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00:25Welcome to the highlights of the third of the Benson Hedges World Series Cup preliminary matches
00:29this one the first international fixture of its kind played in Tasmania West Indies against Sri Lanka and a very
00:37good crowd present at the start of the day
00:39the Benson Hedges World Series Cup table after the first two matches have been played the West Indies have two
00:45points in Australia too
00:46but the Australians have also played two matches cold and rather blustery day at the TCA ground in Hobart
00:54the wind whipping in from the southwest and a temperature of only about 18 degrees
00:58Tony Gregg reported the pitch was in good shape although it looked as though it might have a lot of
01:02life in it in at least the first hour
01:04quite a bit of grass on it out there and one or two undulations as well
01:08Viv Richards who was acting as captain of the West Indies in the place of Clive Lloyd
01:12won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat
01:15we pick up play now with the third ball of the first over Marshall is the bowler
01:19coming into bowl to Wetamuni
01:21and your commentators are Ian Chappell and Bill Lurrie
01:28it's a good shot
01:29and it's a very short boundary out there
01:31it's also down the hill
01:34and Wetamuni gets the Sri Lankan score moving with a magnificent boundary
01:39Garner to Silva
01:44landing just in front of Viv Richards
01:49and Amal Silva off the mark
01:52yes that was a genuine edge
01:53and Richards moved late
01:56didn't quite carry but he didn't seem to move to very late
01:59the ball angled across the left-hander
02:02opened the face
02:04well short of Vivian Richards
02:05he did well to knock that down
02:10well that's a good delivery
02:12he's beaten not only the batsman
02:13but Geoffrey Dujon with a magnificent leg cutter
02:18so it finishes up being a very good over for Sri Lanka
02:22it's none for nine after two
02:28once again
02:29tremendous bounce there for Garner
02:31and Wetamuni has taken it on the fingers
02:34he got one the other night in Sydney
02:36on the fingers
02:39that's a brute of a delivery
02:41did well to keep it down in the end
02:43and he's going very close to the stumps today
02:49wide of Dujon
02:51Malcolm Marshall is a fine leg
02:56and that was off the glove
03:00looking across there
03:01at the skyline
03:05and life has been made very difficult at the moment for both the Sri Lankan batsman
03:10and Geoffrey Dujon
03:12what a beautiful delivery
03:14what a beautiful delivery
03:14Malcolm Marshall
03:15flying to the left-hander
03:17bolt his leg cutter to the right-hander
03:19but that's the one that comes back to the left-hander
03:20and it moved a mile
03:22look at a swing as well
03:23no hope for Dujon
03:26Garner to Silva
03:28well that's a tremendous delivery
03:29well taken by Geoffrey Dujon
03:31and that ball coming off the glove
03:34and Emile Silva
03:36didn't even hang around to wait for the umpire
03:38he was on his way
03:40a brute of a delivery
03:41certainly seemed unfair that delivery
03:44he's very close to the stumps
03:45he's bowling at middle and leg at cut
03:47got a glove or a handle
03:49and Dujon took a fine catch
03:52fine piece of bowling
03:53and Emile Silva out for four
03:55but no discredit to him
03:57great piece of bowling from Joel Garner
04:03and Karupu off the mark
04:05as he picks out Michael Holding
04:10Geoffrey Dujon there
04:11chasing after that delivery
04:15or after that return from Michael Holding
04:20Garner to Wetamuni
04:25must be out
04:25Vivian Richards
04:29straightforward catch
04:30Wetamuni goes
04:31and Joel Garner
04:34is posing awful problems
04:35out there this morning
04:36on a very lively surface
04:38not only is Garner getting movement
04:40off the wicket
04:41such as this away from the bat
04:42he's also getting lift
04:43and Wetamuni there
04:45just exasperated
04:46going for the off drive
04:47was never on
04:48found the edge of the bat
04:49and that went very quickly
04:50about chest height
04:51to Viv Richards
04:52so
04:52Zidat Wetamuni out
04:54caught Richard
04:55Bogan at eight
04:55and the second wicket is down
04:58Courtney Walsh is the bowler
04:59Brendan Krupu
05:00takes strike
05:02and the first ball
05:03from Courtney Walsh there
05:04and umpire
05:06Isherwood
05:07just answering in the negative
05:09to that appeal
05:09as that ball
05:10obviously moved
05:11a lot off the seam
05:13possibly just passing
05:14down the next side
05:26just misjudged
05:27I think
05:29one moment
05:30Michael Holding
05:30thought it was coming
05:31straight down his throat
05:32and then all of a sudden
05:34it was carrying on
05:35with the breeze
05:42would have been
