Sri Lanka v West Indies 3rd Test

West Indies tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001/02) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 29 November 2001

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets. Brian Lara top-scored with 221 for West Indies. Chaminda Vaas took 7/71.

West Indies ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 2001 TESTS Sinhalese Sports Club Ground ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001/02)
Ground: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 29 November 2001 to 3 December 2001
Toss: West Indies, chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Player of the match: Brian Lara
Captains: Carl Hooper (West Indies), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: EAR de Silva and RB Tiffin
Match referee: R Subba Row

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.

West Indies batted first and made 390 all out. Brian Lara top-scored with 221 off 354 balls, and Ramnaresh Sarwan made 69. Chaminda Vaas took 7 for 120 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 194-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan, 50% of the total. From 359 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 389 for 9. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 316 across 19 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 627 for 9. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 204 not out off 343 balls, and Thilan Samaraweera made 87. Pedro Collins took 3 for 156 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 165-run stand for the sixth wicket between Hashan Tillakaratne and Thilan Samaraweera. Sri Lanka led by 237 on first innings.

West Indies made 262 all out in their second innings. Brian Lara top-scored with 130 off 215 balls, and Ramnaresh Sarwan made 66. Chaminda Vaas took 7 for 71 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan, 54% of the total.

Sri Lanka made 27 for 0 in their second innings. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 19 not out off 18 balls.

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Daren Ganga	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	6	25
Chris Gayle	c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas	0	3
Ramnaresh Sarwan	run out (Mahela Jayawardene)	69	162
Brian Lara	b Chaminda Vaas	221	354
Carl Hooper	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	56	84
Marlon Samuels	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	4	25
Ridley Jacobs	b Nuwan Zoysa	2	15
Mervyn Dillon	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	2	12
Dinanath Ramnarine	c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran	0	6
Pedro Collins	c Thilan Samaraweera b Chaminda Vaas	4	6
Marlon Black	not out	0	2

Extras 26 · Total 390 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	32.2	5	120	7
Nuwan Zoysa	20	4	55	1
Thilan Samaraweera	8	0	31	0
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	9	2	37	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	37	6	115	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	3	0	11	0
Russel Arnold	3	0	8	0
Hashan Tillakaratne	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Chris Gayle, 0.4 ov), 2-17 (Daren Ganga, 6.6 ov), 3-211 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 59.6 ov), 4-347 (Carl Hooper, 94.5 ov), 5-359 (Marlon Samuels, 102.1 ov), 6-368 (Ridley Jacobs, 105.5 ov), 7-376 (Mervyn Dillon, 109.5 ov), 8-385 (Brian Lara, 111.3 ov), 9-389 (Dinanath Ramnarine, 112.3 ov), 10-390 (Pedro Collins, 113.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Daren Ganga (0) and Chris Gayle (0)	2	4
second	Ramnaresh Sarwan (7) and Daren Ganga (5)	15	38
third	Brian Lara (115) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (62)	194	327
fourth	Carl Hooper (56) and Brian Lara (78)	136	209
fifth	Brian Lara (6) and Marlon Samuels (4)	12	47
sixth	Brian Lara (7) and Ridley Jacobs (2)	9	22
seventh	Brian Lara (6) and Mervyn Dillon (2)	8	24
eighth	Brian Lara (9) and Dinanath Ramnarine (0)	9	10
ninth	Dinanath Ramnarine (0) and Pedro Collins (4)	4	7
tenth	Pedro Collins (0) and Marlon Black (0)	1	5

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 627 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	c Chris Gayle b Pedro Collins	4	7
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Dinanath Ramnarine b Marlon Black	85	166
Kumar Sangakkara	c Chris Gayle b Mervyn Dillon	55	91
Mahela Jayawardene	lbw b Mervyn Dillon	39	90
Russel Arnold	c Ridley Jacobs b Carl Hooper	65	148
Hashan Tillakaratne	not out	204	343
Thilan Samaraweera	run out (Marlon Black)	87	252
Chaminda Vaas	c Marlon Samuels b Pedro Collins	23	31
Nuwan Zoysa	b Carl Hooper	10	25
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	c Ridley Jacobs b Pedro Collins	25	29
Muthiah Muralidaran	not out	4	5

