Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 1st Odi 20 October 2024

1st ODI • Pallekele International Cricket Stadium • Kandy

West Indies

185/4 (38.3)

Sri Lanka

234/5 (31.5)

SL won by 5 wickets (DLS method)

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Date & Time

20 Oct, 02:30 PM IST

Venue

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Match

1st ODI,

Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2024

Schedule

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Umpires

Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

West Indies elected to bat

Pitch Report

It's a dry pitch. There are cracks visible and there hardly a blade of grass. But, I don't think it will crumble to be honest. For the batters, it will be about milking the spinners. There should be slow turn up front. Don't think that it's a bad toss to lose either!

1st Innings

257Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

91.81Avg SR

2nd Innings

205Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

91.55Avg SR

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Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 4

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Sri Lanka

West Indies

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Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

W Hasaranga

K Mendis

Expert Team 2

D Wellalage

R Shepherd

Venue Details

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

1st Innings

257Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

91.81Avg SR

2nd Innings

205Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

91.55Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

68%Bat First Bowl First32%

Team Batting First

47%Wins Losses53%

Recent Matches on venue

3rd ODI • Feb 14 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 267/3 (35.2)

AFG 266/10 (48.2)

SL won by 7 wickets

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2nd ODI • Feb 11 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 308/6 (50)

AFG 153/10 (33.5)

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1st ODI • Feb 9 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 381/3 (50)

AFG 339/6 (50)

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Match 2 • Aug 31 • Asia Cup

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SL 165/5 (39)

SL won by 5 wickets

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3rd ODI • Nov 30 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 314/6 (49.4)

AFG 313/8 (50)

SL won by 4 wickets

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2nd ODI • Nov 27 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 10/0 (2.4)

AFG 228/10 (48.2)

Match Abandoned Due To Rain

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1st ODI • Nov 25 • Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 234/10 (38)

AFG 294/8 (50)

AFG won by 60 runs

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2nd ODI • Jun 16 • Australia tour of Sri Lanka

SL 220/9 (47.4)

AUS 189/10 (37.1)

SL won by 26 runs (DLS)

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1st ODI • Jun 14 • Australia tour of Sri Lanka

SL 300/7 (50)

AUS 282/8 (42.3)

AUS won by 2 wickets (D/L Method)

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3rd ODI • Jan 21 • Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka

SL 254/9 (50)

ZIM 70/10 (24.4)

SL won by 184 runs

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Sri Lanka

West Indies

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 4

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

257

Average Score

190

381/3

Highest Score

326/6

97/2

Lowest Score

86/10

1 1 1 1 4 0

Over 29

Runs: 8

4 1 2 1 0 0

Over 30

Runs: 8

0 1 0 1 0 1

Over 31

Runs: 3

4 2 0 0 6

Over 32

Runs: 12

All Overs

Player of the Series Charith Asalanka

Commentary

A comfortable win for Sri Lanka in the end. They haven't looked back after that loss in the first T20I earlier in the tour. After winning the T20I series 2-1, they are 1-0 ahead in the ODI tour. The second ODI is just three days away, with the game set to be played at the same venue on Wednesday, 23rd October. Do join us for that. For now, this is Pradeep and Bala signing off. Good night!

Charith Asalanka is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: It was a convincing win, guys played well and the weather was on our side. My plan was to attack right from the outset, played with the positive mindset. Me and Nishan played well. More than 15 overs, we got a chance with the wet ball, they couldn't grip the ball and capitalized on it. It was a good innings from Nishan, it's a good headache to have.

Shai Hope [West Indies captain]: It's something we can't control, we can focus on what we can do, but we need to focus on plenty of things. Guys showed a bit of intent at the back end of the innings, take a leap out of the book at the bat and show more intent, might get a bigger score. Challenging with the wet ball, every time you bowl it was tough, especially with the spinners. We need to find a way out of it.

