Sri Lanka’s spinners bamboozled world champions West Indies to claim a 43-run win in the second T20 International at the Coolidge Cricket G...
Sri Lanka’s spinners bamboozled world champions West Indies to claim a 43-run win in the second T20 International at the Coolidge Cricket Ground on Friday.
Having lost by four wickets in the opening game on Wednesday, in a game where West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard launched six sixes in an over, the tourists successfully defended 160 on Friday to level the three-match series.
West Indies were all out for 117 in the 19th over as Sri Lanka ended an eight-game losing streak in T20I cricket. The final match is at the same venue on Sunday.
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga finished with 3/17, off-break bowler Akila Dananjaya, who was the victim of Pollard’s midweek assault but also claimed a hat-rick, had 1/13.
Wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan took 3/10, including Pollard who made just 13.
West Indies were 45-1 before five wickets fell for just 21 runs. Chris Gayle, who was out for a first ball duck on Wednesday in his first appearance in two years, made a patchy 16 when he fell to a catch by Ashen Bandara off Hasaranga.
Opener Lendl Simmons (21) was next out, lbw failing to pick a Hasaranga googly. Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder and Dwayne Bravo all followed quickly for single figure scores.
Dananjaya had earlier dismissed opener Evin Lewis for six. His...
