SLM vs WIM International Masters League T20 live score: West Indies opener look for strong start
SLM vs WIM International Masters League T20 live score: Sri Lanka Masters go up against West Indies Masters in the second semifinal of the International Masters League T20. Kumar Sangakkara’s Lankan side finished on top of the points table in the group stage and now meet fourth-placed Brian Lara-led West Indies side in the second semifinal.
India made light work of the Aussies in the first semifinal to storm into the final and now await their opponent in the summit clash. Both these teams will look to seal the final place and challenge India for the glory.
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Perkins is now looking to break the shackles. He hits a couple of boundaries off Udana to keep the scoreboard ticking. Sri Lanka are 17/1 after 3
And that’s a big blow. The in-form Dwayne Smith is gone. A big mix-up between Smith and Perkins. Perkins hit this to mid-off as both the batters looked for a run. But no one got going, and Smith was left in the middle. He is gone. Simmons is in now
Dwayne Smith and William Perkins are out in the middle for West Indies. Isuru Udana has the new ball in his hand. Off we go in this second semifinal.
West Indies finished fourth in the group. They defeated Australia, England and South Africa. The Windies suffered losses against Sri Lanka and India.
The Lankan side won four of their five matches in the group stage. They defeated South Africa, Australia, West Indies and England and lost to only India
“We have success from the bowlers over the last few days from six to eight meters. We saw Ravi Rampaul with a fifer here. The pitch is dry, there are plenty of runs. But there is help for the seam bowlers if you hit that length. Hit the pitch hard, Watson got out that way the other night. Then in the second innings, there is rough near the crease, and spinners will come into play. Interesting that Sangakkara wants his bowlers to bowl. Not a bad plan as they have a strong seam attack”
Lendl Simmons and Kumar Sangakkara have hit centuries at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur in the group stage. They both are playing today for West Indies and Sri Lanka. We hope they can replicate that magic.
Sri Lanka Masters (Playing XI): Kumar Sangakkara(w/c), Asela Gunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Isuru Udana, Chaturanga de Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
West Indies Masters (Playing XI): Dwayne Smith, William Perkins, Lendl Simmons, Brian Lara(c), Ashley Nurse, Chadwick Walton, Denesh Ramdin(w), Tino Best, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul
Teams have been able to set totals. It was a good toss to lose. I didn’t know what to do. We have four changes. Hopefully, we have the squad that can win this game. We have to try to get a good total. They are a good chasing team. We don’t want to lose wickets, we have big hitters up front
We will bowl first. Not sure about the dew. It’s about doing the right thing, and the right thing is chasing what we get. We have been pretty good, but we have to keep playing well. Attitude counts. Romesh Kaluwitharana is out for Nuwan Pradeep.
Sri Lanka Masters captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided that his team would be bowling first. India won here last night, batting first. Will this backfire?
India face Australia in the first semifinal and made light work of them. A brilliant all-round performance with the bat powered the Men in Blue to 220. Shahbaz Nadeem starred with the ball as he took a four-wicket haul and set-up India’s 94-run win.
We are not far away from the toss. The two captains will be out soon at the center, trying to win the flip of the coin and choosing what they want.
It’s time for the second semifinal in the International Masters League T20. Sri Lanka meet West Indies in the second semifinal of the tournament. India defeated Australia in the first semifinal and are now into the finale. One of these two will meet India. Stay tuned as we take you across this game.
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