Watch the highlights of West Indies vs Sri Lanka 14th Match Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1985 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup one-day international tournament of the 14th ODI match played between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth in 02nd February 1985.
A brilliant maiden century by Larry Gomes and Captain Clive Lloyd's blazing 29-ball 54 sets up to West Indies comprehensive 82-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a fighting innings from Amal Silva's 85 - Arjuna Ranatunga's 63* and West Indies completed a clean sweep of their 10 qualifying matches in the 14th match of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
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West Indies scored 309-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Larry Gomes blasted a 101 off 89-balls - which was his 1st ODI hundred.
Clive Lloyd hammered a unbeaten 54 off 29-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 186.20, Viv Richards scored 46 off 65-balls included 2-fours.
Gordon Greenidge cracked a 42 off 61-balls including 2-sixes & a four and Desmond Haynes hit 27 off 43-balls included 3-fours.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Vinothen John, Ashantha de Mel both took 2-wickets and one for Rumesh Ratnayeke.
Sri Lanka scored 227-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Amal Silva struck 85 off 96-balls including 7-fours.
Arjuna Ranatunga scored a run-a-ball unbeaten 63-runs including 2-fours & a six, Uvaisul Karnain 28 not out and Ravi Ratnayeke 24.
West Indies best bowler by Viv Richards and Courtney Walsh both took 2-wickets.
Larry Gomes named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to smashed a career-best 101-runs knocked off facing 89-balls including 6-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 113.48.
This match reported by The Daily Telegraph Staff (Third Party Reference from The Daily Telegraph)
WEST INDIES completed a clean sweep of their 10 qualifying matches in the World Series Cup tournament when they beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs at the WACA ground in Perth.
The result ended Sri Lanka's slim chance of reaching the best-of-three final series which will be between West Indies and Australia starting in Sydney on Wednesday.
West Indies, sent in to bat. scored 309 for six from their 50 overs with Larry Gomes making his first century in a limited-over international. They then restricted Sri Lanka to 227 for six.
The left-hander Gomes, whose batting is normally notable for caution rather than adventure, sruck out boldly to score 101 in 130 minutes with three sixes and six fours.
Farewell innings
But Gomes and his captain, Clive Lloyd, who in his farewell appearance in Perth made 54 not out from 29 balls, were indebted for their success to slipshod Sri Lankan fielding.
Gomes had three lives. When he was 16 wicketkeeper Silva dropped a simple catch off Ravi Ratnayeke, he survived a run-out chance on 27, and at 70 Mendis made a terrible mess of attempting to catch a skied ball at extra cover.
Lloyd, too, was dropped early on but Silva made some amends with the bat hitting 85 off 96 balls in 131 minutes before being sixth out at 137.
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