Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2007-08

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2007–08
team1_

team1_name = West Indies
team2_
| team2_name = Sri Lanka
from_date = March 17
to_date = April 15
team1_captain = Chris Gayle
team2_captain = Mahela Jayawardene
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 2
team1_tests_won = 1
team2_tests_won = 1
team1_tests_most_runs = Ramnaresh Sarwan 311
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 130
Dwayne Bravo 117
team2_tests_most_runs = Malinda Warnapura 217
Mahela Jayawardene 207
Thilan Samaraweera 187
team1_tests_most_wickets = Jerome Taylor 11
Fidel Edwards &
Dwayne Bravo 5
team2_tests_most_wickets = Chaminda Vaas &
Muttiah Muralitharan 12
Thilan Thushara 8
player_of_test_series = |Ramnaresh Sarwan (WIN)Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 3
team1_ODIs_won =
team2_ODIs_won =
team1_ODIs_most_runs =
team2_ODIs_most_runs =
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player_of_ODI_series =

The Sri Lankan cricket team will tour West Indies in March and April 2008 and play 2 test matches and 3 one day internationals.

quads

Matches

Test series

1st Test

Test match
date = March 22 - March 26
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
team2 = cr|WIN

score-team1-inns1 = 476/8(dec) (162 overs)
runs-team1-inns1 = Mahela Jayawardene 136 (234)
wickets-team1-inns1 = Jerome Taylor 4/110 (33 overs)

score-team2-inns1 = 280 (111.5 overs)
runs-team2-inns1 = Ramnaresh Sarwan 80 (199)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Chaminda Vaas 3/48 (25 overs)

score-team1-inns2 = 240/7(dec) (57 overs)
runs-team1-inns2 = Malinda Warnapura 62 (91)
wickets-team1-inns2 = Sulieman Benn 3/59 (13 overs)

score-team2-inns2 = 315 (106.2 overs)
runs-team2-inns2 = Dwayne Bravo 83 (169)
wickets-team2-inns2 = Chaminda Vaas 5/61 (22.2 overs)

result = cr|SRI won by 121 runs
venue = Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) & Simon Taufel (AUS)
motm = Chaminda Vaas (SRI)
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wivsl/engine/current/match/319132.html (scorecard)]
rain =

2nd Test

Test match
date = April 3 - April 7
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
team2 = cr|WIN

score-team1-inns1 = 278/10 (64.5 overs)
runs-team1-inns1 = Chamara Silva 76 (108)
wickets-team1-inns1 = Fidel Edwards 4/84 (18 overs)

score-team2-inns1 = 294/10 (76.2 overs)
runs-team2-inns1 = Ramnaresh Sarwan 57 (86)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Muttiah Muralitharan 5/79 (29.2 overs)

score-team1-inns2 = 268/10 (75.1 overs)
runs-team1-inns2 = Thilan Samaraweera 125 (199)
wickets-team1-inns2 = Jerome Taylor 4/52 (15.1 overs)

score-team2-inns2 = 254/4 (68.3 overs)
runs-team2-inns2 = Ramnaresh Sarwan 102 (172)
wickets-team2-inns2 = Chaminda Vaas 2/52 (17 overs)

result = cr|WIN win by 6 wickets
venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
umpires = Billy Bowden (NZL) & Simon Taufel (AUS)
motm = Ramnaresh Sarwan (WIN)
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wivsl/engine/current/match/319133.html (scorecard)]
rain = Part of day 1 was washed out.

ODI series

1st ODI

Limited overs international
date = April 10 |
team1 = cr-rt|WIN
score1 = 236/9 (50 overs)
score2 = 235/7 (50 overs)
team2 = cr|SRI
runs1 = Chamara Kapugedera 95 (117)
wickets1 = Dwayne Bravo 4/32 (10 overs)
runs2 = Shivnarine Chanderpaul 62* (63)
wickets2 = Ajantha Mendis 3/39 (10 overs)
result = cr|WIN win by 1 wicket
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wivsl/engine/match/319134.html (scorecard)]
venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
umpires = Clyde Duncan (WIN) & Simon Taufel (AUS)
motm = Dwayne Bravo (WIN)
rain = Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 10 runs in 2 balls to make the West Indies win the game

2nd ODI

Limited overs international
date = April 12
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
score1 = 112/5 (30.3 overs)
score2 = 125/3 (20.3/25 overs)
team2 = cr|WIN
runs1 = Upul Tharanga 40 (82)
wickets1 = Chris Gayle 2/6 (1.3 overs)
runs2 = Marlon Samuels 54* (49)
wickets2 = Nuwan Kulasekara 3/28 (5 overs)
result = cr|WIN won by 7 wickets(D/L)
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wivsl/engine/current/match/319135.html (scorecard)]
venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
umpires = Clyde Duncan (WIN) & Simon Taufel (AUS)
motm = Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIN)
rain = Rain delays reduced Sri Lanka's innings to 30.3 overs and set a revised target for West Indies of 125 from 25 overs.

3rd ODI

Limited overs international
date = April 15
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
score1 = 257/8 (50 overs)
score2 = 81/2 (18.2 overs)
team2 = cr-rt|WIN
runs1 = Mahela Udawatte 73 (121)
wickets1 = Chris Gayle 2/41 (10 overs)
runs2 = Sewnarine Chattergoon 46 (53)
wickets2 = Thilan Thushara 1/12 (5.2 overs)
result = No Result
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wivsl/engine/current/match/319136.html (scorecard)]
venue = Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
umpires = Clyde Duncan (WIN) & Simon Taufel (AUS)
motm =
rain = Rain in the second innings forced the match to be abandoned.

Tour Matches

GCB President's XI v Sri Lankans

Test match
date = March 17 - March 19
team1 = Guyana Cricket Board President's XI
team2 = cr-rt|SRI

score-team1-inns1 = 248 (62 overs)| runs-team1-inns1 = Shamarah Brooks 68
wickets-team1-inns1 = Rangan Herath 5/67

score-team2-inns1 = 492/5 (dec) (117.5 overs)
runs-team2-inns1 = Malinda Warnapura 132
wickets-team2-inns1 = Davendra Bishoo 5/144

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score-team2-inns2 = 177/6 (63 overs)
runs-team2-inns2 = Malinda Warnapura 50
wickets-team2-inns2 = Davendra Bishoo 3/25

result = Match Drawn
venue = Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
umpires = Colin Alfred and Eddy Nichols
motm =
report = [http://www.windiescricket.com/index.cfm?objectid=BFDE52DF-C18D-88A1-D1EB7D42FE1F7217]
rain =

West Indies A v Sri Lankans

Test match
date = March 29 - March 31
team1 = West Indies A
team2 = cr-rt|SRI

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result = Match Cancelled
venue = St. Augustine, Trinidad
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