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| December 16, 2001 | Sunday | Ramazan 30, 1422 |
Lara dislocates elbow as Windies lose
KANDY (Sri Lanka), Dec 15: The West Indies’ hopes of qualifying for the tri-series final dwindled as they lost to Sri Lanka and Brian Lara was ruled out for the rest of the tri-series here Saturday.
Mahela Jayawardena’s superb 106 and his 187-run unbroken partnership with Marvan Atapattu (82) helped the home team coast to an eight-wicket victory in the penultimate league match of the tournament.
It was Sri Lanka’s third win in four matches and leaves Zimbabwe and the West Indies fighting it out for the other final berth in the last league tie Sunday.
But without Lara, who dislocated his left elbow and suffered a fractured arm, the West Indies are likely to have a tough time against Zimbabwe.
They could not give Sri Lanka a run for their money as Jayawardena made up for missing a century by four runs in the previous match against Zimbabwe.
Jayawardena hit eight fours and two sixes off 94 deliveries, even as Atapattu struck seven fours and two sixes.
Captain Sanath Jayasuriya had earlier scored a run-a-ball 34.
Put in to bat, the West Indies scored 235 in 49.5 overs, Lara retiring hurt when in full flow. He had scored 24 off 29 deliveries when he collided with Marvan Atapattu near the non-striker’s end.
The West Indies had lost opener Chris Gayle by then and after a cameo by Ramnaresh Sarwan (24), it was left to captain Carl Hooper to stop the rot in the company of opener Daren Ganga.
Hooper hit 72 off 98 balls, with the help of four fours, putting on 69 runs for the third wicket with Ganga (52).
The West Indian captain was out when he lofted Sanath Jayasuriya and was caught at long off by Upul Chandana.
There were no worthwhile partnerships down the order, with wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs fighting a lone battle with a quick 25 off 29 balls. The innings folded with one delivery still to go.
Charitha Buddhika, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jayasuriya and Russel Arnold took two wickets each.
The West Indies and Zimbabwe both have one win from three matches each and the winners Sunday will make it to the final to be held at Colombo Wednesday.
Team manager Ricky Skerritt said: “There is no break (but) he has been advised to have his hand in a cast for at least two weeks.”
Lara will miss the rest of the tour but officials hope he will be fit for the tour of Pakistan, starting next month.
Skerritt added: “As of now, there are no plans either to move him from the...hospital, except to put him in the team’s hotel, nor do we have any plans of sending him home. I have not thought that far.”
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES:
C.H. Gayle lbw b Bhuddika 8
D. Ganga c Sangakkara b Arnold 52
B.C. Lara retired hurt 24
R.R. Sarwan c Sangakkara b Bhuddika 5
C.L. Hooper c Chandana b Jayasuriya 72
M.N. Samuels c J’wardene b Muralitharan 10
R.L. Powell c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 8
R.D. Jacobs not out 25
N.C. McGarrell b Jayasuriya 0
C.D. Collymore b Arnold 5
J.J.C. Lawson run out 3
EXTRAS (B-4, LB-4, W-11, NB-4) 23
TOTAL (all out, 49.5 overs) 235
FALL OF WKTS: 1-16, 2-77, 3-146, 4-170, 5-193, 6-205, 7-205, 8-229, 9-235.
BOWLING: Zoysa 7-1-37-0 (7w); Bhuddika 7-0-25-2 (2nb, 1w); Nissanka 2-0-22-0 (2nb); Muralitharan 10-0-33-2 (2w); Chandana 8-0-41-0 (1w); Jayasuriya 10-0-36-2; Arnold 5.5-0-33-2.
SRI LANKA:
S.T. Jayasuriya c Sarwan b Lawson 34
D.A. Gunawardena c sub b Lawson 10
M.S. Atapattu not out 82
D.P.M. Jayawardena not out 106
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-4, NB-1) 7
TOTAL (for two wkts, 43.1 overs) 239
FALL OF WKTS: 1-36, 2-52.
DID NOT BAT: R.P. Arnold, K. Sangakkara, U.D.U. Chandana, D.N.T. Zoysa, C. Bhuddika, P. Nissanka, M. Muralitharan.
BOWLING: Collymore 10-1-46-0 (1nb); Lawson 10-1-47-2; McGarrell 8-0-57-0 (1w); Hooper 8-1-34-0 (1w); Gayle 3-0-18-0; Samuels 4-0-31-0 (2w); Ganga 0.1-0-4-0.
RESULT: Sri Lanka won by eight wickets.
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Mahela Jayawardena.
UMPIRES: M.G. Silva and L.V. Jayasundara.
MATCH REFEREE: R. Subba Row (England).
NEXT MATCH: West Indies v Zimbabwe, Kandy, Sunday.—AFP/Reuters
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