WI vs SL Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TAKEN! A wonderful catch taken by Kamindu Mendis and West Indies have been bowled out, scoring 157 runs. Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 37 runs. Dushmantha Chameera comes around the wicket and bowls on a good length, angling across. Roston Chase opens his stance and heaves it across the line. However, Chase gets the height more than the distance and the ball balloons toward the deep mid-wicket region, where Kamindu Mendis moves to his right and takes an excellent diving catch.

SIX! With that West Indies need 38 runs off the last 12 deliveries. Half-volley delivery, outside off, Shamar Joseph clears his front foot and smokes it downtown for six more runs.

FOUR! Streaky! Full, angling across the batter. Shamar Joseph swings hard at it and induces an outside edge. The ball flies into the gap between short third and backward point for four runs.

Another tight-length delivery, pitching it around the yorker length, on leg. Roston Chase jams it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Much fuller, just behind the yorker length, on off, with a hint of inswinger. Roston Chase jams it back to the bowler.

Slower delivery now, on a nagging length, outside off, Shamar Joseph punches it to long off for a single.

Full, outside off, Chase mistimes his heave to long on for a single.

Around off, on a good length, Shamar Joseph attempts to sweep it away, but misses and wears on the pad.

OUT! TAKEN! The wrong'un does the trick once again for Wanindu Hasaranga and he gets his third wicket. Full-length delivery, googly, outside off. Akeal Hosein sits down on one knee to slog sweep it, but fails to get the connection from the middle of the bat. The ball hits the upper portion of the bat and loops toward deep mid-wicket, where Kamil Mishara settles underneath the skier to take a good catch.

Short, outside off, Roston Chase punches it to deep point for one.

SIX! More runs! Much fuller, around off and middle. Roston Chase crouches down on one knee and sweeps it uppishly to clear the deep square leg fence for four runs.

DROPPED! Googly, outside off, Akeal Hosein sits down on one knee to loft it downtown once again, but ends up miscuing it toward mid off. The cover fielder runs backward toward the skier and the long on fielder comes in as well. However, none of the fielders attempted the catch as the ball dropped in between the fielders. Single taken.

SIX! Another biggie from Akeal Hosein. Juicy half-volley, just outside off. Akeal Hosein lofts it downtown for half a dozen.

Short and outside off, Roston Chase rocks back to drill it uppishly, over cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller, around off, Akeal Hosein drives it wide of cover for one.

Flat and overpitched, on off, Akeal Hosein jams it back to the bowler.

SIX! What a way to get off the mark. Pitches it much fuller, outside off, Akeal Hosein shuffles across the stumps and lofts his arms to unleash it over long on for a flat six.

Short, outside off, Roston Chase punches it to long on for a single.

Carrom ball, a touch fuller, wide outside off, Roston Chase looks to punch it from his back foot to cover, but it zips past the outside edge.

OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Dushmantha Chameera gets his second and he has been incredible with the ball in this game. This is a leg-cutter, full and just outside off. Shamar Springer has a go at it but only manages to get a top edge. The ball goes high in the air over extra cover, where Pavan Rathnayake backtracks, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch. Sri Lanka are two wickets away from levelling the series.

Four dots now! Bangs this into the pitch, around off, takes pace off, Shamar Springer swings across decades early and misses.

A low full toss, outside off, Shamar Springer tries to reach out for it but bunts it back to the bowler.

Gets the wide yorker right again, Shamar Springer shuffles across early to scoop it away but gets nutmegged as the ball goes through to the keeper.

Good wide yorker, outside off, Shamar Springer throws his hands at it but misses.

Hard length and on middle, Roston Chase drags it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Roston Chase slices it over point for one.

Another shorter one, on off, Shamar Springer punches it to long off for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dunith Wellalage has the last laugh here. He bowls this short again and around off. Matthew Forde tries to repeat the does but this time loses his shape completely. He ends up slicing across the ball and gets more height than distance. The ball flies towards long off, where Dushmantha Chameera moves to his left and takes a nice reverse cup catch. Wellalage does the 'Go to Sleep' celebration. West Indies are 119/7, chasing 195 runs.