Sri Lanka 234/5 beat West Indies by 5 wickets
Charith Asalanka 77(71) | Nishan Madushka 69(54)
Gudakesh Motie 3/47 (8) | Alzarri Joseph 2/39 (6)

It has been a walk in the park for Sri Lanka. After the long rain break, the pitch was expected to offer some help for the bowlers. There was some early in the innings, but the West Indies bowlers were not disciplined enough to take advantage of it. They continued to dish up a lot of boundary balls and the Sri Lankan batters were classy enough not to miss out.

Alzarri Joseph started well, picking up two wickets in his first two overs, dismissing Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis cheaply. Sadeera Samarawickrama too followed suit, losing his off-stump to Gudakesh Motie. However, even when they were losing wickets, the scoring rate never dropped during the powerplay. Seales was struggling to get his line right and the boundaries kept coming.

Skipper Charith Asalanka joined debutant Nishan Madushka in the middle at the end of the powerplay, and they were just too good for the visitors tonight. There was plenty of turn on the track for the spinners, but neither Hayden Walsh nor Roston Chase managed to hit the right areas consistently. The middle overs were crucial to influence the momentum, but the West Indies spinners failed miserably to find breakthroughs or even stem the flow of runs. The dismal effort on the field didn't help their course either. Both the batters hit half-centuries and put on a partnership of 137 runs from just 109 balls, and they were well and truly in the driver's seat by the time the partnership was broken.

Alzarri Joseph was effective with the new ball, hitting the pitch hard and extracting some movement. Gudakesh Motie showcased reasonable control with the ball and picked up three wickets in the spell. None of the other bowlers showed any kind of control. Hayden Walsh Jr. was crucial for the visitors on this track, but he continuously erred on his length, dishing up one boundary ball after the other. Jayden Seales, too, struggled to control his line and kept straying on the leg-side.

Sri Lanka win by 5 wickets with 31 balls remaining (DLS method)!

31.5 Jayden Seales to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! FINISHES THINGS IN STYLE! Sri Lanka go 1-0 up in the ODI series! Short and angling in, Mendis picks the length and dispatches into the crowd over deep backward square-leg for a maximum.

31.4 Jayden Seales to Kamindu Mendis, pace off, back of a length on the off-stump. Mendis comes forward and defends.

31.3 Jayden Seales to Kamindu Mendis, length delivery on the middle and off, Mendis clipped it straight to short mid-wicket fielder for no run.

31.2 Jayden Seales to Kamindu Mendis, back of a length, angled into the batter. Mendis tucked it in front of square on the on-side, takes a couple. Just 4 needed now!

31.1 Jayden Seales to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! SHOT! What a shot from the in-form Mendis. Short into the batter, sits up nicely as Mendis let's it come to him and pumped it down to long-on nonchalantly, goes one bounce into the ropes.

Motie has finished his spell. He picked up three and has been the best with the ball for West Indies today. Sri Lanka just 10 runs away from the victory.

overs

222 /5 score

runs

Kamindu Mendis *

18 (16)

Janith Liyanage

18 (18)

Gudakesh Motie

3 /47

30.6 Gudakesh Motie to Kamindu Mendis, spears the length delivery outside the off-stump, Mendis cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

30.5 Gudakesh Motie to Kamindu Mendis, good length, spinning in on the middle and off. Mendis turned it straight to short mid-wicket for no run.

30.4 Gudakesh Motie to Janith Liyanage, floated nicely as Motie saw the batter using his feet, Liyanage waits and jabs it to mid-on for another single.

30.3 Gudakesh Motie to Janith Liyanage, fired full on the off-stump, angled in. Liyanage driven it away, but a good sliding stop at short extra-cover.

30.2 Gudakesh Motie to Kamindu Mendis, on a good length, outside the off-stump. Mendis presses and pushes it to deep covers for one.

30.1 Gudakesh Motie to Kamindu Mendis, length delivery, drifts in on the off-stump. Mendis right behind it and blocks.

Sri Lanka inch closer to the victory. They are just 13 runs away now with plenty of overs remaining. Motie will bowl his final over of the night.

overs

219 /5 score

1lb

runs

Janith Liyanage *

17 (16)

Kamindu Mendis

16 (12)

Jayden Seales