The West Indian players are making their way out to the middle, followed by the Sri Lankan openers. Rampaul will start the proceedings with the ball. Let's see if he gets some swing first up. Just a slip in place

So the revised target for Sri Lanka is 225. It could have been a little more had West Indies applied themselves towards the end. Johnson Charles made a breezy fifty before the rain break and then skipper Marlon Samuels hit a vital fifty after the break. Both batsmen scored a total of 146, while the rest managed just 58 runs. That tells you the story. Lasith Mailnga was impressive with two wickets, while Siriwardana was also good for two wickets. Sri Lanka have a tricky total ahead. Can they handle the pressure of a run chase? We'll find out in a while.

37.4 - Malinga to Rampaul, out Narine Run Out!! 1 run completed. This is ugly cricket from West Indies. They have lost their last 4 wickets for 2 runs and all four have been run-outs. They were well on course to make at least 225, but they have been bowled out for 214. Slower delivery on the stumps, Rampaul looks to defend as he was beaten by the lack of pace, the ball takes the inside edge and rolls to square leg, Narine wants two but is sent back, Mathews runs from short fine leg and throws it to the keeper, who does the rest. Narine run out (Mathews/K Perera) 0(1)

Malinga to Rampaul, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Ravi Rampaul, left handed bat, comes to the crease

37.3 - Malinga to Narine, out Brathwaite Run Out!! Good length delivery on the stumps, Narine defends it down the pitch, Brathwaite takes a while to take off and that cost him his wicket. Malinga ran forward, picked it up and under-armed the ball onto the stumps. West Indies have lost their last 3 wickets for 2 runs. Brathwaite run out (Malinga) 17(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Malinga to Narine, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Another direct-hit and looks like Malinga has his man. Third umpire has been called to check and Brathwaite is short. OUT!

37.2 - Malinga to Brathwaite, 1 run, slower delivery on the leg stump, Brathwaite goes early into the pull, it goes uppishly to the right of mid-wicket

Sunil Narine, left handed bat, comes to the crease

37.1 - Malinga to Jerome Taylor, out Jerome Taylor Run Out!! Malinga takes aim and baaangg, fires a direct-hit. Slower delivery on the stumps, Taylor defends it to the left of the bowler, they try to steal a run, but it wasn't too far away from Malinga, who quickly moved to his left, turned and hit the stumps at his end. Jerome Taylor run out (Malinga) 1(2)

Malinga to Jerome Taylor, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Lasith Malinga [7.0-0-41-2] is back into the attack

Over: 37	W	WI 212/7
Jerome Taylor 1(1)	Brathwaite 16(12)	A Mendis 7-0-44-0

36.6 - A Mendis to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, on the leg stump, Taylor drives it to long-on

Jerome Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

36.5 - A Mendis to Samuels, out Samuels Run Out!! 1 run completed. Oh no! A big mix-up. West Indies needed Samuels to face Malinga in the next over, but he has to go now. Anyway, the captain has played a good innings. On the leg stump, nudged wide of long-on, Brathwaite always wanted two, it could have been an easy two, but Samuels wasn't sure about it. He actually stood his ground at the non-striker's end, but as Brathwaite almost reached the non-striker's end, Samuels moves out of his crease. Mendis collects the throw and fires it to the keeper, who takes his own time to dislodge a bail. Samuels run out (Thirimanne/A Mendis/K Perera) 63(61) [4s-4 6s-2]

A Mendis to Samuels, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

36.4 - A Mendis to Brathwaite, 1 run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Brathwaite punches it late towards mid-on

36.3 - A Mendis to Samuels, 1 run, on the leg stump, Samuels works it to mid-wicket, thinks about two but the fielder from the deep was quick to get to the ball

36.2 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, ah! Samuels will be kicking himself for not hitting the gap. Short and outside off stump, cut straight to backward point

36.1 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Samuels defends off the front foot

Over: 36	0 6 1 1 2 6 0 1 0	WI 208/6
Samuels 61(57)	Brathwaite 15(11)	Lakmal 7-0-51-1

35.6 - Lakmal to Samuels, 1 run, low full toss, driven hard once again, deep extra-cover runs to his left and tidies up, not a bad result for West Indies as Samuels will have the strike

35.5 - Lakmal to Samuels, SIX, short and wide, cut away fiercely and boy, that has cleared the boundary. Short and on the stumps, Samuels gives himself some room by clearing his front leg out of the way, cuts hard over backward point and it's a handy maximum

35.4 - Lakmal to Brathwaite, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Brathwaite mistimes the pull to mid-wicket as he was cramped for room

35.3 - Lakmal to Brathwaite, SIX, that's the way to do it, Carlos Brathwaite! Slower delivery goes nice and full, Brathwaite picks it, waits and muscles the loft back over Lakmal's head for a maximum. That brings up the 200 for West Indies

35.2 - Lakmal to Samuels, 1 run, full delivery on the leg stump, Samuels swings hard and gets an inside edge to fine leg

35.1 - Lakmal to Brathwaite, 1 run, oh this is interesting! It's a full toss and Brathwaite only wants to guide this to backward point, I don't think his idea should be giving the strike back to Samuels as he can smash them himself. It was a direct-hit at the striker's end, but Samuels manages to ground his bat in time

Suranga Lakmal [6.0-0-35-1] is back into the attack

Three overs to go, West Indies would be targetting at least 25-30 runs.

