Tharanga century guides Sri Lanka to easy victory

Upul Tharanga

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Opener Upul Tharanga struck an  unbeaten century to steer Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over  West Indies under the Duckworth Lewis method in the second  one-day international today.
Sri Lanka lead the three-match series 1-0 after the first  game ended in a no-result due to rain.
Man-of-the-match Tharanga made a chanceless 101 off 143  balls including seven fours as Sri Lanka comfortably chased down  their adjusted target of 197 off 47 overs after West Indies had  been dismissed for 203.

Upul Tharanga
Upul Tharanga

Tharanga shared partnerships of 70 with captain Kumar  Sangakkara (20) and an unbroken 97 with Mahela Jayawardene (48  not out).
West Indies, put into bat, were pegged down by accurate  bowling and sharp fielding from the Sri Lankans. The Bravo  brothers, Darren and Dwayne, top-scored with 39 each.
Lasith Malinga was the pick of the bowlers with figures of  three for 30.
The third and final match takes place at the same venue on  Sunday when the sides continue their preparations for the World  Cup starting later this month.

Scoreboard

West Indies innings

C. Gayle c Samaraweera b Muralitharan 28

A. Barath lbw b Kulasekara 12

Darren Bravo lbw b Malinga 39

R. Sarwan run out 21

Dwayne Bravo b Herath 39

K. Pollard b Malinga 4

C. Baugh not out 28

D. Sammy run out 4

N. Miller c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 0

R. Rampaul b Malinga 1 K. Roach b Kulasekara 9

Extras: (b-1, lb-8, w-9) 18

Total: (all out, 50 overs) 203

Fall of wickets: 1-45 2-45 3-94 4-132 5-138 6-175 7-187 8-187 9-192 10-203

Bowling: Malinga 10-0-30-3 (3w), Kulasekara 10-1-42-2 (1w), Mathews 4-0-20-0, Muralitharan 10-2-42-2 (4w), Dilshan 7-0-27-0, Herath 9-1-33-1 (1w).

Sri Lanka innings

U. Tharanga not out 101

T. Dilshan c Baugh b Rampaul 11

K. Sangakkara c Gayle b Dwayne Bravo 20

M. Jayawardene not out 48

Extras: (lb-3, w-16) 19

Total: (for two wickets, 42.3 overs) 199

Fall of wickets: 1-32 2-102

Did not bat: T. Samaraweera, C. Kapugedera, A. Mathews,

L. Malinga, K. Kulasekera, H. Herath, M. Muralitharan

Bowling: Rampaul 7-0-27-1 (2w), Roach 8-0-29-0 (3w), Sammy 9-0-42-0 (1w), Gayle 4-0-18-0 (1w), Dwayne Bravo 5-0-29-1, Miller 6.3-0-33-0 (2w), Pollard 3-0-18-0 (1w).

Sri Lanka won by eight wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method to lead the three match series 1-0.