West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 1997 (1997) · Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's · 13 June 1997
West Indies won by 6 wickets
West Indies won by 6 wickets. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 85 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/34.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 1997 (1997)
- Ground
- Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's
- Dates
- 13 June 1997 to 15 June 1997
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Curtly Ambrose
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
- Debut
- Floyd Reifer (West Indies)
- Umpires
- LH Barker and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Floyd Reifer's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 223 for 9. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 85 off 115 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 42. Curtly Ambrose took 5 for 37 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya, 49% of the total. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Antigua Recreation Ground, 344 across 10 Tests.
West Indies replied with 189 all out. Sherwin Campbell top-scored with 50 off 117 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 34 for Sri Lanka. From 168 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 189 for 10. Sri Lanka led by 34 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 152 for 9 in their second innings. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 47 off 52 balls. Curtly Ambrose took 3 for 41 for West Indies.
Set 187 to win, West Indies made 189 for 4. Stuart Williams top-scored with 83 off 118 balls, and Sherwin Campbell made 79. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 72 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 160-run stand for the first wicket between Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell, 85% of the total.
West Indies won by 6 wickets.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 223 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 85 | 115 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Courtney Browne | 1 | 4 |
| Russel Arnold | c Stuart Williams | 0 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Courtney Walsh | 0 | 8 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Browne) | 42 | 116 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | retired not out | 1 | 5 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | hit wicket | 23 | 78 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Courtney Browne | 29 | 63 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Floyd Reifer | 1 | 8 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | c Floyd Reifer | 6 | 17 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 6 | 9 |
Extras 29 · Total 223 for 9
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 |
| Ian Bishop | 15 | 3 | 44 | 2 |
| Courtney Walsh | 11 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Franklyn Rose | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 19 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-19 (Russel Arnold), 3-23 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-133 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-139 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-171 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-206 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-210 (Ravindra Pushpakumara), 8-216 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-223 (Sajeewa de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 19 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Russel Arnold | 0 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 110 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 |
| sixth | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 32 |
| seventh | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Kumar Dharmasena | 35 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Ravindra Pushpakumara | 4 |
| ninth | Kumar Dharmasena and Sajeewa de Silva | 6 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Sajeewa de Silva | 7 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 189 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 50 | 117 |
| Stuart Williams | c Russel Arnold | 21 | 19 |
| Floyd Reifer | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 29 | 61 |
| Brian Lara | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 6 |
| Carl Hooper | lbw | 27 | 54 |
| Roland Holder | c Kumar Dharmasena | 28 | 52 |
| Courtney Browne | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 12 |
| Ian Bishop | bowled | 5 | 26 |
| Curtly Ambrose | not out | 11 | 26 |
| Franklyn Rose | bowled | 0 | 5 |
| Courtney Walsh | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Extras 18 · Total 189 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajeewa de Silva | 13 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 15 | 2 | 62 | 3 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 23.4 | 13 | 34 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Stuart Williams), 2-94 (Floyd Reifer), 3-97 (Brian Lara), 4-122 (Sherwin Campbell), 5-168 (Carl Hooper), 6-168 (Roland Holder), 7-172 (Courtney Browne), 8-189 (Ian Bishop), 9-189 (Franklyn Rose), 10-189 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell | 40 |
| second | Sherwin Campbell and Floyd Reifer | 54 |
| third | Brian Lara and Sherwin Campbell | 3 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Sherwin Campbell | 25 |
| fifth | Carl Hooper and Roland Holder | 46 |
| sixth | Roland Holder and Courtney Browne | 0 |
| seventh | Ian Bishop and Courtney Browne | 4 |
| eighth | Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop | 17 |
| ninth | Curtly Ambrose and Franklyn Rose | 0 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose | 0 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 152 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Carl Hooper | 0 | 3 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Courtney Browne | 14 | 33 |
| Russel Arnold | c Courtney Browne | 12 | 29 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Courtney Browne | 47 | 52 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Franklyn Rose | 13 | 17 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Courtney Browne | 16 | 22 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Courtney Walsh | 31 | 47 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Stuart Williams | 8 | 14 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 2 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Stuart Williams | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne
Extras 9 · Total 152 for 9
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Franklyn Rose | 9 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Ian Bishop | 7 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-17 (Russel Arnold), 3-41 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-85 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-91 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-113 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-140 (Ravindra Pushpakumara), 8-151 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-152 (Muthiah Muralidaran)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Russel Arnold | 17 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 24 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 44 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 6 |
| sixth | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Kumar Dharmasena | 22 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena and Ravindra Pushpakumara | 27 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Sajeewa de Silva | 11 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Sajeewa de Silva | 1 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 189 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama | 79 | 145 |
| Stuart Williams | caught | 83 | 118 |
| Floyd Reifer | bowled | 1 | 37 |
| Brian Lara | caught | 4 | 2 |
| Carl Hooper | not out | 6 | 4 |
| Roland Holder | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Courtney Browne, Ian Bishop, Curtly Ambrose, Franklyn Rose, Courtney Walsh
Extras 16 · Total 189 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajeewa de Silva | 9 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 21.2 | 5 | 72 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-160 (Stuart Williams), 2-178 (Sherwin Campbell), 3-182 (Brian Lara), 4-183 (Floyd Reifer)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell | 160 |
| second | Sherwin Campbell and Floyd Reifer | 18 |
| third | Brian Lara and Floyd Reifer | 4 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer | 1 |
| fifth | Carl Hooper and Roland Holder | 6 |
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