Over: 35	4 1 0 1 4 0 4 1 2Wd	WI 192/6
Brathwaite 7(8)	Samuels 53(54)	A Mendis 6-0-40-0

34.6 - A Mendis to Brathwaite, 1 run, Brathwaite gets down on one knee and paddle-sweeps, Malinga dives to his right at short fine leg and saves a few

34.5 - A Mendis to Brathwaite, no run, quicker and outside off stump, Brathwaite cuts it to backward point

34.4 - A Mendis to Samuels, 1 run, on the leg stump, Samuels works it to mid-wicket

34.3 - A Mendis to Brathwaite, 1 run, guided straight to short third man, oh but Mathews fires an overthrow and allows the single to be taken. It was well wide of the keeper

34.2 - A Mendis to Brathwaite, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite pushes it back to the bowler

34.1 - A Mendis to Samuels, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Samuels drives it down to long-off

34.1 - A Mendis to Samuels, wide, oh! Samuels almost lost balance and was stumped. Slider down the leg-side, Samuels misses the glance, overbalances, Perera collects and waits but Samuels manages to keep his back foot ground all the time

Some issues with the sightscreen. All sorted now!

Over: 34	1 0 0 4 4 1	WI 187/6
Brathwaite 5(4)	Samuels 51(52)	Malinga 7-0-41-2

33.6 - Malinga to Brathwaite, FOUR, slower delivery, edged and no one at slip. The fans go silent in the stands. Slower delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite tries to defend, gets an edge and gets away with it as it runs very fine past the keeper

33.5 - Malinga to Brathwaite, no run, back over the wicket to Brathwaite. Slower delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite tries to run it down to third man, gets an under edge that rolls to the keeper

33.4 - Malinga to Samuels, 1 run, that could have been a run-out, but Lakmal wasn't accurate enough. Very full slower delivery, Samuels guides it to short third man, Brathwaite calls for a quick single and makes his ground. The side angle shows that Brathwaite would have been in even with a direct-hit

33.3 - Malinga to Samuels, 2 runs, full and on the leg stump, Samuels clips it away behind square on the on-side and that gives him his 26th ODI fifty. Finally, Samuels has a score against his name on this tour

33.2 - Malinga to Samuels, no run, ah! Samuels doesn't pick this slower delivery, just hangs his bat at it and gets beaten

Malinga to come round the wicket

33.1 - Malinga to Samuels, SIX, who says picking Malinga is difficult? What a shot Marlon Samuels. He seems to love playing Malinga at this venue. Rewind three years back, this man thrashed Malinga in the 2012 World T20 final. This was the slower delivery right in the slot, Samuels waits and muscles the loft back over the bowler's head

If you were thinking West Indies are losing some firepower, you were wrong. This man, Carlos Brathwaite, made a 58-ball 113 in the practice match against Sri Lanka Board President's XI.

Over: 33	W 0 0 1 1	WI 174/6
Samuels 42(48)	Brathwaite 1(2)	A Mendis 5-0-35-0

32.6 - A Mendis to Samuels, 1 run, this time goes on the back foot and punches it to deep extra-cover

32.5 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, flatter in trajectory, Samuels looks to cut but gets beaten, the ball seemed to have kept a bit low on that occasion

32.4 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, on the stumps, worked into the on-side

32.3 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, appeal for LBW, looks close, but no review from Sri Lanka. Samuels is late on the flick, the ball hits him in line with leg stump, umpire Rod Tucker feels that it was missing leg

32.2 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, beaten! Quicker delivery outside off stump, Samuels slashes and misses

32.1 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Samuels squeezes out the drive to backward point, who moves to his left and stop it

Ajantha Mendis [4.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

Over: 32	0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1,W	WI 173/6
Samuels 41(42)	Brathwaite 1(2)	Malinga 6-0-28-2

31.6 - Malinga to Samuels, 1 run, a cover-drive that is hit hard, but along the ground to deep extra-cover

31.5 - Malinga to Samuels, 2 runs, in the airrrrr, oh dropped. Shehan Jayasuriya in the culprit. Full and on the stumps, as has been the case after the rain break, Samuels opens himself up and lofts the drive inside-out over cover, Mathews had stationed a man in the deep for the exact shot and the ploy almost worked. Jayasuriya went down quickly and hence the ball hit the wrists and popped out

31.4 - Malinga to Brathwaite, 1 run, pacy yorker, Brathwaite glances it away to fine leg

31.3 - Malinga to Brathwaite, no run, slower delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite defends with an angled bat to backward point

Carlos Brathwaite, right handed bat, comes to the crease

31.2 - Malinga to J Mohammed, out Caught by Chandimal!! Slower delivery, leading edge, straight to the fielder - as simple as that. Mohammed was never picking Malinga's slower ones, this time with laden feet, Mohammed tries to work it into the on-side, swung hard enough for the edge to easily carry to the man at short cover. J Mohammed c Chandimal b Malinga 4(10)

Malinga to J Mohammed, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

31.1 - Malinga to Samuels, 1 run, having seen Samuels expose the sticks by clearing his front leg, Mathews has a man at deep extra-cover and Samuels' drive goes straight to him

Over: 31	1 4 1 0 2	WI 168/5
J Mohammed 4(9)	Samuels 37(39)	Lakmal 6-0-35-1

30.6 - Lakmal to J Mohammed, 2 runs, cut away, work to do for Siriwardana running to his right from third man and he does well. Covers decent ground and bends down in time to collect it with both hands. Lakmal gets away with a short ball outside off stump as Mohammed doesn't get the timing right on the cut

30.5 - Lakmal to J Mohammed, no run, full and in the slot, but Mohammed only manages to drive it back to the bowler

30.4 - Lakmal to Samuels, 1 run, good comeback by Lakmal after being thrashed for a couple of fours, nails the yorker on the leg stump, the leg-side moving Samuels could only dig it out to mid-off

30.3 - Lakmal to Samuels, FOUR, now he gets it right from the middle of the bat. Looks like the responsibility of leadership is getting the best out of Samuels. Oops! I hope I haven't jinxed it! Unlike the previous ball, Lakmal follows Samuels when he makes room and pays the penalty. The length was short and Samuels easily cuts off the back foot, the ball rockets past backward point

