- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR34.1 big spin and a big appeal, given immediately by the umpire. Shai Hope has manufactured a wicket there, with outstanding presence of mind. This pitched outside off and spun sharply into Nissanka, who tried to clip to leg but missed. The ball hits pad and lobs up, but it catches the back of Nissanka's bat on its way up and Hope is right there on the legside to leap forward and intercept the ball before it hits the ground again. That is outstanding hustle from the captain. 177/36.5 Skies it, and Hope runs a long way to take that catch! Seales has his man with another bouncer. Kamindu looks for a hook, helping this short ball fine on the leg side, but the bounce does him in again and he just top-edges it. Ball goes high and fine on the leg side. Hope claims it early, follows it, gets under it, and hangs on to the catch. The Kamindu Mendis experiment at the top, for today, has come to an end 22/127.6 Mendis has thrown it away to a full toss! West Indies needed that. This is a low full toss going down leg, which Mendis gets low to, attempting to almost sweep that around the corner past the short fine. Ends up top edging it, and the short fine leg fielder gets under it easily. A wicket against the run of play, maybe down to a loss of concentration from Mendis. 158/240.3 Rathnayake's poor timing leads to his dismissal. He's been struggling on this deck, and was clearly looking for some big shots in the last couple of overs. Chase pings one down outside off and Rathnayake tries to slog sweep, but miscues it. Long on jogs to his right to get under a straight forward chance, a couple of metres short of the rope. 221/448.3 holes out to long on now! This was a low full toss, and Asalanka tries to launch thisover long on, but just can't get enough power into it, or get under it enough (it was nearly a yorker). The fielder on the boundary catches it a couple of metres inside the rope. 285/549.3 bouncer into the body, Hasaranga plays a hook, but hits it high rather than long. Fine leg runs in off the rope and gets under that one. That's good bowling from Seales to send Hasaranga on to the back foot and hitting to a part of the ground he's not comfortable with. 295/649.4 run out at the non-striker's end trying to run a bye. This was a slower length ball outside off that Milan tried to scoop over his shoulder. He missed and Liyanage was charging down the pitch to get back on strike. Hope rolled the ball to Seales, who turned around and hit the stumps to catch Milan a couple of metres short. Clinical little run out from WI. 295/7Extras20 (lb 2, nb 2, w 16)TOTAL303/7 (50 Overs, RR: 6.06)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Kamindu Mendis, 6.5 ov), 2-158 (Kusal Mendis, 27.6 ov), 3-177 (Pathum Nissanka, 34.1 ov), 4-221 (Pavan Rathnayake, 40.3 ov), 5-285 (Charith Asalanka, 48.3 ov), 6-295 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 49.3 ov), 7-295 (Milan Rathnayaka, 49.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 mid on has thrown down the stumps and Cambpell is out attempting a quick single! This is against the run of play, but that's an outstanding bit of work from Liyanage. The batter had pushed this fullish delivery just to the fielder's right. Liyanage swoops on it, and in one smooth motion fires in a throw at the base of the non-striker's stumps. Campbell is about 15cm short. 50/19.4 fires one into the top of leg stump. Greaves backed away but Theekshana has followed him with one that turned enough off the track to hit leg stump rather than sliding past it. A lovely piece of limited-overs bowling from Theekshana, who cramped Greaves up as he was looking to free the arms 73/220.6 Oh, that's a stunner is it? Kamindu claims it and Asitha Fernando gets a major breakthrough! This is overpitched around middle and off and Carty flicks it hard to midwicket's right. He times it well but Kamindu dives to his right and bends his body to grab it behind him. Sensational stuff. Carty has to walk off for 27 as Kamindu does his usual catch celebration, rolling the ball on his palm 125/330.5 Oh my, what have you done Shai Hope? Really, what was that? Chameera takes away the pace and takes away West Indies' hopes in this run chase. It's back of a length outside off, a legcutter, and Hope had shaped for the pull but is foxed by the lack of pace. Ends up just jabbing at it and pops an easy catch to backward point. He knew the moment he hit it that he's a goner! He looked in great touch, and in a great frame of mind with how he was approaching each delivery, but that just seems like a brainfade from him 167/524.1 Huge appeal and it's given! But Rutherford reviews now. Tossed up full on middle and off and it spins back in as Rutherford closes his bat face to work it leg-side. Did he glove it? Okay, no bat. Ball-tracking shows that it's crashing into the leg bail, so Rutherford is a goner. And Wanindu Hasaranga once again puts his hand up for Sri Lanka to make the difference with a massive wicket! That just breaks the game open! 134/440.3 Knocks him over, and with that, is that the