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Sri Lanka proved their might in the warm-up match against Scotland, and emerged as one of the top contenders for the world championship title in ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Lanka’s world-class batsmen displayed their class and routed Scotland to a 159-run defeat in their practice game.
Played at the 3Ws Oval in Barbados, the Sri Lanka vs. Scotland match was a convenient batting practice session for Lankan veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara, as they raced to well-made 77 and 81 respectively. Former skipper Jayasuriya fired on all cylinders, thumping four fours and five sixes in his 62-ball 77.
Scotland, on the other hand, never seemed to be in the game. They were not even in the reckoning and kept losing wickets at close intervals. The Scottish were eventually skittled out for just 135 runs. Hamilton, with 25 runs, was the only face-saver for Scotland.
Sri Lanka vs. Scotland Warm-up Match Result Scorecard:
Venue: Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Date: 5 March 2007
Result: Sri Lanka won by 159 runs
Sri Lanka innings
ST Jayasuriya c Wright b Brown 77
WU Tharanga c Poonia b Blain 70
DPMD Jayawardene st Smith b Rogers 8
KC Sangakkara c Wright b Brown 81
LPC Silva c Smith b Blain 1
TM Dilshan c McCallum b Haq 6
MF Maharoof c McCallum b Hoffmann 28
RP Arnold not out 3
WPUJC Vaas not out 1
Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 6, nb 3) 19
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 294
Fall of wickets: 1-117 (Jayasuriya, 19.3 ov), 2-128 (Jayawardene, 22.4 ov), 3-203 (Tharanga, 39.4 ov), 4-217 (Silva), 5-228 (Dilshan), 6-282 (Maharoof), 7-282 (Sangakkara)
| Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
| PJC Hoffmann |
10 |
1 |
41 |
1 |
4.10 |
| JAR Blain |
9 |
1 |
51 |
2 |
5.66 |
| JD Nel |
4 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
8.50 |
| CM Wright |
1 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20.00 |
| DR Brown |
8 |
0 |
52 |
2 |
6.50 |
| GA Rogers |
10 |
0 |
45 |
1 |
4.50 |
| RM Haq |
8 |
0 |
41 |
1 |
5.12 |
Scotland innings
DF Watts lbw b Vaas 13
RM Haq b Vaas 14
NS Poonia lbw b Malinga 0
RR Watson c Arnold b Maharoof 17
GM Hamilton c Arnold b Jayasuriya 25
NFI McCallum c Bandara b Muralitharan 13
DR Brown c Silva b Jayasuriya 4
CJO Smith c & b Dilshan 19
CM Wright not out 5
JAR Blain c Sangakkara b Fernando 0
GA Rogers c Tharanga b Dilshan 1
Extras (lb 5, w 13, nb 6) 24
Total (all out; 41.2 overs) 135
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Watts), 2-35 (Haq), 3-41 (Poonia), 4-67 (Watson), 5-98 (McCallum), 6-102 (Hamilton), 7-108 (Brown), 8-129 (Smith), 9-131 (Blain), 10-135 (Rogers, 41.2 ov)
| Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
| WPUJC Vaas |
6 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
3.83 |
| SL Malinga |
5 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
2.60 |
| MF Maharoof |
6 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
2.83 |
| CRD Fernando |
7 |
1 |
26 |
1 |
3.71 |
| M Muralitharan |
8 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
3.00 |
| TM Dilshan |
4.2 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1.84 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
5 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
3.80 |
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