Sri Lanka vs West Indies 3rd ODI: Live Score and Updates from ...
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Pallekelle,UPDATED: Oct 26, 2024 17:49 IST
Sri Lanka (SL) vs West Indies (WI), 3RD ODI Live Score and Updates: West Indies will be looking to salvage some pride after losing the series to Sri Lanka in Pallekelle on October 26, Saturday.
17:49 IST:
UPDATE - 1205 GMT - Well, the covers did come off for a while but they are back on again and the rain has returned! Doesn't seem very heavy, the ground staff are still on the ground but the covers are firmly in placed. Well, scratch what we just wrote, more covers are being got on and the rain has got heavier.
17:14 IST:
UPDATE - 1142 GMT- It's been more than an hour now since the delay and we just might start losing overs! Well, just as we write that, we have some very good news coming in, THE COVERS ARE COMING OFF!
16:30 IST:
UPDATE - 1100 GMT - Nothing new to update for now, it continues to rain and the covers are firmly on. The waiting game continues.
15:45 IST:
UPDATE - (1014 GMT) - The heavens have opened up! It's coming down quite steadily and it has got really dark. The covers have now come on.
15:44 IST:
17.2: Roston Chase to Kusal Mendis, Flatter and outside off. Mendis guides it to point.
15:40 IST:
17.1: Roston Chase to Avishka Fernando, OUT! Caught and bowled! Fernando falls. Soft dismissal. Much needed wicket for the visitors! On middle. Shortish. Fernando looks to push it down to long on but this holds in the surface a touch. Fernando is though the shot. He ends up chipping it back to the bowler.
15:39 IST:
16.6: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Outside off. This is pushed past cover for one.
15:38 IST:
16.5: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Around off. Kept out.
15:38 IST:
16.4: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, On middle. Blocked.
15:37 IST:
16.3: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, On the pads. This is tucked around the corner for one.
15:37 IST:
16.2: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Brilliant shot! On middle and this is swept hard. It goes past mid-wicket and it races away. It was swept more on line.
15:36 IST:
16.1: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Outside off. Nissanka cuts but to point.
15:36 IST:
15.6: Roston Chase to Avishka Fernando, Flatter and on middle. Defended.
15:35 IST:
15.5: Roston Chase to Pathum Nissanka, Outside off. Nissanka drags it towards fine leg for one.
15:35 IST:
15.4: Roston Chase to Avishka Fernando, Would have been close! On middle. Fernando pushes it back to the bowler who midfields. They go for one. Chase gets to the ball, turns and has a shy at the bowler's end. Off balance. He misses.
15:34 IST:
15.3: Roston Chase to Avishka Fernando, Hesitation but safe! On middle. Fernando works it to mid-wicket. Nissanka takes off but is sent back in time.
15:34 IST:
15.2: Roston Chase to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter and around off. This is guided to the man at point.
15:33 IST:
15.1: Roston Chase to Avishka Fernando, Angled into middle. This is worked through square leg for one.
15:32 IST:
14.6: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Angled into middle. Kept out again. Motie continues to keep it tight.
15:32 IST:
14.5: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, A loud appeal but turned down! Going down leg. Angled into the pads. Nissanka looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. A loud shout but not given.
15:31 IST:
14.4: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller and on off. This is pushed to cover again.
15:31 IST:
14.3: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Slower again and on off. Kept out.
15:31 IST:
14.2: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Beaten! Lovely! Tossed up on off. This lands and spins away. Nissanka looks to defend but is beaten.
15:30 IST:
14.1: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, On off. This is pushed down to long off for one.
15:29 IST:
13.6: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! That's glorious! Sealers continued to go for runs! Fuller and on middle. This is driven down the ground and it races away to the fence.
15:28 IST:
13.5: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller and on off. This is driven to cover.
15:27 IST:
13.4: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, On off. This is pushed past cover for one.
15:27 IST:
13.3: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, SIX! That's a nothing delivery! It is way too short and it's a slower one. This is smacked over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
15:26 IST:
13.2: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Arojnd off. This is guided past point for one.
15:26 IST:
13.1: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, Fuller and on middle. This is driven but to mid on for one.
15:24 IST:
12.6: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Fuller and on off. This is pushed down to long off for one. Just the one from the over.
15:24 IST:
12.5: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Angled into middle. Fernando works it to mid-wicket.
15:24 IST:
12.4: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Slower and on middle. This is driven but to mid on.
15:23 IST:
12.3: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Shortish again. This is cut but to point.
15:23 IST:
12.2: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, Shorter and on middle. Fernando punches it back to the bowler.
15:23 IST:
12.1: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, That's unplayable! This lands on middle and spins away square. Fernando looks to defend but is beaten.