30.2 - Lakmal to Samuels, no run, once again stays leg-side and this time he tries to cut the length ball late, but misses it completely

30.1 - Lakmal to Samuels, FOUR, crashed! Thankfully, it was in the gap, otherwise, it could have taken a finger or two with it! Gee he hit that hard did Marlon Samuels. Full and just outside off stump, with his front leg out of the way, Samuels gets into a great position to generate full power and crashes the drive through extra-cover

Over: 30	1 2 0 0 1 0	WI 157/5
J Mohammed 2(7)	Samuels 28(35)	Malinga 5-0-23-1

29.6 - Malinga to J Mohammed, no run, almost a leading edge back to the bowler, slower delivery just outside off stump, Mohammed tries to defend, again unsure about the pace on the ball, ends up playing a little early, he is lucky that the ball didn't go to hand

29.5 - Malinga to J Mohammed, no run, nice and full, Mohammed is not picking them out of Malinga's hand, one can understand as it is extremely difficult to read Malinga from the hand at his delivery stride, juicy full ball but it is driven straight to mid-off

29.4 - Malinga to J Mohammed, no run, Mohammed has no clue about this slower delivery, fails to defend the ball, gets hit high on the thigh pad

29.3 - Malinga to Samuels, 1 run, almost a yorker on leg stump, Samuels drills it down to long-on

29.2 - Malinga to Samuels, 2 runs, Samuels clears the front leg out of the way, Malinga bowls a full ball outside off stump and it is driven past the diving fielder at short extra-cover

29.1 - Malinga to J Mohammed, 1 run, Malinga bowls a slower ball full toss, Mohammed adjusts late and works it to backward square leg

Since the resumption, West Indies have scored just 4 runs and lost a wicket in 14 balls.

Over: 29	6 W 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4	WI 153/5
Samuels 25(33)	J Mohammed 1(3)	Lakmal 5-0-24-1

28.6 - Lakmal to Samuels, no run, Samuels backs away and looks to slash, but Lakmal follows him with a short ball and Samuels ends up playing almost a pull shot, no contact though

28.5 - Lakmal to J Mohammed, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Mohammed tucks it to mid-wicket

28.4 - Lakmal to J Mohammed, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mohammed defends it towards backward point

28.3 - Lakmal to J Mohammed, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Mohammed hops and defends

Jason Mohammed, right handed bat, comes to the crease

28.2 - Lakmal to J Carter, out Bowled!! The Sri Lankan fans are elated in the stands and why not! Actually not all that great a delivery, but Carter has dragged it back onto the base of the middle pole. Short of a length angling across, it was outside off stump, probably Carter was into the pull shot a little early and the under edge shattered the timber behind him. Carter is really disappointed with himself. J Carter b Lakmal 5(20)

Lakmal to J Carter, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

28.1 - Lakmal to Samuels, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Samuels stays leg-side and runs it down to third man with an angled bat

Suranga Lakmal [4.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

Over: 28	0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1	WI 151/4
J Carter 5(19)	Samuels 24(31)	Malinga 4-0-19-1

27.6 - Malinga to J Carter, no run, this is the slower ball from Malinga with a bit of extra bounce, Carter looks to defend, the ball hits him on the glove and he feels the pain

27.5 - Malinga to J Carter, no run, this time the conventional short of length delivery from Slinga, Carter once again tries to steer to third man, probably he was expecting a slower one and was clearly late on the shot

27.4 - Malinga to J Carter, no run, slower delivery that is bowled nicely, Carter waits and defends, can't really say that he picked it from Malinga's hand

27.3 - Malinga to J Carter, no run, oh almost dragged on! Carter was looking to run this length ball down to third man, ended up playing away from the body and the under edge hit the back boot and bounced past the stumps

27.2 - Malinga to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels hops and tucks this short of length delivery to the right of the man at mid-wicket

27.1 - Malinga to Samuels, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Samuels defends off the back foot

Lasith Malinga [3.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack

Revised playing conditions: Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of 8 overs and two can bowl a maximum of 7 overs. No word about the duration of the innings break. I assume that it must be very short.

Over: 27	1 W 0 1 2	WI 150/4
J Carter 5(15)	Samuels 23(29)	Senanayake 6-0-25-1

26.6 - Senanayake to J Carter, no run, cut away nicely off the back foot, but point dives to his right and saves a few

26.5 - Senanayake to Samuels, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Samuels works it into the on-side

Welcome back for the resumption. Rain had played spoilsport, but everything seems fine now. The groundsmen are the unsung heroes as they have worked hard to dry the ground.

19:04 Local Time, 13:34 GMT, 19:04 IST: Great news as the match is scheduled to re-start in another 25 minutes at 19:30 local. It will be 38 overs per side.

18:54 Local Time, 13:24 GMT, 18:54 IST: The super-sopper is in action and most of the covers have been removed. Umpires too are out in the middle.

18:35 Local Time, 13:05 GMT, 18:35 IST: The rain has again stopped. Groundsmen are making their way out to the middle and the main cover is being removed now.

18:10 Local Time, 12:40 GMT, 18:10 IST: Finally some good news as the rain appears to have stopped. However, there are dark clouds still hovering over the ground. Oh hang on! Just when I was typing this, the drizzle has returned!

18:04 Local Time, 12:34 GMT, 18:04 IST: There is still a light drizzle. On the other hand, the groundsmen are having a discussion in the middle.

Roshan Abeysinghe has tweeted: Rain still very heavy. Not looking good. The frustration is umpires can wait up to almost 9 to call off as the need is just 20 overs.

17:44 Local Time, 12:14 GMT, 17:44 IST: We have started losing overs now.

17:28 Local Time, 11:58 GMT, 17:28 IST: The rain has eased out to an extent. However, the persistent drizzle continues.

