Jayasuriya blast cracks open Sri Lankan hopes

SHARJAH, OCT 17: Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya led an embattled Sri Lanka from the front as they inflicted a humiliating nine wicket defeat o...

SHARJAH, OCT 17: Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya led an embattled Sri Lanka from the front as they inflicted a humiliating nine wicket defeat on the West Indies with as many as 22 overs to spare and bounced back into reckoning in the triangular one-day cricket tournament for Sharjah Cup here tonight.

The 30-year-old Jayasuriya smashed 88 runs off just 80 balls in a rollicking 128-run opening stand with in-form Romesh Kaluwitharana (44 not out) as Sri Lanka coasted to 146 for one in 28 overs after bundling out Windies for 145 in 49.3 overs at the Sharjah Stadium.

Jayasuriya exploded in one over by fast bowler Mervyn Dillon when he pulled two sixes and a four in between for 14 runs as he raced to his 32nd one-day fifty off 48 balls, studded with five fours and three sixes. Jayasuriya also crossed 5000 runs in his 191st ODI.

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The first victory in three matches gave Sri Lanka three points to level with Pakistan whom they meet in their final league tie tomorrow.

SCOREBOARD

WEST INDIES: S Campbell cChandana b Zoysa 6, R Jacobs c Chandana b Vaas 1, W Hinds c&b de Silva 58, B Lara run out 29, S Chanderpaul c Kaluwitharana b Arnold 31, R Powell run out 0, C Gayle c Jayawardena b Muralitharan 7, N Perry b Arnold 0, C Ambrose st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 4, M Dillon c de Silva b Murlitharan 0, R King not out 0; Extras: (lb6, W2, nb1) 9. Total: (all out in 49.3 overs) 145

Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-21, 3-62, 4-126, 5-127, 6-134,7-134, 8-142, 9-145.

Bowling: Vaas 7-3-15-1, Zoysa 7-3-14-1, Arnold 10-1-32-2, Muralitharan 9.3-0-22-3, Chandana 6-0-28-0, de Silva 10-3-28-1.

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SRI LANKA: S Jayasuriya b Perry 88, R Kaluwitharana not out 44, R Arnold not out 8. Extras: (lb2, w3, nb1) 6. Total: (for 1 wkt in 28 overs) 146

Fall of wicket: 1-128

Bowling: Dillon 6-1-40-0, Ambrose 4-0-21-0, King 7-0-33-0, Perry 8-0-45-1, Gayle 3-0-5-0.

Result: Sri Lanka win by nine wickets.

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