05:43a remarkable catch
05:44had he pulled it off
05:45but he was coming in
05:47for the catch
05:48and then had to
05:49change tack
05:49and go sideways
05:50and back as well
05:52Courtney Walsh again
05:58and Krupu there
05:59just moving
06:00inside the line
06:01of the ball
06:05that's been signaled
06:06as bias
06:07and Geoffrey Dujon
06:07is shaking his head
06:09whether
06:09whether he's
06:11earned difficulty
06:12in getting to it
06:13or whether
06:13because he thought
06:14it just flipped
06:15the pad
06:15on the way through
06:16it was arguable
06:23that's the third
06:24time
06:24that
06:26four bias
06:27have been signaled
06:28Roy Dyers
06:28takes strike
06:29to Michael Holding
06:34Roy Dyers
06:35there
06:35just getting
06:36the ball
06:36away
06:36through point
06:39it's very chest on
06:40that ball
06:40must have moved
06:41off the seam
06:41away from him
06:53very safe pair
06:54of hands
06:55Richie Richardson
06:55and brilliant hands
06:56as well as we saw
06:57during the test match
06:59series
07:00and a man
07:01who is very agile
07:03that ball
07:04looks as though
07:04it might have
07:05dropped short of him
07:05off the shoulder
07:07of the bat
07:07Brendan Krupu
07:08but Richardson
07:08coming forward
07:09gets his hands
07:10underneath the ball
07:11quick to perceive
07:12the ball dropping
07:12and he completes
07:14an excellent catch
07:15to send Krupu
07:17back to the pavilion
07:17for eight
07:18so the third wicket
07:19is down
07:19and Sri Lanka
07:20in trouble
07:21here's Courtney Walsh
07:32well he gets off
07:33the mark
07:34but it was not
07:35what you might call
07:36the best of shots
07:38Courtney Walsh
07:39good look at those
07:39three stumps
07:40then
07:41just getting the
07:42edge of that
07:43bat onto the ball
07:45out of the way
07:46fairly quickly
07:47but he really is
07:48giving the ballers
07:49a good look at
07:50those stumps
07:54and that's off
07:55the outside edge
07:56but it's gone away
07:57and could go
07:58away for four
07:59it does
08:01so
08:02Gulip Mendes
08:03brings up the 50
08:05with a fortunate shot
08:07but nevertheless
08:07he went for it
08:08and got four
08:09and an orthodox
08:10shot by the
08:11Sri Lankan captain
08:12giving himself
08:13plenty of room
08:14he's done that
08:14throughout this
08:15short inning so far
08:17opening the face
08:18of the bat
08:19and going out
08:20to that backward
08:21point area
08:28and he's locked
08:29that right back
08:29over the ball
08:30has had
08:30and that'll go
08:31for four more
08:35beautifully struck
08:37that one was a
08:37much better shot
08:38Courtney Walsh
08:40having a good look
08:40at those stumps
08:41pitching up just a
08:42little further
08:43and straight down
08:44the ground
08:45an orthodox footwork
08:47from Mendes
08:48but very profitable
08:50Richard to
08:51Dulip Mendes
08:57bit of misfielding
08:58out there
09:00and they'll get a
09:01second as
09:02Malcolm Marshall
09:03just fumbles
09:10just over the head
09:11of Gus Logie
09:12little man
09:13and he couldn't
09:14quite make it
09:16cover
09:17Gus Logie
09:18who is having
09:18his first big
09:19match of the season
09:21Mendes
09:22once again
09:23deciding to go
09:24over the top
09:24of the infield
09:25a bit of luck
09:26there for him
09:27if that had been
09:28Joel Garner
09:28out there
09:29he may have
09:29well been on his
09:30way back to the
09:31pavilion
09:31but it wasn't
09:33it's his
09:33seventh over
09:34so it looks as if
09:35Richards is going to
09:36go all the way
09:37through his ten overs
09:38in succession
09:38with Walsh
09:41and that's lifted
09:42over the head
09:43of square leg
09:44that's a lovely
09:44shot by Dias
09:45who really put
09:47little effort
09:47into that shot
09:48and just lifted
09:50it over mid-licket
09:51for four
09:54Courtney Walsh
09:55bowling in-swingers
09:56just straying
09:57onto the league
09:58stump
09:58a well-calculated
09:59shot
10:00by Roy Dias
10:01just one bounce
10:02over the boundary
10:08chase here
10:09for Larry Gomes
10:10and he just gets
10:11around and
10:12fumbles it
10:14well
10:15the vice-gap
10:16in there
10:16a blemish
10:17against his
10:18fielding record
10:19had it in control
10:21got around well
10:21and then
10:23when he got there
10:24couldn't hold on
10:26sloppy piece of
10:27fielding
10:27down the boundary
10:28by Larry Gomes
10:29bit of a bad
10:30bounce there
10:31ran quite nicely
10:32until it got
10:34about a yard
10:35in front of him
10:35then a little
10:36kick bounce
10:37took him on the
10:38wrist
10:38and went for four
10:40so he'll be getting
10:41away from
10:43the pace bowlers
10:46sure
10:46sure will give him a little
10:47bit of breathing space
10:48and relief
10:48they're going to have
10:49to make the most