SIX! Goes all the way! Dunith Wellalage bowls a half-tracker, just outside off. Matthew Forde shifts his weight on the back foot, extends his arms and pumps it over the wide long off fence for a biggie.

Short and around off, Roston Chase swats it to long off for a run.

Dragged back, on middle, Matthew Forde heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and on middle, Matthew Forde slaps it towards long on for one. The fielder throws it at the keeper's end where Kusal Mendis breaks the stumps and appeals for a run out. However, the replay shows that Chase has his foot planted inside the crease.

Flighted, full and on middle, Roston Chase reverse sweeps it to point for one.

Flatter, short and around leg, Matthew Forde uses his feet to flick it but the ball goes off his pads to square leg. The batters get across for a quick run.

No hat-trick for Wanindu Hasaranga! Slows it up, full and on off, Matthew Forde defends it on the front foot.

OUT! LBW! Two in two for Wanindu Hasaranga and there is a hush at the Sabina Park now. This is a googly, full and on middle, grips and turns in sharply. Romario Shepherd fails to pick it and gets his front foot out but plays down the wrong line. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and hits his pads. There is a big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Romario takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows two reds and wickets on umpire's call, with the ball just clipping the middle stump. Surprise faces all around with the amount of bounce shown on the Ball Tracker.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Wanindu Hasaranga's love affair with Caribbean conditions continues. He tosses it up, full and on middle and leg, Sherfane Rutherford gets down on one knee to slog sweep it but gets cramped up and fails to free his arms. He does not get the elevation and hits it flat and straight to deep square leg, where Pathum Nissanka moves forward, gets on his knees to take a good catch. Windies lose half their side now.

In the blockhole, outside off, Sherfane Rutherford jams it out through extra covers for one. Just 6 runs off the over!

Pitched up and on middle, Roston Chase drags it to long on for one.

Full toss, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford fails to get a clean connection and forces it to long on for another run.

Short of a length and around leg, Roston Chase pulls it away to deep square leg for a run.

A slower one, full and around off, Sherfane Rutherford drills it away wide of point. Pavan Rathnayake dives to his right to make a fine stop. He might have injured his finger in the process. The batters cross.

WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer, outside off but too high, Sherfane Rutherford lets it go. Wided.

A good wide yorker, outside off, angling away, Sherfane Rutherford fails to dig it out and his bat hits the ground.

Dragged back, on leg, Sherfane Rutherford nudges it through mid-wicket for one more.

Short and on middle, Roston Chase pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Wrong'un, full and on middle, turns in sharply, Roston Chase fails to flick it away and gets hit high on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Flighted, full and on leg, Sherfane Rutherford sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. 100 UP FOR THE WINDIES!

SIX! Makes it look easy! A googly, full and on off, but in the slot. Sherfane Rutherford with a bit of a flick of the wrists launches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Floated, short and around leg, Sherfane Rutherford swipes it off the inner half of the bat towards deep fine leg and comes back for the second run.

OUT! TAKEN! Both the set batters are back in their hut, and the Lankan side are all pumped up. It is once again a carrom ball from Maheesh Theekshana, wide outside of. Rovman Powell shuffles across the stumps and looks to block it to the leg side with the spin, but he gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies toward point. Wanindu Hasaranga dives to his front and picks up a sharp catch.

Full, outside off, Rovman Powell brings out his front foot and blocks it to cover.

Full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it to long off for a single.

Short, on middle, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! HETMYER IS RUN OUT! After getting two golden lifelines, Sri Lanka manages to get the wicket of Hetmyer. Pitches it fuller, does Theekshana, around the pads of the batter. Rovman Powell flicks it to short fine leg. Hetmyer calls for the single, but Pavan Rathnayake does exceptionally well to score a direct hit at the batter's end. The third umpire has been brought into the attack yet again and this time, Hetmyer is way away from the crease and the ball hits the stumps.

1 run, that is pushed away for a single.

FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length, around off, Rovman Powell pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Short, on middle, Shimron Hetmyer pulls it to long on for a single.

