Summary
Sri Lanka in West Indies
2nd T20I / Kingston
West Indies
157
Sri Lanka
1946
Sri Lanka win by 37 runs
Summary
Over 19: 0 runs. Bowler: Dushmantha Chameera. West Indies: 157/10 (rr 8.64)
Chameera delivers a back of a length ball on leg stump. Chase attempts a lofted slog but mistimes it, offering a chance to deep square leg where the catch is taken. That brings his innings to an end. Roston Chase departs for 17 off 17. Sri Lanka win by 37 runs!
Summary
Over 18: 13 runs. Bowler: Eshan Malinga. West Indies: 157/9 (rr 8.72)
A back-of-a-length delivery outside off, met with a controlled, well-middled slog from Shamar Joseph. The ball soars powerfully over long on for a spectacular six. That's two boundaries for Joseph this over. West Indies trail by 38 runs needing 12 balls with just one wicket left, pushing the chase to a thrilling climax.
Eshan Malinga bowls a length reverse outswinger on middle stump, but Shamar Joseph plays a powerful slog. He connects with the outside edge, sending the ball racing to the third man boundary for four. That takes West Indies to 151 for 9.
A length ball on middle stump, flicked deftly by Chase with controlled timing for a quick single.
A yorker on middle stump swings in sharply as the batter pushes it down to the bowler, resulting in no run.
Eshan Malinga bowls a short off cutter on middle stump, and Shamar Joseph responds with a controlled drive through the off side for a single. Joseph gets off the mark in this innings.
Roston Chase meets the length ball outside off stump with a controlled drive, nudging it through the covers for a neat single.
Summary
Over 17: 14 runs. Bowler: Wanindu Hasaranga. West Indies: 144/9 (rr 8.47)
On a length ball targeted at middle stump, Joseph attempts a slog-sweep but only manages a bat-pad connection, resulting in no run. West Indies are struggling with Chase needing 51 off 18 balls and the win probability at nil with just one wicket left.
Wanindu Hasaranga bowls a googly outside off, length ball. Akeal Hosein attempts a wild slog but mistimes it, resulting in a catch at deep mid wicket. Akeal Hosein departs for 14 off 6.
A length delivery from the leg spinner outside off, driven steadily through the covers for a single.
Hasaranga sends down a length ball just outside off, inviting the slog-sweep. Chase connects perfectly, sending it flying with controlled power over deep square leg for a magnificent six.
A back of a length googly outside off, the batter attempts a drive but mistimes it, only managing to sneak a single through the infield.
Hasaranga bowls a length googly just outside off. Hosein swings a controlled slog that middles perfectly, sending the ball soaring over long on for a six.
Summary
Over 16: 8 runs. Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana. West Indies: 130/8 (rr 8.12)
Chase attempts a drive to a length carrom ball wide outside off but misses it, resulting in a dot ball. West Indies still need 65 from 24 balls with two wickets in hand, required rate at 16.2.
Theekshana tosses up an off break, pitching wide outside off and on a length. Hosein steps forward confidently and drives it neatly along the ground to long off for a comfortable single.
An off break bowled as a full toss outside off, expertly pushed by the batter into the off side for no run.
This full, wide-off off break is met with a powerful slog from Akeal Hosein, timing it perfectly. The ball sails cleanly over mid wicket for six, showing excellent control and connection. Hosein gets off the mark with a big hit.
The off break drifts outside off, pitching back of a length. Chase works it carefully through the off side, keeping it along the ground and picking up a single.
A carrom ball darts in outside off stump on a back of a length, and the batter attempts a drive but misses it entirely. The keeper is alert to field cleanly.
Summary
Over 15: 1 run. Bowler: Dushmantha Chameera. West Indies: 122/8 (rr 8.13)
Springer goes for a wild slog, but he mistimes it completely, offering a simple catch to deep extra cover where the fielder completes the dismissal. Springer departs for 1 off 6 as West Indies face a tough chase needing 73 from 30 balls with just two wickets left and slim chances.
The bowler pitches it back of a length on leg stump, and the batter attempts a slog but misses completely.
Chameera sends down a full toss wide outside off; Springer goes for a drive but mistimes it, resulting in no run.
Chameera fires in a yorker wide outside off, but Shamar Springer misses the attempted worked shot. No runs come off this tight delivery.
Chameera delivers a yorker wide outside off, and Springer attempts to steer it but misses completely. No run scored.
