Sri Lanka v West Indies, tri-series, Bulawayo
Running out of steam
Dhananjaya de Silva led the way for Sri Lanka with a fifty•AFP
Kusal Mendis also joined the party, before he nicked one to Shai Hope; he missed out on a maiden ODI century by six runs as well•AFP
He found some support from the in-form Hope•AFP
Carlos Brathwaite joined Jason Holder, and smashed a huge six•AFP
Niroshan Dickwella supported him with his maiden ODI fifty, but fell six short of a maiden hundred•AFP
Stand-in captain Upul Tharanga's cameo took Sri Lanka to 330, their highest ODI total against West Indies•AFP
But West Indies let go of their momentum, as they lost Hope and Jonathan Carter to run-outs•AFP
But Nuwan Kulasekara hit the blockhole regularly and dismissed him•AFP
Evin Lewis single-handedly threatened Sri Lanka, smashing his way to a maiden century•AFP
Soon, Lewis was also run-out for 148 with nearly ten overs still to go and only four wickets in hand•AFP
Jason Holder faced the last ball with West Indies needing three to win, but could manage only a single as his side missed out on victory by a close margin for the second game in a row•AFP