extra cover
09:26finishes the twelfth over with the boundary
09:30Ninety four one the left hander. That's always
09:34Looks to play the reverse goes the other way
09:38And we'll get a boundary. It was fired in by chase
09:44Srilanka will take it it's given to the back
09:50Oh
09:53Well, it's effective that I can tell you
09:59Boundaries
10:02Letting the Sri Lankans breathe a little easier
10:05Yes, it looks hard for batting for the case mode to specially talk noise the game goes on
10:10Lanka have three spinners
10:12I
10:15Say that for the Boston Chase is playing into the hands of Kusala Perera the hundreds up
10:20He's firing the ball in a loves the batter the pace is looking for and also the angle
10:27Yeah, they've got to him a couple of boundaries here and there
10:32He's not looking to turn it he's trying to turn it by bowling it into the pitch
10:39Speed it's about the trajectory
10:42All right
10:44This time he slowed it up
10:46but Perera
10:49Equal to the task
10:50Party Boston Chase is losing the plot here. He's there specifically to pull to the left handers. That's the plan
10:57He was held back to the left hander came in and now he's erring
11:03We're not again making his debut he's as to the third spinner hence hence, Sri Lanka
11:08Here
11:10161 75 is a must got to put forward pressure on the opposition who have power he's going to his back
11:19It's all
11:22Runs a flowing for Sri Lanka may not be the way they want it, but it's effective
11:32Bottom edge for Nisankar
11:34You
11:36Will you have to say
11:38That Nisankar you mentioned the six boundaries. There was a lake by that meant before that was the first of the boundaries
11:45So probably the last six balls from Shama Joseph that one unfortunate for Shepherd
11:53How close is that how close is that the s Robin the people said it thinks it's out I
12:00Think it is out to now for the second time in this series
12:05Shama Joseph around the wicket similar shot
12:09Gets Kusal Perera. He's taken the review though
12:13Even by director
12:15Their review for LBW or the other decision is out. I'll check the feet. It's a fair delivery started from transmission
12:30Original decision is out reaching outside of impacting life. We can sitting
12:36Yeah, the decision is out
12:38Probably stay with your decision. Let you know when you're on screen. Yeah, that looked up that was out
12:44I was a bit surprised with Kusal Perera took the review
12:47Got to walk back. In fact, he was walking back when he saw it on the giant screen
12:52Goes to 24 under 11 for 2
12:55surprised
12:59The field on the upside I must tell you that the ground feeling of the best in these
13:04Haven't been at its best loves
13:07Come with the bend is to get off the mark 115 for two
13:18Pretty sure he'll have a go here
13:21I
13:23Get the boundary
13:26Very good batting and I'm sorry Joseph almost played into his hands by bowling that length bit off in the circle
13:34Then he's
13:36Consistently or regularly given himself room and hit that area the slower one
13:41It's going to be stand and deliver from path to meet Sankar because he does not want to run
13:47I
13:49Need a short fine leg and three in the deep on the leg side mid-off is still in the circle
13:57That's better gone full
14:00Had to miss Sankar gave himself a bit of room that was much quicker
14:05Looking to run it down
14:07And eventually hitting that off stump
14:09Good
14:13Good knock good knock, but this time I'll sorry Joseph getting the execution, right?
