Sri Lanka outplayed West Indies to condemn the hosts to their third defeat in three matches in the World Cup.

The Windies are in danger of failing to make the last four, even if they win their last three Super 8 games.

After a slow start, Sanath Jayasuriya (115) and Mahela Jayawardene (82) added 183 for the third wicket in 30 overs.

The eventual total was 303-5, before the West Indies responded with an uneven batting performance. They were all out for 190, losing by 113 runs.

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By Ben Dirs

WEST INDIES INNINGS

45th over: WICKET - Powell b Jayasuriya 2, WI 190 all out
It's Powell propping up the order and he gets a couple for a push to point before the misery is ended, Jayasuriya knocking over his off-peg with a straight one. That was a miserable performance by the hosts, and a very clinical show by Sri Lanka. West Indies on their way out, Sri Lanka a shoo-on for the last four. Thanks for sticking with me on a Sunday, your company has been appreciated...

44th over: WICKET - Taylor lbw b Muralitharan 13, WI 187-9
A rare fielding mistake by Sri Lanka, Taylor lifting Murali over mid-wicket and the ball spinning behind Tharanga and over the rope. Murali shoots daggers. But Murali gets his man, Taylor padding up to a ball that straightens. The umpire with a good decision, that was knocking over middle-stump.

43rd over: 181-8
The Guyana locals begin streaming through the exits at the fall of Chanderpaul's wicket and it's all rather a sad sight. Couple from Jayasuriya's over.

42nd over: WICKET - Chanderpaul b Malinga 76, WI 173-8
Chanderpaul hasn't thrown the towel in - when the fat lady's singing, the local boy will still be swinging. Erm, Malinga cleans him up next ball, Chanderpaul beaten for pace and losing his off-peg. The hosts in ruins. Taylor makes his way through the gloom and he's off the mark with an uppish prod into the covers. Taylor follows up with a straight four, digging out yet another Malinga yorker.

"Why do batsmen 'fail to trouble the scorers?' We have to write their names and times in and out in the book, so they cause a fair amount of trouble even if they fail to score. Who came up with this cliche?"
Alan Saunders in the TMS inbox

41st over: 167-7
The offical attendance has just been flashed up, 12,208 - a 'stadium record'. That would be impressive, were it not for the fact that it's only about the third match they've had here. Hello? Hello? Is there anybody there? Chanderpaul gets one for a sweep and Bradshaw is still nibbling it around. Ho, hum...

40th over: 162-7
Malinga back on and he has tail-ends on toast. Chanderpaul digs out a single and gets one to long-off and Malinga has the rabbity Bradshaw in his headlights. Malinga proving a real handful and he gets one past the edge of Bradshaw's wavering willow. A run for Bradshaw, one down to third-man.

39th over: WICKET - Ramdin c Vaas b Jayasuriya 2, WI 158-7
Bye, bye Ramdin, the wicket-keeper going for a big one and holing out to Vaas at mid-wicket. Chanderpaul nicks the strike with a sweep but this looks hopeless for the hosts.

"Maybe we shouldn't call them the Windies anymore, there is no wind in these sails. They're more like a broken submarine, already under water and sinking deeper."
Darren, Jamaica, in the TMS inbox38th over: 158-6
Chanderpaul gets one for a glide to third-man before Ramdin is almost cleaned up by a straight one from Murali - just squeezed that out. Chanderpaul knows what he has to do now, and he lathers Murali over deep mid-wicket for his fourth six.

37th over: WICKET - Smith run out (Malinga) 0, WI 148-6
It's all over bar the shouting now, Smith getting himself run out without bothering the scorers. It was a dab down to short third-man and Malinga with the throw, and Smith was a couple of feet out trying to make up his ground.

"In response to Graham about sledging, I don't think there has been any as the stump mics would have picked it up easily - I mean, it's not like the crowd noise would drown the chat out."
Scotty, Southampton, in the TMS inbox

36th over: WICKET - Samuels lbw b Muralitharan 3, WI
Murali getting a bit of tap here, Chanderpaul swinging him away for another maximum. That's the local boy's fifty, and it took him 94 balls. Big lbw shout from Murali against Samuels, umpire Harper unmoved. Chanderpaul drags him round the corner for one before Samuels perishes, Harper deciding to throw Murali a leg-before decision. That was hitting middle-and-leg. Smith is the new batsman.

35th over: WICKET - Sarwan st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 134-4
Sarwan is gone, attempting to swing Jayasuriya to mid-wicket, and Sangakkara, who has been mustard today behind the timbers, whipping off the bails. Samuels is next in and the Good Ship Windies is disappearing between the waves. Samuels is off the mark with a clip to leg and Chanderpaul picks up one for a similar shot.

34th over: 133-3
Sarwan really chancing his arm now, lofting Murali to long-on for one. Malinga was wearing diver's boots there, he maybe should have had that. Extraordinary stroke from Chanderpaul, a fizzing, flat six that doesn't get above head height and clatters into the advertising board on the full. Murali is furious with Malinga, although I'm not sure even Derek Randall would have got to that lofted shot from Sarwan.

