Sri Lanka v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka - 2005 (2005) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 13 July 2005
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 69 for West Indies. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6/36.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of Sri Lanka - 2005 (2005)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 13 July 2005 to 16 July 2005
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Chaminda Vaas
- Captains
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Xavier Marshall (West Indies), Runako Morton (West Indies), Denesh Ramdin (West Indies), Gayan Wijekoon (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Nadeem Ghauri and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Xavier Marshall, Runako Morton, Denesh Ramdin and Gayan Wijekoon played their first Tests.
West Indies batted first and made 285 all out. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 69 off 158 balls, and Denesh Ramdin made 56. Lasith Malinga took 4 for 71 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka replied with 227 all out. Chaminda Vaas top-scored with 49 off 99 balls. Jermaine Lawson took 4 for 59 for West Indies. West Indies led by 58 on first innings.
West Indies made 113 all out in their second innings. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 48 not out off 158 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6 for 36 for Sri Lanka. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 5.
Sri Lanka made 168 for 4 in their second innings. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 51 off 67 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 41. Jermaine Lawson took 4 for 43 for West Indies.
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 285 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Joseph | lbw b Gayan Wijekoon | 28 | 59 |
| Xavier Marshall | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 11 |
| Runako Morton | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 43 | 74 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 12 | 38 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 69 | 158 |
| Dwayne Smith | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 4 | 2 |
| Denesh Ramdin | b Gayan Wijekoon | 56 | 73 |
| Omari Banks | b Lasith Malinga | 32 | 105 |
| Daren Powell | c Mahela Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 3 | 7 |
| Tino Best | b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 7 |
| Jermaine Lawson | not out | 4 | 6 |
Extras 20 · Total 285 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 16.4 | 4 | 35 | 3 |
| Lasith Malinga | 14 | 1 | 71 | 4 |
| Gayan Wijekoon | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 29 | 8 | 56 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 14 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Xavier Marshall, 2.6 ov), 2-72 (Sylvester Joseph, 19.3 ov), 3-95 (Runako Morton, 27.1 ov), 4-109 (Narsingh Deonarine, 30.1 ov), 5-113 (Dwayne Smith, 30.3 ov), 6-192 (Denesh Ramdin, 51.6 ov), 7-273 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 84.4 ov), 8-276 (Daren Powell, 85.6 ov), 9-281 (Omari Banks, 87.1 ov), 10-285 (Tino Best, 88.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sylvester Joseph (2) and Xavier Marshall (10) | 14 | 17 |
| second | Sylvester Joseph (25) and Runako Morton (24) | 58 | 101 |
| third | Narsingh Deonarine (4) and Runako Morton (19) | 23 | 46 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (4) and Narsingh Deonarine (8) | 14 | 20 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Dwayne Smith (4) | 4 | 2 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (23) and Denesh Ramdin (56) | 79 | 129 |
| seventh | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (42) and Omari Banks (31) | 81 | 199 |
| eighth | Omari Banks (0) and Daren Powell (3) | 3 | 8 |
| ninth | Omari Banks (1) and Tino Best (4) | 5 | 7 |
| tenth | Jermaine Lawson (4) and Tino Best (0) | 4 | 9 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 227 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Daren Powell | 1 | 17 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Dwayne Smith b Jermaine Lawson | 3 | 7 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Denesh Ramdin b Omari Banks | 34 | 48 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Runako Morton b Daren Powell | 3 | 24 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c & b Jermaine Lawson | 11 | 22 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Dwayne Smith b Omari Banks | 32 | 31 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b Dwayne Smith | 49 | 99 |
| Gayan Wijekoon | c Sylvester Joseph b Tino Best | 12 | 21 |
| Rangana Herath | c Denesh Ramdin b Jermaine Lawson | 24 | 37 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Jermaine Lawson | 36 | 44 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 5 | 6 |
Extras 17 · Total 227 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 13 | 4 | 31 | 2 |
| Jermaine Lawson | 14.3 | 3 | 59 | 4 |