17:00 Local Time, 11:30 GMT, 17:00 IST: Looks like we will not have play anytime soon as it is bucketing down. Another few minutes left before we start losing overs. In fact, with rain being forecast later on for the day, it was a curious decision from Samuels to go for the option of batting first. Remember, the D/L Method favours the side batting second.

16:45 Local Time, 11:15 GMT, 16:45 IST: Not great news folks! This is what we got from the official Twitter handle of the West Indies Cricket Board. "News not good from Colombo: heavy rain, loud thunder, some serious lightning around the Premadasa. We remain hopeful of a re-start."

16:35 Local Time, 11:05 GMT, 16:35 IST: Unfortunately, the entire ground is covered now. We are in for a long delay I guess.

16:18 Local Time, 10:48 GMT, 16:18 IST: The umpires have decided that the rain is heavy enough and the groundsmen are bringing on the covers. It looks very dark, but it is not really pouring at the moment. Fingers crossed!

26.4 - Senanayake to Samuels, 2 runs, Samuels advances down the track and drives it straight down the ground. The long-on fielder runs to his left, puts in the dive and saves a few runs

The umpires got together and discuss. However, they decide to continue for now.

26.3 - Senanayake to J Carter, 1 run, flighted delivery from Senanayake, Carter gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind square on the on-side

26.2 - Senanayake to J Carter, no run, Carter defends this flatter delivery that is bowled on the stumps

26.1 - Senanayake to Samuels, 1 run, flatter in trajectory, Samuels pushes it to point and takes a quick single

The groundstaff are getting ready with the covers.

Over: 26	1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0	WI 145/4
Samuels 19(26)	J Carter 4(12)	Siriwardana 7-1-27-2

25.6 - Siriwardana to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels camps on the back foot and works it to square leg

25.5 - Siriwardana to J Carter, 1 run, Carter clips this one to short fine

It has started to drizzle at the ground.

25.4 - Siriwardana to J Carter, 2 runs, this is on the leg sttump, Carter reverse sweeps this flatter delivery to deep backward point for a brace. That was a brave shot as the leg stump was exposed

25.3 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, blocks this one out off the back foot

25.2 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, opens the bat face and runs it down to backward point

25.1 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, Carter comes down the track and drills it to cover

Over: 25	0 1 W 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0	WI 141/4
Samuels 18(25)	J Carter 1(7)	Senanayake 5-0-20-1

24.6 - Senanayake to Samuels, no run, Samuels advances and drives it to mid-off

24.5 - Senanayake to J Carter, 1 run, Carter tries to sweep, gets it on the glove to fine leg

24.4 - Senanayake to J Carter, no run, Carter defends this one off the front foot

24.3 - Senanayake to J Carter, no run, Carter looked to bring the paddle sweep and the ball bounced extra. It hit him on the throat

24.2 - Senanayake to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels clips this one to short mid-wicket

24.1 - Senanayake to Samuels, no run, Senanayake extracts turn on this delivery, Samuels looks to flick and misses. The ball rolls into the on-side

Sachithra Senanayake [4.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack

Over: 24	0 W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 139/4
J Carter 0(4)	Samuels 17(22)	Siriwardana 6-1-23-2

23.6 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, Carter opens the face of the bat and pushes it in front of square on the off-side

23.5 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, Carter under-edges the cut to point

23.4 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, Carter defends this one back towards the bowler

23.3 - Siriwardana to J Carter, no run, Carter wrists this delivery to mid-wicket, who puts in the dive and saves a few runs

Jonathan Carter, left handed bat, comes to the crease

23.2 - Siriwardana to Charles, out Lbw!! Charles has been adjudged LBW. Charles thought of taking a review, but he took too much time to take a decision. In the end, he has to take the long walk back to the pavilion. It was a flatter delivery that was bowled on the stumps, Charles aimed to bring out the sweep. However, he failed to connect and the impact was in line of the off-stump. It looked like as if it was crashing into the middle-stump. The replays confirm that as well. Charles lbw b Siriwardana 83(70) [4s-7 6s-4]

Siriwardana to Charles, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

23.1 - Siriwardana to Charles, no run, Charles camps on the back foot and defends this flatter delivery

It has got dark at the ground.

Over: 23	0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0	WI 139/3
Samuels 17(22)	Charles 83(68)	A Mendis 4-0-34-0

22.6 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, Samuels pushes this one back towards the bowler

22.5 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, Mendis continues to bowl it flatter through the air, Samuels blocks it out

22.4 - A Mendis to Samuels, FOUR, Mendis again bowls it short and wide, Samuels waits for the ball and cuts it hard to deep extra cover for another boundary

22.3 - A Mendis to Samuels, FOUR, dragged down from Mendis, Samuels smears the cut to deep backward point for a boundary

22.2 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, Samuels defends this back towards the bowler

22.1 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Samuels driven to point

Over: 22	1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1	WI 131/3
Samuels 9(16)	Charles 83(68)	Siriwardana 5-0-23-1

21.6 - Siriwardana to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels drives it off the front foot to long-off

21.5 - Siriwardana to Samuels, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Samuels taps it into the off-side

21.4 - Siriwardana to Charles, 1 run, Charles drives this one to long-off for a single

21.3 - Siriwardana to Charles, 2 runs, Charles slices this flatter delivery wide of the man at mid-off. The fielder in the deep runs around the circumference and puts in the dive to save a couple of runs

21.2 - Siriwardana to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels cuts this shorter in length delivery square of the wicket on the off-side

21.1 - Siriwardana to Charles, leg byes, 1 run, Charles aims to slog-sweep it across the line, but misses and is hit on the side of the stomach. They take a leg-bye in the end. There is a stifled appeal for LBW, but it was high and missing off

Over: 21	0 1Nb 0 1 0 0 2 0 1	WI 125/3
Samuels 7(13)	Charles 80(65)	A Mendis 3-0-26-0

20.6 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, Samuels defends it to cover. He thought of stealing a single, but is sent back

