Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 113 runs

02/04/2007

Sanath Jayasuriya hit his third World Cup hundred and took three wickets to help Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 113 runs in their Super Eights match at Guyana on Sunday.

Chasing an imposing 304 to win, West Indies was bowled out for 190 runs in 44.3 overs with only Shivnaraine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan putting up some resistance for the hosts.
Jayasuriya was adjudged the Man of the Match

The hosts have been comprehensively beaten in all three matches they have played in this round. They went down to Australia by 103 runs and then lost to New Zealand by seven wickets and a semifinal spot seems difficult to achieve from here on.

Put in to bat after an hour-long rain delay, Sri Lanka rode on Jayasuriya's ton and a 183-run partnership of his with skipper Mahela Jayawardene to post 303 for five.

Earlier, Jayasuriya cracked his third World Cup hundred to help Sri Lanka post an imposing 303 for five.

Score : Sri Lanka 303/5 in 50 overs (Jayasuriya 115, Jayawardene 82, Dilshan 39, Powell 2/37, Sarvan 1/16) West Indies 190/10 in 44.3 overs (Chanderpaul 76, Sarvan 44, Malinga 2/34, Vaas 2/19, Murlitharan 2/59)