- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 taken at deep square leg!! Forde is up like a spring. Short in length from Forde, who angles it in to bowl on off. Nissanka comes down the track and has a hoick across the line, but I think the extra bounce may have played a role there in the ball flying off the inside half of the bat. Joseph at the boundary line hardly had to move as the ball landed in his lap 40/15.1 chipped to mid-on. The West Indies fans at the ground are leaping. Hosein at mid-on takes it with a reverse cup to dismiss the Sri Lanka captain. Joseph angled this in, and went full around off. Kusal looked to loft down the ground by just using the pace of the bowler. But there was little timing there in the end, and ball could only get as far as the 30-yard circle 42/26.3 lovely catch by Hope!! His initial movement was to the left, as per the angle of the ball, but he quickly dived to his right to take the ball one-handed. Rathnayake was squared up by this short-of-a-length delivery which was angled in, but straightened after pitching on middle and off. He went for the drive by playing away from himself in the end, and got an outside edge as he ended up looking awkward on the shot 43/312.2 but taken next ball. Kamindu doesn't last after giving a chance last ball. Pace off from Forde, who bowls on a length outside off and gets good bounce too. Kamindu goes for the slog across the line, but has to reach out for the ball. He ends up heaving it to long-on to break a steady stand 88/419.1 got him!! Taken at wide long-on. Joseph breaks the century stand. He angled it in, and followed Shanaka, who had backed away well outside leg. Shanaka saw a length delivery and went swinging, but mistimed his shot. There wasn't any timing there, and the ball only seemed to have flown off the bat given Joseph's high pace 191/519.6 bowled him!! It's a yorker on off at 143kph, and Wellalage can't get it away. The latter went across the stumps and looked to flick, but missed this yorker on off. The ball barely trimmed the bails, though, but that was enough for Joseph to giggle 194/6Extras11 (lb 5, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL194/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.7)Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Pathum Nissanka, 4.4 ov), 2-42 (Kusal Mendis, 5.1 ov), 3-43 (Pavan Rathnayake, 6.3 ov), 4-88 (Kamindu Mendis, 12.2 ov), 5-191 (Dasun Shanaka, 19.1 ov), 6-194 (Dunith Wellalage, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AJ Hosein 2 0 11 0 5.5 6 1 0 0 0 MW Forde 4 0 38 2 9.5 10 1 3 2 0 R Shepherd 3 0 41 0 13.66 3 3 3 1 0 S Joseph 4 0 32 3 8 11 2 2 1 0 SK Springer 4 0 40 1 10 6 4 1 1 1 RL Chase 3 0 27 0 9 4 1 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 slower ball, and appeal for lbw. But it's turned down. I thought it was heading down the leg side. Chameera looks at his captain with hope... and Kusal reviews. It was a length ball on the stumps, and looked like a legcutter. King went to flick but missed, and was struck on his pad. There's a wait for the UltraEdge to show up. There's no inside edge involved as King is hit above his knee. Oh, guess what?! Sri Lanka have overturned another one with help from DRS. Ball tracking shows the ball would have hit the top of leg, and King walks back as well 9/20.5 animated appeal for lbw from Wellalage, but turned down. The bowler approaches his captain, who's also the keeper... and Sri Lanka review. Wellalage angled this ball in, and went full around off. Hope looked to sweep, but the ball went below his bat. So there's no bat involved there. Oh, ball tracking shows Wellalage's thrill was indeed worth it. The ball is deemed to be hitting middle, with the impact on off. So Wellalage strikes in the first over as Hope departs for 6 7/19.2 run out!! Hetmyer runs out of luck. He returns with his head down. This it's all clean and clear. Kusal couldn't be more proud and thrilled at the outcome. Theekshana bowled a length ball around middle and off, and the ball straightened. Powell pushed at it and got it off the inside half of the bat to short fine leg. The batters pushed for a single, but weren't quick enough as Rathnayake's throw came bang to Kusal, who whipped the bails off 90/39.6 leading edge, and Powell is gone!! Hasaranga takes the catch at point, and is equally pumped up as Theekshana. The latter bowled on a short of a length around fifth stump, and the ball jumped and straightened. Powell looked to clip even as he seemed surprised by the extra bounce. The ball took off and went to Hasaranga, who moved forward to grab the ball 