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COLOMBO, Dec 11: Corey Collymore took a career-best five for 51 to give West Indies a 49-run win over Sri Lanka in their day-night match in the one-day triangular tournament Tuesday.
He was helped by wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs who collected a record-equalling six scalps during the Sri Lankan innings.
Earlier, Brian Lara continued his remarkable scoring spree as he made 60 at over a run a ball in the West Indies’ 250 for eight from 50 overs at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
Sri Lanka were dismissed for 201 in 43.2 overs, losing their last six wickets for 17 runs.
Collymore, hit for 22 runs off his first three overs, returned for a superb second spell which saw him take five wicket for 29 runs off 6.2 overs and with it the man-of-the-match award.
Jacobs helped Collymore by snaring four catches behind the stumps off his bowling. He held five catches and one stumping to equal Adam Gilchrist (Australia) and Alec Stewart’s (England) record of six dismissals in one innings in a One-day International.
Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya hit a rapid 83 off 86 balls with two sixes and 10 fours and shared an opening partnership of 92 off 17.4 overs with Avishka Gunawardena (38).
But no other Sri Lankan batsmen made any worthwhile contribution as they got out to loose shots.
An opening stand of 50 off ten overs between Chris Gayle (21) and Daren Ganga (50) set West Indies towards a big total on a good batting pitch after Carl Hooper had won the toss and decided to bat first.
Ganga, who made 50 off 68 balls with five fours and a six, shared in a further partnership of 74 off 72 balls with Lara who struck six fours and two successive sixes off Kumar Dharmasena in his exhilarating knock.
The West Indies’ run rate which was progressing at over five and a half an over, dipped after Lara’s dismissal and Sri Lanka were able to pull back with Dharmasena bowling Ridley Jacobs (25) and Pedro Collins (0) off successive deliveries in his final over.
Dharmasena and skipper Sanath Jayasuriya were the pick of the bowlers each claiming three wickets for 50 runs, but off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was the most economical conceding just 35 runs in his ten overs for the wicket of Hooper.
WEST INDIES:
C.H. Gayle c G’wardena b D’sena 21
D. Ganga run out 50
B.C. Lara lbw b Jayasuriya 60
R.R. Sarwan c J’wardena b J’suriya 38
C.L. Hooper c D’sena b M’tharan 29
M.N. Samuels c Zoysa b J’suriya 2
R.D. Jacobs b Dharmasena 23
N.C. McGarrell not out 9
P.T. Collins b Dharmasena 0
C.D. Collymore not out 1
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-4, W-7, NB-2) 17
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 250
FALL OF WKTS: 1-50, 2-124, 3-151, 4-209, 5-216, 6-225, 7-247, 8-247.
DID NOT BAT: J.J.C. Lawson.
BOWLING: Vaas 8-0-40-0 (2nb, 4w); Zoysa 6-1-34-0 (1w); Dharmasena 10-0-50-3 (1w); Perera 1-0-11-0; Muralitharan 10-1-35-1 (1w); Arnold 5-0-22-0; Jayasuriya 10-0-50-3.
SRI LANKA:
S.T. Jayasuriya c Gayle b M’rrell 83
D.A. Gunawardena st Jacobs b M’rrell 38
M.S. Atapattu run out 11
D.P.M. Jayawardena c Jacobs b C’lins 2
R.P. Arnold lbw b Gayle 19
K. Sangakkara c Jacobs b Collymore 27
A.S.A. Perera c Jacobs b Collymore 4
H.D.P.K. Dharmasena c Jacobs b C’ymore 0
W.P.U.J.C. Vaas c Jacobs b C’ymore 4
D.N.T. Zoysa c Ganga b Collymore 5
M. Muralitharan not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-4, NB-2) 8
TOTAL (all out, 43.2 overs) 201
FALL OF WKTS: 1-92, 2-119, 3-134, 4-138, 5-184, 6-192, 7-192, 8-192, 9-201.
BOWLING: Collins 8-0-34-1 (1nb); Collymore 9.2-0-51-5 (1nb); Lawson 4-0-29-0 (1w); Hooper 8-0-20-0 (1w); Gayle 7-1-32-1 (2w); McGarrell 7-0-33-2.
RESULT: West Indies won by 49 runs.
UMPIRES: E.A.R. de Silva and P.T. Manuel.
TV UMPIRE: T.H. Wijewardena.
MATCH REFEREE: R. Subba Row (England).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Corey Colleymore.
NEXT MATCH: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Colombo, Wednesday.—Reuters
