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West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 2003 (2003) · Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet · 20 June 2003

Match drawn

Match drawn. Brian Lara top-scored with 209 for West Indies. Corey Collymore took 5/66.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 2003 (2003)
Ground
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet (then Beausejour Stadium)
Dates
20 June 2003 to 24 June 2003
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Brian Lara
Captains
Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka), Brian Lara (West Indies)
Debut
Jerome Taylor (West Indies)
Umpires
BF Bowden and DJ Harper
Match referee
Wasim Raja

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Jerome Taylor's first Test.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 354 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 118 off 275 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 56. Corey Collymore took 5 for 66 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara.

West Indies replied with 477 for 9. Brian Lara top-scored with 209 off 360 balls, and Wavell Hinds made 113. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 138 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 174-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Wavell Hinds. West Indies led by 123 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 125 for 0 in their second innings. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 72 not out off 113 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 50. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 100% of the total.

Match drawn. Brian Lara's 209 is the highest individual score at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 354 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattuc Brian Lara b Wavell Hinds118275
Sanath Jayasuriyac Omari Banks b Corey Collymore830
Kumar Sangakkaralbw b Chris Gayle56101
Mahela Jayawardenec Brian Lara b Omari Banks45101
Hashan Tillakaratneb Corey Collymore1331
Thilan Samaraweerac Ridley Jacobs b Corey Collymore1168
Romesh Kaluwitharanalbw b Corey Collymore24
Kaushal Lokuarachchic Brian Lara b Corey Collymore1512
Chaminda Vaasc Ridley Jacobs b Chris Gayle38125
Muthiah Muralidaranlbw b Wavell Hinds1469
Prabath Nissankanot out1253

Extras 22 · Total 354 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Mervyn Dillon297480
Corey Collymore295665
Jerome Taylor273970
Wavell Hinds114282
Omari Banks338741
Chris Gayle9.21222
Marlon Samuels3090
Ramnaresh Sarwan2110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 9.2 ov), 2-127 (Kumar Sangakkara, 43.3 ov), 3-195 (Mahela Jayawardene, 69.5 ov), 4-228 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 81.1 ov), 5-266 (Marvan Atapattu, 96.4 ov), 6-269 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 97.5 ov), 7-285 (Kaushal Lokuarachchi, 101.5 ov), 8-288 (Thilan Samaraweera, 103.3 ov), 9-326 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 126.4 ov), 10-354 (Chaminda Vaas, 143.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu (10) and Sanath Jayasuriya (8)1951
secondMarvan Atapattu (50) and Kumar Sangakkara (56)108207
thirdMarvan Atapattu (21) and Mahela Jayawardene (45)68158
fourthHashan Tillakaratne (13) and Marvan Atapattu (18)3369
fifthMarvan Atapattu (19) and Thilan Samaraweera (8)3897
sixthRomesh Kaluwitharana (2) and Thilan Samaraweera (1)37
seventhThilan Samaraweera (1) and Kaushal Lokuarachchi (15)1624
eighthChaminda Vaas (2) and Thilan Samaraweera (1)310
ninthMuthiah Muralidaran (14) and Chaminda Vaas (23)38140
tenthChaminda Vaas (13) and Prabath Nissanka (13)28101
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 477 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Chris Gaylelbw b Muthiah Muralidaran2753
Daren Gangalbw b Chaminda Vaas1221
Wavell Hindsrun out (Marvan Atapattu, Romesh Kaluwitharana)113143
Brian Larac Romesh Kaluwitharana b Prabath Nissanka209360
Ramnaresh Sarwanc Marvan Atapattu b Muthiah Muralidaran739
Marlon Samuelsst Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muthiah Muralidaran833
Ridley Jacobslbw b Muthiah Muralidaran1324
Omari Banksnot out50137
Mervyn Dillonc Marvan Atapattu b Kaushal Lokuarachchi217
Corey Collymorec & b Muthiah Muralidaran06
Jerome Taylornot out915

Extras 27 · Total 477 for 9

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas3951161
Prabath Nissanka21.311081
Thilan Samaraweera80530
Muthiah Muralidaran50101385
Kaushal Lokuarachchi206541

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Daren Ganga, 6.5 ov), 2-66 (Chris Gayle, 15.5 ov), 3-240 (Wavell Hinds, 55.3 ov), 4-262 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 71.3 ov), 5-279 (Marlon Samuels, 81.1 ov), 6-305 (Ridley Jacobs, 89.6 ov), 7-441 (Brian Lara, 122.4 ov), 8-447 (Mervyn Dillon, 128.4 ov), 9-448 (Corey Collymore, 129.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDaren Ganga (12) and Chris Gayle (5)1836
secondWavell Hinds (21) and Chris Gayle (22)4858
thirdBrian Lara (73) and Wavell Hinds (92)174244
fourthBrian Lara (15) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (7)2296
fifthBrian Lara (6) and Marlon Samuels (8)1761
sixthBrian Lara (13) and Ridley Jacobs (13)2653
seventhBrian Lara (102) and Omari Banks (26)136198
eighthMervyn Dillon (2) and Omari Banks (4)636
ninthCorey Collymore (0) and Omari Banks (1)17
tenthOmari Banks (19) and Jerome Taylor (9)2952
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 125 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattunot out5092
Sanath Jayasuriyanot out72113

Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Thilan Samaraweera, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Sangakkara, Prabath Nissanka, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 3 · Total 125 for 0

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Mervyn Dillon51240
Corey Collymore3080
Wavell Hinds40250
Jerome Taylor61190
Omari Banks100280
Marlon Samuels31150
Ramnaresh Sarwan3040
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu (49) and Sanath Jayasuriya (72)125204
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