chase done? On a length on off, reversing in, and beating Chase all ends up as he clears his front leg and has a swipe across the line, only to hear the death rattle. Chameera has his second and Sri Lanka can smell victory here 216/739.5 Oh, he's skied it and this time, Theekshana gets the breakthrough! Tossed up wide and it invites Motie to take him on. He chases it well away from his body and ends up slicing it. Hits it against the wind as well and the ball is in the air for a long time as deep cover settles under it 214/648.1 And Chameera begins the over with a deserved fourth wicket! Forde was probably expecting the wide yorker, having shuffled across a bit, but it's a yorker on the stumps. Forde clears his front leg to try and whip it away but ends up with the ball going through his legs and crashing into the stumps. Superb display with the ball from Chameera today 258/940.5 Oh, Chameera is running through 'em now! Alzarri Joseph walks out of his crease and pays the price. Fired in at 139kph outside off. Joseph was looking to whip it leg side, but the ball is again reversing in and goes through the gap to knock back the off pole 216/849.2 Caught at point and that's that. Sri Lanka begin the Gary Kirsten era with a win. It's Sri Lanka's first ODI win at West Indies since 2013, and it's been a clinical performance from them. Seales skips out to this full ball and slices it straight in the air as he looks to slog it down the ground. Simple catch taken, and it'[s a good win capped off by Sri Lanka 262/10Extras17 (b 5, lb 2, nb 3, w 7)TOTAL262 all out (49.2 Overs, RR: 5.31)Fall of wickets: 1-50 (John Campbell, 6.1 ov), 2-73 (Justin Greaves, 9.4 ov), 3-125 (Keacy Carty, 20.6 ov), 4-134 (Sherfane Rutherford, 24.1 ov), 5-167 (Shai Hope, 30.5 ov), 6-214 (Gudakesh Motie, 39.5 ov), 7-216 (Roston Chase, 40.3 ov), 8-216 (Alzarri Joseph, 40.5 ov), 9-258 (Matthew Forde, 48.1 ov), 10-262 (Jayden Seales, 49.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB PVD Chameera 10 0 67 4 6.7 29 7 1 1 2 AM Fernando 8 0 59 1 7.37 24 6 2 1 1 M Theekshana 10 1 26 2 2.6 35 0 0 0 0 RMMP Rathnayake 10 0 54 0 5.4 27 1 1 4 0 PW Hasaranga 10 0 43 1 4.3 33 3 1 1 0 KIC Asalanka 1.2 0 6 1 4.5 5 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, First Session 10.30-14.00, Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00
Match days
3 June 2026 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 186 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (78 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 53/1 in 14.0 overs (P Nissanka 28, BKG Mendis 10)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (P Nissanka 26, BKG Mendis 21, Ex 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 6
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 42 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 21.4: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 96 balls (P Nissanka 40, BKG Mendis 54, Ex 7)
- P Nissanka: 50 off 71 balls (7 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 26.3 overs (160 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 158/2 in 28.0 overs (P Nissanka 66)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 37.1 overs (224 balls), Extras 9
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 85 runs, 4 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 45.1 overs (273 balls), Extras 16
- Over 45.3: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (KIC Asalanka 14, J Liyanage 28, Ex 8)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 49.5 overs (301 balls), Extras 20
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 303/7 in 50.0 overs (J Liyanage 44, M Theekshana 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 75 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 4.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - JP Greaves (Struck down)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (JD Campbell 17, JP Greaves 31, Ex 2)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 139 runs, 4 wickets)
- Drinks: West Indies - 85/2 in 14.0 overs (KU Carty 13, SD Hope 5)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (KU Carty 21, SD Hope 30, Ex 0)
- Over 24.0: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - SE Rutherford (Struck down)
- Over 24.1: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - SE Rutherford (Struck down)
- Over 26.1: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - RL Chase (Upheld)
- Drinks: West Indies - 147/4 in 28.0 overs (SD Hope 40, RL Chase 7)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 28.3 overs (172 balls), Extras 6
- SD Hope: 50 off 61 balls (1 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 34.4: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - G Motie (Upheld)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 37.2 overs (226 balls), Extras 9
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 4 wickets)
- 43.3 overs: One run short
- West Indies: 250 runs in 46.5 overs (283 balls), Extras 12
- Bad Light: West Indies - 261/9 in 48.4 overs (S Joseph 23, JNT Seales 1)
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