{"id":129647,"date":"2024-02-02T15:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=129647"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:19:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:19:06","slug":"windies-floored-by-sri-lanka-at-harare-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/windies-floored-by-sri-lanka-at-harare-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Windies floored by Sri Lanka at Harare-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windies floored by Sri Lanka at Harare-by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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The once mighty West Indian cricket squad have been in the doldrums for some time and were at the bottom of the table going into their final match in the competition among the second tier teams being held in ZIMBABWE for placement in the 50-over World Cup \u2014 with only two teams securing such coveted spots. The Windies faced the leading squad, namely, Sri Lanka, in this match.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka were already ensconced at the top of the table and had little discomfort in beating the Windies \u2014 even though they rested two key players (Dhananjaya and Hasaranga). Maheesh Theekshana led the way with three early wickets to restrict the West Indians to 243 runs in their 50 overs. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne then indulged in an opening stand of 190 runs to build the foundation for a victory in 44.2 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Theekshana was selected \u201cMan of the Match.\u201d\u2026.. while ESPNcricinfo have not been able to fashion a report of this game as yet\u2026. 1.16 am Aussie time on the Monday that is ahead of Zimbabwe\u2019s Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh\u00a0THE ESPN Report<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A second straight ton by\u00a0Pathum Nissanka<\/a>\u00a0and yet another four-for from\u00a0Maheesh Theekshana<\/a>\u00a0headlined a dominant eight-wicket win over West Indies, as Sri Lanka completed a comfortable warm-up for Sunday\u2019s final against Netherlands, in Harare.<\/span><\/div>\n
Set a middling target of 244, Sri Lanka ran it down with little fuss, inclusive of a tournament-best opening stand of 190 between Nissanka and\u00a0Dimuth Karunaratne<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 though both were handed lifelines by an abject West Indian performance in the field. While both would fall before the chase was completed, Nissanka for 104 and Karunaratne for 83, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama closed the game out with 34 balls to spare.<\/span><\/div>\n
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For West Indies, the only bright spark was\u00a0Keacy Carty<\/a>, whose 96-ball 87 dragged his side to a fighting total, when at one point it seemed like they would become the ninth consecutive side to be skittled for less than 200 runs by Sri Lanka in this tournament.<\/span><\/div>\n
This had not seemed the case when Johnson Charles was flying high during a brisk 36-run opening stand with Brandon King. With Dasun Shanaka opening the bowling alongside Dilshan Madushanka, Charles and King had found the Lankan captain\u2019s gentle pace to their liking. But the early introduction of eventual Player of the Match Theekshana turned the game.<\/span><\/div>\n
King was the first to go, his middle stump disturbed after he went too far across attempting to sweep. Shamarh Brooks then got a faint nick through to the keeper that was confirmed on review, while Shai Hope was trapped in front by one that skidded through off a good length to catch him sitting in his crease.<\/span><\/div>\n
Charles was still going strong at this point, but then the sometimes wayward Matheesha Pathirana grabbed his only scalp, trapping him lbw with one that was quick, straight and kept a touch low from back of a length. Theekshana returned later to leave the West Indies reeling on 155 for 8 when he knocked back Romario Shepherd\u2019s middle stump.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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