Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 161 runs in Hambantota to win the 3 match ODI series 2-0 with a match to go.
It was a clinical preformance from Sri Lanka with both bat and the bowl beating West Indies comfortably infront of a packed Hambantota crowd.
Sri Lanka – 345 for 8 (Avishka 127, Mendis 119, Cotrell 4/67)
West Indies – 184 in 39.1 overs (Hope 51, Wanidu 3/30, Sandakan 3/57)
With this series victory Sri Lanka has now won all 5 ODIs played at home since the World cup.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh 3-0 last year.
Sri Lanka has now played 7 ODIs after the World Cup with a win record 5-2.
Sri Lanka lost 2 ODIs in Pakistan last October when several senior Cricketers didn’t tour Pakistan due to security reasons.
Dimuth Karunaratne has now captained Sri Lanka in 13 ODIs and won 9 of those games.