Then Tillakaratne took two runs which took him to 100 with Sri Lanka requiring to score five runs in four balls. “A West Indies victory looked a formality when they reduced Sri Lanka to 103 for five, but Tillakaratne hadn’t had his say yet,” remembered Isam. Within the Sri Lanka playing ranks, the victory-hungry combination was being finalised. It was the very first moment where Sri Lanka tasted victory of such magnitude away from their shores. Sri Lanka knocked out the Windies and reached the best-of-three finals only to lose a fierce battle with uncompromising belligerence against the Aussies.

Source: The Nation June 03, 2021 21:00 UTC