33rd over: 123-3
The crowd have reacted to the batsmen's wriggle-on - bring the noise. Chanderpaul works Jayasuriya round the corner for one and Jayawardene maybe should have shied at the non-striker's end. Sarwan uses his feet and clips Jayasuriya over mid-wicket for four. Rank long-hop from the bowler, but Chanderpaul can only get one for it. Uppish from Sarwan into the covers, and he gets a couple for it. Ten from the over, bit more like it. Drinks.

32nd over: 113-3
Sarwan clubs Murali down the ground and they run one. Florid off-drive from Chanderpaul and it's another one to the total. Sarwan squeezes out a cut shot and gets two for it.

31st over: 109-3
More beef from Chanderpaul, lifting Jayasuriya over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Quick single from the little left-hander and signs that these two batsman have realised the gravity of the situation.

"From what I'm reading, they only need 200 from 20 overs, in Twenty20 that's gettable, plus they have two settled batsman. Why is everyone so downbeat? It's easy to get!"
Daniel Clarke, West Sussex, in the TMS inbox

30th over: 100-3
Chanderpaul now has 34 from 79 balls, Sarwan 23 from 54. Sarwan brings up the ton with a guide to third-man.

"Any good sledging happened this World Cup? Haven't heard of any belters, Merv Hughes would've produced an entire novel's worth by now."
Graham Findlay in the TMS inbox

29th over: 98-3
Jayasuriya has a bowl and Sarwan guides him to third-man for a single. Chanderpaul picks up one but we need some humpty and we need it now!

"Chanderpaul: I have never seen such a bundle of tics, shrugs and flicks, tongue licking and helmet fiddling, glove tweaking, pads adjusting, eyes rolling, furrowing and unfurrowing of brow. On telly, it is an amazing performance every single ball."
Stuart Manger in the TMS inbox

28th over: 96-3
Sarwan makes room and chops Murali down to third-man for one before Chanderpaul breaks the shackles, crashing Murali over long-on for a maximum. Little man, you need lots more of that.

"If West Indies are going to have any chance in this game, it has to be crash, bang, wallop time."
Colin Croft on TMS

27th over: 85-3
In answer to your question Zoran (see below), I don't have a ruddy clue what the West Indies are up to. It's a maiden from Fernando and Sri Lanka are cruising.

"As a novice to cricket, I wouldn't mind seeing some discussion of the WI tactics here. It's unclear to me why they are waiting so long to get aggressive with their batting with their overs dwindling away."
Zoran, Toronto, in the TMS inbox

26th over: 85-3
The Windies are withering, this is like watching an Ingmar Bergman film. Murali making Chanderpaul look like Mr Magoo, three singles from the over.

25th over: 82-3
Four from Chanderpaul, Fernando providing width and the batsman slapping him through point. Dilshan, fielding at point, then pulls off a fine diving stop to his left to prevent more runs. Sri Lanka, as well as being a fine batting and bowling side, are pretty handy in the field as well.

24th over: 76-3
Piff, paff, pooff, Murali is into the attack. The required run-rate is 8.59 and this is looking desperate now for the hosts. Chanderpaul gets a couple with a glide to third-man and it's been 101 balls now since the last Windies boundary.

"Amos (see below), if you can honestly say that you felt sorry for English cricket supporters when your team were whitewashing us in what seemed like Test series after Test series, then I will try to sympathise with your plight. But really, that was such a blight on my childhood that I find it very difficult to feel sorry for you."
MAC in the TMS inbox

"The crowd are trying their best to gee up these two Guyanese batsmen. The flags are out, they're chanting 'Chanderpaul' and 'Sarwan'. They just refuse to get on with it, and, with every passing over, the job gets harder. It's become a little gloomier in the last few minutes so perhaps Messrs Duckworth and Lewis will end the Windies misery early. Par score after 24 overs with three down is 152."
Martin Gough, BBC Sport in Guyana

23rd over: 72-3
Fernando is back on and the hosts are in danger of going out with all the bang of a box of indoor fireworks. Sarwan shows some intent, carving Fernando through point and Dilshan putting down a tough chance diving to his right. Bumper from Fernando and umpire Benson calls it a wide. Pretty slippery, Fernando, that had Chanderpaul cowering a little bit.

22nd over: 70-3
Two from Dilshan's over and this is painful viewing, and not just because I haven't had a screen break for about five hours.

21st over: 68-3
Chanderpaul and Sarwan exchange singles and I owe Sri Lanka an apology - as Dan in Boston has just pointed out, Sri Lanka are not a one-man team, and it was lazy of me to say so. Actually, I think they're possibly the most well-balanced side in this World Cup - sturdy batting, a fine wicket-keeper, the best spinner in the world and some decent seamers. In fact, I think they might win it.

20th over: 65-3
Chanderpaul twirls at Dilshan and is beaten. The crowd are getting restless now, every block from Chanderpaul being met with cat-calls from his countryfolk. Three singles from the over, West Indies having the life sucked out of them by these Sri Lankan spinners.