Chase attempts a slog off a back-of-a-length delivery on leg stump but mistimes it, scrambling through for a single.
Summary
Over 14: 10 runs. Bowler: Dunith Wellalage. West Indies: 121/7 (rr 8.64)
Chase attempts a drive outside off stump with the stock ball pitching at length, but it's mis-timed and skied carelessly in the air, though he manages to sneak a single. West Indies require 74 runs from 36 balls with three wickets left, facing a steep task at a 12.3 required run rate and just a 1% chance to win according to WinViz.
Outside off, back of a length stock ball from the bowler sees Springer drive it neatly along the ground, securing a well-placed single. Springer has gotten off the mark.
The stock ball drifts outside off, pitched back of a length. Matthew Forde attempts a drive but mistimes it, sending a loose shot to long off where he is caught. Matthew Forde departs for 8 off 6.
A short outside off stock ball, gracefully driven by Matthew Forde. He picks the gap and sends it flying over extra cover for a superb six.
Chase goes for a drive outside off on the back of a length stock ball. Though a bit uncontrolled in the air, he manages to squeeze a single past long off.
A length stock ball on off stump, worked carefully along the ground for a single by Matthew Forde.
Summary
Over 13: 3 runs. Bowler: Wanindu Hasaranga. West Indies: 111/6 (rr 8.54)
A leg spinner pitched outside off at back of a length, met with a mis-timed slog from Matthew Forde who manages to eke out a single. Matthew Forde gets off the mark. West Indies require 84 runs from 42 balls with 4 wickets in hand, needing 12 an over. The odds remain tough at 3 percent.
Chase flips a length ball from the leg spinner on off stump with a neat reverse sweep, running a quick single.
Hasaranga bowls a googly on a back of a length just outside off; the batter pushes but misses, the ball hitting the pad for a leg bye.
The leg spinner delivers a length ball on off stump, met with a firm defensive stroke. Matthew Forde keeps it tight, not allowing any run here.
The googly drifts outside off and lands on a length, Shepherd pushes at it but misses, the ball striking his pad in front. He's given out leg before wicket after the umpire's decision is upheld on review. Romario Shepherd departs without scoring, but West Indies keep the review despite the close call.
The leg spinner tosses up a length ball on leg stump, and Rutherford goes for a slog-sweep but mistimes it badly. The ball is caught by the deep backward square leg fielder, ending his innings. Rutherford departs for 14 off 11 balls. Sri Lanka's win probability jumps sharply from 77% to 89%.
Summary
Over 12: 6 runs. Bowler: Dasun Shanaka. West Indies: 108/4 (rr 9.0)
the slower ball full toss on the outside off stump is met with a controlled drive by Sherfane Rutherford, who races the ball just past the deep cover fielder for a single. Chase stands at 87 needed from 48 balls, six down, requiring 10.9 runs per over with a 23% chance to win.
Chase leans into a controlled on-drive, keeping the ball along the ground past the deep mid-wicket fielder for a quick single.
Rutherford attempts a slog at the full toss outside off but mistimes it, managing to get just the single as it’s quickly retrieved at long on.
Chase leans into a short, no movement ball on the leg side and plays a controlled pull, taking a quick single.
Dasun Shanaka bowls a length ball just outside off, and Sherfane Rutherford drives it crisply along the ground for a quick single.
Dasun Shanaka bowls a half-tracker on leg stump that Sherfane Rutherford wisely leaves alone. The umpire calls it a wide, and Kusal Mendis finishes the ball cleanly behind the stumps.
Dasun Shanaka bowls a yorker right outside off, Sherfane Rutherford attempts a drive but misses, resulting in no run.
Summary
Over 11: 11 runs. Bowler: Wanindu Hasaranga. West Indies: 102/4 (rr 9.27)
A length ball on middle stump from the leg spinner, worked off the pads into the leg side for a well-taken single. West Indies require 93 runs from 54 balls, holding six wickets in hand with a 24% chance according to WinViz.
The leg spinner drops a short one outside off, and Roston Chase swings a controlled slog, managing to squeeze a single through the deep square leg boundary. Roston Chase gets off the mark.
Hasaranga bowls a length googly on off stump, and Chase works it down but misses the bat, the ball striking his pad.
Hasaranga bowls a length ball on the leg side, and Rutherford executes a controlled sweep, gently guiding it for a single. That moves West Indies along to 100 for 4.
