Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2007–08
Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2008 | |||
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West Indies | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 17 March – 15 April 2008 | ||
Captains | Chris Gayle | Mahela Jayawardene | |
Test series | |||
Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Ramnaresh Sarwan (311) | Malinda Warnapura (217) | |
Most wickets | Jerome Taylor (11) |
Chaminda Vaas (12) Muttiah Muralitharan (12) | |
Player of the series | Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (114) | Chamara Kapugedera (135) | |
Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (7) | Nuwan Kulasekara (6) | |
Player of the series | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) |
The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured the West Indies in March and April 2008 to play two Test matches and three Limited Overs Internationals.
Squads[]
Tests | ODIs | ||
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West Indies[1] | Sri Lanka[2] | West Indies[3] | Sri Lanka[4] |
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Tour Matches[]
GCB President's XI v Sri Lankans[]
17–19 March
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
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v
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Guyana Cricket Board President's XI
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248 (62 overs)
68 Rangana Herath 5/67 (19 overs) | ||
- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
West Indies A v Sri Lankans[]
Test series[]
First Test[]
22–26 March
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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v
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West Indies
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sulieman Benn (WI) made his Test debut.
- This was Sri Lanka's first win in the Caribbean in Tests.[6]
Second Test[]
3–7 April
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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v
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West Indies
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268/10 (75.1 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 125 (199) Jerome Taylor 4/52 (15.1 overs) |
- Part of day 1 was washed out.
ODI series[]
First ODI[]
10 April
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
235/7 (50 overs) |
v
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West Indies
236/9 (50 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Sulieman Benn (WI), and Mahela Udawatte and Ajantha Mendis (SL) made their ODI debuts.
Second ODI[]
12 April
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
112/5 (30.3 overs) |
v
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West Indies
125/3 (20.3/25 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delays reduced Sri Lanka's innings to 30.3 overs and set a revised target for West Indies of 125 from 25 overs.
Third ODI[]
15 April
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
257/8 (50 overs) |
v
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West Indies
81/2 (18.2 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain in the second innings forced the match to be abandoned.
- Thilan Thushara (SL) made his ODI debut.
References[]
- ^ "Sarwan returns for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Amerasinghe gets Test call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Pollard and Benn picked for one-dayers". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Jayasuriya left out of West Indies ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's tour game scrapped due to flight problems". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka create history in the Caribbean". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
External links[]
- Tour home at ESPN Cricinfo
Categories:
- Sri Lankan cricket tours of the West Indies
- West Indian cricket seasons from 2000–01
- International cricket competitions in 2007–08
- 2008 in West Indian cricket
- 2008 in Sri Lankan cricket