15:23 IST:
11.6: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Angled into middle. Nissanka works it to mid-wicket.
15:21 IST:
11.5: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Shortish and outside off. Nissanka looks to cut but chops it on the off side.
15:20 IST:
11.4: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! Top edge and it goes all the way! For a second we thought that would go down to fine leg. On middle. Short. Nissanka looks to pull. The his goes off the top edge but over the fine leg fence.
15:20 IST:
11.3: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Goea wide of the crease and angles it into the middle pole. Nissanka looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
15:19 IST:
11.2: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, Back of a length and on off. This is punched past point for one. Fifty up for Lanka.
15:18 IST:
11.1: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, Shortish and on off. Fernando hangs back and works it to mid on.
15:18 IST:
10.6: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Another fine over by Motie! On off. Defended well.
15:18 IST:
10.5: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Nissanka is in! That though was a top nut! Slower and around off. This lands and spins away. Nissanka looks to drive but this lands and spins away. The keeper whips the bails off but the batter is just about in.
15:15 IST:
10.4: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Confusion but safe! Angled into the pads. Nissanka looks to defend but this goes off the inner half to mid-wicket. Fernando goes for one but is sent back just in time.
15:14 IST:
10.3: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, A little too full and on off. This is pushed down to long off for one.
15:14 IST:
10.2: Gudakesh Motie to Avishka Fernando, On middle. Fernando pushes it back to the bowler.
15:14 IST:
10.1: Gudakesh Motie to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter and on off. This is pushed past cover for one.
15:12 IST:
9.6: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, On off the pole. Defended back to the bowler.
15:12 IST:
9.5: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, That held in the surface! A slower short ball. On the body. Fernando looks to pull but is through the shot early. He misses to get hit on the body.
15:11 IST:
9.4: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, Good length again and on off. Fernando plays it back to the bowler.
15:10 IST:
9.3: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, Good comeback! Drags his length back a little. Fernando looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It lands just beside the off pole and goes to the keeper.
15:10 IST:
9.2: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Shot of the game so far! Glorious! On middle. Length. Fernando just lofts it down the ground and it goes to the fence. Top notch. Nothing wrong with the delivery but a top shot.
15:09 IST:
9.1: Jayden Seales to Avishka Fernando, Length and on off. Fernando blocks. This is where Seales needs to be.
15:08 IST:
8.6: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, On the pads. This is worked through square leg for one.
15:07 IST:
8.5: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Length again and on off. Kept out.
15:07 IST:
8.4: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Back to bowling it on a length and around off. Defended.
15:06 IST:
8.3: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! That's a poor ball! Short and down the leg side. Fernando pulls it wide of the deep square leg. This races away to the fence.
15:06 IST:
8.2: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Back of a length and around off. Fernando punches it to mid off.
15:05 IST:
8.1: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Around off. Length. Defended.
15:05 IST:
7.6: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! An expensive start by Seales. This has been the problem. Forde has been good but not the one bowling from the other end. Outside off. Shorter. This is cut past point for a boundary.
15:03 IST:
7.5: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller again. This is driven but back to the bowler.
15:03 IST:
7.4: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Well fielded! Outside off. Nissanka slashes at it. This goes towards point. The fielder dives to his left and makes a very good stop.
15:02 IST:
7.3: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length and around off. Nissanka pushes it to mid off.
15:01 IST:
7.2: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, Good length and around off. Blocked.
15:03 IST:
7.1: Jayden Seales to Pathum Nissanka, EDGED AND FOUR! Did that carry? Yes, it did. King drops another. Tough this time though. Length and outside off. Nissanka pushes at it. This flies off the outside edge to the right of King at first slip who dives with one hand stretched out but it does not stay in. Goes down to the third man fence. Another life for Nissanka.
15:00 IST:
6.6: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, End of another fine over by Forde! Angled into middle. Fernando flicks it to square leg.
14:59 IST:
6.5: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Shortish and around off. Nissanka plays it down to third man and takes one.
14:58 IST:
6.4: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, On the fuller side this time. Nissanka drives it to mid off.
14:58 IST:
6.3: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Outside off. Shorter. Pathum looks to cut but chops it to point.
14:57 IST:
6.2: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length and around off. Nissanka punches it to cover.
14:57 IST:
6.1: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Angled into the pads. Nissanka works it to square leg.
14:56 IST:
5.6: Alzarri Joseph to Avishka Fernando, Goes short again. This time on middle. Fernando pulls but to mid-wicket. It was more off the toe end.
14:55 IST:
5.5: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Angled into the pads. Nissanka tucks it around the corner for one.