Wanindu Hasaranga bowls a googly pitching outside off. Sherfane Rutherford steps forward with a controlled drive, connecting sweetly and sending the ball sailing over long off for six!
A short leg spinner drifting down leg, met with a neat sweep from Sherfane Rutherford who keeps it low and away for a quick two.
Summary
Over 10: 2 runs. Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana. West Indies: 91/4 (rr 9.1)
Powell attempts a push but edges the ball to backward point where it's caught. He walks back after a promising 43 off 26. Powell departs for 43 from 26 balls. Sri Lanka's win probability jumps from 69% to 82%. West Indies need 104 from 60 balls with six wickets in hand, requiring a run rate of 10.4 and holding just an 18% chance.
A length ball outside off, Powell defends it firmly back to the bowler, allowing no scoring opportunity.
The off break pitches up on middle stump and Sherfane drives it crisply along the ground through the covers for a single. Sherfane Rutherford gets off the mark.
A length carrom ball outside off, gently pushed by the batter into the off side for no run.
A carrom ball on a back of a length outside off stump, met with a worked shot by the batter, keeping it low and controlled. However, the non-striker is spectacularly run out on a direct hit, ending his innings this ball. Shimron Hetmyer departs for 36 off 26, causing a major swing as Sri Lanka's win probability jumps from 54% to 66%.
A quicker ball outside off on a back of a length, nicely worked through the covers for a well-run single.
Summary
Over 9: 11 runs. Bowler: Wanindu Hasaranga. West Indies: 89/2 (rr 9.89)
The googly is pitched short and outside off, but Powell reacts quickly. He pulls it with a well-timed, controlled swing, sending the ball racing to deep square leg for four. West Indies face a chase of 106 runs from 66 balls needing 9.6 per over, with a strong eight wickets in hand and a 46% win probability.
A back of a length googly on off stump, met firmly by Hetmyer who pulls it low and hard to long on for a quick single.
The bowler bowls a length googly on off stump, and the batter attempts a wild slog but misses completely.
The leg spinner tosses up a length ball down leg, and Hetmyer steps in with a well-timed, controlled slog-sweep. The shot sails beautifully through deep backward square leg for four runs.
Hasaranga bowls a back of a length leg-spinner outside off, Powell lunges into a controlled slog-sweep and nudges it away for a quick single.
A length ball from the leg spinner drifting wide outside off; the batter plays it safe and leaves it alone. An extra run is given as the ball drifts too wide for the keeper to stop cleanly.
A back of a length leg spinner drifting outside off, pushed quietly by the batter straight to the bowler at mid-off for no run.
Summary
Over 8: 18 runs. Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana. West Indies: 78/2 (rr 9.75)
A quicker, length delivery wide outside off. Hetmyer steps into a controlled drive and middles it beautifully over long off for six! That takes the over to 18 runs, boosting West Indies' win probability from 34% to 40%. Hetmyer now on 30 from 22 as they chase 117 from 72 with 8 wickets in hand.
An off break floated wide outside off at length, left untouched by Shimron Hetmyer. The wide adds an extra run to the total, fielded quickly by the keeper.
Hetmyer attempts a slog-sweep at the carrom ball pitching outside off on a back of a length but misses completely. The delivery is called a front-foot no ball, adding one run to the total.
The off break is pitched just outside off on a back of a length, and Powell works it carefully along the ground for a single towards deep square leg.
Theekshana bowls a carrom ball just outside off on a length. Powell goes for a drive, mis-timing it slightly but manages to steer it with minimal control through extra cover for four. That's another boundary for Powell, his second in this over.
the off break comes in short and outside off, met by a well-timed, controlled scoop from Powell that races away fine leg for four. Powell moves to thirty off just 18 balls, striking at 183.
Hetmyer goes for a controlled slog off the length ball outside off, stealing a quick single to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Outside off, the off break is met with a crisp drive that stays along the ground, nicely fielded at extra cover for no run.
Summary
Over 7: 13 runs. Bowler: Eshan Malinga. West Indies: 60/2 (rr 8.57)
Hetmyer pushes this full ball on middle stump gently into the extra cover region and takes a quick single, aided by a misfield. West Indies are chasing 135 from 78 balls, needing 10.4 per over with 8 wickets in hand. Their chances stand at 28 percent.
Hetmyer goes for a slog on a short ball tucked on leg stump but it hits the pads and stays low. No run comes off this delivery.
