Openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis scored half-centuries and shared a 107-run stand in 55 balls to guide West Indies to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first of their three Twenty20 matches. Sri Lanka scored 179 for seven in their 20 overs after West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to field at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.
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Sri Lanka scored 179-7 in their 20 overs after West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to field at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium. In reply, West Indies reached 180-5 with five deliveries remaining to take an early lead in the series. King smashed a six and eleven fours in his innings of 63 runs off 33 deliveries while Lewis hit four sixes and five fours for his 28-ball 50.After Lewis was out in the 10th over — caught by Chamindu Wickramasinghe off fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana — the hosts took two more wickets for 21 runs to threaten a comeback. But West Indies’ middle order maintained the momentum to take their team over the line.
Asalanka faced 35 deliveries and hit nine fours, and Mendis hit two sixes and five fours in his 40-ball knock.
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