14:18Yorker does not get any better than that
14:23Half century his 12th path to meet Sankar 54 127 for three
14:40All
14:45About the angle he's been quite good on that boundary. They'll check
15:01And it's loved the way that he's maneuvered his body into position to be able to play with the turn over that extra cover fielder
15:10I'm gonna make sure that
15:12for the kishmoti
15:14When in contact with the ball was not in contact with the boundary
15:19And one of Samara Joseph or our sorry Joseph, so he's got options Robin Paul for signal
15:32Finish well
15:39Positioning again can chart a saline canal accelerate in these final two and some overs
15:49He most certainly can and he's setting up his team to get past that 160 mark
15:55He's looking for the slow ball bouncer a Mario Shepard. It's gone wrong
16:09Oh
16:19There's the change of pace and deception from Mario Shepard continues to enhance his skill set back end of the innings
16:31Now you got the previous one wrong this one you got absolutely right
16:37Hey softball once again, and you can see us a Lanka through the shot before the ball was there
16:45Good variation at a good time
16:48from Mario Shepard
16:50He dismisses the dangerous captain
16:53Sorry to Salonka goes for nine. It's one for one before
16:59On the money with middle up
17:01They saw and it's good enough
17:08On 50 comes up
17:13Don't change a winning formula
17:17Difficult enough to try and get the yorker in
17:21When you've got it in three times only two will be outside the circle, but won't be easy to get it away
17:26Really well taken great judgment from surefine Rutherford another wicket for Shepard at the back end
17:41Yeah, he's made this catch look a lot easier than it was
17:45Running away to his left
17:48Hasn't gone very high and you can see the pace that was on it
17:51Hasn't gone very high and you can see the pace that was on it
17:55Done extremely well to judge it as well as he has
17:58The wind remained is gone for 19 is one final all-round package becomes so viable to this rest in his team
18:08In the gap
18:10You never know how crucial that boundary could be it gets them past the 160 mark Sri Lanka
18:15They get to 162 Shepard can only smile game on folks
18:22Game on indeed psychologically getting past that hundred sixty mark is massive for Sri Lanka
18:34And you can see he's just slightly annoyed at himself
18:38Romario Shepard with that final delivery of the innings
18:42He's very strong over the offside field
18:46As a runga
18:48crucial boundary to close off the innings
18:52He's gonna hit him for four final delivery of the last innings in the first e28 and if you look at this makeup Russell
19:00quite a few of them
19:01From the outstations from from the areas that don't really play too much of cricket in the past
19:0830 years ago. It was predominantly in the western province, but it's outside now
19:14West Indies need 163
19:16of the 20
19:19Powerful opening partnership Evan Lewis rise and this is Brandon King
19:22Look at the strike rate average just close to 30 just under
19:271500 runs
19:281150s and he's scoring so quickly and this along with Lewis that partnership that really took the game away
19:36Sri Lanka, so what do they do think out of the box?
19:39As one might call it go to do things differently
19:43That strike rate is 152. That's even more
19:47Frightening from a bowler's point of view
19:50Compliment each other. Well, these two left hand right hand combination at the top of the order
19:59My extinction I like this I
20:03Feel my stick China is that he's best in the power play with that new ball
20:09The fact that you need to allow the gaze in the team. It allows a salon could use him now
20:15He has that spinner and that option available to him after the field restrictions are lifted
20:21Deep mid-wicket long on the two men in the deep or teach Anna
20:31To seamer's were left out for later
20:36Down the ground good hit Evan Lewis
20:39First boundary to him. He's off the mark. That's what to Shara should be mindful of they're waiting for pace. They love face
20:46It was perfect
20:48Look at the length
20:52Just down the wicket
20:54Perfectly through the line
20:56It's got to get that wrist position, right? The Shara
21:00Need to cock it that's when you get some swing then the score you need to chase
21:09Lucky that's for you need luck to go your way in conditions like this loving for none
21:18Impression there was no bet on it
21:28Going up for a stomping
21:31I
21:33Remember director, we have an umpire for for stomping. I have checked the feet. It's a fair delivery
21:38Give me the side on angle for something
21:51Take it backward backward backward
21:55I
