Sri Lanka’s spinners bowled the vacationers to a 43-run win over the West Indies within the second Twenty20 cricket worldwide on Friday, leveling the three-match sequence at 1-1.
Defending a reasonable whole of 160-6, Wanindudu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya and Danushka Gunathilaka took eight wickets, bowling out the West Indies for 117 in 18.4 overs.
Sri Lanka stacked its lineup with 4 spinners for the must-win match at Coolidge and the tactic paid off on a sluggish pitch which made huge hitting tough. The West Indies had been unable to take care of any scoring momentum as wickets tumbled often.
Dananjaya, who made historical past twice within the first match of a sequence, taking a hat-trick and conceding six sixes in a single over set the tone of the West Indies innings when he bowled his 4 overs in succession within the energy play, taking 1-13.
Left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan, who missed the primary match of the sequence, took 3-14 from 3.4 overs, together with the very important wicket of West Indies captain Kieron Pollard for 13.
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It was Pollard who received a spot in historical past two days in the past by turning into solely the third cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in a world match, putting 38 from 11 balls.
He held himself again on Friday, coming in at No. 7 but in addition discovered the pitch tough to come back to grips with, managing solely 13 from 15 balls with one six.
Sandakan eliminated him with a wider supply which Pollard appeared to hoist over cowl however which took a thick edge and flew to the duvet sweeper.
Hasaranga was named man of the match for his 3-17 from 4 overs and his unbeaten 19 in Sri Lanka’s innings.
He bamboozled the West Indies batsman with the number of his wrist spin, his line and flight, dismissing Lendl Simmons (21), Chris Gayle (16) and Fabian Allen (12). His googly, tough to choose, accounted for Simmons and Allen, who fell lbw.
Highlights:
“The wicket was slow and I was trying to bowl without giving too many boundaries and keeping a good line and length,” Hasaranga mentioned.
“Akila (Dananjaya) bowls with the new ball and I always bowl after the power play so I have to concentrate on line and length. I prefer to play that role.”
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews made a superb choice when he elected to bat on successful the toss. Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nassinka gave the vacationers a robust begin, placing on 95 for the primary wicket in the very best partnership of the match.
Nissanka was run out for 37 within the eleventh over and Gunathilaka went on to his half century from 35 balls earlier than falling in the identical over with the whole 96-2.
The the rest of the Sri Lanka batsmen struggled with the very best subsequent efforts coming from Ashen Bandara who made 21 from 19 balls and Hasaranga whose 19 got here from 11 deliveries.
Dananjaya saved the West Indies batsmen tied down early: the house staff struggled to 25-1 after 5 overs.
Hasaranga then eliminated Simmons and Gayle in the identical over, the seventh, accounting for 2 of the West Indies most harmful gamers.
The risk of Pollard hung over the match till late and Sri Lanka was jubilant when he fell comparatively cheaply.Obed McCoy hit 23 from solely seven balls batting at No. 10, too late to alter the end result of the match.
The deciding match of the T20 sequence is on Sunday. The groups may even play three one-day video games adopted by two take a look at matches.