"I love the word nurdle, and am made up that you have used it. Sounds like curdle, but just a bit better."
Chris, Surrey, in the TMS inbox

19th over: 62-3
Sarwan pokes at Arnold and is beaten. Bit of sun breaking through the clouds as the Guyanese duo continue to nudge and nurdle.

18th over: 60-3
Sarwan turns Dilshan away for one and Chanderpaul comes over all lady-like with a delicate deflection to leg. The Windies dealing in singles, but at some stage they'll need take some chances and slap a few big notes on the table.

17th over: 57-3
Good flight from off-break bowler Arnold and Chaderpaul clips him to leg for a sharp single. Sarwan gets one with a flick to mid-wicket before Chanderpaul pushes into the covers for one.

16th over: 53-3
Murali's back on and Dilshan is into the attack. Right-arm tweakers from Dilshan and Chanderpaul gets one for a well-threaded push into the off-side. Sri Lanka looking pretty sharp in the field - the Windies were about as sharp as a balloon. Jayasuriya looks as fit as a butcher's apron out there and fields well in the covers.

15th over: 50-3
Flipping heck Steve, I was trying to make Amos feel better about life by empathising with him and pretending England are rubbish at everything. Sorry Amos, we're also good at all pub sports and boxing. One scampered single for Chanderpaul and the Windies pass 50.

"English rubbish at most sports? Try cycling, rowing, sailing, badminton, equestrian sports and many others where we lead the world. Please move beyond the tabloid back pages and look at the real level of English and British sports people. That aside, enjoying your commentary!"
Steve Reeve in the TMS inbox

14th over: 49-3
Nice shot from Sarwan, a sweetly-timed back-foot force for a couple. Murali's done himself a mischief saving four and is ushered off the pitch. That doesn't look good, Sri Lanka without Murali are like Eastenders without Mike Reid - pretty much pointless. Drinks!

13th over: 45-3
Sarwan rocks back and carves Vaas away for a single. Very chirpy Vaas, always nattering away to the umpires as he makes his way to his mark. Two from the over and this West Indies innings is lurching like a beached ship in a storm.

"The Windies really need some inspiration here. Chanderpaul and Sarwan are locals and hopefully the crowd will get behind them. The atmosphere is really dull and the crowd need to inspire the team and give them the belief that they can win."
Rory, Weston, in the TMS inbox

12th over: 43-3
Chin up Amos (see below), just imagine what it's like being English, we play loads of sports and we're a load of old rubbish at almost all of them. Fairly sturdy lbw appeal by Fernando against Sarwan, but umpire Harper reckons it was going over the top. Maiden over and that run-rate is creeping up.

"I hate to be serious, but I'm sitting here so depressed by the state of West Indies cricket. Is there any hope of a resurgence in a few years, especially once Lara has retired? Some of the medium pacers on show today were embarrassing."
Amos in the TMS inbox

11th over: WICKET - Lara st Sangakkara b Vaas 2, WI 42-3
Vaas and Sangakkara reckon they've got Lara stumped - and they're right. A sloppy, and potentially catastophic, dismissal for the hosts, Lara lifting his back foot for a moment and Sangakkara, standing up to the stumps, whipping off the bails. West Indies need a miracle. Personally, I'm no Errol Brown, I don't believe in them. Either Sarwan or Chanderpaul needs to play one of the great one-day innings if the hosts are to have a chance.

10th over: 42-2
I think I must have hit a bit of a wall here, I'm making mistakes left, right and centre. Thank you for those who have pointed them out, I appreciate it. The 6th over had more mistakes in it than an edition of The Independent. Chanderpaul struggling to find the gaps and it's a maiden over.

9th over: WICKET - Bravo b Vaas 21, 40-2
This is serious pressure for these West Indies batsmen, but Chanderpaul is on his way with an edge down to third-man for one. Classic Vaas, getting one through Bravo's rather rickety defence with one that swings in. West Indies in trouble. Cometh the hour, cometh Brian Charles Lara. Lara is on his way with a cover-drive for a couple.

8th over: 39-1
Malinga has been told to sling his hook and Fernando is on. And his first delivery is very Malinga-like, a wicked yorker that Bravo just manages to dig out. Juliet gets four for an uppish drive through the covers before Silva prevents runs with a diving stop at cover-point. Bravo turns Fernando away for one from the final ball.

"In reply to Ed, Hiram, I rather suspect that more than 200m people are aware that the Cricket World Cup is going on - the population of the sub-continent is something like 1.5 billion people, and I hear they're rather keen on cricket over there."
Nick on the TMS inbox

7th over: 32-1
Maiden over from Vaas, Chanderpaul happy to take a look at the bowling and play himself in.

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6th over: WICKET - Gayle c Fernando b Malinga 10, WI 20-1
Full toss from Malinga, and Gayle looks startled by that, and plays a baseball-type bunt one-handed into the covers for a couple. And Mr Nice and Easy is out next ball, attempting to loft Malinga over the top and Fernando taking a steepler in the deep. That one had snow on it, and it was a good take by the back-pedalling fielder. What has Malinga got on top of his head? He looks like he's just had a Soul Glo done and gone straight from the barbers to a barn and rolled about in some hay for 15 minutes. The new batsman is Chanderpaul. A leg-side wide from Malinga runs away to the boundary - five runs. He serves up another leg-side wide before Bravo square-drives for four. Liquorice allsorts from Malinga, it's all happening.

