West Indies Vs Sri Lanka Only Odi
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies - 1997 (1997) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 6 June 1997
West Indies won by 35 runs
West Indies won by 35 runs. Stuart Williams top-scored with 90 for West Indies. Sanath Jayasuriya took 5/58.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Date
- 6 June 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 35 runs
- Player of the match
- Stuart Williams
- Captains
- Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Floyd Reifer (West Indies), Dinanath Ramnarine (West Indies)
- Umpires
- CE Cumberbatch and EA Nicholls
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Floyd Reifer and Dinanath Ramnarine played their first ODIs.
West Indies batted first and made 283 for 7. Stuart Williams top-scored with 90 off 107 balls, and Brian Lara made 67. Sanath Jayasuriya took 5 for 58 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Stuart Williams, 44% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 215 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 284, Sri Lanka made 248 for 8. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 53 off 78 balls, and Kumar Dharmasena made 51. Laurie Williams took 3 for 56 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the ninth wicket between Dulip Liyanage and Kumar Dharmasena.
West Indies won by 35 runs.
WEST INDIES: 283 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Murray | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 7 |
| Stuart Williams | c Dulip Liyanage | 90 | 107 |
| Franklyn Rose | c Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 17 |
| Brian Lara | c Dulip Liyanage | 67 | 68 |
| Carl Hooper | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 25 | 21 |
| Floyd Reifer | c Marvan Atapattu | 9 | 18 |
| Roland Holder | not out | 41 | 30 |
| Laurie Williams | c Kumar Dharmasena | 14 | 13 |
| Curtly Ambrose | not out | 9 | 11 |
Did not bat: Dinanath Ramnarine, Courtney Walsh
Extras 19 · Total 283 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulip Liyanage | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 58 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Junior Murray), 2-46 (Franklyn Rose), 3-170 (Brian Lara), 4-184 (Stuart Williams), 5-211 (Floyd Reifer), 6-220 (Carl Hooper), 7-254 (Laurie Williams)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Junior Murray and Stuart Williams | 11 |
| second | Stuart Williams and Franklyn Rose | 35 |
| third | Brian Lara and Stuart Williams | 124 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Stuart Williams | 14 |
| fifth | Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer | 27 |
| sixth | Carl Hooper and Roland Holder | 9 |
| seventh | Roland Holder and Laurie Williams | 34 |
| eighth | Curtly Ambrose and Roland Holder | 29 |
SRI LANKA: 248 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Carl Hooper | 1 | 7 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Stuart Williams | 44 | 28 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Carl Hooper | 7 | 8 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Curtly Ambrose | 53 | 78 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Floyd Reifer | 2 | 18 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Franklyn Rose | 14 | 22 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 9 | 12 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 51 | 55 |
| Dulip Liyanage | c Laurie Williams | 43 | 63 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 5 | 8 |
Did not bat: Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 19 · Total 248 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Courtney Walsh | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Laurie Williams | 8 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
| Franklyn Rose | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Carl Hooper | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Dinanath Ramnarine | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-19 (Aravinda de Silva), 3-39 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 4-89 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 5-118 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-138 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-150 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 8-241 (Dulip Liyanage)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 11 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 20 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 50 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 29 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 20 |
| eighth | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Kumar Dharmasena | 12 |
| ninth | Dulip Liyanage and Kumar Dharmasena | 91 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena | 7 |
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