91/412.1 swung to fine leg!! Hasaranga strikes. Rutherford plays the slog sweep powerfully, but right to the man placed behind square. In fact, Nissanka there was standing a good few steps into the field of play. Hasaranga tossed one up and got it to dip on a full length around middle and leg, and Rutherford looked to go with the line but couldn't get it away 108/518.1 taken at deep midwicket!! Sri Lanka win by 37 runs. Slower ball from Chameera, and Chase falls. It was on the shorter side of a length around middle, and Chase went heaving to the longer part of the ground. But Kamindu did well to take a low, tumbling catch and wrap this match up 157/1012.2 Hasaranga and Kusal are up in celebreappeal... and the umpire raises his finger late. But Shepherd reviews. It was a googly from Hasaranga, who got the ball to dip on a length around middle. Rutehrford drove forward, but missed. There's no inside edge, before he's struck on his front pad. Ohh, Hasaranga is lucky here: ball tracking shows the ball would have clipped the top of middle and the decision is upheld on umpire's call. Hasaranga on a hat-trick. 108/613.4 taken at long-off. He looks to repeat the loft but finds the man on the edge of the boundary as this shortish ball keeps low 119/714.6 skied to extra cover. West Indies are falling apart. Chameera switches to the slower ball, and strikes. He bowls this on the fuller side of a length, while angling it across to pitch on off. Springer has a heave across the line, but ends up ballooning it off the leading edge. Rathnayake moves a few steps back and gobbles the ball 122/816.5 got him this time!! Hosein's cameo ends. Hasaranga slows it down. He also bowls on the shorter side of a length and wide of off. Hosein goes for the big hit across the line, and finds deep midwicket. Whatever little hope of a miracle West Indies may have had after those sixes is now all but gone 144/9Extras5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL157 all out (18.1 Overs, RR: 8.64)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Shai Hope, 0.5 ov), 2-9 (Brandon King, 1.4 ov), 3-90 (Shimron Hetmyer, 9.2 ov), 4-91 (Rovman Powell, 9.6 ov), 5-108 (Sherfane Rutherford, 12.1 ov), 6-108 (Romario Shepherd, 12.2 ov), 7-119 (Matthew Forde, 13.4 ov), 8-122 (Shamar Springer, 14.6 ov), 9-144 (Akeal Hosein, 16.5 ov), 10-157 (Roston Chase, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DN Wellalage 3 0 28 2 9.33 7 2 2 0 0 PVD Chameera 3.1 0 9 3 2.84 13 1 0 0 0 E Malinga 3 0 41 0 13.66 2 3 3 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 34 1 8.5 11 3 2 1 1 PW Hasaranga 4 0 38 3 9.5 9 2 3 1 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 6 0 6 1 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.30 start, First Session 20.30-22.00, Interval 22.00-22.20, Second Session 22.20-23.50
Match days
13 June 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 71/3 in 10.0 overs (K Mishara 10, PHKD Mendis 20)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (K Mishara 12, MD Shanaka 36, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 9
- K Mishara: 50 off 33 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- MD Shanaka: 50 off 19 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 39 balls (K Mishara 41, MD Shanaka 57, Ex 3)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 194/6 in 20.0 overs (K Mishara 61)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Taylor, Batter - SD Hope (Upheld)
- Over 1.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - BA King (Upheld)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (SO Hetmyer 21, R Powell 29, Ex 0)
- Drinks: West Indies - 90/3 in 9.2 overs (R Powell 43)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 3
- Over 12.2: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Taylor, Batter - R Shepherd (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 5
Match Coverage
All Match NewsShanaka, Mishara fifties set up series-levelling win for Sri Lanka
West Indies were looking comfortable in their chase of 195, but then, the Sri Lanka spinners induced a collapse to seal a 37-run win in the three-match series
Springer comes in for the injured Holder; West Indies ask Sri Lanka to bat
Sri Lanka have made two changes after losing the first T20I of the series, with Kamil Mishara and Dunith Wellalage replacing Lasith Croospulle and Dilshan Madushanka respectively
Mismatch in batting firepower could dictate the outcome again
Sri Lanka could look at bringing Dunith Wellalage in to extend their batting (and have an additional spin option), while West Indies are likely to field an unchanged XI


