Sri Lanka v West Indies, tri-series, Harare
Debutants sparkle as West Indies dominate
Sent in to bat, West Indies lost both openers by the 10th over, with Nuwan Kulasekara running Kraigg Brathwaite out in unusual circumstances, with the batsman's bat getting stuck in the turf short of the crease•AFP
Shai Hope, on debut, scored 47 and added 49 with Lewis, but their partnership went at a run rate of 3.67 with both batsmen struggling to rotate the strike •AFP
And Rovman Powell, another debutant, biffed 44 off 29, setting West Indies up nicely for the slog overs•AFP
Sri Lanka lost wickets steadily, and were 79 for 6 before Sachith Pathirana and Shehan Jayasuriya revived them with a 60-run seventh-wicket stand. Jayasuriya made 31•AFP
West Indies wrapped up a 62-run, bonus-point win. It was their first ODI win away from home since the 2015 World Cup•AFP
Coming in at No. 3, Evin Lewis scored 27•AFP
The spinners played their part in keeping the run rate down. Shehan Jayasuriya, for instance, conceded 19 in his four overs•AFP
But Sri Lanka's seamers ensured there would be no late blitz, as West Indies lost their last five wickets for 18 runs to get bowled out for 227•AFP
And Pathirana scored 45, before holing out against Ashley Nurse's offspin•AFP
Jonathan Carter gave the run rate a fillip by scoring 54 off 62 balls•AFP
It didn't look too big a total, but there was seam movement and bounce available from the Harare Sports Club surface. Jason Holder exploited it brilliantly in an opening spell of 5-0-12-2•AFP
Nurse, playing his first ODI, finished with figures of 3 for 46, completing an excellent day for West Indies' three debutants•AFP