West Indies, Sri Lanka, India in three-way clash

West Indies will be hoping for a change of fortunes in the One-Day Triangular Series. They play India

July 31 and August 7, and Sri Lanka August 2 and August 6.

The final is carded for August 9 at Premadasa, Colombo. {{more}}

The West Indies lost both Test matches, the first by six wickets and the second by 240 runs.

A West Indies ‘A’ Team also faltered on their Asian tour. They won the First four day match by 57 runs but saw reversed fortunes in the two following matches by an innings and 16 runs and four wickets.

West Indies won the Fourth One-Day by eight wickets, after a tie in the First encounter.

Sri Lanka won the other three games by five wickets in the Second, seven wickets in the Third, and 72 runs in the Fifth.

The Sri Lanka Tour was plagued by contract differences involving the senior players.

SCOREBOARD WEST INDIES vs SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

M S Atapattu b T L Best 17

S T Jayasuriya c D Ramdin b D B Powell 2

K C Sangakkara c R S Morton b D B Powell 6

D P M D Jayawardene c R S Morton b T L Best 6

T T Samaraweera c N Deonarine b O A C Banks 37

T M Dilshan run out 36

W P U J C Vaas c R Ramdass b T L Best 6

G Wijekoon c R Ramdass b D B Powell 14

H M R K B Herath c D Ramdin b D B Powell 1

M Muralitharan not out 18

S L Malinga c D Ramdin b D B Powell 0

Extras: 1nb 6lb 7

Total: all out 150

Bowler: D B Powell 13.1-4-25-5; J J C Lawson 10.0-0-29-0; T L Best 10.0-1-50-3; O A C Banks 13.0-1-40-1

Fall of wicket: 3 S T Jayasuriya; 17 K C Sangakkara; 35 M S Atapattu; 42 D P M D Jayawardene; 98 T M Dilshan; 107 W P U J C Vaas; 127 T T Samaraweera; 130 H M R K B Herath; 143 G Wijekoon; 150 S L Malinga

West Indies 1st Innings

X M Marshall c M S Atapattu b W P U J C Vaas 4

R Ramdass run out 3

R S Morton b W P U J C Vaas 1

S Chanderpaul lbw b W P U J C Vaas 13

S C Joseph c T M Dilshan b W P U J C Vaas 18

N Deonarine c and b S T Jayasuriya 40

D Ramdin lbw b W P U J C Vaas 13

O A C Banks c T M Dilshan b M Muralitharan 17

D B Powell b W P U J C Vaas 0

T L Best not out 26

J J C Lawson b M Muralitharan 3

Extras: 4nb 4b 2lb 10

Total: all out 148

Bowler: W P U J C Vaas 15.0-6-22-6; S L Malinga 9.0-3-22-0; G Wijekoon 5.0-2-9-0; M Muralitharan 9.1-0-37-2; H M R K B Herath 9.0-0-26-0; S T Jayasuriya 11.0-3-26-1

Fall of wicket: 9 X M Marshall; 9 R Ramdass; 12 R S Morton; 27 S Chanderpaul; 75 S C Joseph; 97 N Deonarine; 101 D Ramdin; 101 D B Powell; 122 O A C Banks; 148 J J C Lawson

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

S T Jayasuriya c R S Morton b J J C Lawson 36

M S Atapattu c O A C Banks b D B Powell 19

K C Sangakkara not out 157

D P M D Jayawardene b J J C Lawson 43

T T Samaraweera c D Ramdin b J J C Lawson 0

T M Dilshan c R S Morton b O A C Banks 49

G Wijekoon b D B Powell 12

W P U J C Vaas b O A C Banks 19

H M R K B Herath not out 15

Extras: 9nb 6w 4b 6lb 25

Total: 7 for 375

Bowler: D B Powell 28.0-3-89-2; J J C Lawson 29.0-1-104-3; T L Best 20.0-3-84-0; O A C Banks 19.0-5-47-2; N Deonarine 3.0-0-13-0; R S Morton 5.0-0-15-0; S Chanderpaul 3.0-1-13-0

Fall of wicket: 55 M S Atapattu; 57 S T Jayasuriya; 155 D P M D Jayawardene; 155 T T Samaraweera; 264 T M Dilshan; 278 G Wijekoon; 321 W P U J C Vaas



West Indies 2nd Innings

X M Marshall lbw b S L Malinga 1

R Ramdass c D P M D Jayawardene b M Muralitharan 23

R S Morton lbw b M Muralitharan 9

S Chanderpaul c D P M D Jayawardene b H M R K B Herath 24

S C Joseph c D P M D Jayawardene b M Muralitharan 0

N Deonarine b M Muralitharan 29

D Ramdin b M Muralitharan 28

O A C Banks c K C Sangakkara b M Muralitharan 1

D B Powell c D P M D Jayawardene b M Muralitharan 0

T L Best b M Muralitharan 8

J J C Lawson not out 1

Extras: 5nb 2w 4b 2lb 13

Total: all out 137

Bowler: S L Malinga 12.0-2-48-1; G Wijekoon 4.0-2-8-0; M Muralitharan 16.2-4-46-8; H M R K B Herath 9.0-2-29-1

Fall of wicket: 2 X M Marshall; 38 R S Morton; 49 R Ramdass; 49 S C Joseph; 77 S Chanderpaul; 105 N Deonarine; 111 O A C Banks; 119 D B Powell; 131 D Ramdin; 137 T L Best

Umpires: A L Hill, S J A Taufel

Sri Lanka: M S Atapattu, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara, D P M D Jayawardene, T T Samaraweera, T M Dilshan, G Wijekoon, W P U J C Vaas, H M R K B Herath, M Muralitharan, S L Malinga

West Indies: S C Joseph, X M Marshall, R S Morton, N Deonarine, S Chanderpaul, R Ramdass, D Ramdin, O A C Banks, D B Powell, T L Best, J J C Lawson