Watch the highlights of West Indies vs Sri Lanka - The 7th match of the 1995-96 Benson & Hedges World Series triangular cricket tournament between West Indies and Sri Lanka played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on January 05, 1996.
Match Overview:
Economical bowling by Curtly Ambrose's three-wickets, Courtney Walsh and Ottis Gibson's each two wickets sets up to West Indies emphatic eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a controversial seventh match of a Benson and Hedges World Series.
Match Stats:
- Courtney Browne takes the 5 catches against Sri Lanka in this match - the most dismissals by an West Indies wicket-keeper in an innings in One-day international and the joint most dismissals by any wicket-keeper in a ODI.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Sri Lanka bundled out for 102 in 45.2 overs with top scorer by Hashan Tillakaratne scored a unbeaten 37 off consuming 116-balls including two boundaries.
Chaminda Vaas scored 14 off consumed 67-balls including a boundary and Aravinda de Silva hit 10 off 16-balls contained a four.
West Indies best bowler by Curtly Ambrose picked up 3-wickets, Ottis Gibson picked up 2-wickets for 15-runs in 8.2-overs included two maidens with economy rate of 1.80.
Courtney Walsh captured two-wickets for 19-runs in 9-overs included two maidens with economy rate of 2.11, Ian Bishop and Phil Simmons both took one-wickets.
West Indies chase down the target of 103, finishing at 104 for 3 in 26.1 overs with top scorer by Sherwin Campbell cracked a 34 off 39-balls including 2-fours.
Richie Richardson hit a unbeaten 19 off 47-balls including two-fours and Carl Hooper scored a unbeaten 18 off 42-balls without a boundary.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Chaminda Vaas captured 2-wickets for 24-runs in 10-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 2.40.
Curtly Ambrose named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 10-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 2.0.
Match Report:
Controversial off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was no-balled for throwing again as the West Indies crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their World Series match in Brisbane.
Muralitharan was called for throwing seven times in three overs by Australian umpire Rose Emerson.
The Sri Lankans were routed for 102 before West Indies cruised to 104 for three with almost 24 overs to spare.
Muralitharan's fourth ball was no-balled by Emerson, who repeated his call twice more during the over.
The 23-year-old appeared in despair after Emerson called him four more times, twice in each of his subsequent overs.
The bowler was called last month during the second Test against Australia, after which the International Cricket Council urged him to change his action.
The drama overshadowed West Indies' emphatic victory as fast bowler Curtly Ambrose proved virtually unplayable in claiming three top order wickets.
Sri Lanka slumped to 34 for six and were unable to recover.
West Indies had little trouble reaching their target, Durham's Sherwin Campbell top-scoring with 34.
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