West Indies beat Sri Lanka in 3rd T20I: Late strikes from Allen, Holders help WI win by 3 wickets, seal series 2-1- The last T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka was filled with high-action-packed drama. The match entered the second last over with Sri Lanka spinners picking up seven wickets. Fabian Allen and Jason Holders kept their nerves to help West Indies emerge victorious in their 132-run chase. With the win, WI won the series 2-1.
Earlier, Sri Lanka had strengthened their grip over West Indies picking wickets at regular intervals. Wanidu Hasaranaga provided the two early breakthroughs while Sandakan and Chameera too shined with the ball. All the middle-order batsman failed, including Chris Gayle (13) and Kieron Pollard (0).
West Indies openers Evin Lewis (21) and Lendl Simmons (26) provided a firm start to West Indies in their run chase against Sri Lanka.
West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 3 Wickets Full ScoreCard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendl Simmons | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 144.44 | |
| Evin Lewis | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 116.67 | |
| Chris Gayle | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard (C) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Nicholas Pooran (WK) | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 127.78 | |
| Jason Holder | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 60.87 | |
| Rovman Powell | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 87.50 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Fabian Allen | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 350.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 3, nb 1, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 134/7 (19) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akila Dananjaya | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 13.25 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.25 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Evin Lewis | 1-37 | 4.4 |
| Lendl Simmons | 2-54 | 6.5 |
| Kieron Pollard | 3-61 | 7.6 |
| CH Gayle | 4-75 | 11.3 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 5-95 | 14.2 |
| Rovman Powell | 6-105 | 16.4 |
| DJ Bravo | 7-105 | 16.5 |
Sri Lanka score 131/4 in 20 overs
A late flourish from Dinesh Chandimal and middle-order batsman Ashen Bandara has helped Sri Lanka post 131/4 in their 20 overs. Dinesh Chandimal smashed his fifty while Bandara remained unbeaten on 44.
Earlier, three quick wickets left Sri Lanka in trouble as they were 27/3 after 6 overs. If getting the wickets of openers Gunathilaka and Nissanka wasn’t enough, they dismissed Dickwella also in single digits off the final over of the powerplay. Skipper Angelo Mathews too fell quickly for just 11 runs.
The two teams are currently tied 1-1. While Sri Lanka emerged victorious in the last match, West Indies had won the opener.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Pathum Nissanka | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Niroshan Dickwella (WK) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 54 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 117.39 | |
| Angelo Mathews (C) | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Ashen Bandara | 44 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 125.71 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 131/4 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Allen | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Kevin Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Obed McCoy | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Gunathilaka | 1-10 | 2.1 |
| N Dickwella | 2-15 | 3.4 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 3-27 | 5.6 |
| A Mathews | 4-46 | 9.3 |