West Indies vs Sri Lanka Today match Highlights

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Today match Highlights

In practice, the West Indies had a pretty good day out, winning the first T20 by five wickets against Sri Lanka. It was a good match at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium, as both Brandon King and Evin Lewis absolutely smacked the ball. These guys were on fire… I mean!

So, here’s how it went down. It was 180 runs and the Windies were 26 without loss when King and Lewis set about a brisk run chase. They’d racked up 107 runs there so quickly like, no kidding. They hit 50 in just 28 balls! King? He made his half-century in just 25 balls and seriously looked as if he was taking a casual stroll in the park.

The team? Yeah, that fast is how fast they got to 100 runs: 49 balls. Evin Lewis wasn’t far behind either as he cracked a half century off 28 balls with five boundaries and four sixes. Unfortunately, their partnership had been broken up by Matheesha Pathirana, getting Lewis out, but really by that point any damage had been done.

They lost a few wickets later, things got a bit tense, sure. And hey at least they got to the finish line with five balls to spare. Boom!

Now, let’s rewind a bit. Field wet – so match started 30 minutes late. Windies skipper Rovan Powell had asked the Indian captain Virat Kohli to bowl first and, as always, a smart move. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis started well but Sri Lanka’s slide from there was lightning fast. They were down to 27 for 2 in just three overs. Ouch.
After that we looked to rebuild the partnership quickly after Kusal Mendis and his son Kamindu Mendis, who were in outright power, added 31, but Kusal got out for 19. Skipper Charith Asalanka and Kamindu hung in there to save the innings. At half time Sri Lanka was 83 for 3.

The two gathered another 50 more runs in simply 31 balls. Debutant Shamar Springer, though, sent him packing for his half-century — 51, struck in 35 balls — when drifting to his left to take a sharp return catch from Kamindu. Sri Lanka got some hope after he and Asalanka put on an 82-run stand for the fourth wicket.

They couldn’t push it all the way, with Asalanka reaching his half century in just 29 balls. Asalanka contributed 59 off 35, leaving Sri Lanka at 179 for 7. Just wasn’t enough.

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