5th over: 18-0
Juliet Bravo thinks he's got a single for a push to mid-on, but Gayle's having none of it. He does get his way next ball, nudging Vaas to mid-off and calling a startled-looking Gayle through. Gayle looks as if he's been woken from a deep slumber by a swarm of bees as he almost collides with Bravo as they cross.

4th over: 14-0
Bravo steers one down to third man for a single, putting Gayle on strike, who is immediately beaten outside off stump by Malinga. Another single to Gayle, also down to third-man.

3rd over: 12-0
Bravo gets a couple off the back foot and a single squirting one out to leg side as Vaas pins him back.

2nd over: 9-0
Lasith Malinga is on at the other end and he beats Gayle all ends up with his second delivery. Gayle reacts by lifting the next one back down the ground for four. Two balls later, he's digging out a fine yorker; next, he clips one to fine-leg for another boundary. This promises to be an interesting battle.

1st over: 1-0
Something of a surprise as Bravo is opening with Chris Gayle for the Windies. Gayle blocks Chaminda Vaas's first three deliveries carefully before pushing one to mid-off to open the scoring. Bravo is equally cautious, defending the next two balls.

SRI LANKA INNINGS

50th over: 303-5
Dilshan picks up a couple to leg before making room and smearing Bravo to long-off for a couple. Oh my giddy aunt, that is one of the worst pieces of fielding I have seen at this World Cup - Dilshan slaps Bravo straight down the ground and Taylor, running round from wide long-on, allows the ball through both hands and legs. Dilshan rubs Bravo's nose in it with a high and handsome six over the mid-wicket fence from the last ball of the innings. Dilshan finishes on 39, and the Windies are in a ruddy mess. In a few hours time, they could be toast.

49th over: 289-5
Dilshan gets a couple for a clip to leg before Arnold weighs in with a drag to mid-wicket. Bit of improv from Dilshan, walking to outside leg and reverse-paddling Sarwan just over the top of the fielder at backward-point. Sarwan is not happy with that, but he's done a good job for his skipper at the death.

"I was sitting in church trying to calculate how many people in the world are paying attention to the Cricket World Cup. When football plays its World Cup, it is something like two billion people. Do you reckon 10% of that are even aware the Cricket World Cup is going on?"
Ed, Hiram, in the TMS inbox

48th over: 279-5
Dilshan squeezes Bravo to point for one before Arnold times him to long-off for a single of his own. The sun is out in Guyana, and that could work in West Indies' favour. Bravo tosses up a wide, and he shakes his head as he passes umpire umpire Benson on the way back to his mark. Dilshan scores a maximum with a pick-up shot over the mid-wicket fence. Nine from the over.

"Sitting in the office in Stavanger, Norway, finishing off something that should have been done long ago. Still, can't get my mind away from what a disaster this tourament has been for the Windies. No real success on or off the pitch. If this is the way of things to come, let's send the next "World Cup to Austrailia and hope for the best."
Matt Millington in the TMS inbox

47th over: WICKET - Silva c Lara b Sarwan 23, SL 268-5
Sarwan is proving difficult to get away here and Silva holes out to extra-cover, Lara taking a dolly of a catch. Sarwan is doing a fine job for the hosts here, but 300 is still on. Arnold is next in and he's off the mark with a sweep for one. Two from the over.

46th over: 268-4
It's new ball time. Silva gets two cheap runs, Bravo allowing the ball through his legs at mid-on. The wristy Dilshan gets a couple with a thickish outside edge before he attempts to smear Bradshaw over long-off, mis-times the shot, but still gets two for it.

"You would have thought that your captain should be the team's inspirational figure, but I don't get that impression with Brian Lara."
Colin Croft on TMS

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45th over: WICKET - Jayawardene b Bravo 82, SL 251-4
The Sri Lankan skipper is gone, Bravo cleaning him up with a fine yorker. A crucial, if never fluent, knock from Jayawardene. New batsman Dilshan gets three with a clip off his pads, Lara fielding like a granny on rollerskates and Chanderpaul saving four with a full-length dive on the boundary.

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44th over: 251-3
Strangled lbw appeal by Gayle against Jayawardene, but umpire Benson shrugs it off. This is better from Gayle, although Silva does get three for a slashing cut to wide third-man. Oh dear me, Smith shells a dolly on the wide long-on boundary, and that's a let-off for Jayawardene. It all looked so good for the hosts after the first 10 overs, but they're now staring down the barrel at 300-plus.

43rd over: 239-3
Sarwan into the attack with his right-arm tweakers and Silva and Jayawardene share singles. Another one to long-on for Silva before Jayawardene plays a remarkable reverse sweep from outside off-stump for two down to backward-point. The emails have dried up again folks. Get typing please, I'm beginning to flag.

