Windies come up short as hosts win by slender 6-run margin

Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 6 runs in the third match of ODI series between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Let us know in more detail.

 

The third ODI series match between Sri Lanka and West Indies was played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele yesterday, in which Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 6 runs. Sri Lanka won the toss and scored 307 runs, losing 10 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, with Kushal Mendis scoring a 55-run half-century in 48 balls, Dhananjaya de Silva scoring a 51-run half-century in 47 balls, Dimuth Karunaratne 54. 44 runs off balls, Kushal Perera 44 runs in 55 balls, Thisara Perera 38 runs in 31 balls, Avishka Fernando 29 runs in 34 balls, Wanindu Hasaranga scored 16 runs in 9 balls and Anglo Mathew scored 12 runs in 17 balls. In this way Sri Lanka batted first, losing all wickets in 50 overs, scored 307 runs and set a target of 308 runs for the West Indies.

 

Chasing West Indies 308 runs in the second innings, the entire team managed to score 301 runs after losing 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs and the match suffered a loss by just 6 runs, with Shai Hope scoring a half-century innings of 72 off 88 balls. Played, Sunil Ambris played a half-century innings of 60 off 60 balls, Nicholas Pooran played a 50-run half-century innings in 61 balls, Kiran Pollard scored a 50-run half-century in 49 balls, Fabian Allen 37 off 15 balls, Darren Bravo 12 The ball He scored 8 runs and Johnson Holder scored 8 runs in 6 balls. In this way, West Indies chasing 308 runs in the second innings, the whole team could score 301 runs after losing 9 wickets in the prescribed 50 overs and lost the match by 6 runs.