| Tino Best | 11 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Omari Banks | 16 | 3 | 70 | 2 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwayne Smith | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Marvan Atapattu, 2.5 ov), 2-7 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.4 ov), 3-32 (Mahela Jayawardene, 12.6 ov), 4-47 (Kumar Sangakkara, 15.4 ov), 5-91 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 23.3 ov), 6-93 (Thilan Samaraweera, 24.3 ov), 7-113 (Gayan Wijekoon, 30.3 ov), 8-149 (Rangana Herath, 41.1 ov), 9-215 (Chaminda Vaas, 54.5 ov), 10-227 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 57.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (1) and Sanath Jayasuriya (1) | 4 | 13 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (2) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 3 | 6 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (20) | 25 | 58 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (14) | 15 | 17 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (32) and Thilan Samaraweera (10) | 44 | 47 |
| sixth | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Thilan Samaraweera (1) | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (8) and Gayan Wijekoon (12) | 20 | 36 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (11) and Rangana Herath (24) | 36 | 65 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (29) and Chaminda Vaas (29) | 66 | 86 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (7) and Lasith Malinga (5) | 12 | 16 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 113 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Joseph | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 28 |
| Xavier Marshall | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 2 | 12 |
| Runako Morton | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Narsingh Deonarine | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 35 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | not out | 48 | 158 |
| Dwayne Smith | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 7 |
| Denesh Ramdin | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 11 | 34 |
| Omari Banks | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 31 |
| Daren Powell | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 1 |
| Tino Best | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 48 |
| Jermaine Lawson | c Upul Chandana b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 5 |
Extras 9 · Total 113 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 21 | 8 | 36 | 6 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Xavier Marshall, 4.2 ov), 2-3 (Runako Morton, 4.4 ov), 3-15 (Sylvester Joseph, 9.2 ov), 4-21 (Narsingh Deonarine, 16.3 ov), 5-21 (Dwayne Smith, 18.4 ov), 6-48 (Denesh Ramdin, 33.2 ov), 7-69 (Omari Banks, 43.2 ov), 8-69 (Daren Powell, 43.3 ov), 9-113 (Tino Best, 59.1 ov), 10-113 (Jermaine Lawson, 59.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sylvester Joseph (0) and Xavier Marshall (2) | 3 | 25 |
| second | Sylvester Joseph (0) and Runako Morton (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Sylvester Joseph (1) and Narsingh Deonarine (3) | 12 | 28 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Narsingh Deonarine (4) | 6 | 43 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Dwayne Smith (0) | 0 | 13 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (16) and Denesh Ramdin (11) | 27 | 88 |
| seventh | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (13) and Omari Banks (7) | 21 | 61 |
| eighth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Daren Powell (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (17) and Tino Best (27) | 44 | 94 |
| tenth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Jermaine Lawson (0) | 0 | 5 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 168 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Xavier Marshall b Jermaine Lawson | 15 | 19 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Denesh Ramdin b Jermaine Lawson | 28 | 35 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Sylvester Joseph b Jermaine Lawson | 0 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 41 | 84 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | lbw b Jermaine Lawson | 51 | 67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 27 | 27 |
Did not bat: Gayan Wijekoon, Chaminda Vaas, Rangana Herath, Muthiah Muralidaran, Lasith Malinga
Extras 6 · Total 168 for 4
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Jermaine Lawson | 12 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
| Tino Best | 8.3 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Omari Banks | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Dwayne Smith | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 7.1 ov), 2-34 (Kumar Sangakkara, 7.2 ov), 3-49 (Marvan Atapattu, 11.3 ov), 4-135 (Thilan Samaraweera, 31.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (18) and Sanath Jayasuriya (14) | 34 | 41 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (10) and Mahela Jayawardene (2) | 15 | 27 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (33) and Thilan Samaraweera (51) | 86 | 123 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (2) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (27) | 33 | 33 |
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