42nd over: 234-3
Five from the over, more nudge and nurdle from the Sri Lankan pair. The crowd are desperately trying to lift their team, but the players aren't listening.

41st over: 229-3
Soft hands from Silva and he's like a hare between the wickets, one for it. Powell strays on to Jayawardene's legs and is tickled away for one. This is nothing more than a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park at the moment for Sri Lanka, and where the hosts should be like a bunch of hoodies lurking menacingly by the swings, they are more like a couple of pensioners reclining in deckchairs.

40th over: 224-3
Silva works Gayle to long-leg but Smith limits him to three. Jayawardene picks up one with a flick to mid-wicket.

39th over: WICKET - Jayasuriya b Powell 115, SL 218-3
Just seen a close-up of some contraption or other and the humidity in Guyana is running at 88%. Two singles for Jayawardene and one for Jayasuriya before the old man is castled by Powell, the ball just curving into him and finding the inside edge of his bat. Jayasuriya was really struggling towards the fag-end of his innings, the humidity no doubt taking its toll, and Sri Lanka will want to get him patched up so he's able to bowl. Silva is off the mark with a clip to leg.

38th over: 215-2
Rank long-hop from Gayle and Jayasuriya continues making merry, swatting him through backward square-leg for four. Easy, easy runs for Sri Lanka, pushing to mid-on for another single. Gayle has gone for 41 from just six overs.

37th over: 206-2
Jayawardene picks up a cheap single with a block down the ground. Jayasuriya mis-times a drive and gets one to extra-cover. Uppish. Jayawardene nicks a single with a work to leg and Jayasuriya dabs into the off-side for one. Not much intensity from Lara, he looks as bored as a baby-sitter overseeing a game of snakes and ladders. Jayawardene picks up another single with a chip to long-on.

36th over: 200-2
Jayasuriya paddles a dejected-looking Gayle round the corner for one. Not sure what's up with Gayle, he's moping about out there like a teenage victim of unrequited love. The 200 comes up for Sri Lanka, Jayawardene flipping Gayle away for a couple.

35th over: 195-2
Powell is brought back but begins with a legside full toss, Jayawardene's eyes light up as if he is in a - no, let's leave that one - but he flips it for two to record the 150 stand and thumps the next ball over mid-on for four. Jayasuriya, who is a veteran and looks even older, begins to feel the effects of his endeavours and will not be keen on many more quick singles.

34th over: 184-2
Ton up for Jayasuriya courtesy of a paddle-sweep for one. Nine fours and four sixes and the Windies are in a whole heap of trouble.

33rd over: 182-2
Another maximum, Jayasuriya just clearing Chanderpaul on the mid-wicket fence. Jayawardene is very nearly run out in very unfortunate circumstances, Jayasuriya driving down the ground and the ball deflecting off Bradshaw's foot and onto the stumps. The Sri Lanka skipper had just made his ground. Lovely stroke from Jayasuriya, timing Bradshaw straight down the ground for a couple. He picks up another two with a mis-timed, lofted off-drive before moving to within one of his 25th one-day international ton with a tickle to long-leg.

"There is no enthusiasm from the West Indies, they're flat, there's just no team spirit. Someone has to be culpable for that"
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32nd over: 171-2
Jayawardene brings up his fifty with a sweep to the mid-wicket boundary. It's been a grafting effort, but with his old mate Jayasuriya giving it some hammer at the other end, he doesn't need to be motoring.

"300 seems accessible. Speaking of which, saw the film yesterday, enjoyed it. For all the ladies out there, there's more six-packs on offer than a bargain booze outlet."
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31st over: 164-2
Jayasuriya picks up a couple with a flip to square-leg, moving like a man half his age. But that's enough exercise for the old boy and he swings Bradshaw over the mid-wicket fence for another maximum. Another single for Jayasuriya, clipping Bradshaw to leg, and West Indies skipper Lara looks like he's just stod in some dog's business on his way to the opera.

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30th over: 152-2
More tweakage from Gayle and Jayasuriya works him to fine-leg for one. Sri Lanka milking Gayle and there are six singles from the over. They do say take your 30-over score and double it to find your total, which would mean over 300 for Sri Lanka.

"The West Indies have looked so flat for the last 30-40 minutes. Nothing seems to be going right for them and they seem unable to gee themselves up."
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29th over: 146-2
News reaches me that England's WAGs are on their way to the Caribbean. Four weeks of dining out with Duncan Fletcher while their men folk are tucked up in bed - bet they can't wait. Swivel shot from Jayasuriya, helping a leg-side delivery from Bradshaw to the long-leg boundary for four. Rumble, young man, rumble, the Sri Lankans are sitting pretty.

"The Windies better get their act together. They seem to be losing the plot in the face of a certain Sanath Jayasuriya. If they lose today, local interest in the World Cup will reach a new nadir. Following India and Pakistan's ignominous exits, subcontinental interest definitely waned. A Windies exit would be the final nail on the coffin for this ludicrous affair."
Vikramaditya Ganapati Yadav, Waterloo, Canada, in the TMS inbox

28th over: 140-2
Jayawardene puts manners on Bravo, crashing him over the fence at wide long-on. Verbals between batsman and bowler and that's the 100 partnership. Bravo drags one in short and Jayasuriya pulls him round the corner for another four.

