Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2007–08

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{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2008

| team1_image = WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg

| team1_name = West Indies

| team2_image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg

| team2_name = Sri Lanka

| from_date = 17 March

| to_date = 15 April 2008

| team1_captain = Chris Gayle

| team2_captain = Mahela Jayawardene

| no_of_tests = 2

| team1_tests_won = 1

| team2_tests_won = 1

| team1_tests_most_runs = Ramnaresh Sarwan (311)

| team2_tests_most_runs = Malinda Warnapura (217)

| team1_tests_most_wickets = Jerome Taylor (11)

| team2_tests_most_wickets = Chaminda Vaas (12)
Muttiah Muralitharan (12)

| player_of_test_series = Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)

| no_of_ODIs = 3

| team1_ODIs_won = 2

| team2_ODIs_won = 0

| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Shivnarine Chanderpaul (114)

| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Chamara Kapugedera (135)

| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Dwayne Bravo (7)

| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Nuwan Kulasekara (6)

| player_of_ODI_series = Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)

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The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured the West Indies in March and April 2008 to play two Test matches and three Limited Overs Internationals.

Squads

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colspan=2|Tests

!colspan=2|ODIs

{{cr|WIN}}{{cite news|title=Sarwan returns for Sri Lanka Tests|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/342038.html|access-date=24 August 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=11 March 2008}}

! {{cr|SL}}{{cite news|title=Amerasinghe gets Test call-up|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/337921.html|access-date=24 August 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 February 2008}}

! {{cr|WIN}}{{cite news|title=Pollard and Benn picked for one-dayers|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/345491.html|access-date=24 August 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=7 April 2008}}

! {{cr|SL}}{{cite news|title=Jayasuriya left out of West Indies ODIs|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/342129.html|access-date=24 August 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=12 March 2008}}

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Tour Matches

=GCB President's XI v Sri Lankans=

{{Test match

| date = 17–19 March

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI|name=Sri Lankans}}

| team2 = File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Cricket Board President's XI

| score-team1-inns1 = 492/5d (117.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Malinda Warnapura 132 (184)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Shamarh Brooks 1/20 (3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 248 (62 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Shamarah Brooks 68

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Rangana Herath 5/67 (19 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 177/6 (63 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Malinda Warnapura 50

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Devendra Bishoo 3/25

| score-team2-inns2 =

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| result = Match drawn

| venue = Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana

| umpires = Colin Alfred and Eddie Nicholls

| toss = Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319130.html Scorecard]

| rain =

}}

=West Indies A v Sri Lankans=

{{Test match

| date = 29–31 March

| team1 = West Indies A

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

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| result = Match cancelled

| venue = Shaw Park, Scarborough, Tobago

| umpires =

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| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319131.html Scorecard]

| rain =

| notes = The match was cancelled due to "flight problems".{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka's tour game scrapped due to flight problems|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/344236.html|access-date=24 August 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

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Test series

=First Test=

{{Test match

| date = 22–26 March

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 476/8d (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 = 240/7d (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 = Sri Lanka won by 121 runs

| venue = Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Chaminda Vaas (SL)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319132.html Scorecard]

| rain =

| notes = Sulieman Benn (WI) made his Test debut.

  • This was Sri Lanka's first win in the Caribbean in Tests.{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka create history in the Caribbean|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/344105.html|access-date=24 August 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

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=Second Test=

{{Test match

| date = 3–7 April

| 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 = West Indies won by 6 wickets

| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| motm = Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319133.html Scorecard]

| rain = Part of day 1 was washed out.

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ODI series

=First ODI=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 10 April

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| score1 = 235/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 236/9 (50 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| 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 = West Indies won by 1 wicket

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319134.html Scorecard]

| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

| umpires = Clyde Duncan (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Dwayne Bravo (WI)

| rain =

| notes = Sulieman Benn (WI), and Mahela Udawatte and Ajantha Mendis (SL) made their ODI debuts.

}}

=Second ODI=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 12 April

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| 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 = West Indies won by 7 wickets (D/L)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319135.html Scorecard]

| venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

| umpires = Clyde Duncan (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)

| 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.

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=Third ODI=

{{Limited overs international

| date = 15 April

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| 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://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/319136.html Scorecard]

| venue = Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

| umpires = Clyde Duncan (WI) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

| motm =

| rain = Rain in the second innings forced the match to be abandoned.

| notes = Thilan Thushara (SL) made his ODI debut.

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References

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