Hosts sweep rain-hit series 3-0
ESPNcricinfo staff
07-Nov-2015
On a showery day in Pallekele, stoppages were a regular frustration • AFP
Lasith Malinga removed Jermaine Blackwood early, as Sri Lanka's seamers dominated•AFP
Darren Bravo was bowled for 4•AFP
Suranga Lakmal was the successful bowler•AFP
Lakmal also trapped Andre Fletcher lbw•Associated Press
Marlon Samuels resisted for a hard-fought half-century•Associated Press
Jason Holder was given a torrid time by Dushmantha Chameera•AFP
Holder had to rearrange his box after one particularly painful blow before heavy rain interrupted play for the second time•AFP
Chameera eventually got his man, as Holder was caught behind for 19•AFP
... but Samuels counter-attacked gamely to bring up an 85-ball hundred•AFP
Samuels' 110* guided West Indies to 206, a total that seemed unlikely at one stage of the innings•Associated Press
Sri Lanka's target was revised to 190 and for the second match in a row, Kusal Perera powered their start•Associated Press
Tillakaratne Dilshan aided Sri Lanka's start with a brisk 21 at the top of the order•AFP
Lahiru Thirimanne and Perera then added 55 for the second wicket to ease Sri Lanka's chase•AFP
Perera reached his 50 off 46 deliveries, notching up his second successive fifty-plus score•Associated Press
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Another rain interruption brought an end to the game and Sri Lanka finished a 19-run win (D/L method) to take the series 3-0•Associated Press