West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Kingston
Gayle ton gives West Indies six-wicket win
Sri Lanka got off to a good start after being put in to bat, with a 62-run partnership between Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene •AFP
Jayawardene stroked an elegant, run-a-ball half-century that included seven fours•Associated Press
Ravi Rampaul pegged Sri Lanka back further, claiming two wickets in two overs to leave the visitors at a precarious 159 for 6•Associated Press
West Indies were given a cautious start by Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles•AFP
However, Charles was dismissed for 29 in the 21st over by Rangana Herath•AFP
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo provided the first breakthrough, having Tharanga caught behind•Associated Press
But he became Sunil Narine's first victim, signaling the start of Sri Lanka's downfall•AFP
Angelo Mathews survived some fiery bowling to reach his second consecutive fifty•AFP
Charles took his time as he and Gayle put up 115 for the opening stand•AFP
Gayle continued his domination of the attack, bringing up the second-fastest hundred of his ODI career off 89 balls. •AFP
Kumar Sangakkara was also dismissed by Narine for 17•AFP
He remained unbeaten on 55 as Bravo dismissed Ajantha Mendis to bundle Sri Lanka out for 208•AFP
Once Gayle opened up, he started hitting boundaries at will, making the chase look easy•AFP
West Indies lost three quick wickets, but Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo took them to a six-wicket win with a little over 12 overs to spare •AFP