Evin Lewis and Shai Hope performed knocks of 103 and 84 respectively as West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday in Antigua on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
With this win, the hosts have gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Chasing 274, Windies acquired off to a unbelievable begin as openers Lewis and Hope placed on 192 runs for the primary wicket and the duo completed the match with this begin and Sri Lanka bowlers had no solutions for his or her onslaught.
Sri Lanka did handle to take 5 wickets, however in the tip, Nicholas Pooran (35) and Jason Holder (2) took the hosts over the road by 5 wickets with two balls to spare.
Earlier, Danushka Gunathilaka performed a knock of 96 runs as Sri Lanka posted a complete of 273/8 in the allotted fifty overs. Opting to bat first, the guests acquired off to a nasty begin because the aspect was lowered to 50/3 in the ninth over. Dimuth Karunaratne (1), Pathum Nissanka (10), and Oshada Fernando (2) didn’t get going with the bat.
Dinesh Chandimal (71) then joined Gunathilaka (96) in the center and the duo fashioned a 100-run stand to revive the innings however as quickly as Sri Lanka began to achieve an higher hand, Windies managed to get three wickets with the guests scoring simply 54 extra runs and Sri Lanka was lowered to 204/6 in the forty second over.
In the ultimate 5 overs, Sri Lanka added 51 extra runs to their whole and the aspect posted a rating of greater than the 270-run mark. For West Indies, Jason Mohammed returned with three wickets.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 273/8 (Danushka Gunathilaka 96, Dinesh Chandimal 71, Jason Mohammed 3-47); West Indies 274/5 (Evin Lewis 103, Shai Hope 84, Thisara Perera 2-45).