10:50of Richard's
10:53two there
10:53two dies
10:55a man at deep
10:56mid-on
10:57one at deep
10:57square leg
10:58and one at deep
10:58fine leg
10:59no one back
10:59on the offside
11:01that's where he
11:02wants to hit them
11:04that one running
11:05away down to
11:05backward point
11:06for four
11:06so he's got a
11:07really good eye
11:08anything short
11:09he's going to
11:09flay away outside
11:10off stump
11:11and when it's
11:12pitched up as well
11:12he's going to
11:13look to hit it
11:13over the top
11:14in that area
11:15yes he's
11:16playing beautifully
11:17it's not the
11:18perfect technique
11:19but it's a great
11:19method
11:20he's worked out
11:21if it's short
11:21he's going to
11:21hammer it over
11:22point
11:23there are three
11:24men on the
11:24onside boundaries
11:25square leg
11:26backward square leg
11:27and deep
11:27fine leg
11:27but he's withdrawing
11:29to the leg side
11:30and Courtney Walsh
11:31gave him some room
11:32on that occasion
11:32and he hit that
11:33beautifully
11:33well played
11:37it's in the air
11:38but into the gap
11:40right away on the
11:41onside for one
11:43and that's the
11:4450 partnership
11:46so this is a
11:47very useful
11:47partnership for
11:48the Sri Lankans
11:51this time he cuts
11:52and he does it
11:52well
11:52races out
11:53backward
11:54at point
11:54for four runs
11:56Adulit Mendes
11:57prepared to play
11:58his shot
11:58spins up the
11:59hundred
12:04the experienced
12:05campaigner
12:06he went forward
12:07and he leaned
12:07back and rocked
12:08and hammered
12:09at three point
12:14there he goes
12:15again
12:15straight into the
12:16gap
12:16that's not good
12:17bowling by
12:18Viv Ritchick
12:18you cannot bowl
12:20off spinners
12:20short and outside
12:21off stump
12:21to this bloke
12:22or in fact
12:23to anybody
12:28did that well
12:30this game's a
12:31bit of room
12:31a bit of bounce
12:32the way it went
12:34very good tactics
12:38he's hit that
12:38down the ground
12:39Gomes is moving
12:40around to his
12:40right
12:41it won't get
12:41down to him
12:43certainly not
12:43on the full
12:47two more
12:48tremendous
12:48and I'm sure
12:50he's enjoying
12:51this little
12:52innings against
12:52Vivian Richards
12:53in particular
12:54only 40 balls
12:55for his 33
12:56runs
12:58he's hit that
12:59straight down
13:00the ground
13:00that may be
13:00six
13:01it is
13:02beautiful shot
13:03over the top
13:04of mid-off
13:05way down
13:06the boundary
13:06there
13:07a lovely
13:08straight hit
13:09excellent tactics
13:10and a pause
13:11from Roy Dias
13:12as well
13:13the captain
13:14taking the attack
13:14up to the other
13:15closing captain
13:16gave himself
13:17a little bit
13:17of room
13:17he hit it
13:18full face
13:19of the bat
13:19over mid-off
13:20a big hit
13:22excellent shot
13:23beautifully placed
13:2416 runs
13:25off
13:26four deliveries
13:28there he goes
13:29again
13:29he loves it
13:29on that offside
13:30moving backwards
13:31he is
13:32giving himself
13:32lots of room
13:34hitting it down
13:35with the deep
13:36extra cover
13:36boundary
13:3720 runs
13:38of that over
13:38from Viv Richards
13:39in Sri Lanka
13:403 for 160
13:43Walsh to Roy Dias
13:46oh and a big
13:46appeal there
13:47he's given out
13:49Roy Dias
13:50out
13:51caught by
13:51Jeffrey Dujon
13:53off the bowling
13:54of Courtney Walsh
13:56and that's a big
13:57wicket for the
13:58West Indians
14:02good delivery
14:03he's trying to
14:04work it through
14:05the offside
14:05plenty of bounce
14:06still
14:06Dujon
14:07took a
14:07straight forward
14:08catch
14:08and a vital
14:09breakthrough
14:10it was good
14:10partnership
14:12Roy Dias
14:12showing us
14:13again
14:13he's a fine
14:14batsman
14:14out for
14:1428
14:21and that's
14:22over the
14:22top as
14:23well
14:24he hasn't
14:24hit one
14:25that one
14:25quite as
14:26well though
14:27and so
14:27they'll only
14:28get two
14:31Gaslogi
14:32gets it
14:32back right
14:33over the
14:33top of the
14:34stumps
15:04He's taking an attack up to the West Indies.
15:06That was well placed.
15:07The full face at the back, the follow through.
15:11Generous round of applause.
15:13He's not going to stop there either.
15:14That one, he's got a way down to square leg.
15:16He may get four more.
15:17He does.
15:19Well, I don't know whether Viv Richards is going to be smiling for much longer.
15:22There was a little smile on his face when they took 20 off the over.
15:26And that's disappearing pretty quickly.
15:29That's eight off two deliveries.
15:31The first one was a massive off drive.
15:33That one was whipped away back with a square.
15:40That's short, and he's pulled that away over the top of the infield.
15:43A little lucky to get away with it, mind you.
