Sri Lanka v West Indies 2nd Test
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka - 2005 (2005) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 22 July 2005
Sri Lanka won by 240 runs
Sri Lanka won by 240 runs. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 157* for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 8/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of Sri Lanka - 2005 (2005)
- Ground
- Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
- Dates
- 22 July 2005 to 25 July 2005
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 240 runs
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
- Debut
- Ryan Ramdass (West Indies)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and AL Hill
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Ryan Ramdass's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 150 all out. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 37 off 77 balls. Daren Powell took 5 for 25 for West Indies. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Asgiriya Stadium, 259 across 13 Tests.
West Indies replied with 148 all out. Narsingh Deonarine top-scored with 40 off 94 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 6 for 22 for Sri Lanka. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 4. Sri Lanka led by 2 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 375 for 7 in their second innings. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 157 not out off 284 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 49. Jermaine Lawson took 3 for 104 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara.
Set 378 to win, West Indies made 137 all out. Narsingh Deonarine top-scored with 29 off 45 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 8 for 46 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 240 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Asgiriya Stadium across the 21 Tests in our archive.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 150 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Tino Best | 17 | 33 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Denesh Ramdin b Daren Powell | 2 | 9 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Runako Morton b Daren Powell | 6 | 14 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Runako Morton b Tino Best | 6 | 15 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Narsingh Deonarine b Omari Banks | 37 | 77 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Tino Best) | 36 | 48 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Ryan Ramdass b Tino Best | 6 | 19 |
| Gayan Wijekoon | c Ryan Ramdass b Daren Powell | 14 | 38 |
| Rangana Herath | c Denesh Ramdin b Daren Powell | 1 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 18 | 16 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Denesh Ramdin b Daren Powell | 0 | 3 |
Extras 7 · Total 150 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 13.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 |
| Jermaine Lawson | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Tino Best | 10 | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| Omari Banks | 13 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.6 ov), 2-17 (Kumar Sangakkara, 6.5 ov), 3-35 (Marvan Atapattu, 11.1 ov), 4-42 (Mahela Jayawardene, 13.4 ov), 5-98 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 26.2 ov), 6-107 (Chaminda Vaas, 32.2 ov), 7-127 (Thilan Samaraweera, 41.1 ov), 8-130 (Rangana Herath, 42.4 ov), 9-143 (Gayan Wijekoon, 44.4 ov), 10-150 (Lasith Malinga, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (2) | 3 | 15 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (6) | 14 | 23 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (11) and Mahela Jayawardene (6) | 18 | 26 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Thilan Samaraweera (7) | 7 | 15 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (36) and Thilan Samaraweera (18) | 56 | 76 |
| sixth | Chaminda Vaas (6) and Thilan Samaraweera (3) | 9 | 36 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (9) and Gayan Wijekoon (11) | 20 | 53 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (1) and Gayan Wijekoon (2) | 3 | 9 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (12) and Gayan Wijekoon (1) | 13 | 12 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (6) and Lasith Malinga (0) | 7 | 10 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 148 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Marshall | c Marvan Atapattu b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 13 |
| Ryan Ramdass | run out (Lasith Malinga, Chaminda Vaas) | 3 | 5 |
| Runako Morton | b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 5 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 26 |
| Sylvester Joseph | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 74 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 40 | 94 |
| Denesh Ramdin | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 41 |
| Omari Banks | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 17 | 33 |
| Daren Powell | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 |
| Tino Best | not out | 26 | 34 |
| Jermaine Lawson | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 25 |
