Sri Lanka vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights 2024
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00:00He's the T20 series Sri Lanka versus West Indies and we are here for the first game
00:17at the Rangiri W International Stadium.
00:20Asalanka will spin the coin, heads is the call, heads it is, it is a head, Romans want
00:28the toss.
00:29What will you be doing and the reasons for that?
00:31We are going to bowl first, you know the inclement weather, it's a little bit wet outside so
00:36hopefully our bowlers can make good use of the conditions and then our batters see how
00:40we can cope.
00:42West Indies want the toss, no hesitation with the overheat conditions, deciding to have
00:48a chase, Sri Lanka, they made one change to the team that played their last T20 international,
00:54a welcome return to Banuka Rajapaksa into that middle order, helps stroke play, runs
01:01off the first ball, that's Joseph, sorry Joseph, lucky, very very lucky as they sunk the first
01:13boundary of the Indians, again, Sheppard follows him but he finds a way, edge gone,
01:31there was width, the shot was on, oh yes, I told you, the tender is always good to watch,
01:41how about that, 26 for one, bowled, across the line he goes, Sri Lanka lose another,
01:51coming to Mendes, a real star, of course Sri Lanka still to really impress in the white
01:59ball format but he's a wonderful player, he's picked that up, very good shot, couple of
02:09bounces for four, lovely, beautifully done, six, again, has gone all the way but it has
02:22enough legs to go for four, that's four, that's poor bowling, really poor bowling by Sheppard,
02:34see this is what I was talking about, he didn't get hold of it but might bounce away to the
02:38boundary, see that's the danger, the 50s up, that's bowled, pushed quicker, Khusal Mendes
02:48surprised by it, that was much quicker, came off the bat to this off stump and crashes
02:56it, right the skippers out there, it's Sri Lanka in a spot of bother, can he, yes he
03:12can, Morty, there he goes again, another misfield, West Indies have had their struggles tonight
03:23in the outfield, he's hit it straight and well enough all the way over the rope for six, well
03:38picked up, Hatterley Cognizant of the three deep feeders, leg side, quality of Sri Lanka,
03:44using his feet and hit very straight, that is magical, will be four more, the three boundaries
04:05for Springer on debut, under pressure, oh lovely, he went fuller this time, he's collected all of it,
04:16that's the 50 partnership, he gets it, the slower bouncer into the pitch, controlled by Mendes,
04:25his second half century, it's a quality one, he's got all of that, he's hit it well, hit off in the
04:38circle, Sri Lanka goes in that direction, lower ball, he's picked it up nicely, that's a perfect
04:46little drop kick, hit well, hit down the ground, it's four, swung away, fielder back, that is a very, very
05:04good catch, well judged, Roston Chase, Banega Rajapaksa makes his way back into the side, strike rate of
05:13133, pulled away this time, the left-hander gets it fine enough, for four, top edge, will it go over, yes it does,
05:29Rajapaksa joins the party, six runs, picked up the slow ball early Banuka, waited for it and smashes it, this is the
05:46Banuka Rajapaksa we've seen in the past, in the national team, in the franchise league, he just have to keep going now,
05:53oh, now, has that got enough, no it doesn't, and it's an outstanding catch in the end, from Evan Lewis, unless it's full and
06:07straight, outside the off stump, crunching stroke from Rajapaksa, swung away, there's a fielder back, and it's another very,
06:20very good catch, that's firmly struck, that is a very good hit down the ground, two balls remain in the innings, faced off it again,
06:34oh, wonderful work, Shea Hope affects the run out, knocked the sums down, off-cutter into the pitch, missed out by Chamidu, I hope all the time
06:44in the world, bullseye, it's gone for one, 175 for 7. Struck over extra, will it be a boundary, yes it will, it's the finish that Sri Lanka
07:01would have wanted, and it's given them a fighting score, 179 for 7 in 20. Early wickets fell for Sri Lanka, but it was that partnership in the
07:12middle between Chamidu Mendes, Charith Asalanka, the captain, 51 and 49 respectively, that got Sri Lanka to 179 for 7.
07:23They're bowling for West Indies, it was a mixed bag, I thought Chama Joseph bowled really well with the new ball, he swung it either side,
07:30in the net, he bowled well, apart from that, not much to speak about, and I think Sri Lanka, going into the break, will be the happier team,
07:37mustering 179.
08:08So it will roll into the boundary, good into the over, 11 from the first.
08:16Picked up early.
08:21That's 4.
08:24Another one, oh what good batting this is, really good batting.
08:32Using his feet again, this has been a trend of the inning for Brandon King.
08:38Crafty.
08:42I don't know if the weather was intentional, but Brandon King will certainly say it was.
08:50Top edge, saw a few of them when Sri Lanka were batting, in the power play, you can't have more than 2 feeters outside the circle, so,
08:57couple of good deliveries, going for boundaries.
09:01Lovely, lovely shot.
09:05Good timing from Lewis.
09:11He's hit that again.
09:14The offside is strength, you give him width, he'll hammer them.
09:19Top edge, safe, another boundary.
09:2213 off, Deekshana's over, around the wicket.
09:27He's picked up, Patirana.
09:32Can't get to it, it skips away, another boundary.
09:37Top edge, very high.
09:41It goes a long way.
09:47Again he goes, this time offside, couple of bounces, skips away.
09:56That's 4, nicely controlled by Lewis.
10:01Oh, wow.
10:04He's hammered it, Patirana went short, over mid wicket.
10:104 more.
10:1315, that's 50 to Brandon King, his 11th.
10:18I think it's just a little bit too easy like that.
10:22That is a massive 6.
10:24He's beating Sixers for fun, the 100's up.
10:31My goodness me, that is massive.
10:35I was just looking at the flight.
10:38And he is now 50.
10:41Gets to his 50 in almost, not identical, of 27 balls.
10:46King has made 52 of 27.
10:48And the West Indies are 107 without loss in just 9 overs.
10:54This is Patirana, pays off, take up.
10:57That's the wicket they were searching for.
11:00A wicket finally, courtesy of very good catch.
11:06On the pads, that's a good, oh no.
11:10That's not great fielding.
11:14Oh no, this one, corner ball.
11:17Well, Sri Lanka's got 2 in quick time.
11:21And they've got the number 3 batsman, Sheo.
11:27That's it again from outside, Yostam, that's a boundary.
11:34Down the track, hit very hard.
11:37That's 4.
11:40Down the wicket this time.
11:42Should be taken, should be taken.
11:45Yes.
11:47Hussal Pereira.
11:50I'm sure that was the wicket Sri Lanka was after.
11:56Yeah, reverse.
11:57A shot that Chase plays often when he gets in.
12:06Played very late.
12:09And he can find the boundary, Robman Powell.
12:13Looking good in the air.
12:15Balls of catch it.
12:18Will not put opportunities like this down.
12:22Outside edge, taken.
12:25What a time for Patsirana to get a wicket.
12:30We saw him do this a few months ago.
12:33To close off a game against Afghanistan at the deck.
12:38It's in the air.
12:40It'll go over and wide of the middle fielder and trickle into the boundary rope.
12:46That will be that.
12:48The West Indies get over the line by 5 wickets.
12:53And victory for West Indies in match number 1.
12:56They won the toss and they asked Sri Lanka to bat first.
12:58And it was Asa Lanka, the captain and Kamindu with an 80 plus run partnership.
13:0359 and 51 respectively.
13:06And got their team to a very good total of 179 for 7.
13:10However, the West Indies were too much power.
13:14Here on the opening game of the series.
13:16180 for 5, 63 and 50 for King and Lewis respectively.
13:21The Windies take the first one by 5 wickets.