15:46Richard's standing there with his hands on his hips.
15:50Luck favours the brave, and rightly so.
15:53I mean, just going after him again, he pushed it through.
15:55It was almost medium pace.
15:57Didn't quite get hold of it, but picks up another single.
15:59I think as he ran past Richards there, he might have apologised.
16:04Just in case he brings the quicks back again.
16:07Aravinda de Silva has the strike.
16:09And I suppose Viv will try and keep it that way.
16:17He's got that away.
16:18He's running quite quickly away down to deep fine leg.
16:21Desmond Haynes chasing away down there.
16:24They're coming back to the third.
16:25This might be close.
16:26He's going to be out.
16:26He's gone.
16:27Biles.
16:29Oh, what a disaster that was.
16:32He's played such a lovely hand as well.
16:34The captain of Sri Lanka, Dilip Mendes, out at the run out.
16:39It was after the strike.
16:40He was looking for that third run.
16:41It was never really on.
16:42He's not quick between the wickets.
16:44Desmond Haynes with a very good throw.
16:46Caught him out just inside the rope.
16:47For anybody else but Mendes, it was Sri.
16:50It was very, very slow.
16:52An excellent return in the captain run out.
16:54The end of the great innings.
16:56Big round of applause as he parts here.
16:59Sat end.
17:0056 run out.
17:01A Dewitt Mendes.
17:07Holding to Ravi Ratnayaka.
17:16Shy at the stumps there by Richards.
17:18And that must have been pretty close.
17:21He was just allowing the ball to fast-boss the front of him there.
17:24And it could well have resulted in him being run out.
17:27What a magnificent piece of work, Griffin Richards.
17:29The best all-around fieldsman you'll ever see.
17:31He comes in, picks it up, turns and throws.
17:35And the batsman just home.
17:37But what a brilliant piece of work.
17:45Consider conditions here.
17:47And another boundary.
17:48Coming up is the left-hander.
17:51Ravi Ratnayaka.
17:53Cutting one away there from Michael Holding.
17:56Very small ground.
17:58And quite a fast outfield.
18:01Richards to Ravi Ratnayaka.
18:06Always got him attempting to pull the shorter, faster delivery.
18:11And the batsman perhaps believing that he'd heard a no-ball call or something.
18:16But he waited for the umpire to signify the fact that he was out-bowled.
18:21Quite extraordinary.
18:22You very rarely see the umpire have to give a batsman out-bowled.
18:25But there was obviously some misunderstanding out there.
18:28And in-swing there, not as short as Ravi Ratnayaka thought.
18:32He attempted to pull the two-square leg.
18:34Saw his wicket go over.
18:36I rather agree with you, Ian.
18:37I think he must have heard a call of no-ball from somewhere in the crowd.
18:40Anyway, he's out.
18:41Bull Richards for eight.
18:44Ramesh Ratnayaka faces Richards.
19:04And there's the shot that he attempts to loft over the covers.
19:07But unfortunately, he's picked out that marvellous fielder, Roger Harper, in the covers.
19:13And nothing gets by him.
19:16And Roger Harper immediately into the action.
19:19As soon as he comes onto the field to replace Gordon Greenwich.
19:22That open blade again, the open face there.
19:25Leading to the downfall of De Silva there.
19:29As he slices that ball into the safe hands of Roger Harper.
19:32So he's out-court sub.
19:34Bull Richards for eight.
19:36Aravinda De Silva, well caught there by Harper.
19:40Oh, and there's the backhand.
19:43Well, I don't know that you'd actually call it a cut.
19:46Seeing it's been played off about the leg stump.
19:49It's almost the backhand leg glance.
19:51Seven for one, 53.
19:53Garner comes in now to Ramesh Ratnayaka.
19:56Off the edge.
19:58And just wide of Geoffrey Dujon.
20:01And beats the outstretched boot of the third man.
20:04Goes over the boundary line.
20:06And a much needed four to Sri Lanka.
20:09Takes them to 1.59.
20:23Substitute fielder on for Gordon Greenwich.
20:26And the run rate dropping back in that last over.
20:29It was 3.79.
20:31Dropped back to 3.73.
20:35Up to four runs and over at one stage.
20:40Well, that's gone miles in the air.
20:42High up and it may be safe.
20:43Will it be?
20:45Oh, well caught.
20:46No, it wasn't.
20:48I think that may well have gone over the boundary.
20:50It's taken down there by Michael Holding.
20:52But he's gone over the line.
20:55And that's the type of hitting the Sri Lankans needing.
20:58On this occasion, coming from the bat of Uribe Karanayn.
21:03Hewking it over that mid-wicket area.
21:05Michael Holding charging around the boundary.
21:07Looked as though he had it for a moment.
21:09And then just helping it over the line for six runs.
21:13Garner comes in now to Rumesh Ratnayaka.
21:15And he's done it.
21:16Over the top there, down towards square leg.
21:18Hasn't quite hit it in the middle of the bat.
21:20And Desmond Haynes will prevent it from going for four.
