RESULT
11th Match, Group C, Nottingham, June 10, 2009, ICC World Twenty20
(20 ov, T:193) 177/5

Sri Lanka won by 15 runs

Player Of The Match
81 (47)
sanath-jayasuriya
New
WI
Full commentary
end of over 2012 runs
WI: 177/5CRR: 8.85 
Ramnaresh Sarwan28 (26b)
Kieron Pollard19 (11b 3x4)
Angelo Mathews 1-0-12-0
Isuru Udana 4-0-36-0

Sri Lanka may have won but West Indies can take heart from their batting effort. 193 was a huge target given Sri Lanka's bowling might, and a Gayle-less West Indies did a decent job of the chase. Their fielding though was woeful, particularly in comparison with Sri Lanka's and that might well have been the difference between the two sides.

Sri Lanka's top order remains in supreme form, but one concern for them will be the lack of a finisher in their batting. However they won't be complaining about marching into the Super Eights with two wins in two.

There's a slew of feedback slamming the decision to award only a three and not a six. Charlie from the UK is one of those who thinks it's a good decision. "of course it wasn't a boundary, he was in the air and did brilliant, why punish great innovation by the fielder, he did everything within the rules so the decision was the correct one."

Post-match presentation

Ramdin: "We needed a good start, but we lost Fletcher early. We are looking forward to the Super Eights, we want to play hard cricket, and we would have liked to continue our winning ways. Gayle should be fit for the next game."

Sangakkara: "Jaysuriya is a genius, and with the help of Dilshan and the others we put on a big score. We would like to brush up on our fielding though."

Sanath Jayasuriya is the Man of the Match for his blazing 81.

Rich Jones from the UK helpfully sends in the relevant law for that "three/six" decision. "According to Law 32 of the MCC official laws, rule 32.4.b states

(b) 6 runs shall be scored if a fielder

(i) has any part of his person touching, or grounded beyond, the boundary when he catches the ball.

(ii) catches the ball and subsequently touches the boundary or grounds some part of his person over the boundary while carrying the ball but before completing the catch".

Vin from the UK: "I think, in this case, the third umprise should have seen whether the ball crossed an 'imaginany' vertical plane the bottom of which is the boundry line. I mean with all the technology available these days, it won't be that difficult." Someone else is asking us to imagine a fielder sitting in the stands (clearly illegal) who jumps in and stops a six. Clearly this debate is going out of hand.

I'm out of here. Sriram Veera is providing the commentary for the India-Ireland game, hop over there and ask him what he thinks. This is Siddarth Ravindran signing out.

19.6
1
Angelo Mathews to Sarwan, 1 run

Sarwan swipes the final ball to long-on for a single, and that seals Sri Lanka's victory

19.5
1
Angelo Mathews to Pollard, 1 run

well bowled this time, full and on legstump, Pollard slaps it down to long-off for a single

19.4
4
Angelo Mathews to Pollard, FOUR runs

follows that up with a poor full toss, easily dispatched to the midwicket boundary by Pollard

19.3
Angelo Mathews to Pollard, no run

good ball that, yorker on middle stump, Pollard can't do much with that one

Mathews switched to round the wicket

Ritwik N from the US: "I don't quite agree with that decision. What if a fielder ( knowing that the ball is going to go over the ropes ) decides instead to wait past boundary line and jump up and knock the ball back onto the field ??? Or even jump up and throw the ball to another fielder? would that be out?! "

19.3
1nb
Angelo Mathews to Pollard, (no ball)

and the ball has slipped out of Mathews' hand here, ends up as a beamer almost taking Pollard's head off, the batsman does well to get out of the way, that's a no-ball for height

19.2
4
Angelo Mathews to Pollard, FOUR runs

low full toss from Mathews, Pollard crashes that straight down the ground for a boundary, it's raining here making it tough to grip the ball

19.1
1
Angelo Mathews to Sarwan, 1 run

overpitched on offstump, Sarwan carves it to sweeper cover, Murali races across at the boundary and cuts it off

Angelo Mathews to bowl the final over

end of over 1911 runs
WI: 165/5CRR: 8.68 RRR: 28.00
Kieron Pollard10 (6b 1x4)
Ramnaresh Sarwan26 (24b)
Isuru Udana 4-0-36-0
Lasith Malinga 4-0-45-2
18.6
Udana to Pollard, no run

another slower ball to end the over, the West Indies batsman haven't really picked the change of pace from Udana, this time Pollard's swing doesn't connect with the ball and it goes through to the keeper

18.5
1
Udana to Sarwan, 1 run

another slow full toss, wide outside off, Sarwan chops it towards point

18.4
1
Udana to Pollard, 1 run

length ball on middle and leg, Pollard wanted to send that to midwicket, mistimes it towards long-on

18.4
1w
Udana to Pollard, 1 wide

wild delivery, high full toss down the leg side, 30 needed off nine now

18.3
2
Udana to Pollard, 2 runs

overpitched on legstump, dug out towards long-on for another couple

18.2
2
Udana to Pollard, 2 runs

slower ball, short and wide, Pollard goes for the swipe again, bottom edge takes it towards long-on

18.1
4
Udana to Pollard, FOUR runs

overpitched and angling into the pads, Pollard stands his ground and cracks that to the wide long-on boundary

end of over 1812 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 154/5CRR: 8.55 RRR: 19.50
Kieron Pollard1 (1b)
Ramnaresh Sarwan25 (23b)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-45-2
Ajantha Mendis 4-0-25-2

Chris Giffard is furious with the Bravo 'not-a-six' ruling: "Of course that was a 6. What a stupid interpretation of the rules by the umpires. NOw we can have fielders in the stands, and as long as their feet are in the air, they can catch it and throw it back. What a lack of wisdom by the umpires."

17.6
1
Malinga to Pollard, 1 run

played with soft hands towards point for a single to end the over

17.5
1
Malinga to Sarwan, 1 run

this time Sarwan shuffles across the stumps, nudges it towards square leg for a single

17.4
2
Malinga to Sarwan, 2 runs

a low full toss heading for middle, Sarwan backs away and slices it over extra cover

17.3
W
Malinga to Dwayne Bravo, OUT

Bravo finally pays for throwing caution to the winds, a bit slower from Malinga, Bravo's attempted mow only connects with the bottom of the bat, and the ball swirls to give Mubarak an easy catch at mid-on

Dwayne Bravo c Mubarak b Malinga 51 (38b 5x4 2x6 38m) SR: 134.21
17.2
6
Malinga to Dwayne Bravo, SIX runs

that's a six to bring up his half-century, big swing to take a legstump ball over the midwicket rope, great spirit from the West Indies

17.1
2
Malinga to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs

another mishit from Bravo, way outside off, Bravo looks to heave it to midwicket, lands safely near long-off, batsmen want to take a tight second, third umpire is called in to rule that Bravo did make his ground on the second

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