West Indies v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 2008 (2007/08) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 3 April 2008
West Indies won by 6 wickets
West Indies won by 6 wickets. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 125 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/79.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 2008 (2007/08)
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Dates
- 3 April 2008 to 6 April 2008
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Ramnaresh Sarwan
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Ishara Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka), Sewnarine Chattergoon (West Indies)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. Ishara Amerasinghe and Sewnarine Chattergoon played their first Tests.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 278 all out. Chamara Silva top-scored with 76 off 108 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 62. Fidel Edwards took 4 for 84 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chamara Silva.
West Indies replied with 294 all out. Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 57 off 86 balls, and Devon Smith made 47. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 79 for Sri Lanka. West Indies led by 16 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 268 all out in their second innings. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 125 off 199 balls, and Chaminda Vaas made 45. Jerome Taylor took 4 for 52 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the seventh wicket between Chaminda Vaas and Thilan Samaraweera, 51% of the total.
Set 253 to win, West Indies made 254 for 4. Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 102 off 172 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 86. The innings was built on a 157-run stand for the fourth wicket between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, 62% of the total.
West Indies won by 6 wickets.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 278 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | c Denesh Ramdin b Fidel Edwards | 30 | 81 |
| Malinda Warnapura | c Sewnarine Chattergoon b Fidel Edwards | 35 | 38 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Denesh Ramdin b Fidel Edwards | 10 | 9 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Jerome Taylor | 26 | 41 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Chris Gayle b Jerome Taylor | 6 | 9 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Denesh Ramdin b Fidel Edwards | 62 | 60 |
| Chamara Silva | c Daren Powell b Dwayne Bravo | 76 | 108 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Denesh Ramdin b Daren Powell | 1 | 3 |
| Thilan Thushara | run out (Ramnaresh Sarwan) | 1 | 21 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Dwayne Bravo b Daren Powell | 8 | 3 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | not out | 0 | 22 |
Extras 23 · Total 278 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 17 | 7 | 59 | 2 |
| Jerome Taylor | 17.2 | 7 | 74 | 2 |
| Fidel Edwards | 18 | 4 | 84 | 4 |
| Chris Gayle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 10.3 | 2 | 53 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Malinda Warnapura, 15.2 ov), 2-72 (Kumar Sangakkara, 17.1 ov), 3-93 (Michael Vandort, 25.6 ov), 4-112 (Thilan Samaraweera, 28.5 ov), 5-117 (Mahela Jayawardene, 30.1 ov), 6-222 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 46.6 ov), 7-224 (Chaminda Vaas, 47.5 ov), 8-240 (Thilan Thushara, 54.2 ov), 9-255 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 55.3 ov), 10-278 (Chamara Silva, 64.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vandort (22) and Malinda Warnapura (35) | 62 | 93 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (10) and Michael Vandort (0) | 10 | 11 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Michael Vandort (8) | 21 | 53 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (13) and Thilan Samaraweera (6) | 19 | 17 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) | 5 | 8 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (58) and Chamara Silva (37) | 105 | 104 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Chamara Silva (1) | 2 | 5 |
| eighth | Chamara Silva (15) and Thilan Thushara (1) | 16 | 39 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (8) and Chamara Silva (6) | 15 | 8 |
| tenth | Chamara Silva (17) and Ishara Amerasinghe (0) | 23 | 57 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 294 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Michael Vandort b Thilan Thushara | 45 | 44 |
| Sewnarine Chattergoon | b Chaminda Vaas | 46 | 78 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Malinda Warnapura b Muthiah Muralidaran | 57 | 86 |
| Marlon Samuels | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 10 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Thilan Thushara | 18 | 37 |
| Devon Smith | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 47 | 92 |
| Dwayne Bravo | lbw b Ishara Amerasinghe | 26 | 37 |
| Denesh Ramdin | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 13 | 44 |
| Jerome Taylor | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 31 |
| Daren Powell | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 8 |
| Fidel Edwards | not out | 1 | 6 |