21:24Pretty difficult to hit a boundary on that side of the ground today.
21:28Malcolm Marshall to Rumesh Ratnayaka.
21:32Well played.
21:33He smashed that through extra cover.
21:35On the up, in fact.
21:37Gus Logie very quick down there.
21:40Managing to get the ball back and then having to hurtle the Toyota sign down there.
21:45Right over the top.
21:46What a lovely throw.
21:48Desmond Haynes struggling a little bit.
21:50He may have distressed his knee.
21:55It's a good save by Gus Logie.
21:58Short, quick man.
22:00Did the right thing then.
22:01Had an eye on the sign.
22:02Hurdled it.
22:03Picked up by Desmond Haynes.
22:05Looks as though he may have just pulled a muscle as he was chasing that.
22:09Watch his face and hand.
22:11There it is.
22:12His hand goes down to his leg there.
22:14And you can see by the look of his face at that stage.
22:17That he's got a few problems.
22:21Oh, he's hit that miles.
22:22That's gone way over the top of the crowd.
22:25Down into the groundsman's backyard.
22:27What a big six that was.
22:32Massive six from Yorvae Karanane.
22:34What a way to finish the innings off.
22:38Short delivery from Malcolm Marshall.
22:41Good pull shot.
22:43The short boundaries plonked it right over.
22:46Not only over the boundary, but also the people on the edge of the boundary.
22:53It's played down to Gomes, who once again allows the ball to come to him and tries to throw it
22:57over the top of the stumps, but doesn't realise that jog on, in fact, wasn't there.
23:03A bit of poor cricket then, too, from these Sri Lankans.
23:06Should have taken off for the single.
23:08Looked as though it was going to carry down to Larry Gomes.
23:10It didn't.
23:11But not picking a run up from this shot.
23:14Not good cricket.
23:18Must try and take some risks.
23:21Seven for 197 and one ball to go now in the Sri Lankan innings.
23:27It's been a tough day for them so far.
23:31As we've said, the pitch has been pretty quick and certainly been hit around the body and on the fingers
23:38a fair bit.
23:39That's hit straight down the ground.
23:41Logie stretches his hand out there.
23:43Winston Davis is on the ground as 12th man.
23:46He manages to cut it off.
23:48They get two.
23:49And so Sri Lanka end up seven down for 199.
23:54Well, that wasn't a bad effort in the end.
23:56197 for the West Indies after they were caught on a very, very lively pitch early on.
24:01I thought Mendes played well.
24:02But overall, it was a rather scratchy looking scoreboard at the end of the innings.
24:07Mendes, 56 and Roy Dias, 28.
24:10Two of those in double figures.
24:11Then Nurevay Karanane, not out 20.
24:14And Rumish Ratnayaka, not out 24.
24:17A partnership there at the end of 51, unbroken, in 11 overs and only half an hour.
24:22So that gave the innings a little respectable touch.
24:25The West Indian bowlers.
24:27Marshall, well, he bowled very well.
24:29None for 38.
24:29No reward there for some super bowling.
24:32Garner, two for 19 in 10 overs and one maiden.
24:35Holding a wicket was almost unplayable at one stage earlier this morning.
24:38So, too, Garner.
24:40Walsh was more expensive.
24:41One for 47 from 10 overs.
24:43And Richards, two for 51 in 10 overs and two maidens.
24:48So, 198 to win for the West Indies.
24:51And they have a full 50 overs in which to do it.
24:53We pick up play now with the first ball of the second over.
24:56It's Ravi Ratnayaka coming in to bowl to Desmond Haynes.
24:59Your commentators, Tony Gregg and Ian Chappell.
25:06Ravi Ratnayaka starts with a half volley, which Desmond Haynes gives some fearful hammer to.
25:13That is a beautiful shot by Desmond Haynes.
25:17Mind you, it was quite a friendly delivery.
25:19Have a look at it.
25:21Just short of a length and, in fact, it was a half volley, just a little bit wide.
25:26And smashed through extra cover all the way along the ground.
25:35And a similar sort of delivery.
25:37Bit of outswing, but Haynes just hitting with the swing.
25:41He's in tremendous form.
25:43He scored a century at the MCG.
25:45And carrying right on here at the TCA ground.
25:52He hasn't started too well here at the TCA ground.
25:55Three boundaries coming in his first over.
25:59There's another lovely shot.
26:00On that occasion, the ball from Ravi Ratnayaka, very short.
26:03And Desmond Haynes having no trouble rolling around and pulling it away, down onto the ground and into the square
26:13leg boundary.
26:21Once again, the one that straightens up, giving the batsman a problem.
26:26But notice that ball swinging in and then just holding up a little bit.
26:31Ravi Ratnayaka, he's really got to sort himself out.
26:36It's high in the air.
26:37It'll fall safe.
26:40Wasn't a very good ball.
26:43And Haynes a little fortunate to get a single.
26:46It's none for 20.
26:48John comes in to bowl to Haynes.
26:53There's another nice shot from Desmond Haynes.
