West Indies (276/5) beat Sri Lanka (274/6) by 5 wickets to win the ODI series 3-0

[MenInG]

Time : 1:30 PM GMT, 9:30 AM LOCAL

Series already won - West Indies now have a chance to inflict a painful 3-0 series win against Sri Lanka

Mickey Arthur will be desperate for something positive from this tour!

Squads:

West Indies Squad: Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard(c), Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Jason Mohammed, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh, Kevin Sinclair

Sri Lanka Squad: Danushka Gunathilaka, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Ashen Bandara, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Suranga Lakmal, Niroshan Dickwella, Akila Dananjaya, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka

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West Indies have won the toss and have opted to field

Teams:

West Indies (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard(c), Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Jason Mohammed, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Danushka Gunathilaka, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Ashen Bandara, Lakshan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Suranga Lakmal, Asitha Fernando

 

[Last Monetarist]

Sri Lanka 93/2
20 overs
RR 4.65

Slow start by Sri Lanka after being asked to bat first by the West Indies. They'll need to accelerate to get a competitive score.

 

[Saj]

Sri Lanka struggling at 117/4 after 25 overs.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Windies and their obsession with bowling first. Had they batted first, these games would not even have been close.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Sri Lanka 274/6
50 overs

Hasaranga 80*
Bandara 55*

A strong finish to the innings.

Would be a good interesting chase for the West Indies.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Holder's trundling once again got smashed.

 

[Saj]

West Indies currently on 69/2 from 18.4 overs

Sri Lanka with the upper hand.

 

[Markhor]

Shai Hope's consistency in ODIs is extraordinary.

WI have given themselves a good platform.

 

[Markhor]

Ian Bishop not happy about Darren Bravo's dot ball consumption.

 

[GenericBrand]

Shockingly poor series for SL. WI isn't even that formidable of an ODI unit to get manhandled by like this.

 

[RyanRyan10]

SL might have to play World Cup qualifiers and it won't be easy for them there. Teams ranked between 10-14 are no pushovers.

 

[Saj]

Sri Lanka's pacers look so poor at key moments.

Looks like another West Indies win.

 

[Markhor]

Another professional performance from WI. Looking forward to the Tests.

 

[Saj]

Good chase by West Indies.

Controlled it nicely.

Mickey not happy.....again.

 

[Rafa]

What a boring team SL is. Same strategy and approach every match and same result. No killer instinct.

 

[Titan24]

A lot of things to work upon for Srl, team management will be under pressure and will be hoping to revive some reputation in tests.

 

[BaankeJi]

Mickey Arthur has a lot of work to do.

 

[Bewal Express]

SL have some good young players coming through but atm it is going pear shaped.Mickey is a decent coach but he looks lost

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Mickey must be missing his old job.

I miss you too Mickey.

 

[MenInG]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Darren Bravo scored his fourth One-Day International century which saw West Indies to victory by five wickets over Sri Lanka and a clean sweep of the three-match CG Insurance ODI series on Sunday.

The left-hander in his 111th innings, made 102 off 132 balls, with four sixes and five fours as West Indies reached 276-5 off 48.3 overs in reply to Sri Lanka’s 274-6 off their 50 overs. He was named the CG Insurance Man-of-the-Match.

The three wins in this series earned the West Indies 30 points and moved up to fifth position in the International Cricket Council’s Super League table. It was also the third consecutive series win for West Indies, following the sensational 2-0 Test series result in Bangladesh last month, and the 2-1 win in the CG Insurance T20I Series at Coolidge Cricket Ground last week.

Bravo received fantastic support from opener Shai Hope who scored 64 off 72 balls and captain Kieron Pollard an unbeaten 52 off 42 balls. Hope, with scores of 110 and 84 earlier in the series, ended as the leading batsman and was named the CG Insurance Man-of-the-Series. He added 109 for the third wicket with Bravo, who then added a further 80 for the fifth wicket with Pollard, who hit four fours and a six.

“I think today was an important day for me. I tried my best today. It wasn’t the most fluent but at the end of the day, we got the job done which is the most important thing. It feels good to win and take the series 3-0. We wanted to make sure we completed the job today,” Bravo said.

Upcoming matches

Sri Lanka vs CWI President’s XI: March 17-18 at Coolidge Cricket Ground – 10am (9am Jamaica Time)
1st Test: March 21-25 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – 10am (9am Jamaica Time)
2nd Test: March 29 to April 2 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – 10am (9am Jamaica Time)