27th over: 129-2
Apologies - my big, fat left index finger keeps on hitting '3' instead of '2', giving the impression that the Lankans are three down rather than two. Jayawardene charges Bradshaw but Gayle makes a sharp stop at backward point. Just one from the over and Bradshaw is doing his bit.

26th over: 128-2
Nice hands from Jayasuriya, dabbing Bravo to backward-point for one. The West Indies fans trying to crank up the atmosphere. There's a trumpeter out there in the stands. He's not very good, he sounds like Roy Castle having an asthma attack. Four for Jayasuriya, picking-up Bravo off his legs. This is looking ominous for the Windies.

25th over: 121-2
Classic Jayasuriya, a lazy five wood over the deep mid-wicket fence for six. Taylor, and the whole of the Caribbean, winces. Good comeback by Taylor, Jayawardene just managing to jam down on a yorker. Jayawardene gets one for a twirl round the corner and Sri Lanka will have their eye on 270 at this rate.

24th over: 112-2
Jayawardene has a slash at Bravo and misses. Scratchy knock this from the Sri Lanka skipper, but he does get one for a whip to leg. Jayasuriya picks up one to mid-wicket before the Sri Lanka skipper shows Fairy Liquid hands, caressing Bravo through mid-wicket for three.

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23rd over: 105-2
Jayawardene moves to 22 with a clip off his pads before whipping Powell round the corner to long-leg for a single. Three from the over.

22nd over: 102-2
Bravo into the attack and there is some poor fielding from Lara at short mid-wicket, scrabbling about on the floor like a drunk trying to retrieve a shelled kebab. The ton comes up courtesy of a wide and Bravo sends down another, the ball looping harmlessly over Jayasuriya's shoulder. Innocuous from Bravo, the Windies struggling somewhat.

21st over: 97-2
Jayasuriya gets a couple with a dab to third-man, Powell giving up an overthrow with a wild throw to the bowler's end. And all of a sudden, the pendulum has swung back all the way in Sri Lanka's favour.

20th over: 93-2
It's Gayle and his right-arm darts into the attack and he drops short and is swung away for four by Jayasuriya. Another shortish delivery is dragged down to fine-leg for another couple before Jayasuriya picks up two more with a clip off his legs. Scruffy stuff from Gayle. Jayasuriya moves to his fifty with a dab to backward-square - that's his 63rd half-century in ODIs. Jayasuriya has also passed Inzamam in the list of one-day run-getters.

19th over: 83-2
The West Indies body language is not good at the moment, that really was a body blow from Jayasuriya, with a knee in the groin for good measure. Good comeback by Taylor, twirling his lasso and putting the breaks on Sri Lanka's attempted escape. A maiden.

18th over: 83-2
Jayasuriya, putting metal to pedal after a rather sedate start, carves Smith away for another boundary before serving up the first maximum of the day, sashaying down the track and larruping Smith over the long-off fence. Jayasuriya drags Smith round the corner for another four before latching on to a rank half-tracker and steering it through the covers for another boundary. West Indies have gone from Bentley to clown's car in the space of one over. Eighteen off the over - that was a beastly attack from the old man.

17th over: 65-2
Better from Jayawardene, using his feet and clipping Bradshaw through mid-wicket for three. And Jayasuriya gets involved, dragging a Bradshaw bumper round the corner for four before skipping down the track and marmelising him over long-off for another boundary. One more single to point for Jayasuriya, and that's 12 from the over.

"Chin Music is the name of a 2004 album by New York City hardcore band, Billy Club Sandwich."
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"I'm afraid one of the things we can't blame the organisers for is the weather. Feb, March and April are supposed to be the driest months of the year in the Caribbean. I used to live in Barbados and my lawn was brown and crispy by the middle of April - looked and felt like a Weetabix."
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16th over: 53-2
Smith ratcheting up the pressure with his dibbly-dobblies and Jayawardene looks short on confidence at the moment. Saying that, he latches on to a wide half-volley and slaps the ball through the covers for three.

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15th over: 50-2
Unfortunate for West Indies, Jayawardene nicking a quick single and the ball ricocheting off his bat from Lara's throw to the bowler's end and dribbling away to the boundary. Otherwise, it's tight stuff from the hosts and this normally expansive pair are becalmed. On comes the drinks cart and it still reminds me of the giant breast from Woody Allen's Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex...

14th over: 45-2
Smith is into the attack and it's another tight over, just two from it.

"Chin Music is anything sung by Bruce Forsyth..."
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13th over: 43-2
Another jaffer from the left-armer Bradshaw, getting one to bite and nibble away from Jayawardene. Not sure if we have the same cameramen at each game, but these boys love the ladies. Off he goes again on Totty Watch, and he settles on a couple of smashing West Indies fans resplendant in canary yellow.

