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Hope guides Windies to 8-wicket win

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NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda: Shai Hope marked his return to West Indies duty with an assured hundred in guiding his team to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International of a three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Wednesday.


On a day when Sri Lankan opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka became just the eighth player in more than 50 years of ODI cricket to be dismissed obstructing the field, Hope returned to his best form with an innings of 110.


It was his tenth century in this format of the game, to ensure that the tourists’ total of 232 all out was overhauled comfortably.


Dropped from the West Indies team following a wretched tour of England last July, Hope’s only real discomfort across 133 deliveries in which he stroked 12 fours and one six was the pace of Dushmantha Chameera, who struck the elegant batsman on the helmet when 20 runs short of three figures.


“I just had patience and trusted my ability,” said Hope after receiving the Man of the Match award. “I made sure I negated the threat they threw at us. (Wanindu) Hasaranga was the main threat and I thought we played him well.”


Chameera was Sri Lanka’s lone wicket-taker, eventually breaching the defence of Hope after earlier ending an opening stand of 143 when he yorked Evin Lewis, whose innings of 65 occupied 90 deliveries and was decorated with four fours and two sixes.


Earlier, Sri Lanka subsided from a promising start with Gunathilaka’s demise making the headlines.


Kicked ball


Seeking to regain his ground at the non-striker’s end in turning down an opportunity for a single in the 22nd over off the bowling of home captain Kieron Pollard, Gunathilaka, who was moving backwards, kicked the ball out of the path of Pollard who was attempting to effect a run out.


With the West Indies appealing for the dismissal, on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Gregory Brathwaite turned to television official Nigel Duguid for clarification and the interpretation came back that it was determined to be a deliberate effort by the left-handed opener to impede the bowler.


Clearly not pleased with the verdict, Sri Lanka’s South African coach Mickey Arthur appeared to be seeking clarification on the ruling from Match Referee Richie Richardson shortly after. — AFP


Scoreboard


Sri Lanka


D Gunathilaka obstructing the field 55


D Karunaratne c and b Pollard 52


P Nissanka run out 8


A Mathews run out 5


D Chandimal c sub (Walsh) b Allen 12


A Bandara c Hosein b Holder 50


K Mendis c Allen b Mohammed 9


W Hasaranga c Holder b Mohammed 3


D Chameera c Hope b Holder 8


L Sandakan not out 16


N Pradeep c Shepherd b Joseph 1


Extras (lb5, w8) 13


Total (all out, 49 overs) 232


Fall of wickets: 1-105, 2-112, 3-119, 4-126, 5-151, 6-183, 7-189, 8-207, 9-224


Bowling: A Joseph 10-0-49-1, J Holder 10-1-39-2, A Hosein 8-0-44-0, R Shepherd 5-0-30-0, J Mohammed 4-1-12-2, K Pollard 5-0-15-1, F Allen 7-0-38-1


West Indies


E Lewis b Chameera 65


S Hope b Chameera 110


D Bravo not out 37


J Mohammed not out 13


Extras (lb3, nb3, w5) 11


Total (2 wkts, 47 overs) 236


Fall of wickets: 1-143, 2-215


Bowling: N Pradeep 8-1-46-0, D Chameera 10-0-50-2, K Mendis 3-0-21-0, W Hasaranga 10-1-26-0, D Gunathilaka 5-0-25-0, L Sandakan 10-0-57-0, A Bandara 1-0-8-0


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