20.5 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, Samuels stays on the back foot and nudges it in front of square on the on-side

20.4 - A Mendis to Charles, 1 run, Charles makes room and slaps this flatter delivery to sweeper cover. Charles would be disappointed that he didn't make more out of the free-hit

20.4 - A Mendis to Samuels, no ball, 1 run, Samuels clips this delivery that is bowled down the leg-side to mid-wicket. A Mendis oversteps and that results in a free-hit

20.3 - A Mendis to Samuels, no run, the wrong 'un from Mendis, Samuels picks it and defends

20.2 - A Mendis to Charles, 1 run, Charles camps on the back foot and punches it to long-on

20.1 - A Mendis to Charles, 2 runs, shorter in length, Charles cuts it to deep backward point. Good running between the wickets allow the duo to add two more runs to the total

Ajantha Mendis [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Over: 20	0 1 1 0 0 0 0	WI 119/3
Samuels 6(9)	Charles 76(62)	Siriwardana 4-0-18-1

19.6 - Siriwardana to Samuels, no run, Samuels clips it to square leg. He thinks of stealing a single, but decides against it

19.5 - Siriwardana to Samuels, no run, Siriwardana continues to join the dots by attacking the stumps, Samuels blunts it out

19.4 - Siriwardana to Charles, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Charles pushes it off the back foot to long-on. He leisurely takes a single

19.3 - Siriwardana to Samuels, 3 runs, shorter in length, Samuels camps on the back foot and brings out the cut shot. Jayasuriya from backward point hunts it down and puts in the dive to save a run

19.2 - Siriwardana to Samuels, no run, slower through the air and on the stumps, Samuels drives it to cover

19.1 - Siriwardana to Samuels, no run, very full and on the stumps, Samuels pushes it back towards the bowler

Over: 19	0 1 1 W 0 0 0 0	WI 115/3
Charles 75(61)	Samuels 3(4)	Malinga 3-0-18-1

18.6 - Malinga to Charles, no run, Malinga again can't bisect the gap as he essays the drive towards cover

18.5 - Malinga to Charles, no run, full and straight from Malinga, Charles drives it off the front foot to mid-off

18.4 - Malinga to Charles, no run, fuller length delivery from Malinga, Charles drives it towards mid-off. The fielder at mid-off covers good ground and puts in the dive to save a few runs

Mathews has gone back to the pavilion as something seems to have gone inside his eyes.

18.3 - Malinga to Samuels, 1 run, stump-to-stump line, Samuels, with a crisp downward angling of the bat clips it to mid-wicket

18.2 - Malinga to Charles, 1 run, another bumper that climbs onto Charles, he rocks back and pulls it to fine leg

18.1 - Malinga to Charles, no run, Malinga attempts the short ball that is bowled outside off, Charles waves it through to the keeper

Lasith Malinga [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

Over: 18	0 0 0 4 4 1 4 1 0 1 0	WI 113/3
Charles 74(56)	Samuels 2(3)	Siriwardana 3-0-14-1

17.6 - Siriwardana to Charles, 1 run, on the stumps from Siriwardana, Charles neatly pushes it to long-on

17.5 - Siriwardana to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels tucks this delivery that is bowled on the stumps to square leg

17.4 - Siriwardana to Charles, 1 run, Charles punches it off the back foot to long-on

17.3 - Siriwardana to Charles, FOUR, Charles brings out the slog sweep and as there is no fielder behind square, Charles collects a boundary

17.2 - Siriwardana to Charles, no run, the arm-ball and on the stumps, Charles gets a leading edge towards backward point

17.1 - Siriwardana to Charles, no run, Charles aims to have a mighty swing at this flatter delivery and gets an inside edge onto pad

Over: 17	1L 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1	WI 106/3
Charles 68(51)	Samuels 1(2)	Dilshan 1-0-7-0

16.6 - Dilshan to Charles, 1 run, Charles drives this flatter delivery to long-off

16.5 - Dilshan to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels again camps on the back foot and nurdles it to square leg

16.4 - Dilshan to Charles, 1 run, Charles stays on the back foot and tucks it behind square on the on-side

16.3 - Dilshan to Charles, no run, on the stumps from Dilshan, Charles clips it to mid-wicket

16.2 - Dilshan to Charles, no run, Charles pushes this one back towards the bowler

16.1 - Dilshan to Charles, FOUR, tossed up delivery and outside off, Charles with his bat, feet and body instinctively aligned, drives it all along the carpet through extra cover. The fielder at long-off hunts it down and puts in the dive, but to no avail

Tillakaratne Dilshan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Over: 16	2 0 1 1 0 0 1Nb W 1 0 0 0	WI 99/3
Samuels 0(1)	Charles 62(46)	Siriwardana 2-0-7-1

15.6 - Siriwardana to Samuels, no run, flatter on off and middle, Samuels goes back and punches it to backward point after opening the face of the bat

Marlon Samuels, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Drinks are on the field now

15.5 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, out Caught by Dilshan!! Finally, Sri Lanka get the much needed breakthrough. This partnership was getting dangerous but Bravo is gone now. He looks very disappointed as he walks back. This was dragged short and on the stumps, Bravo goes deep in the crease and pulls it hard, but hits it straight to Dilshan at short mid-wicket. That was hit powerfully but straight to the fielder. He didn't get the elevation he wanted and the West Indies are three down now. Darren Bravo c Dilshan b Siriwardana 21(33) [4s-1]

Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.4 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter and outside off, Bravo stays back and goes hard on the cut, can't beat the man at backward point though

15.3 - Siriwardana to Charles, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Charles knocks it down to long-off for a single

15.2 - Siriwardana to Charles, no run, quicker on the stumps, turned straight to mid-wicket

15.1 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, 1 run, kneels down and goes hard on the slog sweep, drags it to deep backward square leg off the inside half of the bat