14:54 IST:
5.4: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length and on off. This is punched to cover.
14:53 IST:
5.3: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Put away! Short and on middle. It sits up to be hit again. This is pulled through square leg. No chance of stopping that. Second boundary in the over.
14:52 IST:
5.2: Alzarri Joseph to Avishka Fernando, Misfield and a run! Fuller and on off. This is driven towards mid off. The fielder does not stop it cleanly. A run taken.
14:52 IST:
5.2: Alzarri Joseph to Avishka Fernando, WIDE! Slips this one down the leg side. Wided. Joseph has not been at his best so far.
14:52 IST:
5.1: Alzarri Joseph to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! That's not the best of balls to Fernando. He loves the short balls. On the body. This is pulled over the square leg and it races away.
14:50 IST:
4.6: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Two leg byes! On the pads. Nissanka looks to flick but this goes fine on the leg side. Two taken. Leg byes.
14:49 IST:
4.5: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Around off. Nissanka strokes it to cover.
14:49 IST:
4.4: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length and on off. This is punched to cover.
14:48 IST:
4.3: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Outside off this time. This is guided down to third man for one.
14:48 IST:
4.2: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Confusion but safe! Angled into the pads. Fernando flicks it to square leg and wants one but is sent back.
14:47 IST:
4.1: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, On middle. Good length. Defended.
14:46 IST:
3.6: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Almost! Back of a length and around off. Nissanka looks to push but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
14:45 IST:
3.5: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Good stop! Full and on off. Nissanka drives but straight back to the bowler.
14:44 IST:
3.4: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, On the shorter side. Nissanka punches it to cover again.
14:44 IST:
3.3: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Around off. Length again. This is kept out.
14:43 IST:
3.2: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Outside off. Nissanka flays at it. It goes wide of point and it races away to the fence. Runs starting to come now.
14:43 IST:
3.1: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Two! On the pads. This is worked through square leg for a couple.
14:42 IST:
2.6: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Dot to end! Back to bowling it on the off pole. Defended.
14:42 IST:
2.5: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Finds the gap! That was in the air but wide of the fielder! On the pads. This is flicked past square leg and this races away to the fence.
14:40 IST:
2.4: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, On the off pole. Fernando plays it to cover.
14:40 IST:
2.3: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Three in a row to begin this over. On middle. Fernando flicks it to mid-wicket.
14:39 IST:
2.2: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Another dot! Good stuff from Forde so far! Angled into the pads. Fernando clips it to square leg.
14:38 IST:
2.1: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Bowls that one which swings in. On middle. Defended.
14:38 IST:
1.6: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Shot! That's a superb shot. The last ball goes for a boundary! Back of a length and around off. Nissanka stands tall and punches it through covers. This one races away to the fence. First of the game.
14:37 IST:
1.5: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Relentless stuff! Angled into the off pole. Nissanka defends. Can he bowl a maiden now?
14:36 IST:
1.4: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length and around off. Nissanka punches it but finds cover.
14:36 IST:
1.3: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, A very good start so far by Joseph! Length and around off. Nissanka stands tall and guides it to point.
14:35 IST:
1.2: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Length again and around off. Nissanka guides it to point.
14:35 IST:
1.1: Alzarri Joseph to Pathum Nissanka, Length again and around off. Pathum gets right behind the line and defends.
14:34 IST:
0.6: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, A very good first over by Forde! He could have had a wicket in it. On off. Length. Fernando pushes it towards cover.
14:33 IST:
0.5: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Solid! Length again and around off. Defended.
14:32 IST:
0.4: Matthew Forde to Avishka Fernando, Back of a length and around off. Fernando gets right behind the line and defends.
14:32 IST:
0.3: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, EDGED AND TAKEN! Nissanka has been put down! He's not someone you want to drop. Not the easiest of chances but should have been taken! Length and outside off. Nissanka looks to push at it. It goes off the outside edge to the right of King at first slip. He dives to take it but spills it.
14:31 IST:
0.2: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Length again and on the off pole. Good stuff. Nissanka is solid in defense.
14:30 IST:
0.1: Matthew Forde to Pathum Nissanka, Good start by Ford! Length and around off. Nissanka goes back and defends.
14:26 IST:
Time for the action to begin! The players make their way out to the middle.
14:18 IST:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka (In for Nishan Madushka), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka (In for Dunith Wellalage).
14:20 IST:
West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Shai Hope (C/WK), Jayden Seales, Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Evin Lewis (In for Alick Athanaze), Jewel Andrew (On his debut) (In for Romario Shepherd), Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde (In for Hayden Walsh), Roston Chase, Alzarri Joseph.
14:03 IST:
TOSS - West Indies have won the toss and will bowl first!