21:59Was going to ask you what the strategy should be for the openers
22:03Well, it's different options. You've got to try to get them off this length and put some pressure. They're trying it's not working
22:10He tried the reverse sweep. He tried to drive
22:14Just couldn't get going so he uses his feet
22:18When lala gay gets a wicket in his first over in t20 cricket p20 international cricket, I'd say
22:26Well, we've got to think about the dismissal was that a run out or a stomping because that's how far down Brandon King was
22:33Close it up grips it turns
22:37Brandon King, he's not King today. He's gone for five. It's 12 for one
22:47Down the leg side is given he's given it was full
22:52Trying to use the angle even Lewis he will review this
23:02Do you have a director we have a pair review for LBW of general decision is out. I'll check the feet
23:07It's a fair delivery. It's not a front-run spin
23:11Kitty
23:12Linden stay with your decision. Let you know when you're on screen
23:17A very good decision by Linden. He's had a good game so far. He's had some really good decisions. That's another good one
23:28So Sri Lanka strike for the second time the openers that ran right in the first game
23:33Both gone Evan Lewis for seven West Indies 14 for two
23:37It's providing ideal conditions for the slow bowler
23:42Outside it's gone. It's another wicket
23:47For Sri Lanka
23:51Seventy for three
23:53Just the right place the right dip by Dorit Villalaghi. It's not the pitch you can play on the up
23:59Though it's spinner. It's a fastball. It just stops a bit
24:04Austin Chase just giving himself some room trying to probably go extra cover
24:08through the
24:09All of them the ground to mid-off. Whatever it is
24:11He's
24:14Trying to play on the up and coming to mainly see cannot do anything wrong these days
24:18Maybe touches becomes gold and on debut
24:22Villalaghi strikes for the second time chase gone for no score 17 for three
24:27Maybe try and get in the arm ball
24:32Top edge
24:36The West Indian batters have no idea
24:40As to how to play these Sri Lankan turners
24:44What a game Villalaghi's at one debut
24:49And the pitch had absolutely no clue what's going on
24:52Third wicket reverse sweep wasn't good option. I would have thought turning the ball turning away going for the conventional
25:00Coming to mend is a second catch off the bowling of Villalaghi and Charitha Salanga the captain shot extra cover is elated
25:09God before Fletcher 32 for four
25:14Goes with both arms
25:19Pulling off spin to the two left-handers Rutherford finally able to find the boundary first in 37 deliveries
25:27Hello, Russell Arnold
25:29Hello, Nikhil
25:32The Mendis and Asa Lanka
25:35Both spinners because it's two left-handers at the crease
25:39Holding back one in the house around the
25:43Villalaghi
25:48Lovely just away from Villalaghi and it's a four
25:56And for those new to seeing sharp in Rutherford
25:59Let me come on the CNO for the last year and a half
26:02But one of his strengths is hitting the ball in the offside
26:06quite unorthodox ways
26:08So very strong through that cover region on both the front and back foot
26:14And for the first time in the innings
26:20Salonka gets a wicket no pace on offer and multi playing all around it
26:31You understand the reasoning and the thinking behind sending Morty but the experiment hasn't worked
26:37The West Indies now find themselves five don't
26:41This is very encouraging from a Sri Lankan perspective. They're part-time bowlers able to also chip in and get the kids
26:47this went straight on no real turn there and
26:53Well, he dropped him in the previous over he's got him now what he got before that is
27:02That's another one
27:05Asalanka he's got to
27:08To have been on the front foot he was trying to go deep in his crease
27:15But it was too full
27:19Little bit of turn
27:26Plays the wrong line they're having all of a time the Sri Lankans
27:35Rutherford 1439 for six
27:45Passing into the attack straightaway the Roman Westies could be seven down
27:57Asks for the review straightaway, but he's having one left for the general decision is out. I'll check the feet. It's a 30
28:05started for transformation piece
28:22Yes, no, but let me confirm with your face, please
28:34That is fine no back in more
28:55Yes, chef we're going first I can delivery walking already
29:01The general decision is out pitching outside of impact in line
29:07Hitting the wickets how we stay with the old decision that you know when you're on screen
29:12Beyond screen at the signal easy decision caught on the back foot
29:17He's already gone. He gave it up the moment. He saw it on the screen stripper one