It has gotten darker and the floodlights are being turned on

Over: 15	1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0	WI 97/2
Charles 61(44)	Darren Bravo 20(30)	Senanayake 4-0-18-1

14.6 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, this one hurried onto Charles, who was backing away. He adjusts and pushes it back to the bowler

14.5 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Charles steps out but can't reach the pitch of the ball, ends up pushing it back to the bowler

14.4 - Senanayake to Charles, SIX, that's a massive hit! Tossed up on the stumps, Charles comes dancing down the track and lofts it through the line, clears the fence easily again

14.3 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, Charles gives himself room and Senanayake bowls it slower through the air, the ball turns in a long way too, he cuts but can't beat the packed off-side field

14.2 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, floated up just outside off, Charles comes on the front foot and gently drives it to short cover

14.1 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Bravo rocks back and pulls it down to long-on for a single

Sachithra Senanayake [3.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

Over: 14	0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 3	WI 90/2
Darren Bravo 19(29)	Charles 55(39)	Siriwardana 1-0-5-0

13.6 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, 1 run, drifts onto the pads once again, Bravo clips it through square leg for a single

13.5 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, no run, pushed through on middle and leg, Bravo turns it straight to mid-wicket

13.4 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, drifting down the leg-side, Bravo tickles it fine, the batsmen take two before Malinga from short fine leg hauls it in before the rope

13.3 - Siriwardana to Charles, 1 run, loopy full toss on the stumps, Charles would feel that he missed out on a freebie as he just bunts it down to long-on for a single. Should have done better than that

13.2 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, 1 run, bit slower and on the pads, Bravo works it away through mid-wicket for a single

13.1 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, no run, bowls it quicker on off, Bravo turns it into the on-side with soft hands

Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Another change and this time it's Siriwardana who replaces Mendis. He will come from round the wicket

Over: 13	1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0	WI 85/2
Darren Bravo 15(24)	Charles 54(38)	Jayasuriya 2-0-11-0

12.6 - Jayasuriya to Darren Bravo, 1 run, bit quicker and on the pads, Bravo comes slightly across and nudges it through mid-wicket, retains strike with that run

12.5 - Jayasuriya to Charles, 1 run, on middle and leg, Charles stays back and turns it to the right of mid-wicket for a single

12.4 - Jayasuriya to Charles, no run, flatter on the stumps, Charles punches it back to the bowler off the back foot

12.3 - Jayasuriya to Charles, no run, darted on the stumps, Charles goes deep in the crease and knocks it towards point, who moves to his right and stops the ball

12.2 - Jayasuriya to Charles, no run, quicker on the stumps, Charles pushes it to the left of the bowler

12.1 - Jayasuriya to Darren Bravo, 1 run, bit too full around off, Bravo drills the drive down to long-off for a single

Over: 12	0	WI 82/2
Darren Bravo 13(22)	Charles 53(34)	A Mendis 2-0-20-0

11.6 - A Mendis to Darren Bravo, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, Bravo works it through mid-wicket and he will keep the strike

11.5 - A Mendis to Charles, 1 run, flatter on off, Charles bunts it through cover-point for a single

11.4 - A Mendis to Charles, no run, quicker and skids on towards middle and leg, Charles goes back and punches it to the left of mid-wicket, who quickly runs across and puts in the dive to prevent the single

11.3 - A Mendis to Charles, SIX, Charles gets to his 4th ODI fifty with this maximum. Tossed up outside off, Charles kneels down and slog sweeps it way over the long-on fence for another maximum. He is timing them so well

11.2 - A Mendis to Charles, FOUR, Charles is playing well today. Now, he goes slightly across to this shortish delivery outside off, uses his wrists nicely as he half paddles/ pulls it behind square on the leg-side, races away to the fence in no time

11.1 - A Mendis to Darren Bravo, 1 run, wrong' un from Mendis, Bravo was looking to push it through the off-side, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and dribbles away through square leg

Over: 11	0 1 0 6 4 0	WI 69/2
Charles 42(30)	Darren Bravo 11(20)	Jayasuriya 1-0-8-0

10.6 - Jayasuriya to Charles, no run, down the leg-side, Charles misses the flick and the ball catches the pad on its way to the keeper, who was appealing for a caught behind but umpire Tucker was unamused

10.5 - Jayasuriya to Charles, SIX, tonked! Jayasuriya gives this one more air on off, Charles steps out of the crease, gives himself some room and smashes it over the long-on fence for a maximum. That went quite the distance

10.4 - Jayasuriya to Darren Bravo, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Bravo lofts it hard, the ball goes on the bounce to the man at long-off

10.3 - Jayasuriya to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up on off, Bravo comes forward to defend

10.2 - Jayasuriya to Charles, 1 run, just clears the bowler! Charles goes deep in the crease to work this flatter delivery into the on-side, the ball sort of stopped on him, he closes the face of the bat a little early, gets a leading edge that just about evades the bowler, who was leaping to try and take it, the batsmen take a single as the ball rolls away to long-on

10.1 - Jayasuriya to Charles, no run, full on the stumps, Charles pushes it back to the bowler

Jayasuriya will start from round the wicket

Shehan Jayasuriya, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Over: 10	4 0 2 0	WI 61/2
Darren Bravo 10(18)	Charles 35(26)	A Mendis 1-0-7-0

9.6 - A Mendis to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, slower and flatter from Mendis, Bravo tucks it away through backward square leg, good running ensures that the batsmen come back for the second

9.5 - A Mendis to Charles, 1 run, wrong' un from Mendis. Flatter and on top of off, Charles stays deep inside the crease, opens the face of the bat and guides it past short third man, who gives chase and does well to keep the batsmen down to a single

9.4 - A Mendis to Charles, no run, touch fullish and on off, Charles leans forward and blocks