Extras 26 · Total 627 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Mervyn Dillon	46	9	131	2
Pedro Collins	47	4	156	3
Marlon Black	32	6	123	1
Dinanath Ramnarine	17	3	51	0
Carl Hooper	43	7	112	2
Chris Gayle	10	1	28	0
Ramnaresh Sarwan	2	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Marvan Atapattu, 1.2 ov), 2-104 (Kumar Sangakkara, 29.2 ov), 3-179 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 51.4 ov), 4-204 (Mahela Jayawardene, 66.1 ov), 5-345 (Russel Arnold, 103.1 ov), 6-510 (Thilan Samaraweera, 168.2 ov), 7-550 (Chaminda Vaas, 177.2 ov), 8-569 (Nuwan Zoysa, 184.6 ov), 9-611 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke, 193.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (1)	5	2
second	Sanath Jayasuriya (37) and Kumar Sangakkara (55)	99	169
third	Sanath Jayasuriya (47) and Mahela Jayawardene (28)	75	134
fourth	Russel Arnold (13) and Mahela Jayawardene (11)	25	88
fifth	Hashan Tillakaratne (80) and Russel Arnold (52)	141	223
sixth	Hashan Tillakaratne (72) and Thilan Samaraweera (87)	165	392
seventh	Hashan Tillakaratne (17) and Chaminda Vaas (23)	40	54
eighth	Hashan Tillakaratne (8) and Nuwan Zoysa (10)	19	46
ninth	Hashan Tillakaratne (16) and Niroshan Bandaratilleke (25)	42	54
tenth	Hashan Tillakaratne (11) and Muthiah Muralidaran (4)	16	19

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 262 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Daren Ganga	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	10	19
Chris Gayle	c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas	0	1
Ramnaresh Sarwan	c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas	66	140
Brian Lara	b Nuwan Zoysa	130	215
Carl Hooper	st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran	9	19
Marlon Samuels	c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran	0	2
Ridley Jacobs	not out	31	63
Mervyn Dillon	c Upul Chandana b Chaminda Vaas	8	32
Dinanath Ramnarine	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	0	2
Pedro Collins	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	0	2
Marlon Black	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	0	1

Extras 8 · Total 262 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	25	3	71	7
Nuwan Zoysa	11	1	45	1
Muthiah Muralidaran	36	5	116	2
Thilan Samaraweera	8	2	23	0
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	2	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Chris Gayle, 0.6 ov), 2-20 (Daren Ganga, 4.2 ov), 3-161 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 51.5 ov), 4-203 (Carl Hooper, 60.4 ov), 5-203 (Marlon Samuels, 60.6 ov), 6-240 (Brian Lara, 69.6 ov), 7-258 (Mervyn Dillon, 79.4 ov), 8-258 (Dinanath Ramnarine, 79.6 ov), 9-262 (Pedro Collins, 81.5 ov), 10-262 (Marlon Black, 81.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Daren Ganga (0) and Chris Gayle (0)	1	6
second	Ramnaresh Sarwan (10) and Daren Ganga (9)	19	20
third	Brian Lara (83) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (56)	141	287
fourth	Carl Hooper (9) and Brian Lara (32)	42	54
fifth	Brian Lara (0) and Marlon Samuels (0)	0	2
sixth	Brian Lara (15) and Ridley Jacobs (17)	37	55
seventh	Ridley Jacobs (10) and Mervyn Dillon (8)	18	58
eighth	Ridley Jacobs (0) and Dinanath Ramnarine (0)	0	2
ninth	Ridley Jacobs (4) and Pedro Collins (0)	4	11
tenth	Ridley Jacobs (0) and Marlon Black (0)	0	1

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 27 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	not out	19	18
Sanath Jayasuriya	not out	8	15

Did not bat: Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Hashan Tillakaratne, Thilan Samaraweera, Chaminda Vaas, Niroshan Bandaratilleke, Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 0 · Total 27 for 0

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Mervyn Dillon	3	0	12	0
Pedro Collins	2.3	0	15	0

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu (18) and Sanath Jayasuriya (8)	26	30

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