26:57That ball going down the leg side.
26:59Certainly on leg stump and played away nicely by him.
27:03Rolling the wrists on it and hitting it all the way along the ground.
27:07Just back with a square.
27:09There's no one down there and so four more to him.
27:16It'll be four more.
27:18Really is a short boundary down there.
27:20And the ground also slopes in that direction.
27:27It's another short ball.
27:30And hit away very firmly by Desmond Haynes.
27:35The last couple of overs have been a bit better from the Sri Lankan opening bowlers.
27:43That's high in the air.
27:44And out.
27:45Taken in the gully there.
27:48Well, Desmond Haynes is grabbing at his arm.
27:51The Sri Lankans are quite bemused
27:54by the fact that it hasn't been given out.
27:56I must admit, I thought it sounded like a bit of bat.
28:00Desmond Haynes indicated that that had hit him on the arm before it was caught.
28:04There he goes and I noticed he played the shot a bit too quickly.
28:08Up it went in the air and nicely taken.
28:12I got the distinct feeling that there was a wooden noise first.
28:17And I haven't heard about Desmond Haynes having a wooden arm.
28:21There's the top edge onto the arm and then up into the gully.
28:29Ravi Ratnoyaka now to Greenwich.
28:33That's safely away.
28:34Wide of the skipper at mid on.
28:38And Mendes restricts it to just a brace.
28:44West Indies, none for 32.
28:48Desmond Haynes on 23 facing the Norton John.
28:54Haynes gets it away.
28:57Four more, he's very strong off his pads.
29:04Haynes deflects nicely.
29:05What a great one-day player he is.
29:10Well, we saw that shot played so frequently at the MCG on Sunday during his sentry there.
29:17An undefeated 123.
29:19And that's his seventh boundary in this innings.
29:22That's the first time we've seen him use that shot.
29:24That running it down into the vacant slips area.
29:28In the West Indies, when he got those three sentries in the four one-day matches,
29:32it was a shot which got him a lot of runs.
29:35Expertly played.
29:36Finnaughton John now bowling to Gordon Greenwich.
29:39Shot.
29:41Beats mid-wicket.
29:52That's the over-bowl.
29:53It's no wicket for 48.
29:56Rumi Shratnoyaka to Greenwich.
30:0850 up without loss.
30:10Very good start.
30:11They're pacing themselves.
30:12Need 198 for victory.
30:15Good team.
30:16Gone.
30:17Yes.
30:17Got an edge.
30:18Good delivery.
30:19The outswinger.
30:20That was the break they needed.
30:22A delighted Sleilink.
30:23Second side rushes in and Rumi Shratnoyaka breaks through.
30:27Very good delivery.
30:32Well, that really squared him up.
30:37Haynes looking to play it down towards Mid-On.
30:39Shuffling behind it.
30:40And the late movement just finding the outside edge.
30:44And that's gone.
30:50And there was the man who was really going.
30:52Now Desmond Haynes out for 32.
30:55And the West Indies are 1.450.
30:58Ritchie Richardson is the batsman.
31:00Here's Ravi Ratnoyaka.
31:04Richardson gets it away.
31:06Fine.
31:07And that's four.
31:08He just can't afford to bow.
31:09Leg stump to Ritchie Richardson.
31:10That's his strength.
31:11Whether it's square or fine.
31:13He's got plenty of bat on to that one.
31:16Confident start.
31:20Really picked this off very well.
31:22Fine.
31:23And even Desilva, the fastest man on the side, couldn't pick it up.
31:28Good for the fielding way, that youngster.
31:30He's gone for that one over cover.
31:33That's a very confident shot.
31:36That's four more.
31:37Nine runs off the over.
31:38It's one for 59.
31:42Rumi Shratnoyaka to Greenwich.
31:45Well, bold.
31:46A bit of bounce.
31:47But it's enough bat on it to pick up two runs.
31:50Greenwich struggling between the wickets.
31:52And it goes for four.
31:53That's how short and fast this outfield is.
31:55It's a very thick edge.
31:57And Greenwich hoveled away for the second run.
31:59But it raced off to the boundary.
32:01Yes, how short and fast the boundary is.
32:05And also, I think, how slow the fielder is at third man.
32:08He didn't get a run at all.
32:10He had plenty of time to make it.
32:12And he came pretty close.
32:13None of the diving which we've seen from the Australians.
32:16And Gordon Greenwich picking up a boundary.
32:22Greenwich gets that one away.
32:23His favourite full shot.
32:28And the race is out for four runs.
32:31It's 72 for one.
32:39Didn't quite time that.
32:42Mendes is the fielder.
32:47Going for three.
32:51Gordon Greenwich just accelerating a little bit at the end there.
32:54Been a real battle out here for Gordon Greenwich in more ways than one today.
32:58Battling that injury that he's got, which is held him back, running between the wickets.
33:02But he's also terribly out of form.
33:04That last delivery, I would have thought that early in the season, Greenwich would have put that away quite simply
33:11for four.
33:16Would have been a great catch.