9.3 - A Mendis to Charles, FOUR, sprays this on the pads again, Charles uses the pace on the ball and glances it fine, the fielder from short fine leg gives chase but the ball beats him to the fence

9.2 - A Mendis to Darren Bravo, leg byes, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Bravo fails to glance it fine, the ball catches the pad and rolls away fine, the batsmen sneak in a leg bye. There was a stifled appeal from the bowler for an lbw decision, but it pitched outside leg

9.1 - A Mendis to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker one on the stumps, Bravo goes slightly back and pushes it back to the bowler

Ajantha Mendis, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Over: 9	1 1 0 0 1	WI 53/2
Charles 30(23)	Darren Bravo 8(15)	Senanayake 3-0-11-1

8.6 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, Charles backs away and Senanayake follows him with a quicker one, Charles just about gets his bat down in time to keep it out

8.5 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, 1 run, rocks on the back foot and pulls this shortish delivery through mid-wicket, there's protection in the deep and it will only be a single

8.4 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up on the stumps, Bravo presses forward and defends

8.3 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, loud shout for lbw! The umpire is not interested though. This one came in with the air, Bravo moves across and misses the flick, wears it on the pad. Hawk-Eye shows that it would have gone on to clip the leg stump

8.2 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, turns this flighted delivery towards square leg, Charles says no for the single once again

8.1 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, almost a run-out chance! Bravo comes forward to push at this fullish delivery on off, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and rolls away towards square leg. Bravo wanted the single but was sent back just in time, the throw was a little off target and the keeper, who didn't collect it cleanly got hit on the side of the knee

Over: 8	1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1	WI 52/2
Darren Bravo 7(10)	Charles 30(22)	Lakmal 4-0-22-0

7.6 - Lakmal to Darren Bravo, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg from round the wicket, Bravo wrists it through mid-wicket, will keep the strike with a run

7.5 - Lakmal to Charles, 1 run, just short of a good length and just outside off, Charles hangs back, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and steers it down to third man for a single

7.4 - Lakmal to Charles, no run, this one nips back in from outside off, Charles comes half-forward to push, drags it onto the pad off the inside half of the bat and the ball dribbles away back towards the bowler

7.3 - Lakmal to Charles, no run, slightly back of a length and on the stumps, Charles looks to pull it away fine but can't beat the man at short fine leg, the ball didn't rise as much as the batsman expected on this occasion

7.2 - Lakmal to Charles, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Charles hops inside the crease and bunts it to the left of the bowler

7.1 - Lakmal to Charles, FOUR, nicely done! Antoher one that's short and at the batsman, Charles swivels on the pull and sends it through backward square leg, the fielder at short fine leg was a mere spectator there

Over: 7	0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1	WI 46/2
Darren Bravo 6(9)	Charles 25(17)	Senanayake 2-0-10-1

6.6 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, gives this one more air outside off, Bravo looks to heave it away through the on-side, the ball spins away and goes past his wielding blade, the keeper doesn't collect it cleanly either as the ball lobs up for the fielder at slip off his mitts

6.5 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, spinning away outside off, Bravo gently pushes it into the off-side

6.4 - Senanayake to Charles, 1 run, edged and safe! Shortish outside off, it was bowled slower as well, Charles goes deep in the crease to cut it away, the ball flies off the outside edge, beats the man at second slip and the batsmen take a single before short third man cuts it off

6.3 - Senanayake to Charles, 2 runs, slower through the air and on the stumps, Charles goes deep in the crease and half pulls/sweeps it behind square on the leg-side for another brace

6.2 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, flatter and on off, Charles rocks back and cuts it to cover

6.1 - Senanayake to Charles, SIX, floated up on off and middle, Charles comes down the track to give himself room, lofts it inside-out over the wide long-off fence, he timed that to perfection as it clears the fence as well

Over: 6	1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0	WI 37/2
Darren Bravo 6(7)	Charles 16(13)	Lakmal 3-0-16-0

5.6 - Lakmal to Darren Bravo, no run, almost! Just short of a good length and outside off, Bravo tries to run it down to third man as he looks to open the face of the bat, the ball though goes past the outside edge and the keeper collects

5.5 - Lakmal to Darren Bravo, no run, bowls this in the channel slightly wide outside off, it was inside the tramline though, Bravo lets it go

5.4 - Lakmal to Darren Bravo, FOUR, edged and four! Lakmal comes from round the wicket and bowls a fulll delivery slightly wide outside off, Bravo goes hard on the drive, the ball flies to the left of second slip off the outside edge and runs away to the fence

5.3 - Lakmal to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, fullish delivery that's angled across off, Bravo leans forward and drives it square of the wicket for a couple of runs

5.2 - Lakmal to Darren Bravo, no run, bumper on middle and leg, Bravo ducks under it

5.1 - Lakmal to Charles, 1 run, banged in short this time around, Charles swivels and pulls it through square leg for a single

Over: 5	1 0 0	WI 30/2
Darren Bravo 0(2)	Charles 15(12)	Senanayake 1-0-1-1

4.6 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, too full on the stumps, Bravo squeezes out the drive to mid-on

4.5 - Senanayake to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up and spinning away just outside off, Bravo comes forward to push, the ball takes a thickish outside edge and rolls away to the left of the fielder at slip

4.4 - Senanayake to Charles, 1 run, bunts this down to long-on for an easy single

4.3 - Senanayake to Charles, no run, down the leg-side, Charles can't flick it behind square on the leg-side and wears it on the pad

4.2 - Senanayake to Charles, no run,

Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease

4.1 - Senanayake to Blackwood, out Caught by Siriwardana!! Blackwood has thrown his wicket away. Very poor from Blackwood, especially since it was the first ball from the spinner. This was tossed up by Senanayake, Blackwood comes charging down the track as he looks to loft it straight down the ground, doesn't get hold of it and the ball goes high in the air, long-on runs forward to his left and takes a well-judged catch. Blackwood c Siriwardana b Senanayake 9(15) [4s-1]

