Malinga's sealed Sri Lanka's place in the final with a searing yorker that crashes into the stumps, that ball completes a fearsome defence
Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 2nd Semi-Final at London, Jun 19 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Semi-Final (D/N), The Oval, June 19, 2009, ICC World Twenty20
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So Sri Lanka will meet Pakistan in the final at Lord's on Sunday. Chris Gayle walks off with no emotion on his face, he played a lone hand and got no support whatsoever from his team-mates. Three batsmen played on in Mathews' first over and West Indies never recovered from that. Gayle scored 63, extras contributed 11 and no one else made more than 7.
How about Sri Lanka's bowling? Mathews 3 for 19 off four overs, Mendis 2 for 9, Murali 3 for 29. They will believe they can defend anything, even 100. And don't forget Dilshan's 96, he is a shoo in for the Man of the Match.
Gayle says Dilshan took the game away. "One man can actually change the game, and we didn't get the runs," he says. "We didn't bowl badly. We didn't get the start, it didn't happen and we have to use it as a learning experience."
"I've run out of superlatives to describe him," Sangakkara says about Dilshan. "Fantastic knock, Angelo Mathews' first over, it's a great team effort. It was a perfect pitch for us.
"You can't ask for more than the first over that Mathews bowled. And once we got through the first six overs, we had Mendis and Murali ..."
Dilshan is the Man of the Match. "Once I got the start, I wanted to keep going until the end," he says. "I'm in good form over the last six months, I want to keep it going. Just one more to go."
So it will be Sri lanka v Pakistan at Lord's on Sunday. What a smashing finale. No matter which way that one goes, it's going to be emotional. Hope you've enjoyed today's coverage. This is George Binoy signing off. Over and out.
17.4
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Malinga to Benn, OUT
Sulieman Benn b Malinga 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 0
17.3
1
Malinga to Gayle, 1 run
another slower ball, Gayle can't do much but punch it towards long-off, he takes the single
17.2
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Malinga to Gayle, no run
excellent ball from Malinga, tight length and straight, Gayle gets behind the line and blocks
17.2
1w
Malinga to Gayle, 1 wide
a slower ball and it's wide down leg side
17.1
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Malinga to Gayle, no run
full and wide outside off stump, Gayle winds up and swings hard but can't make contact
Malinga runs in to bowl at Gayle ...
end of over 172 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 99/9CRR: 5.82 • RRR: 20.00
Sulieman Benn0 (3b)
Chris Gayle62 (47b 8x4 2x6)
Ajantha Mendis 4-0-9-2
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-29-3
16.6
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Mendis to Benn, no run
Benn tries to sweep but can't make contact
16.5
•
Mendis to Benn, no run
full and straight again, Benn defends back to the bowler
16.4
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Mendis to Benn, no run
defended back to the bowler on the front foot
16.3
1
Mendis to Gayle, 1 run
Gayle strides forward and defends towards the off side, he takes the single
16.3
1w
Mendis to Gayle, 1 wide
Mendis slips one down leg side, that's a wide
Benn's the last man but he's at the other end because Gayle crossed.
16.2
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Mendis to Sammy, OUT
another one goes, feeble feeble batting, Sammy tries to clear the infield but slices the ball in the air towards point where Mubarak takes the catch, they simply need to give Gayle the strike
Daren Sammy c Mubarak b Mendis 1 (4b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 25
16.1
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Mendis to Sammy, no run
Sammy gets beaten by one from Mendis that moves away from him
end of over 169 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 97/8CRR: 6.06 • RRR: 15.50
Daren Sammy1 (2b)
Chris Gayle61 (46b 8x4 2x6)
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-29-3
Isuru Udana 3-0-20-1
15.6
1
Murali to Sammy, 1 run
cut off the back foot towards backward point, Gayle won't have the strike again, he's been given shockingly inadequate support from his team-mates
15.5
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Murali to Sammy, no run
Sammy pushes forward and gets beaten by one that drifts across him
15.4
1
Murali to Gayle, 1 run
Gayle hammers the ball again but straight to long-on this time
15.3
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Murali to Taylor, OUT
caught! Taylor tries to clear the midwicket boundary but doesn't even clear the inner circle, Kulasekara takes the catch
Jerome Taylor c sub (KMDN Kulasekara) b Muralidaran 2 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 100
15.2
1
Murali to Gayle, 1 run
flatter and quicker, Gayle moves back and nudges towards midwicket, Gayle loses strike
15.1
6
Murali to Gayle, SIX runs
SIX! SIX! Gayle rocks back, latches on to a short ball and hammers it over square leg, awesome power
West Indies need 71 off five overs. Surely it's beyond even Gayle, but stranger things have happened.
end of over 1511 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 88/7CRR: 5.86 • RRR: 14.20
Jerome Taylor2 (1b)
Chris Gayle53 (43b 8x4 1x6)
Isuru Udana 3-0-20-1
Muthiah Muralidaran 3-0-20-2
14.6
2
Udana to Taylor, 2 runs
full toss on leg stump, Taylor flicks to deep square leg and a fumble on the boundary allows the second
Taylor's come in ahead of Sammy, who might have picked up a niggle after that that outstanding catch.
14.5
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Udana to Ramdin, OUT
another slower ball and Ramdin's holed out! He tried to loft it inside out over cover but only managed to give Jayawardene a catch, excellent change of pace
Denesh Ramdin c Jayawardene b Udana 9 (5b 2x4 0x6 6m) SR: 180
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