A length ball without movement outside off stump, pushed neatly along the ground for a single. This partnership has now reached fifty runs from just thirty balls.
No movement on a back of a length delivery outside off, Powell goes into a controlled slog. He times it perfectly, sending it flying over deep square leg for six! Powell is finding his rhythm with two boundaries in this over.
Rovman Powell connects well with a well-timed slog right on the leg stump. The ball races away neatly through fine leg for a boundary. West Indies reach 52 for 2 with this confident strike.
The off cutter on leg stump is met with a mis-timed drive by Hetmyer, offering a single as the ball is fielded quickly at mid off.
Summary
Over 6: 6 runs. Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana. West Indies: 47/2 (rr 7.83)
A short off break outside off, neatly defended by the batter who keeps it very tight as the ball hugs the pitch. No run comes off this careful stroke. West Indies face a demanding chase, needing 148 runs from 84 balls with plenty of wickets in hand; the odds stand at 22 percent in their favor.
The off break drifts down outside off stump, met with a solid defensive push by Powell who keeps it on the ground for no run.
The off break pitches a length just outside off, and Hetmyer attempts a drive but mistimes it. The ball squirts away and he gets a single.
A length off break pitching outside off, Hetmyer tries to work it but misses, the ball grazing his pad and safely fielded by the keeper for no run.
An off break pitched on a length, angling in on middle stump. The batter dispatches a powerful slog-sweep, connecting bat to pad with precision. The shot races away to deep square leg for a boundary.
The off break drifts on to the off stump and is worked neatly by Rovman Powell for a comfortable single towards square leg.
Summary
Over 5: 15 runs. Bowler: Eshan Malinga. West Indies: 41/2 (rr 8.2)
Powell swings hard at a back of a length delivery outside off, slogging it low and controlled for a quick single. That takes 15 runs off the over. West Indies need 154 from 90 balls with 8 wickets in hand, requiring a rate of 10.3.
The off cutter outside off and just back of a length is deftly steered by Powell. He keeps it low and controlled, racing the ball past short third man where a fumble allows it to reach the boundary. Powell has now struck two boundaries in this over.
No movement outside off stump, a short delivery inviting a pull shot. Powell rides it well with a controlled swing and picks up a couple of runs towards deep square leg.
The off cutter lands short and wide down the leg side, Hetmyer swivels to pull it firmly into the square leg region, taking a quick single.
The bowler delivers a short ball outside off, and Powell pulls it off the bat-pad for a quick single, nudging the ball away from the cover fielder.
A length ball outside off stump offered a perfect opportunity for the drive. Powell meets it perfectly, sending a controlled, middled shot racing over long off for six.
Summary
Over 4: 5 runs. Bowler: Dushmantha Chameera. West Indies: 26/2 (rr 6.5)
A full toss drifting outside off, dispatched with a controlled, well-timed slog by Hetmyer. The ball races away through mid-wicket for four. West Indies need 169 from 96 balls with eight wickets in hand, holding an 18% chance according to WinViz.
Chameera bowls a length delivery on leg stump, and Hetmyer attempts a slog but mistimes it, losing control and offers a simple stop to mid on. No runs come off it.
Chameera bowls a length ball on middle stump, and Hetmyer attempts a slog but misses entirely. It's a dot ball.
A yorker right on middle stump, worked neatly into the off side by Hetmyer but it yields no run.
Chameera delivers a length ball outside off, and Powell drives it but just manages an outside edge for a quick single.
Chameera bowls a length delivery just outside off, and Powell works it neatly along the ground towards square leg for no run.
Summary
Over 3: 11 runs. Bowler: Dunith Wellalage. West Indies: 21/2 (rr 7.0)
Wellalage pitches a stock ball just outside off, back of a length, and Hetmyer confidently drives it along the ground past extra cover for no run. West Indies need 174 from 102 balls with eight wickets in hand, chasing at a required rate above ten.
On a back of a length stock ball just outside off, the batter delivers a well-timed, controlled pull through mid-wicket for four runs. Hetmyer has now hit two boundaries in this over.
A length ball just outside off stump, driven brilliantly by Hetmyer. He connects cleanly and sends it soaring over long off with excellent control. That brings up the innings' first six.
A length stock ball on off stump is worked carefully by the batter, nudging it away for a single.
The batter attempts a slog off a short, wide outside off stock ball but misses completely, missing a chance to attack.