West Indies vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Floated on off, Pollard drives it back to the bowler.

FOUR! A welcome boundary! Flatter outside off, Pollard rocks back and then pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! Overcorrects himself does Hasaranga. He bowls one in the slot and the giant just muscles it disdainfully over long on for a maximum.

On middle, Kieron nudges this one to square leg and rotates the strike with a single.

On off, Pooran watchfully plays it out.

A bit quicker this time on off, Pooran manages to push it back to the bowler again. The danger of Wanindu is over, 46 needed off 30 balls. Still, West Indies' game to lose.

WIDE! Starts with a full one down leg, Pollard misses his flick as the umpire calls it a wide.

A bumper on middle and leg, Pollard sits under it.

Full and on off, Pollard strokes it down the ground to long on for just a single this time.

Length ball outside off, width offered as Pooran swings hard at it. The ball goes to sweeper cover for single.

Slower length ball around off, Pollard tucks it to the leg side with soft hands and takes a couple with ease.

OUT! LBW! Pollard departs! Still twist left in the game? A yorker from Pradeep and Pollard misses his flick. The ball thuds low into his back pad. Pradeep roars in appeal and the umpire raises his dreaded finger. Pollard takes the review but it looks plumb as the replays roll in. Ultra Edge confirms that there is no bat involved. Ball Tracker comes on to show Three Reds and West Indies' worst fears come true as Pollard departs. 41 needed off 25 balls.

FOUR! Good start to the innings for Fabian Allen. Fuller length ball on middle and angling down, Allen picks it off his pads and whips it past the backward square leg fielder for a boundary. 37 needed off 24 balls.

Fuller in length and on middle, it's hit across the line to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Aims for a yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss, Allen goes hard at it and drags it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. Good enough to two.

A low full toss again, outside off, Fabian forces it through cover-point and gets another couple. 32 needed off 21 balls.

Chameera finally nails his yorker outside off, Fabian fails to dig it out.

Too full in length outside off, Allen goes hard at it again and gets it away off the toe end. It goes down the ground and they take a run.

Sliding down the leg side, Pooran tickles it off his pads to short fine leg and there is confusion over a single. Pooran is eventually sent back by Fabian and he reaches before the fielder scores a direct hit at the striker's end. 6 from the over, 31 needed off 18 balls.

SIX! A freebie! Full toss on middle, Allen stands put to his crease as he hoicks it over deep square leg for a biggie. Good start to the over there.

OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket again for Sri Lanka! Pradeep doing the job for his side as West Indies look in trouble. A fuller one around middle, Allen heaves it towards deep mid-wicket but fails to get the distance as Ashen Bandara takes a well-judged catch. 25 needed off 16 balls.

Full and wide outside off, Pooran looks to lay bat on ball but cannot get anything on it.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off, this time though it is well outside the permitted line and wide called. The ball lifts off after landing and Chandimal catches it in front of his face.

FOUR! Pooran keeping West Indies in the hunt. Full and around off, Pooran stretches as he gets the bat on the ball. He smashes it over covers and gets a boundary. A much-needed one.

WIDE! Pradeep in search of a wide yorker bowls one beyond the tramline on the off side. Wide called.

FOUR! Easy picking for Nicholas! Pradeep feeling the pressure here. Tries to nail his yorker but it turns out to be a juicy full toss outside off, Pooran latches onto the gift and clobbers it down the ground for a boundary at long off.

On middle, Pooran drags it down to wide long on for a couple. 18 from the over and this has shifted the balance once again in West Indies' favour. 13 needed in 12 balls.

Full and wide outside off, Holder plays it to deep point and takes a single to get off the mark. Thoughts given to the second run but Jason eventually sends his partner back. Good call.

Yorker on off, Pooran squeezes it to covers. A quick single added to the total.

Missed out! A full toss outside off, Holder reaches out and slaps it through the line but finds the point fieder.

Yorker outside off this time, Holder tries to get bat on ball but cannot do so. A dot at this stage is what Sri Lanka would want but not the West Indies.

Full and wide outside off, Holder slices it through cover-point for a single.

On a length and on the pads, Pooran clips it to fine leg for a single. Superb over by Chameera!

Play and a miss! Pradeep sees the batsman shuffling across the stumps and bowls it on a length wide outside off, Pooran swings but misses.

FOUR! TONK! An overpitched delivery outside off, Pooran latches onto it and bludgeons it through covers for a cracking boundary. 5 needed more off 4 balls.

FOUR! Pooran, you beauty! Pradeep attempts for a yorker but it ends up being a full toss outside off, Nicholas Pooran stands back and clobbers it over point for a boundary.

WEST INDIES WIN BY 5 WICKETS!  A full toss again, around middle and off, Pooran moves across and heaves it over square leg for a single. Smiles and celebrations in the West Indian camp as they take an unassailable lead in the series.