West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Nov 11, 2015
West Indies in Sri Lanka T20I Series – 2nd T20I
Sri Lanka v West Indies
West Indies won by 23 runs
(AFP) Dwayne Bravo grabbed four wickets as the West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 23 runs to draw their two-match Twenty20 international series in Colombo on Wednesday.
The visitors’ victory at the R. Premadasa Stadium ensured the West Indies finished their tour of Sri Lanka on a positive note after losing both the one-day international and Test series.
West Indies won the toss and opted to bat, scoring 162-6. Johnson Charles and Denesh Ramdin top-scored with 34 runs each while Bravo notched 31 as the tourists amassed a decent total.
Left-arm spinner Milinda Siriwardana and captain Lasith Malinga were the star bowlers for Sri Lanka, taking two wickets each for only 17 and 16 runs respectively.
But the West Indies’ bowling display was even more impressive with right-arm medium pacer Bravo putting in a man of the match performance that saw him take 4-28.
Ravi Rampaul, who was one of two changes to the West Indies side following their defeat to Sri Lanka in the first T20 on Monday, also impressed with three wickets.
Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan notched his second half century of the week, recording 52, but a collapse of the host’s middle and lower batting order meant the West Indies avoided a tour whitewash.
“We were desperate to get this win,” said West Indies’ captain Darren Sammy.
Sri Lanka swept the three-match one-day international series 3-0 and also won the preceding Test series without loss, taking it 2-0.
They then won the first T20 in Pallekele by 30 runs before Wednesday’s defeat resulted in 1-1 draw.
Colombo: West Indies has beaten Sri Lanka by 23 runs in 2nd Twenty 20 played at R Premadasa Stadium here on Wednesday.
Dilshan smashed 52 runs in 38 balls. Jayasuriya scored 30 runs in 32 balls. Siriwardana bagged 15 runs in 11 balls.
Bravo took four wickets. Rampaul bagged three wickets. While; Narine, Taylor and Pollard managed to get one wicket each.
Earlier, West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. The guest side had set 162 runs target on scoreboard on loss of six wickets.
Charles smashed 34 runs in 25 balls. Ramdin scored 34 runs in 22 balls. Bravo slamed 31 runs in 31 balls. Fletcher scored 23 runs in 21 balls.
Malinga and Siriwardana took two wickets each. Chameera managed to get one wicket.