33:17Aravinda to Silva.
33:23Rumi Shratnaya could have quite easily have picked up his second wicket.
33:26Getting off the ground.
33:27Just the one hand to it.
33:29That was struck a little better by Greenwich.
33:32Just forced its way through that right hand.
33:35So a lead off for him.
33:37Rumi Shratnaya again.
33:39From the northern end.
33:43Attempted slower ball.
33:45A little bit too far with that one.
33:47Mendes, the skipper.
33:49There's the fielder.
33:52Three to Richie Richardson.
33:54Gordon Greenwich is limping even more heavily now.
33:58One for 84.
34:02There's a good shot.
34:03Straight over mid-off.
34:05Just a few yards inside the boundary.
34:11Nicely played.
34:12He didn't hit across it at all.
34:13Once he made up his mind to go for it.
34:16Just went through with the stroke.
34:18The big decision to make here at the TCA Oval is to make sure when you hit it in the
34:22air, you hit it with the wind.
34:24And that one then, once it got into the air, and the wind behind it, just a couple of bounces
34:30and four runs.
34:32Current end to Richardson.
34:33And the youngster will be bowling with a slight cross breeze, assisting any outswing.
34:50It's in the air, and dropped at point.
34:54That's Rumesh Ratnayaka at point, putting down what was a relatively simple chance.
35:01And Carnet will remember his first ball in the Benson-Hedges World Series cut for a long time.
35:08Richard Richardson goes to that cut.
35:10Fails to get over the top of it.
35:13And it's put down at point.
35:18Ratnayaka at the top of it.
35:21Greenwich, not having any trouble with the square cut, places it beautifully, and they really do race down that hill.
35:28That brings up the 50 stand.
35:32And the Westerners have also moved on to 100.
35:35So Machandra to Silva, to Greenwich.
35:39In the air, but safe.
35:45And Rumesh Ratnayaka.
35:48That had a deep mid-on.
35:53That was a pretty good stop by Rumesh Ratnayaka.
35:56He was sensible enough to push the ball back into the playing area,
35:59whilst he himself carried on rolling over and over, over the boundary line.
36:04Had he held on to the ball, of course, that would have counted as four.
36:12The outswinger, and beautifully saved there at point by the...
36:18Fielder there, that's Aravinda de Silva.
36:21He's the best fielder at the SCG for Sri Lanka.
36:26Doing some good work here again.
36:29Well, it's fairly cold out there at the moment.
36:32Fairly hot for Aravinda de Silva.
36:34And it's Samachandra de Silva who will be continuing the assault.
36:41That's a good shot from Gordon Greenwich.
36:44Wasn't a bad ball at all.
36:45He was very quickly into position.
36:47And that's a half-century for Gordon Greenwich.
36:52A finickety, Samachandra.
36:57Another boundary as Gordon Greenwich decides he's worked out the wiles of the leg spinner.
37:06And he's going to do something about changing his length.
37:12And I think Greenwich has decided that it's time to get things moving out in the centre.
37:20Sri Lanka ahead of the West Enders at one throw, 129.
37:25But having lost four more wickets.
37:35That'll be cut off.
37:36That hit is going into the wind.
37:49In the air, the skipper, Dulap Mendes, thought it was going further.
37:54I think he started to take off for the deep.
37:59But it was a real mishit from Greenwich.
38:02Good performance by Samachandra de Silva again with the leg spin.
38:08That's gone away down to square leg and just over the line.
38:11Yes, six signalled.
38:14So Richie Richardson hitting that one away just behind square on the leg side.
38:19The six.
38:21De Silva's final over.
38:26Strange to leg stump.
38:28He put that away pretty well.
38:29Hitting with the breeze.
38:30Very, almost a gale here at the TCA ground in Hobart.
38:34Samachandra de Silva to Greenwich.
38:37And that's down the ground.
38:39High and wide.
38:40He's going to be out, is he?
38:41Yes, he's caught.
38:44Nicely taken down there in the deep.
38:47Karupu, the fieldsman down there.
38:52Moved a long way across to his right and took the catch well.
38:55That was an excellent catch.
38:56Gordon Greenwich hitting with the wind.
38:58Straight down the ground.
38:59It was a straight hit.
39:00Got hold of it.
39:03Brendan Karupu coming across.
39:05Judging it well.
39:05It wasn't an easy catch.
39:06He caught that brilliantly.
39:07In fact, it was a fine outfield catch.
39:09And Gordon Greenwich departs.
39:11Into silver strikes.
39:13Good spell of legs been bowling.
39:15He's out for 61.
39:16Gaslogi takes strike.
39:17Ravi Ratnayaka is the bowler.
39:20Oh, that's six.
39:22Smashed away right over the top of the scoreboard.
39:24Onto the roof of the indoor centre down there.
39:27What a good shot that was.
39:30Ravi Ratnayaka dropping one short.
39:32And being dispatched out of the ground.
39:34Gaslogi hitting a real six.
39:37That was a boomer.
39:39Beautiful hook shot.
39:40It was short.
