Watch the highlights of West Indies vs Sri Lanka - The 11th match of the 1995-96 Benson & Hedges World Series triangular cricket tournament between West Indies and Sri Lanka played at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth on January 14, 1996.
Match Overview:
Romesh Kaluwitharana and Romesh Kaluwitharana's fifties before Bowlers and Aravinda de Silva's three-wickets helped to Sri Lanka narrow 16-run victory over West Indies, despite Ottis Gibson's career-best 5 for 40 and keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the best-of-three finals in a see-saw 11th match of a Benson and Hedges World Series.
Match Stats:
- Ottis Gibson's 5 for 40 was his best bowling performance for West Indies in one-day international and the third best-bowling-figures by an West Indies bowler against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Ottis Gibson became the first West Indies bowler to take two five-wicket hauls against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket history.
- Ottis Gibson became the fifth West Indies bowler to claimed two five-wicket hauls in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Sri Lanka bowled out for 202 in exact 50 overs with top scorer by Romesh Kaluwitharana struck 50 off 54-balls including 5-fours & a six.
Roshan Mahanama cracked a 50 off 82-balls including 4-fours, Sanath Jayasuriya struck 28 off 43-balls included two boundaries.
Chaminda Vaas hit 21 off 28-balls included a four and Kumar Dharmasena scored 16 off 36-balls without a boundary.
West Indies best bowler by Ottis Gibson claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 40-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 4, Carl Hooper, Courtney Walsh and Ian Bishop each took one-wickets.
West Indies scored 186-9 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Shivnarine Chanderpaul cracked a 44 off 89-balls including three boundaries.
Roland Holder hit 38 off 51-balls including 2-fours, Courtney Browne cracked a 22 off 34-balls included a boundary.
Sherwin Campbell scored 20 off consuming 52-balls contained a four and Ottis Gibson hit 19 off 23-balls contained 2-fours.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Aravinda de Silva picked up 3-wickets for 43-runs in 10-overs, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Eric Upashantha and Sanath Jayasuriya each took one-wickets.
Romesh Kaluwitharana named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 50 off 54-balls including 5-fours & a six.
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