"Will a dog parking his breakfast be the most exciting moment of the match? Personally, I'm enjoying the start to this game."
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12th over: 41-2
More convincing from Jayawardene, carving Powell to backward-point and grabbing a couple. More Keystone Kop running from the two old heads, Jayasuriya being sent back by his skipper having already made it three-quarters of the way down the track.

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11th over: 40-2
Jayasuriya, standing well outside his crease, almost puts his back out playing a wild attempted drive. Typical acrobatics from Smith, hitting the deck at backward point, crawling across the turf and stopping a steer from Jayasuriya. Jayawardene gets one for a tickle down to third-man and he's playing like a man desperately trying to locate his mojo.

"Thanks for the tip about pressing F5. It's amazing what you can learn by following the cricket live text. Makes spending Sunday afternoon at work on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon in Stockholm a bit more tolerable!"
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10th over: 37-2
Some poor sausage has been ordered out into the outfield with a spade and plastic bag. That dog wants to watch its back. Hostile stuff from Powell, getting Jayawardene hopping with some chin music before getting a ball to leave him with some lavish swing. Jayawardene gets nothing for an attractive off-drive, Powell making the stop falling down to his right. Good pressure from the hosts and the crowd are warming to this, this is Caribbean cricket as it should be.

9th over: WICKET - Sangakkara c Ramdin b Bradshaw 7, SL 35-2
Lara turns to the medium-fast of Bradshaw and he finds the edge of Sangakkara's bat and the ball runs away for a couple. Bradshaw can't afford any half-trackers at his pace, and Sangakkara slaps him through point for four. But that's Sangakkara gone, Bradshaw getting one to leave him and Ramdin taking a straightforward catch behind the stumps. That's the biggest roar of the World Cup so far - we have a party in Guyana! A mutt has invaded the pitch! Someone dig out the Super Sopper, he's doing something he shouldn't in front of the boundary fence! That got a bigger cheer than the wicket. Not quite Erika Roe, but I'll take it.

8th over: 29-1
Teaser from Powell, the ball shaping away from Jayasuriya and almost tempting the batsman into a little nibble. Jayasuriya gets one for a flick off his legs before Powell mixes things up, Sangakkara just managing to dig out a slow, looping yorker. Powell follows up with a leg-side wide and there are three from the over. Nervous times for Sri Lanka.

"With reference to your comment in the 4th over, can I ask what Martin Gough is doing in the cane fields? It seems like a blatant waste of license payers' money to be quite frank. Surely he should be reporting on the cricket?"
Adrian, Cornwall, in the TMS inbox

7th over: 26-1
Jayasuriya gets a couple with a steer to backward-point before Taylor drops short and is swung away for four. Taylor goes up for lbw, but that was going over the top.

6th over: WICKET - Tharanga b Powell 8, SL 18-1
Bit jumpy these Sri Lankan openers, and this time Jayasuriya is sent scrambling back to make his ground. Gorgeous shot from Tharanga for the first boundary of the day, showing the maker's bat to Powell and the ball racing away to the fence. More chin music from Powell before West Indies have the breakthrough, Powell making a mess of the timbers with a dreamy in-swinging yorker. One stump left standing, take that you swine. Tharanga played all around that, but it was a crackerjack delivery. Sangakkara has been bumped up the order in place of skipper Jayawardene and he blocks the final ball of the over.

5th over: 13-0
It's a sell-out today, but the ground doesn't appear full. Taylor sends down a wild, away-swinging delivery and Jayasuriya just manages to toe-end it down to third-man for a single. Taylor is getting plenty of movement in the air, but he's struggling to control the white ball. Umpire Harper signals another wide. Bit of hesitancy from the Sri Lanka openers, Jayasuriya, who's knocking on 40, sending Tharanga back with a primeval screech. Tharanga does grab a quick single with a nudge into the covers. Slow-going for Sri Lanka, however.

4th over: 11-0
It's toasty out there in the Providence Stadium and Powell gets one past the edge of Tharanga's bat, although it was a no-ball. Bit of weather out there and the brollies go up. Our man in Guyana, Martin Gough, can see a squall coming in from the cane fields. Two singles from the over.

3rd over: 9-0
Tharanga feels for one and steers Taylor down to third-man for one. Jayasuriya nicks a scampered single after a chop to backward point. I know it's Sunday and I know you probably have better things to do than sit in front of a computer screen repeatedly pressing F5 on the keyboard, but we need emails brothers and sisters. Best ball so far from Taylor, getting it to rise off just short of a length and almost finding the edge of Tharanga's bat.

2nd over: 7-0
Two slips in for Powell, but his first ball swings away from Jayasuriya for another wide. Lara grimaces, like he's just found some mice droppings in his Happy Meal. Jayasuriya gets one for a guide to point before Tharanga picks up a single with a cosy tuck to square-leg. Optimistic lbw appeal from Powell, but that pitched outside leg-stump and umpire Benson's having none of it. No drama for Sri Lanka so far.