39:41He was quickly into position.
39:42Hitting with the gale.
39:44It went a mile.
39:45Beautifully struck.
39:47Onto the back foot.
39:49Cleared the fence.
39:50The shed.
39:51There she goes.
39:53Six beautiful runs.
39:56And again short.
39:57This time straight to the man down there.
39:58Well fielded too.
40:02Gaslogi taking strike.
40:04Karanayaka is the bowler.
40:06Oh, and that's a full toss.
40:07It's straight down the ground.
40:08Will it carry the boundary?
40:10Not quite.
40:11Just short of the boundary.
40:13And so four runs to Gaslogi.
40:16Yes, hitting into the gale on that occasion.
40:18It was beautifully struck.
40:19Picked up the full toss.
40:21The wind held it up.
40:22It was a nice stroke.
40:23Full face of the bat.
40:25Straight hit.
40:28Gaslogi really on the boil here.
40:30It's good to see.
40:30He's been watching Gordon Greenidge struggle.
40:33And Richie Richardson had no idea against the leg spin of Samachandra De Silva.
40:37This young man's come to the crease and played his shots right from the start.
40:49And that one down the leg side.
40:51And Logi getting it fine.
40:55And managing to beat the fieldsman down there too.
41:03So the runs really are flowing for the West Indies here.
41:07And Logi wasting no time.
41:10Anything loose or short or even well pitched up.
41:16He's smashing away whenever he gets the opportunity.
41:22Well, it's going up in the air, but I don't think it's going to get caught.
41:26Landing in the middle of a big vacant area.
41:30On the ground.
41:32A nice throw.
41:33That's the end of the over.
41:35Two for 170 now.
41:38Gaslogi's taking strike.
41:39John is the bowler.
41:44Oh, and that's smashed away as well.
41:46Another six.
41:48Well, he likes him in that area.
41:51Gaslogi.
41:51Every time he gets one down there, he hits it down to square leg for six.
41:55And he hits it as clean as a whistle.
41:57Pick that up.
41:58It's almost a sweep shot.
42:02Down on the knee.
42:04Well over the rope.
42:05Dropped by the man in the blue tracksuit.
42:10This time he works it to square leg just for a single.
42:15So Gaslogi giving a fine display.
42:17Short innings.
42:21There he goes.
42:22There's a man down there.
42:23He doesn't get to it.
42:24It's four more.
42:26Irvingly De Silva straying to leg stump.
42:2811 off the over.
42:29Two for 190.
42:32Richeson, 49.
42:34Logie, 32.
42:40And Orton John back into the attack.
42:42Brings up a single, which will give Richeson a strike.
42:44And the opportunity to bring up his 50.
42:51Richeson struggled against the leg spinner,
42:53but he's played the medium-paced bowlers very well.
43:00There's his 50.
43:01Gentle push through the vacant mid-on position.
43:04Comes back for the second.
43:06And that's a confidence build for Richeson.
43:09Early days in this.
43:11Bringson Hedges World Series Cup.
43:15And he's consolidating his form.
43:18Applause from Gaslogi.
43:19Generous applause from this good crowd here.
43:21How about?
43:34How about?
43:40They've streamed onto the ground.
43:45Two for 198.
43:51Richeson, 52.
43:54Rogie, 33.
43:55Extras, 19.
43:56Two for 198.
43:57And the West Indies winning a counter.
43:59That's a good solid performance from Vivian Richards' team today.
44:03A good win and some fine batting by all the men who went in to chase that target of 198.
44:09Their scorecard at the end, Greenwich 61 and Haynes, 32.
44:13And a half century to Richie Richardson.
44:14And a good innings from Gaslogi, who came in to take the place of Clive Lloyd,
44:18who's not playing in this game.
44:20Richards was the acting captain.
44:22The bowling figures for the Sri Lankans, not very impressive.
44:26I thought the best of them today was probably Rumesh Ratnaika, Somachandra De Silva,
44:31the leg spinner again bowled well.
44:33But in all, they did much the same as they did the other day up in Sydney
44:37when they didn't bowled to the field set by their skipper, Dulip Mendes,
44:40who incidentally later was named player of the match for his fine half century.
44:46He made 56 in the Sri Lankan first innings.
44:48So the victory today takes the West Indies on to four points
44:52in the Benson Hedges World Series Cup table.
44:54They have those points from two matches.
44:56Australia two points from two and Sri Lanka not yet off the mark.
44:59And Sri Lanka and West Indies play at the Gabba on Saturday
45:02in the first match of a double header.
45:04The second game at the weekend on Sunday is completely sold out.
45:08That's Australia and the West Indies.
45:11So that's not good news for the people who want to go along,
45:13but it is good news for those who already have tickets for that game
45:16and what a clash it should be.
45:18For the moment then, with the West Indies victors over Sri Lanka here at the TCA ground.
45:23Hobart, it's goodbye from Nines Wide World of Sports.
45:31Sons of audiobooks.
45:32With the West Indies.
46:09This has been another presentation from Nine's Wide World of Sports.
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