Jayawardene turns it off his pads and down to the fine-leg fence for the winning runs
West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 6th Qualifying Match at Mumbai, , Oct 14 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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6th Qualifying Match (D/N), Brabourne, October 14, 2006, ICC Champions Trophy
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Sri Lanka have beaten West Indies by a margin thats more emphatic than the nine-wickets you'll see on the scorecard. They take top spot in the qualifying group and join New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan for the main stage of the tournament. West Indies will now be pooled with Australia, India and England.
Today's match, widely expected to be the tightest match of the qualifying round turned out to be a no-contest. The West Indian batsmen struggled to come to terms with the slow nature of the wicket and Farveez Maharoof exploited the conditions to perfection. He finished with 6 for 14, the best bowling figures in Champions Trophy history, and West Indies were bowled out for 80 in just 30.4 overs. It was never going to challenge Sri Lanka who needed just 13.2 overs to reach the target.
No prizes for guessing who the Man of the Match is, Farveez Maharoof for his matchwinning 6 for 14. However, it must be said that Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga heaped pressure on West Indies by taking early wickets before Maharoof came on to bowl.
That's it from us today. The main stage of the tournament starts tomorrow with England taking on India at Jaipur. We'll be bringing that game live to you and it starts at 2.30pm local time. Do join us then. Cheers!
13.2
4
Samuels to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs
13.1
4
Samuels to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs
and thats four of them, drifts down leg side and Jayawardene sweeps to the long-leg fence
Sri Lanka need a mere six more runs to win
end of over 139 runs
SL: 75/1CRR: 5.76 • RRR: 0.16
Sanath Jayasuriya45 (47b 9x4)
Mahela Jayawardene26 (33b 5x4)
Dwayne Smith 3-0-29-0
Marlon Samuels 1-0-8-0
12.6
•
Smith to Jayasuriya, no run
played to cover where Sarwan dives to save runs
12.5
•
Smith to Jayasuriya, no run
Jayasuriya tries to heave it out of the stadium but doesn't make contact
12.4
4
Smith to Jayasuriya, FOUR runs
another bounary, you can't bowl short and wide to Jayasuriya unless you want to be cut for four
12.3
4
Smith to Jayasuriya, FOUR runs
bang! Dropped short and Jayasuriya took advantage of the width and slapped it over mid-off for four
12.2
1
Smith to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run
whoops, Jayawardene was extremely early on the drive and stopped his shot, the ball lobs high in the air off a thick outside edge but falls just over cover
12.1
•
Smith to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
full and straight, driven back to the bowler
Well it appeared like the umpires decided it was time to take the dinner break but both captains wanted to finish the game off so they are staying out there. Sri Lanka need 15 to win
end of over 128 runs
SL: 66/1CRR: 5.50 • RRR: 0.39
Sanath Jayasuriya37 (43b 7x4)
Mahela Jayawardene25 (31b 5x4)
Marlon Samuels 1-0-8-0
Dwayne Smith 2-0-20-0
11.6
•
Samuels to Jayasuriya, no run
he tries to cut again but doesn't make proper contact, the ball goes on the bounce to slip
11.5
4
Samuels to Jayasuriya, FOUR runs
and again, it's far too short from Samuels, Jayasuriya threads the gap in the off-side field with precision and finds the fence again
11.4
4
Samuels to Jayasuriya, FOUR runs
pushed through flatter, it's a touch short outside off stump as well, Jayasuriya steers it through point and the ball races to the fence
11.3
•
Samuels to Jayasuriya, no run
quicker ball, defended back to the bowler
11.2
•
Samuels to Jayasuriya, no run
beaten outside the off stump
11.1
•
Samuels to Jayasuriya, no run
big shout first up, that pitched way outside leg stump and hit him on the pad, not even close
Marlon Samuels replaces Corey Collymore, bowling over the wicket to Jayasuriya
end of over 1111 runs
SL: 58/1CRR: 5.27 • RRR: 0.58
Mahela Jayawardene25 (31b 5x4)
Sanath Jayasuriya29 (37b 5x4)
Dwayne Smith 2-0-20-0
Corey Collymore 5-0-21-0
Sr Lanka look like they are trying to finish this before the break that's scheduled for 6pm local time
10.6
4
Smith to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs
full and on Jayawardene's legs, the batsman has no trouble in leaning across and flicking to the midwicket fence
10.5
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Smith to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
fuller length and a touch slower, Jayawardene gets forward and defends back past the bowler
10.4
1
Smith to Jayasuriya, 1 run
full toss outside off stump, driven through cover point
10.3
4
Smith to Jayasuriya, FOUR runs
banged in short again and this time Jayasuriya times the pull shot to perfection and sends the ball speeding to the fence
10.3
1w
Smith to Jayasuriya, 1 wide
sprayed wide outside off stump
10.2
•
Smith to Jayasuriya, no run
banged in short this time, Jayasuriya tries to pull but was very early on the shot and doesn't make contact
10.2
1nb
Smith to Jayasuriya, (no ball)
another no-ball, played to midwicket
10.1
•
Smith to Jayasuriya, no run
short of a length outside off stump, Jayasuriya tries to force it through the off side but doesn't time it well
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