After losing the T20 series to Sri Lanka, West Indies also lost the first match of the ODI series. The hosts beat the West Indies by 5 wickets in the rain at Pallekele on Sunday (October 20). With this victory, Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
The rain started after winning the toss and batting first, losing 4 wickets in 38.3 overs and scoring 185 runs. Sri Lanka set a target of 232 runs in 37 overs in the rain. Which won with 31 balls and 5 wickets in hand.
West Indies did not get off to a good start. He lost 3 wickets for 54 runs. But from there Sherfen Rutherford took the lead of the team. Picked up fifty. He was unbeaten on 74 off 82 balls before the rain came.
Casey Carty and Roston Chase led the team along with Rutherford. After Curty scored 37 and Chase 33, play was stopped for a while due to rain. Then when the game started, the Lankans’ target was 232 runs in 37 overs.
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But the hosts did not have the speed to make this run. Asalanka and Nishan Madushka’s aggressive fifties saw Sri Lanka reach the target easily. But the start was not good for the Lankans. They lost 3 wickets in the first 10 overs. But then the hosts took control of the match.
Madushka opened with 69 off 54 balls. And Asalanka won the match by playing an innings of 77 runs off 71 balls. This all-rounder also got a wicket by bowling.
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