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Over50

7 runs, 1 wicket

WI 222/9CRR: 4.44

Ramnaresh Sarwan 47 (44b 4x4 2x6)Pedro Collins 1 (1b)

Pulasthi Gunaratne0/41 (6)

Things all started to go pear shaped when Sarwan was hit and had to go off to hospital to be checked out. Up until then West Indies had looked in control even though they had lost a few early wickets

Jayasuriya did well using his bowlers to perfection with Vaas being the pick and likely to be named MoM in IMO.

Sri Lanka did well under some pressure after the poor performance in Nairobi. Vaas indeed named for his wonderful spell and has been the arrow in the quiver that Sanath carries. Sri Lanka now basically through no matter what but there is still lots to play for

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49.6

Gunaratne to Sarwan, 1 run

smears it down to deep backward square and end just 7 runs short

49.5

Gunaratne to Collins, 1 run

thick outside edge to Fernando at third man again, was finer but once again he is easily able to get there

49.4

Gunaratne to Sarwan, 1 run

thick outside edge to Fernando at third man who given that he is finer is able to make sure there is only one

49.3

Gunaratne to Sarwan, OUT

pats back to the bowler, Dillon was coming and is probably out as the bowler kept his head and ran back to remove the bails

Mervyn Dillon run out (Gunaratne) 4 (7b 0x4 0x6 17m) SR: 57.14

49.2

Gunaratne to Sarwan, FOUR runs

down the track top edges no one that fine although 3rd man is going there now

49.1

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Gunaratne to Sarwan, no run

swing and a miss to the keeper

Gunaratne, will bowl the last

Over49

2 runs

WI 215/8CRR: 4.38 RRR: 14.00

Mervyn Dillon 4 (7b)Ramnaresh Sarwan 41 (39b 3x4 2x6)

Muthiah Muralidaran1/26 (10)

48.6

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Murali to Dillon, no run

down the wicket and hits him on the pad out on the on side

48.5

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Murali to Dillon, no run

sweeps finds pad out to short third man

48.4

Murali to Sarwan, 1 run

sweeps to short fine leg and they take one, singles not needed here and chat about that now

48.3

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Murali to Sarwan, no run

appeal for a stumping, third had a look and given no

48.2

Murali to Dillon, 1 run

sweeps round to deep backward square

48.1

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Murali to Dillon, no run

gets nothing on it and keeper takes

Murali now

Over48

13 runs

WI 213/8CRR: 4.43 RRR: 8.00

Mervyn Dillon 3 (3b)Ramnaresh Sarwan 40 (37b 3x4 2x6)

Aravinda de Silva1/48 (10)

47.6

de Silva to Dillon, 1 run

waits for it and drops it out towards mid wicket

47.5

de Silva to Sarwan, 1 run

flat bat airborne looking to go over long on, doesn't hit it clean lands in no mans land

47.4

de Silva to Sarwan, 2 runs

sweeps airborne but Atapattu puts it down on the fence after initially taking it and then allowing it to bobble out

47.3

de Silva to Sarwan, 2 runs

flat bat wide of long on, ran like rabbits for a second

47.2

de Silva to Sarwan, SIX runs

down the track and lofts it over the mid wicket boundary, crowd roars it's approval

47.1

de Silva to Dillon, 1 run

does the right thing, with the spin behind square on the leg side giving Sarwan the strike

de Silva now

Over47

14 runs, 1 wicket

WI 200/8CRR: 4.25 RRR: 9.66

Mervyn Dillon 1 (1b)Ramnaresh Sarwan 29 (33b 3x4 1x6)

Sanath Jayasuriya1/46 (8)

46.6

Jayasuriya to Dillon, 1 run

allows the ball to come to him and runs it to mid wicket to bring up the 200 in 296 balls

46.5

Jayasuriya to Sarwan, 3 runs

was in the air for a long time but Fernando couldn't get to it at cow corner from long on chat in the middle now

Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 34th Match at Cape Town, Feb 28 2003 - Ball by Ball Commentary