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15-Mar-2021 03:27:00 GMT
WI v SL - 3rd ODI, Antigua

Bravo century steers West Indies to Sri Lanka series sweep

West Indies 275 for 5 (Bravo 102, Hope 64, Pollard 53*) beat Sri Lanka 274 for 6 (Hasaranga 80*, Bandara 55*, Hosein 3-33) by wickets

Antigua: Darren Bravos fourth one-day international century steered the West Indies to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday and a clean sweep of the three-match ODI series.

Bravo was out for 102 in the 47th over when the West Indies needed only 26 runs to overhaul Sri Lankas total of 274-6. He shared an 80-run partnership with captain Kieron Pollard who finished 53 not out as the home side won with nine balls to spare.

Bravo earlier joined with Shai Hope in a 109-run partnership for the third wicket which put the West Indies on target to victory after they had been 39-2 in the 10th over.

Set another challenging target of 275, the home side's response was anchored by Bravo's innings of 102 off 132 balls highlighted by five fours and four sixes.

Captain Kieron Pollard ensured there was to be no late stumble despite Bravo's dismissal to seamer Suranga Lakmal just before the end.

He finished unbeaten on 53, having featured in an 80-run fifth-wicket stand with Bravo and watched with contentment at the non-striker's end as the man he replaced as skipper more than a year ago, Jason Holder, hoisted a six over wide long-on off Lakmal to formalise the result with nine balls to spare.

Captain Jason Holder ended the run chase with a six from the third ball of the 49th over as West Indies ended on 276-5.

Wanindu Hasaranga further enhanced his all-round value with a blistering unbeaten 80 in lifting Sri Lanka to 274 for six batting first in the morning session.

Two days after blazing an unbeaten 47, Hasaranga featured in an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 123 with Ashen Bandara, who was on 55 at the non-striker's end as the rampant Hasaranga belted three fours and a six off Holder in the final over of the innings.

Their partnership was a record for the seventh wicket for Sri Lanka against the Caribbean side while Hasaranga's individual score, which came off 60 deliveries and featured seven fours and three sixes, was a record for a Sri Lankan batting at number eight in ODIs.

Hasaranga's innings was all the more remarkable in that he was hobbled for much of it by a left leg injury which impacted on his effectiveness as a bowler in defence of the total.

West Indies were in complete control of the match before the pair came together in the 32nd over as the visitors' middle-order yet again failed to capitalise on a decent platform.

Danushka Gunathilaka and captain Dimuth Karunaratne put on 68 at the top of the order after they were put in.

However Gunathilaka's demise to pacer Alzarri Joseph for 36 triggered a gradual decline to 151 for six with left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein taking three for 33 while Jason Mohammed snared his sixth wicket of the series by bowling Karunaratne for 31.

Seeking to avoid the sweep and earn their first points of the 2023 World Cup qualification table, Sri Lanka brought in seamers Lakmal and Asitha Fernando together with Dasun Shanaka in place of Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep and Oshada Fernando.


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