Scorecard:

Sri Lanka: 192 for 5 (20 overs)

(Jayasuriya 81 off 47 balls, Dilshan 74 off 47 balls, Simmons 4 for 19)

West Indies 177 for 5 (20 overs)

(Bravo 51 off 38 balls, Simmons 29 off 19 balls, Mendis 2 for 25, Muralitharan 1 for 21)

Sri Lanka started very well and put up 124 on board in just over 12 overs without losing any wicket. A 225 kind of score looked in the offing. But Simmons stepped in with a 4 wicket haul and could restrict Sri Lanka team under 200. The highlight of the innings of course was the opening partnership and Jayasuriya’s domination.

West Indies, started equally fast putting up their 50 even before the 5 over was finished. They seemed to be right on course. Here was when Mendis and Muralitharan stepped in and took 3 wickets within a space of 8 balls. There was no fight left in the Windies. Even though Bravo’s late surge kindled a hope they were about 2 overs behind and finished at least one over behind.