A very close call! A touch fuller with a googly, pitching it outside off, Shimron Hetmyer comes charging down the track to go for a wild swing but misses the shot completely. After offering the shot, Shimron Hetmyer bends backward and drops his willow behind the crease. Kusal Mendis gloves the ball and dislodges the stump. The decision has been sent upstairs and the third umpire sees that there isn't much of a gap between the bat landing and the bails being dislodged. To be honest about the situation, it's a matter of fractions of a second. After watching the replay repeatedly, the third umpire gives the verdict as Not Out. The Lankan side are not at all happy with the decison has they reckon that the bails have been knocked off before Hetmyer lands his bat.

FOUR! Nicely done! Flatter delivery, full and on the pads. Shimron Hetmyer goes down on one knee and swipes it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Flighted, full and outside off, Rovman Powell gets low and drags it to long on for a single.

WIDE! Tossed up, full and outside off, turns further away, Rovman Powell leaves it alone. Wided.

Floated, short and on off, Rovman Powell pats it back to the bowler.

SIX! KABOOM! Pitches it up, fuller, wide outside off, Shimron Hetmyer gets low and lofts it outrageously over long off for a biggie. Optimum usage of the Free Hit delivery

WIDE! The free-hit continues. Fuller, way wide outside off, Shimron Hetmyer leaves it alone.

NO BALL! Oh my word... that is not something that we usually see in daily cricket. Maheesh Theekshana delivers a quicker carrom ball, angling into the stumps. Shimron Hetmyer gets down on one knee to slog sweep it, but gets beaten on the inside edge and it rattles the stumps. Just when Theekshana runs off to celebrate, the on-field umpire gets confirmation that the bowler has overstepped. Free Hit is coming up next.

On a nagging length, at the stumps, Rovman Powell tucks it to square leg for one.

FOUR! Runs are coming thick and fast now. Flighted and fuller, just outside off. Rovman Powell lofts it over the cover region and dissects the wide long off and the sweeper cover fielder for four runs.

FOUR! Predetermined and effective! Tossed up, a touch fuller, on off. Rovman Powell crouches down and laps it over the short fine leg region for four runs.

Pitches it fuller, around off, Shimron Hetmyer attempts to slog sweep it, but yet again connects it from the inner part of his bat, before the ball rolls to square leg for a single.

Short and well outside off. Shimron Hetmyer slaps it from the inner half of his bat to short cover in one bounce.

Full and slow, at the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer pushes it to extra cover. The fielder in the region tries to pick up the throw as the batter runs for a quick single, but fails to collect the ball in one go.

Short of a length, another pace-off delivery. Shimron Hetmyer looks to punch it through cover, but gets the connection from the toe end of the bat and hits on his own pad.

Fuller and slower, outside off, Rovman Powell eases it to backward point and gets a single.

SIX! Shot of authority! Back of a length, shaping in, around middle. Rovman Powell transfers his weight on his back foot and pulls it over deep square leg for half a dozen.

FOUR! Hammered away! Full toss, at the stumps, Rovman Powell swings hard at it to deep backward sqaure leg for four runs.

In the air... but lands safely! A well-disguised leg-cutter, on off. Shimron Hetmyer looks to loft it to long off, but fails to read the slower one. The ball loops and drops well short of the wide mid off fielder. Single taken.

Fullish, outside off, Rovman Powell blocks it back to the bowler. West Indies are 47/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Full, at the stumps, Rovman Powell defends it to cover-point.

Full, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer goes down on one knee and miscues his slog sweep, toward deep cover. The fielder in the cover region sprints backward, but the ball drops much short off him. Single taken.

Short, angling in, around leg, Shimron Hetmyer looks to flick it away, but misses and gets pinged on the pad.

FOUR! Not entirely from the middle of the bat, but Hetmyer will take those runs. Full-length delivery, around leg and middle. Shimron Hetmyer crouches a bit and heaves it from the inner half of his bat to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for four runs.

Full, on leg, Rovman Powell flicks it to square leg and gets a single.

Dug into the suface, on middle, Rovman Powell forces it down to long on for one.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Eshan Malinga rolls his fingers to take pace off, lands this on a good length and around off. Rovman Powell opens the bat face and steers it towards short third. Pathum Nissanka gets down on one knee to stop it but fails to judge the spin and lets it through behind for a boundary.

Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Rovman Powell looks to swat it but gets rushed. He does not middle it but gets enough to clear mid-wicket for a brace.

Slower one, short of a length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, skids through, Rovman Powell looks to pull it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to point. A single taken.

SIX! Welcome to the game, Eshan Malinga! This is a half-volley, on off. Rovman Powell presents the full face of the bat, never tries to keep it down and with a flourish, lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Dushmantha Chameera tries the yorker again but this time serves a juicy full toss, on middle. Shimron Hetmyer does not miss out and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Back of a length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer backs away but swats it straight to mid on.

Big swing and a miss! Hard-length and just around off, Shimron Hetmyer has a wild swing across the line but only connects with thin air.

Nails the yorker, on middle, moves away a bit, Shimron Hetmyer digs it out towards mid on.

Good length and around off, Rovman Powell tries to drive it on the up but gets a thick outside edge towards third man. The fielder moves to his left and makes a good diving stop. A single taken.

Fuller in length and on off, Rovman Powell looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket.

Short once more, just outside off, Shimron Hetmyer punches it towards extra cover.

FOUR! Put away! Dunith Wellalage drags his length back, on middle and off. Shimron Hetmyer has enough time to rock back and smacks it in the gap between deep mid-wicketand long on for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Salt to the wounds. Tossed up, full and around middle. Shimron Hetmyer bends his back knee and hits through the line, tonking it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Flighted, full and on leg, Rovman Powell clips it to short fine for a single.

MISSED STUMPING! Dunith Wellalage sees the batter advance and pushes this one through quicker, full and around off, skids through. Rovman Powell skips down the track to go big down the ground but misses. However, Kusal Mendis, the keeper, fails to grab it cleanly and the opportunity goes begging.

Floated, full and on middle, Rovman Powell prods forward to block but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Hits the deck hard, around leg, Shimron Hetmyer opens up his stance to heave it away but gets tucked up and mistimes it to mid-wicket.

Touch fuller and outside off, Rovman Powell throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge along the ground to third man for a run.

OUT! LBW! Wow, two excellent reviews from Sri Lanka. Big shout for LBW, but turned down again! Kusal Mendis once again goes upstairs after a chat with his bowler. This is a leg-cutter from Dushmantha Chameera, lands this on a good length and on middle and leg, angles in a bit. Brandon King looks to work it across the line, but gets deceived by the lack of pace and the ball hits him on the pad. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, with the ball hitting the leg stump. The on-field call is changed to Out once more. West Indies lose both openers now.

Back of a length and on off, Shimron Hetmyer stabs it out to mid off for a quick run.

Short of a length and around off, shoots up a bit, Shimron Hetmyer looks to swat it away but the ball hits him high on the bat and rolls to mid on.

Ouch! Dushmantha Chameera begins with a full delivery, on middle, angling in, Brandon King knocks it down to mid on and sets off for the single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses the stumps and it bounces and hits King on his helmet.

On a length and darted in, wide outside off. Shimron Hetmyer toe-ends the punch to covers and West Indies are 7/1 after the first over.

OUT! LBW! Huge appeal for LBW, but turned down by the umpire. Kusal Mendis has a chat with the bowler and they are going for the review. Dunith Wellalage bowls it fuller, pitching it just outside off and turning in. Shai Hope gets down on one knee to sweep it but gets beaten and wears on the front pad. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement, and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is hitting the middle stump. The decision has been overturned by the umpire and West Indies lose their first wicket.

On a nagging length, on leg, Shai Hope clips it to sqaure leg.

A touch fuller, outside off, Shai Hope once again drives it over cover-point but this time doesn't quite get the optimum connection off the bat. The ball loops and drops behind the point fielder. Brace taken.

FOUR! Off the mark in fine fashion is Shai Hope. A bit more flight on offer, outside off. Hope gets forward well and thwacks it uppishly over the point region for a boundary.

Off the mark right away. Dunith Wellalage starts off with a full ball on off, Brandon King leans on and drives it along the turf to long off for a single.