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West Indies vs Sri Lanka ( West Indies have taken a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.)

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After taking an unassailable lead in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, West Indies limited-overs skipper Kieron Pollard dedicated the win in the second ODI to his late uncle, who passed away on the morning of the game. Evin Lewis and Shai Hope played knocks of 103 and 84 respectively as West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday, at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. “At the end of the day, we take the win. Evin scored a hundred, we asked that in the dressing room. Hope again scoring runs and it was nice to see Pooran finish off the game. It was a total team performance today. Our best chance of winning the game was chasing,” said Pollard after the game.

Chasing 274, Windies got off to a fantastic start as openers Lewis and Hope put on 192 runs for the first wicket and the duo finished the match with this start and Sri Lanka bowlers had no answers for their onslaught.

Sri Lanka did manage to take five wickets, but in the end, Nicholas Pooran (35) and Jason Holder (2) took the hosts over the line by five wickets with two balls to spare. Earlier, Danushka Gunathilaka hit 96 as Sri Lanka posted a total of 273/8 in the allotted fifty overs. In the final five overs, Sri Lanka added 51 more runs. For West Indies, Jason Mohammed returned with three wickets.

West Indies and Sri Lanka will now lock horns in the third and final ODI on Sunday.

West Indies Squads

ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (C), Shai Hope (vc), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Jason Mohammed, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair.

Sri Lanka squad

ODI squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Dasun Shanaka, Danushka Gunathilake, Pathum Nissanka, Ashen Bandara, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Asitha Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananajaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Dilshan Madushanka, Suranga Lakmal.

SRI LANKA INNINGS (50 OVERS MAXIMUM)
BATSMEN   R B M 4s 6s SR
Danushka Gunathilaka  b Mohammed 96 96 129 10 3 100.00
Dimuth Karunaratne (c)  b Joseph 1 3 12 0 0 33.33
Pathum Nissanka  b Joseph 10 13 21 1 0 76.92
Oshada Fernando c Holder b Hosein 2 3 12 0 0 66.67
Dinesh Chandimal † c Allen b Mohammed 71 98 135 3 2 72.45
Ashen Bandara c Shepherd b Mohammed 18 28 33 1 0 64.29
Thisara Perera run out (Allen/†Hope) 19 25 56 2 0 76.00
PWH de Silva c Joseph b Holder 47 31 35 2 4 151.61
Lakshan Sandakan not out 2 2 5 0 0 100.00
Dushmantha Chameera not out 1 1 2 0 0 100.00
Extras (lb 1, w 5) 6
TOTAL (50 Ov, RR: 5.46) 273/8
Did not bat: Nuwan Pradeep
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.2 ov), 2-32 (Pathum Nissanka, 6.5 ov), 3-50 (Oshada Fernando, 8.4 ov), 4-150 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 29.2 ov), 5-186 (Ashen Bandara, 37.4 ov), 6-204 (Dinesh Chandimal, 41.5 ov), 7-268 (PWH de Silva, 49.1 ov), 8-271 (Thisara Perera, 49.4 ov)

 

BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB
Alzarri Joseph 10 1 42 2 4.20 40 3 1 3 0
Jason Holder 9 0 66 1 7.33 23 4 4 1 0
Akeal Hosein 4 0 20 1 5.00 12 1 1 0 0
Romario Shepherd 3 0 37 0 12.33 8 7 1 1 0
Fabian Allen 10 0 43 0 4.30 28 0 1 0 0
Kieron Pollard 4 0 17 0 4.25 8 0 0 0 0
Jason Mohammed 10 0 47 3 4.70 31 4 1 0 0
WEST INDIES INNINGS (TARGET: 274 RUNS FROM 50 OVERS)
BATSMEN   R B M 4s 6s SR
Evin Lewis st †Chandimal b Sandakan 103 121 171 8 4 85.12
Shai Hope † c Pradeep b Perera 84 108 179 6 0 77.78
Nicholas Pooran not out 35 38 71 4 0 92.11
Darren Bravo c Bandara b Perera 10 10 15 0 1 100.00
Kieron Pollard (c) lbw b Pradeep 15 11 21 1 1 136.36
Fabian Allen c Bandara b Pradeep 15 7 11 1 1 214.29
Jason Holder not out 2 4 6 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 1, lb 5, nb 1, w 3) 10
TOTAL (49.4 Ov, RR: 5.51) 274/5
Did not bat: Jason Mohammed, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph
Fall of wickets: 1-192 (Evin Lewis, 37.2 ov), 2-194 (Shai Hope, 38.5 ov), 3-212 (Darren Bravo, 41.6 ov), 4-233 (Kieron Pollard, 45.5 ov), 5-249 (Fabian Allen, 47.2 ov)

 

BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB
Nuwan Pradeep 9.4 0 66 2 6.83 28 8 1 3 0
Dushmantha Chameera 10 0 56 0 5.60 31 6 0 0 1
Thisara Perera 7 0 45 2 6.43 15 2 2 0 0
Danushka Gunathilaka 3 0 17 0 5.67 6 0 1 0 0
PWH de Silva 10 0 48 0 4.80 30 2 2 0 0
Lakshan Sandakan 10 1 36 1 3.60 35 2 1 0 0
MATCH DETAILS
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Toss West Indies, elected to field first
Series Sri Lanka tour of West IndiesICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League
Season 2020/21
Player Of The Match
Evin Lewis

 

Series result West Indies led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number ODI no. 4277
Match days 12 March 2021 – day match (50-over match)
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