The West Indies overcame a few stutters to close out their 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a resounding 5 wicket win in the 2nd ODI at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
It was Evin Lewis and Shai Hope that once again put the hosts in the driving seat with a 192-run stand for the 1st wicket, more or less sealing the deal for the Windies, before Sri Lanka mounted a mini-fightback, reducing them to 212/3 and then 249/5. However, the win was never really in doubt with Nicholas Pooran at the crease and the southpaw ultimately made easy work.
It could be said that Sri Lanka lost the game thanks to both powerplays in each respective innings, losing 3 wickets up top after being put into bat and then being unable to make a breakthrough of their own as Hope and Lewis got going.
Danushka Gunathilaka (96) looked in sublime form with the bat and managed to rescue the innings alongside Dinesh Chandimal (71) as the pair put on 100 runs for the 4th wicket. Sri Lanka came across familiar troubles with both bat and ball, with the middle order and death bowling their biggest concerns.
Wanindu Hasaranga (47) added some spark to the latter part of the innings, however could not cause too many problems with the ball. The bowling was made to look toothless once again, but 2 wickets apiece to Thisara Perera and Nuwan Pradeep gave Sri Lanka some hope going into the last 3 overs. Pradeep conceded 18 in the 48th over and from that point, it was nearly impossible for the Windies to lose.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danushka Gunathilaka | b Jason Mohammed | 96 | 96 | 10 | 6 | 100.00 |
| Dimuth Karunarathne | b Alzarri Joseph | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Pathum Nissanka | b Alzarri Joseph | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Oshada Fernando | c Jason Holder b Akeal Hosein | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Fabian Allen b Jason Mohammed | 71 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 72.45 |
| Ashen Bandara | c Romario Shepherd b Jason Mohammed | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Thisara Perera | run out () | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 76.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Alzarri Joseph b Jason Holder | 47 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 151.61 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 273/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.46) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-7 (2.2) Dimuth Karunarathne, 2-32 (6.5) Pathum Nissanka, 3-50 (8.4) Oshada Fernando, 4-150 (29.2) Danushka Gunathilaka, 5-186 (37.4) Ashen Bandara, 6-204 (41.5) Dinesh Chandimal, 7-268 (49.1) Wanindu Hasaranga, 8-271 (49.4) Thisara Perera, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzarri Joseph | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 4.20 | |
| Jason Holder | 9 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 7.33 | |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| Romario Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | |
| Fabian Allen | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4.30 | |
| Kieron Pollard | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | |
| Jason Mohammed | 10 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 4.70 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evin Lewis | st Dinesh Chandimal b Lakshan Sandakan | 103 | 121 | 8 | 4 | 85.12 |
| Shai Hope | c Nuwan Pradeep b Thisara Perera | 84 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Nicholas Pooran | not out | 35 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 92.11 |
| Darren Bravo, | c Ashen Bandara b Thisara Perera | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Kieron Pollard | lbw b Nuwan Pradeep | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Fabian Allen | c Ashen Bandara b Nuwan Pradeep | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 214.29 |
| Jason Holder | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 10 (b 1 , lb 5 , nb 1, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 274/5 (49.4 Overs, RR: 5.52) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-192 (37.2) Evin Lewis, 2-194 (38.5) Shai Hope, 3-212 (41.6) Darren Bravo,, 4-233 (45.5) Kieron Pollard, 5-249 (47.2) Fabian Allen, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Pradeep | 9.4 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 7.02 | |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 5.60 | |
| Thisara Perera | 7 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 6.43 | |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 | |
