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Hosts sweep rain-hit series 3-0

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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
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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
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