Sri Lanka win decider by seven wickets
Edge out Windies 3-2 in five-match ODI series:
Chinthana WASALA
Sri Lanka trounced West Indies by seven wickets in their decisive
fifth and final women’s one-day international cricket encounter played
at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo yesterday. The win enabled the
hosts to win the five-match series 3-2.
Sri Lanka women’s team came out with a brilliant team effort and were
outstanding. They put up an excellent effort to bowl the Caribbean out
for their lowest total in the five-match series - 120 all out in 44.4
overs.
Put into bat, the West Indies were all at sea and the only bright
spot in the visitors’ innings was the lone effort of Deandra Dottin who
top scored with a fighting 31. Only two other Windies batswomen were
able show some resistance to the Lankan bowling - Stefanie Taylor (26)
and Merissa Aguilera (28).
The West Indies has three ‘ducks’ in their scorecard as Sri Lanka
maintained the pressure throughout the innings. Suwini de Alwis, who did
the most of the damage to the West Indian batting, recorded her best
bowling analysis - 4 for 24, to be adjudged Woman of the Match.
Charline Taitt and Kirbyina Alexander were both dismissed in run outs
without scoring, adding salt to the visitors’ wounds. Sripali Weerakkody,
Chandi Wickramasinghe, Chamari Polgampola and Shashikala Siriwardena
captured a wicket each.
The West Indies bowlers did not look that impressive as Sri Lanka
openers Chamari Polgampola and Dedunu Silva - the duo who put on a
century opening stand earlier in the series, shared another useful
63-run partnership before Polgampola was bowled by Anisa Mohamed for 22.
Dedunu Silva was trapped leg before shortly afterwards, also off
Mohammed.
Hiruka Fernando and skipper Shashikala Siriwardena consolidated their
position in a 44-run alliance which brought the Lankan total up to 108.
Siriwardena departed for 32, caught by Stacy Ann King off Stefanie
Taylor.
However, Hirura Fernando (12) and Eshani Kaushalya (9) took Lanka to
victory without losing further wickets. The home team reached the target
with 12.5 overs to spare.
Captain Siriwardene completed an excellent tournament to be adjudged
Player of the Series, having Woman of the Match award in the second game
played at Dambulla. Dedunu Silva won the Player of the match award in
the third ODI.
The only bright spot for the West Indies at the awards ceremony was
Stacy Ann who has the distinction of winning the player of the match
award twice in the opening match and the fourth ODI.
WEST INDIES WOMEN INNINGS
S. Taylor c Kaushalya b Polgampola 26
D. Dottin c Weerakkody b de Alwis 31
M. Aguilleira c Sripali b Wickramasinghe 28
C. Taitt run out 0
A. Mohammed c Seneviratna b Weerakkody 10
S.A. King c Siriwardene b de Alwis 2
J.B Nero c Manodara b de Alwis 7
N. George c Polgampola b Siriwardene 3
D. Small not out 0
S. Daley c & b de Alwis 0
K. Alexander run out 0
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 7) 13
TOTAL (all out; 44.4 overs) 120
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-60, 2-72, 3-73, 4-107, 5-109, 6-111, 7-115, 8-120, 9-120, 10-120
BOWLING: S. Weerakkody 4-0-16-1, C. Wickramasinghe 4-1-17-1, C. Polgampola
10-1-27-1, R. Fernando 10-2-22-0, S. de Alwis 9.4-1-25-4, S. Siriwardene 7-4-7-1
SRI LANKA WOMEN INNINGS
D. Silva lbw b Mohammed 30
C. Polgampola b Mohammed 22
H. Fernando not out 12
S. Siriwardena c King b Taylor 32
E. Kaushalya not out 9
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 11) 16
TOTAL (3 wickets; 37.1 overs) 121
DID NOT BAT: C. Wickramasinghe, S. de Alwis, R. Fernando, C. Seneviratna, S. Weerakkody, D. Manodara
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-63, 2-64, 3-108
BOWLING: D. Small 6-1-19-0, S. Daley 3-0-19-0, S. Taylor 7.1-1-27-1, A. Mohammed 10-3-14-2, C. Taitt 8-2-31-0, K. Alexander 3-1-6-0
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