April 11, 2008	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 4, 1429

PORT-OF-SPAIN, April 10: Chamara Kapugedera (95) and Chamara Silva (67) put on partnership of 159 runs for the sixth wicket to turn around Sri Lanka’s innings in the first One-day International against the West Indies on Thursday and set the hosts a target of 236.

Sri Lanka had been reeling at 49 for five after Dwayne Bravo claimed three early wickets for the West Indies before the pair resurrected their team’s chances at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Bravo, who bowled with great intelligence in his opening spell, ended with figures of four for 33.

Kapugedera’s impressive knock lasted until the penultimate ball of the innings when, searching for his century, he was trapped lbw by Fidel Edwards. Sri Lanka finished on 235 for seven.

The match is the first of a three-match series. The second game is at the same venue on Saturday and then the final match in St Lucia on Tuesday.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA:

U. Tharanga b Bravo 10

M. Udawatte b Edwards 0

K. Sangakkara c Bravo b Taylor 23

M. Jayawardene c Chanderpaul b Bravo 1

C. Silva c Gayle b Bravo 67

T. Dilshan c Browne b Bravo 2

C. Kapugedera lbw b Edwards 95

C. Vaas not out 10

N. Kulasekera not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-16, W-10) 26

TOTAL (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 235

DID NOT BAT: A. Mendis, I. Amerasinghe.

FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-38, 3-40, 4-41, 5-49,

6-208, 7-234.

BOWLING: Taylor 10-1-39-1; Edwards 10-0-57-2 (8w); Bravo 10-1-33-4 (1w); Sammy 10-1-38-0 (1w); Benn 9-0-46-0; Gayle 1-0-6-0.

WEST INDIES: C. Gayle, D. Smith, R. Sarwan, M. Samuels, S. Chanderpaul, D. Bravo, P. Browne, D. Sammy, J. Taylor, S. Benn, F. Edwards.

UMPIRES: S. Taufel (Australia) and C. Duncan (West Indies).

TV UMPIRE: G. Greaves (West Indies).

MATCH REFEREE: C. Broad (England).