Extras 22 · Total 294 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 1 | 76 | 2 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 12 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| Thilan Thushara | 12 | 0 | 72 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 29.2 | 4 | 79 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (Chris Gayle, 11.2 ov), 2-137 (Sewnarine Chattergoon, 29.2 ov), 3-141 (Marlon Samuels, 30.6 ov), 4-177 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 38.1 ov), 5-199 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 45.4 ov), 6-246 (Dwayne Bravo, 57.5 ov), 7-266 (Devon Smith, 62.6 ov), 8-289 (Jerome Taylor, 73.4 ov), 9-291 (Denesh Ramdin, 74.4 ov), 10-294 (Daren Powell, 76.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (45) and Sewnarine Chattergoon (7) | 58 | 70 |
| second | Ramnaresh Sarwan (35) and Sewnarine Chattergoon (39) | 79 | 112 |
| third | Ramnaresh Sarwan (0) and Marlon Samuels (3) | 4 | 11 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (22) | 36 | 46 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (7) and Devon Smith (13) | 22 | 47 |
| sixth | Devon Smith (20) and Dwayne Bravo (26) | 47 | 74 |
| seventh | Devon Smith (14) and Denesh Ramdin (4) | 20 | 33 |
| eighth | Jerome Taylor (13) and Denesh Ramdin (9) | 23 | 64 |
| ninth | Daren Powell (2) and Denesh Ramdin (0) | 2 | 6 |
| tenth | Daren Powell (1) and Fidel Edwards (1) | 3 | 10 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 268 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | run out (Jerome Taylor) | 1 | 3 |
| Malinda Warnapura | c Sewnarine Chattergoon b Jerome Taylor | 0 | 4 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Marlon Samuels b Daren Powell | 14 | 33 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Fidel Edwards | 12 | 13 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | run out (Marlon Samuels) | 125 | 199 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Jerome Taylor | 25 | 19 |
| Chamara Silva | c Marlon Samuels b Jerome Taylor | 13 | 27 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Denesh Ramdin b Chris Gayle | 45 | 114 |
| Thilan Thushara | c Denesh Ramdin b Dwayne Bravo | 10 | 20 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Daren Powell b Jerome Taylor | 4 | 18 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 19 · Total 268 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 13 | 4 | 49 | 1 |
| Jerome Taylor | 15.1 | 1 | 52 | 4 |
| Fidel Edwards | 14 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 19 | 5 | 64 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | 14 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Malinda Warnapura, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Michael Vandort, 1.4 ov), 3-32 (Mahela Jayawardene, 7.5 ov), 4-32 (Kumar Sangakkara, 8.6 ov), 5-73 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 16.2 ov), 6-99 (Chamara Silva, 24.3 ov), 7-237 (Chaminda Vaas, 65.6 ov), 8-252 (Thilan Thushara, 70.3 ov), 9-268 (Thilan Samaraweera, 74.3 ov), 10-268 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 75.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vandort (1) and Malinda Warnapura (0) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (2) and Michael Vandort (0) | 2 | 3 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) | 28 | 37 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 7 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (25) and Thilan Samaraweera (15) | 41 | 44 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (13) and Chamara Silva (13) | 26 | 49 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (45) and Thilan Samaraweera (80) | 138 | 251 |
| eighth | Thilan Samaraweera (5) and Thilan Thushara (10) | 15 | 27 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (4) and Thilan Samaraweera (11) | 16 | 23 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Ishara Amerasinghe (0) | 0 | 4 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 254 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Thilan Thushara | 10 | 14 |
| Sewnarine Chattergoon | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 26 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 102 | 172 |
| Marlon Samuels | c Malinda Warnapura b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 40 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | not out | 86 | 146 |
| Devon Smith | not out | 14 | 18 |
Did not bat: Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Daren Powell, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards
Extras 20 · Total 254 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 2 | 52 | 2 |
| Thilan Thushara | 12 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 13 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 24.3 | 4 | 92 | 1 |
| Chamara Silva | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Chris Gayle, 5.2 ov), 2-24 (Sewnarine Chattergoon, 6.6 ov), 3-73 (Marlon Samuels, 19.6 ov), 4-230 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 62.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (10) and Sewnarine Chattergoon (11) | 23 | 32 |
| second | Ramnaresh Sarwan (1) and Sewnarine Chattergoon (0) | 1 | 10 |
| third | Ramnaresh Sarwan (37) and Marlon Samuels (11) | 49 | 78 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (76) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (64) | 157 | 260 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (10) and Devon Smith (14) | 24 | 36 |
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