"It appears that after failing as a window cleaner and a removal man, Frank Spencer has finally settled into the position of Cricket World Cup Organiser."
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1st over: 4-0 Taylor has first go with the ball and Tharanga is off the mark with a tuck off his hip for one. Taylor then tries out some early chin music, but Jayasuriya sways underneath it with the minimum of fuss and it's called a wide. Taylor sends down an identical delivery next up and it's one more extra to the total. Four from the first over - a lot of grunt from Taylor, not much control.

1513 BST: Apologies for the mixed messages this morning, trying to find out what's happening during this World Cup has been like trying to decipher some Cold War code. Players are out and the Windies fall into a huddle - they really need to win this one. Out come Jayasuriya and Tharanga and we're ready to roll.

West Indies: CH Gayle, S Chanderpaul, RR Sarwan, MN Samuels, BC Lara (capt), DJ Bravo, D Ramdin, DR Smith, DB Powell, JE Taylor, IDR Bradshaw

Sri Lanka: WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene (capt), LPC Silva, TM Dilshan, RP Arnold, CRD Fernando, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, M Muralitharan

"The ball is not going to swing as much as the West Indies might expect, but bowling first was the right and only option."
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"Hopefully the moisture in the air will help our fast bowlers. Starting today, we expect the boys to put in a good performance and come out on top. In the field, we've done pretty well."
West Indies skipper Brian Lara

1504 BST: Brian Lara wins the toss and West Indies are going to have a bowl - didn't he make the same mistake against Australia? Taylor and Bradshaw are back in for the hosts, which means Simmons and Collymore have been canned. Fernando is in for Maharoof for Sri Lanka.

1500 BST: The latest news is that we could be in for another squall in Guyana, which would make a start time of 1515 BST highly unlikely. Michael Holding has just been out there taking a look at the pitch. Lots of cracks, but it's been heavily rolled.

1446 BST: The toss will now take place at 1500 BST, and not 1445 - for the love of the Big Man (I'm not allowed to say the 'G' word), get a grip!

"The reason I didn't go to the World Cup was because chocolate Hob Nobs are scarce in the Windies...oh, and I was skint."
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"Brian Lara's boys passed in front of the grass bank during their warm-up jog and, after three weeks in the West Indies, I've just hear my first home-crowd roar."
Martin Gough, BBC Sport in Guyana

"Covers are off now and it looks a little clearer over the cane fields to the east, where the weather has been coming from. My shirt's still soaking wet from walking the 200 yards from the taxi to the ground two hours ago. Felt like stepping under a hosepipe."
Martin Gough, BBC Sport in Guyana

"I am living in Canada and since 2000 I have been planning to attend the matches with friends. But when I saw the costs geared towards keeping the locals out, I decided to stand in solidarity and stay away. What was supposed to be a Caribbean atmosphere, sadly, because of greed, has turned out to be a disaster. What a shame!"
Subash in the TMS inbox

1430 BST: News in that the toss is due to take place at 1445 BST and play is expected to start at 1515 BST. Not sure about any reductions, I'll keep you posted.

"The reason I didn't go to the Cricket World Cup is because I heard lots of horror stories prior to it regarding the difficulty of getting hotels and travelling between islands etc."
Richard Colley, Bromsgrove, in the TMS inbox

"I went to the last World Cup in South Africa but could not make this one as had previously been in Australia for the Ashes. Don't have enough time off work for both. The Ashes are too close to the World Cup."
Hugh, Kennington, in the TMS inbox

1425 BST: Just had a quick peak on Cricinfo, and according to them, some long-range forecast or other reckons there's a 50% chance that Guyana will have rain every day for the next week. There's three matches in that time, Bangladesh v South Africa, Ireland v South Africa and Ireland v New Zealand. Hmmm...I see my future...it involves a lot of tea runs...

"I must confess to being somewhat fed up. West Indies: home of passionate cricket, and what do we get? Low attendances because no-one can afford the tickets, and lousy weather. Why choose a place and time of year when cricket is likely to be delayed/rained off? Especially when the new grounds aren't ready for it?"
Jennifer, Sunny London, in the TMS inbox

1418 BST: Grab yourself a couple of Um Bongos from the fridge, set the easy chair to 'Relax' and have a look at the BBC's guide to Guyana. Or go out and have a nice lunch somewhere, like a Harvester or Nandos.

Guyana country guide

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1407 BST: The local forecast in Guyana suggests we're in for showers for the next three hours. Here we go again...

"There has been no official announcement but it's pouring with rain again and all the covers are back on. Not a chance of starting on time."
Martin Gough, BBC Sport in Guyana

"Heavy showers and rain forecast between 1400 and 1700 BST (although that may have passed through early). Supposedly partly cloudy after that and it's warm, so it should dry quickly. Covers still on at the moment and they've got to get the water off them before removing."
Martin Gough, BBC Sport in Guyana

1350 BST: Hello everyone. It's been raining overnight in Guyana and we may have a slightly delayed start. However, our man in the Caribbean (and South America, before anyone has a moan-up) Martin Gough tells me the groundsmen are armed with more than just sponge mattresses today and we should get a full-length match in.