SL Skipper K.Sangakkara won the Toss and elected to bat 1st
1st came the 2 great bats men in the whole world S.Jayasuriya and M.Jayawardena
Sana started his game with a dashing 4
, bt unfortunately his wicket fall down when sri lanka was 6/0
(Kemar Roach celebrates the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya)
Then came our Skipper K.Sangakkara
(Dwayne Bravo rues his luck as Kumar Sangakkara adds to Sri Lanka's total)
soon after that the 2 Sri Lankan lions started to roar
Mahela Jayawardene continued his imperious form with a 25-ball half-century
Kumar Sangakkara partnered Mahela Jayawardene in a formidable second-wicket stand
He watched the ball carefully in the course of his innings
Jayawardene and Sangakkara pile on the runs during their 166-run stand
They were eventually separated after a second-wicket stand of 166
Jayawardene finished unbeaten on 98 in a superb innings
Sri Lanka 195/3 (20/20 ov)
Then Started the WI innings
Shivnarine Chanderpaul started aggressively but fell for 11
Sri Lanka's fielders celebrate the demise of Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Nuwan Kulasekera savours the early dismissal of Chris Gayle
The backdrop tells the story as Chris Gayle walks back to the pavilion
Dwayne Bravo made a run-a-ball 23 in West Indies' reply
Ramnaresh Sarwan made 28 from 33 balls, but his dismissal was the end of West Indies' resistance
Sri Lanka 195/3 (20/20 ov) WI run rate 6.90
West Indies 138/8 (20.0/20 ov) Last 5 overs 43/4 RR 8.60
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs SL RR 9.75
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs
Mat Runs HS Ave
*Sulieman Benn (lhb) 6 4 1 0 150.00 5 (3b) 6 (4b)
13 24 13* 24.00
Jerome Taylor (rhb) 16 9 2 0 177.77 7 (3b) 16 (9b)
13 36 16* 18.00
Bowlers O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s This spell
Mat Wkts BBI Ave
*Nuwan Kulasekara (rfm) 4.0 0 27 1 6.75 10 3 0 1-0-12-0
10 7 1/21 49.57
Lasith Malinga (rf) 4.0 0 28 3 7.00 7 2 0 3-0-22-2
23 27 3/17 21.00
Recent overs 1 4 W 1wd . 4 1 | . . . W 4 1 | 1 W 1 2 . 1 | 1 4 . 1 4 2
Post-match presentation:
Gayle: "We had our chances, but we put them down. I can't say why our fielding was so bad, we have worked extremely hard on it, we are in a must-win situation now, hope we can lift our games. We definitely had the right combination, it was always going to be difficult against an experienced Sri Lanka side."
Sangakkara: "Mahela was superb again, his form has been crucial to us getting this far in the tournament. I think Mathews and Kapugedera in good form, but they haven't got enough of a chance to bat, and we have Dilshan as well, who struggled a bit on th eslower pitches but should be good on this track here. We need to brush up our fielding a bit more, though."
Jayawardene is the Man of the Match. "Whatever the role you re given, you back yourself to contribute, opening the bating gives you more time, it suits my game. You have to take a bit of time to get used to the pace of the track, once the ball gets older you can take advantage."
Charitha de Silva points out the Sri Lanka beat West Indies by the same margin in the semi-finals last year in England.
Bala asks Steve whether that is really an English side, Rakesh wonders whatever happened to Dwayne Smith, and there are plenty more Pollard is over-rated posts.
That's it from us for today. Thanks for all the comments, join us for the two big matches tomorrow. Till then, this is Siddarth Ravindran saying Bye.
1st came the 2 great bats men in the whole world S.Jayasuriya and M.Jayawardena
Sana started his game with a dashing 4
, bt unfortunately his wicket fall down when sri lanka was 6/0
(Kemar Roach celebrates the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya)
Then came our Skipper K.Sangakkara
(Dwayne Bravo rues his luck as Kumar Sangakkara adds to Sri Lanka's total)
soon after that the 2 Sri Lankan lions started to roar
Mahela Jayawardene continued his imperious form with a 25-ball half-century
Kumar Sangakkara partnered Mahela Jayawardene in a formidable second-wicket stand
He watched the ball carefully in the course of his innings
Jayawardene and Sangakkara pile on the runs during their 166-run stand
They were eventually separated after a second-wicket stand of 166
Jayawardene finished unbeaten on 98 in a superb innings
Sri Lanka 195/3 (20/20 ov)
Then Started the WI innings
Shivnarine Chanderpaul started aggressively but fell for 11
Sri Lanka's fielders celebrate the demise of Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Nuwan Kulasekera savours the early dismissal of Chris Gayle
The backdrop tells the story as Chris Gayle walks back to the pavilion
Dwayne Bravo made a run-a-ball 23 in West Indies' reply
Ramnaresh Sarwan made 28 from 33 balls, but his dismissal was the end of West Indies' resistance
Sri Lanka 195/3 (20/20 ov) WI run rate 6.90
West Indies 138/8 (20.0/20 ov) Last 5 overs 43/4 RR 8.60
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs SL RR 9.75
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs
Mat Runs HS Ave
*Sulieman Benn (lhb) 6 4 1 0 150.00 5 (3b) 6 (4b)
13 24 13* 24.00
Jerome Taylor (rhb) 16 9 2 0 177.77 7 (3b) 16 (9b)
13 36 16* 18.00
Bowlers O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s This spell
Mat Wkts BBI Ave
*Nuwan Kulasekara (rfm) 4.0 0 27 1 6.75 10 3 0 1-0-12-0
10 7 1/21 49.57
Lasith Malinga (rf) 4.0 0 28 3 7.00 7 2 0 3-0-22-2
23 27 3/17 21.00
Recent overs 1 4 W 1wd . 4 1 | . . . W 4 1 | 1 W 1 2 . 1 | 1 4 . 1 4 2
Post-match presentation:
Gayle: "We had our chances, but we put them down. I can't say why our fielding was so bad, we have worked extremely hard on it, we are in a must-win situation now, hope we can lift our games. We definitely had the right combination, it was always going to be difficult against an experienced Sri Lanka side."
Sangakkara: "Mahela was superb again, his form has been crucial to us getting this far in the tournament. I think Mathews and Kapugedera in good form, but they haven't got enough of a chance to bat, and we have Dilshan as well, who struggled a bit on th eslower pitches but should be good on this track here. We need to brush up our fielding a bit more, though."
Jayawardene is the Man of the Match. "Whatever the role you re given, you back yourself to contribute, opening the bating gives you more time, it suits my game. You have to take a bit of time to get used to the pace of the track, once the ball gets older you can take advantage."
Charitha de Silva points out the Sri Lanka beat West Indies by the same margin in the semi-finals last year in England.
Bala asks Steve whether that is really an English side, Rakesh wonders whatever happened to Dwayne Smith, and there are plenty more Pollard is over-rated posts.
That's it from us for today. Thanks for all the comments, join us for the two big matches tomorrow. Till then, this is Siddarth Ravindran saying Bye.
kapuwa thama wade kawe 