Extras 10 · Total 148 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 15 | 6 | 22 | 6 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Gayan Wijekoon | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9.1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Ryan Ramdass, 2.4 ov), 2-9 (Xavier Marshall, 2.5 ov), 3-12 (Runako Morton, 4.2 ov), 4-27 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 10.3 ov), 5-75 (Sylvester Joseph, 28.4 ov), 6-97 (Narsingh Deonarine, 41.5 ov), 7-101 (Denesh Ramdin, 42.3 ov), 8-101 (Daren Powell, 42.6 ov), 9-122 (Omari Banks, 50.4 ov), 10-148 (Jermaine Lawson, 58.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ryan Ramdass (2) and Xavier Marshall (0) | 9 | 10 |
| second | Runako Morton (0) and Xavier Marshall (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Runako Morton (1) | 3 | 9 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11) and Sylvester Joseph (2) | 15 | 39 |
| fifth | Sylvester Joseph (16) and Narsingh Deonarine (27) | 48 | 110 |
| sixth | Narsingh Deonarine (13) and Denesh Ramdin (9) | 22 | 79 |
| seventh | Omari Banks (0) and Denesh Ramdin (4) | 4 | 4 |
| eighth | Omari Banks (0) and Daren Powell (0) | 0 | 3 |
| ninth | Omari Banks (17) and Tino Best (4) | 21 | 46 |
| tenth | Jermaine Lawson (3) and Tino Best (22) | 26 | 45 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 375 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Runako Morton b Jermaine Lawson | 36 | 43 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Omari Banks b Daren Powell | 19 | 31 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 157 | 284 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Jermaine Lawson | 43 | 99 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Denesh Ramdin b Jermaine Lawson | 0 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Runako Morton b Omari Banks | 49 | 82 |
| Gayan Wijekoon | b Daren Powell | 12 | 34 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b Omari Banks | 19 | 25 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 15 | 47 |
Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran, Lasith Malinga
Extras 25 · Total 375 for 7
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 28 | 4 | 89 | 2 |
| Jermaine Lawson | 29 | 1 | 104 | 3 |
| Tino Best | 20 | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Omari Banks | 19 | 5 | 47 | 2 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Runako Morton | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Marvan Atapattu, 12.1 ov), 2-57 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 13.1 ov), 3-155 (Mahela Jayawardene, 42.3 ov), 4-155 (Thilan Samaraweera, 42.5 ov), 5-264 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 77.2 ov), 6-278 (Gayan Wijekoon, 85.4 ov), 7-321 (Chaminda Vaas, 93.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (19) and Sanath Jayasuriya (34) | 55 | 67 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 2 | 6 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (43) and Kumar Sangakkara (48) | 98 | 179 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (49) and Kumar Sangakkara (56) | 109 | 208 |
| sixth | Kumar Sangakkara (2) and Gayan Wijekoon (12) | 14 | 50 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (18) | 43 | 47 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (15) and Kumar Sangakkara (35) | 54 | 82 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 137 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Marshall | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 1 | 14 |
| Ryan Ramdass | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 23 | 46 |
| Runako Morton | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 22 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 24 | 40 |
| Sylvester Joseph | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 1 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 29 | 45 |
| Denesh Ramdin | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 28 | 51 |
| Omari Banks | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 4 |
| Daren Powell | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 7 |
| Tino Best | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 16 |
| Jermaine Lawson | not out | 1 | 7 |
Extras 13 · Total 137 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 2 | 48 | 1 |
| Gayan Wijekoon | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 16.2 | 4 | 46 | 8 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Xavier Marshall, 2.6 ov), 2-38 (Runako Morton, 11.4 ov), 3-49 (Ryan Ramdass, 15.3 ov), 4-49 (Sylvester Joseph, 15.4 ov), 5-77 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 24.1 ov), 6-105 (Narsingh Deonarine, 33.2 ov), 7-111 (Omari Banks, 35.1 ov), 8-119 (Daren Powell, 37.2 ov), 9-131 (Denesh Ramdin, 39.4 ov), 10-137 (Tino Best, 41.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ryan Ramdass (0) and Xavier Marshall (0) | 2 | 16 |
| second | Runako Morton (9) and Ryan Ramdass (20) | 36 | 55 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (8) and Ryan Ramdass (3) | 11 | 23 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Sylvester Joseph (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (16) and Narsingh Deonarine (12) | 28 | 51 |
| sixth | Narsingh Deonarine (17) and Denesh Ramdin (11) | 28 | 55 |
| seventh | Omari Banks (1) and Denesh Ramdin (5) | 6 | 11 |
| eighth | Daren Powell (0) and Denesh Ramdin (8) | 8 | 13 |
| ninth | Tino Best (7) and Denesh Ramdin (4) | 12 | 14 |
| tenth | Jermaine Lawson (1) and Tino Best (1) | 6 | 12 |
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