Senanayake to Blackwood, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Sachithra Senanayake, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Time for some spin. Senanayake replaces Malinga. He will start from round the wicket

Over: 4	1 1 4	WI 29/1
Blackwood 9(14)	Charles 14(9)	Lakmal 2-0-9-0

3.6 - Lakmal to Blackwood, 1 run, slightly back of a length and on middle and leg stump line, Blackwood stays back and turns it through square leg, keeps the strike with a single

3.5 - Lakmal to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery on top of off and middle, Blackwood hops inside the crease and drops it in front of the bowler

3.5 - Lakmal to Blackwood, wide, bumper down the leg-side, Blackwood ducks underneath and the umpire signals another wide

3.4 - Lakmal to Blackwood, leg byes, FOUR, again Lakmal sprays it on the pads, Blackwood this time again can't connect with the glance, the ball though catches the pad and rolls away fine, reaches the fence in no time

3.4 - Lakmal to Blackwood, wide, down the leg-side, Blackwood fails to tickle it fine and the umpire calls it a wide

3.3 - Lakmal to Charles, 1 run, banged in short and at the batsman, who swivels and pulls it through square leg for a single

3.2 - Lakmal to Charles, no run, a hint of away swing on this length delivery outside off, Charles is happy to leave it for the keeper after pressing across

3.1 - Lakmal to Charles, no run, gives the charge and tries to go for the inside-out loft over cover, can't time it though and the ball rolls away to mid-off

Over: 3	0	WI 21/1
Blackwood 8(11)	Charles 13(6)	Malinga 2-0-16-1

2.6 - Malinga to Blackwood, FOUR, pitched up right in the slot just outside off, Blackwood just hammers the loft over the bowler's head and there's no need to run for those. 15 runs came off this over

2.5 - Malinga to Blackwood, no run, slower ball yorker just outside off, Blackwood jams it out

2.4 - Malinga to Charles, 1 run, on a good length and angling in from outside off, Charles looks to drive, drags it through backward square leg off the inside half of the bat

2.3 - Malinga to Charles, 2 runs, bowls this slightly wide outside off, Charles cracks it to the right of backward point, who dives across to his right, gets a hand on it but can't stop it cleanly. The batsmen take two before the fielder from cover chases it down

2.2 - Malinga to Charles, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries now for Charles. Malinga tries to bowl the slower ball yorker but ends up offering a full toss on the pads, Charles flicks it through square leg and it hits the fence in no time

2.1 - Malinga to Charles, FOUR, edged and four! On a fuller length outside off, lures the batsman to go for the expansive drive, Charles obliges and goes hard at it, the outside edge flies to the right of second slip, who dives across but can't get a hand on it, races away to the fence

Forgot to mention that Blackwood is making his ODI debut today.

Over: 2	0 0 1L 2 0 4 2	WI 6/1
Blackwood 4(9)	Charles 2(2)	Lakmal 1-0-5-0

1.6 - Lakmal to Blackwood, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off, Blackwood stands tall and punches it through the cover region, the batsmen take two before the fielder from cover hunts it down

1.5 - Lakmal to Blackwood, no run, on a good length and a hint of outswing just outside off, Blackwood pokes at it, the ball rolls away off a thickish outside edge, the fielder at gully dives to his right and stops the ball

1.4 - Lakmal to Blackwood, 2 runs, Blackwood gives himself slight room on this length delivery just outside off, he wanted to loft it inside-out over cover, the ball though takes the outside edge and goes over the man at backward point, third man runs to his right and stops the ball, the batsmen take two in the meantime

1.3 - Lakmal to Blackwood, no run, on a fuller length now, the line is just outside off, Blackwood bunts it into the off-side with soft hands

1.2 - Lakmal to Blackwood, no run, bowls this slightly wide outside off, Blackwood at first looks to reach out but pulls his bat just in time to let the ball go through to the keeper

Two slips in place

1.1 - Lakmal to Charles, 1 run, just short of a good length and just outside off, the ball shapes away as Charles pushes at it from the crease, it takes a thickish outside edge and rolls away down to the man at third man

Suranga Lakmal, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Over: 1	0 0 0 0 0	WI 1/1
Blackwood 0(4)	Charles 1(1)	Malinga 1-0-1-1

0.6 - Malinga to Blackwood, no run, outswinger on a good length just outside off, Blackwood stays back and taps it towards backward point

0.5 - Malinga to Blackwood, no run, just short of a good length and on top of off, Blackwood jumps inside the crease and defends it back towards the bowler

0.4 - Malinga to Blackwood, no run, bowls it in the channel outside off and gets it to swing away even further, Blackwood is happy to shoulder arms

0.3 - Malinga to Blackwood, no run, length delivery just outside off, Blackwood stays rooted to the crease and blocks it into the off-side

Jermaine Blackwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.2 - Malinga to Andre Fletcher, out Caught by K Perera!! Poor start for the West Indies. It was nothing but a fuller length delivery that shaped away just outside off, Fletcher comes half-forward and pushes at it, ends up getting a thick outside edge, the keeper dives to his right and takes a good catch to send him on his way back. Andre Fletcher c K Perera b Malinga 0(1)

Malinga to Andre Fletcher, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Sri Lanka have a wicket off just the second ball of the game. Malinga pumps his fist in joy. The umpire checks for Malinga's front foot. Wait a minute! This looks very close. Did Malinga have something behind the line when he first landed his foot? Or will it be called a no-ball? The benefit of doubt has been given to the bowler and Fletcher is gone for a duck.

0.1 - Malinga to Charles, 1 run, on a good length and swinging away just outside off, Charles opens the face of the bat slightly as he runs it down to third man for a single

Charles and Andre Fletcher are at the crease. Charles is on strike. Malinga will open the attack