SL VS WI T20: WEST INDIES BEATS SRI LANKA BY 7 WICKETS
4 years ago
Highlights:
- WI won the toss and choose to field first
- WI beats SL by 7 wickets
- Andre Russell got Man of the Match and Series Award
On Thursday at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, West Indies team won the toss and chose to field first. And West Indies bowlers gave a great start to Indies team they took 3 wickets of Sri Lanka at just 48 runs. Dasun Shanaka scored most 31 runs from the Sri Lanka side and the Lanka team gave the target to West Indies of 156 runs.
Whereas, West Indies chased this target easily in just 17 overs and Clean-Sweep the 2 matches T – 20 series. Andre Russell (40) played a storm inning. He scored 40 runs in just 14 balls with the help of 6 sixes and gave the win to the Indies team. West Indies clean-sweep in the 2 matches T – 20 series with the help of this win.
Scorecard:
Sri Lanka                                                                                         155-6 (20 Overs)
Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
Kusal Perera (wk) c L Simmons b Fabian Allen | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 115.38 |
Avishka Fernando b Oshane Thomas | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
Shehan Jayasuriya          c Rovman Powell b Fabian Allen | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 88.89 |
Kusal Mendis c Rovman Powell b DJ Bravo | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
Angelo Mathews run out (Fabian Allen) | 23 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 104.55 |
Dasun Shanaka not out | 31 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 129.17 |
Wanindu Hasaranga c Hetmyer b Cottrell | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
Thisara Perera not out | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 161.54 |
Extras – 21 (lb5, b5, nb1, w10, p0)
Did not bat
Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Malinga, Lakshan Sandakan
West Indies                                                                                    158-3 (17 Overs)
Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
Lendl Simmons b Mathews | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.50 |
Brandon King c Malinga b Lahiru Kumara | 43 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 204.76 |
Shimron Hetmyer not out | 43 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 102.38 |
Rovman Powell c S Jayasuriya b Shanaka | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 Â |
Andre Russell not out | 40 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 285.71 |
Extras – 6 (lb0, b0, nb0, w6, p0)
Did not bat
Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell