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West Indies opener Evin Lewis smashed his fourth One-Day International (ODI) hundred to guide his team to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday. The second match win also helped Windies clinch the three-match serie🎃s 2-0 with one ODI to play.
Chasing 274 to win, the hosts got off to a flying start as Lewis shared in a dominating 192-run opening stand with the centurion in the previous fixture Shai Hope.
In the 37th over, Lewis reached his fourth century in the 50-over format. He made 103 off 121 balls with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes before Lakshan Sandakan removed him. Soon after Lewis’ dismissal, Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera packed Hope’s inning for 84.
The Caribbeans lost a few more wickets in quick succession, but the damage was already done. Nicholas Pooran stayed unbeaten on 35 to take his tea𓃲m over the finish line in the final over with five wickets in hand.
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first, but the decision went horribly wrong after they collapsed to 50/3 in the ninth over. However, Danushka Gunthilaka came to the reꦅscue and scored a dazzling 96 to take his side up ෴to a competitive score.
Gunathilaka, who was controversially giꦿven out for⛄ obstructing the field in the series opener, slammed 10 fours and three max🦩imums in his crucial kn🧸ock.
The final ODI of the series will take place at the same venue on Sund𓃲ay.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Congratulations to on a series win. Superb effort by Evin lewis and Shai Hope. Being able to finish the inngs will do Nicholas Pooran the world of good. Very important win 👍👏🏻👏🏻🀅👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Well played and also the Congratul😼ations on the series win
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
A nail b🧜iting finish to win the series with one more ODI to go!! Well done boys!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Windies won the 2nꩲd ODI by 5 wickets and seal the series with game to go.
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
It’s all over in Antigua and Windies Crick🍸et have won by 5 wickets a▨nd go 2-0 up in the series with Evin Lewis scoring 103 👏👏👏
— CPL T20 (@CPL)
West Indies win & se꧑al a series victory against Sri Lanka!
After a brief scare, Nicholas Pooran's cameo at the tail end of the innings secured victory for the men in maroon. |
— ICC (@ICC)
Evin Lewis 103(121) including 8 fours & 4 sixes, Hope 84(108) including 8 fours and Pooran 35*(38) including🐓 4 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfours helped West Indies to chase down 274 runs with 5 wickets & 2 balls left against Sri Lanka and take 2-0 lead in three match ODI series.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Well done and and the team on another series win vs following from and . Building nicely under this l🐓eadership group and happy to see the progress.
— Samuel Badree (@qmanbad)
Congrats to Team. Fantastic Knock Evin Lewis 103. Weꦛll played 84. Excellent spell Jason 🀅Mohammed 3/47.
&mdas☂h; JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShꦍankar) (@JaayShaan)
The last time we beat Sri Lanka in a༒n ODI series it was 2008 ��
— Caribbean Cricket Podcast♈ (@CaribCricket)
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Highest score by West𓃲 Indies pജlayer against Sri Lanka in ODIs at home venue
116 – Brian Lara at Bridgetown, 2003
110 – Shai Hope at North Sound, 2021
109 – Chris Gayle at Kingston, 2013
103 – EVIN LEWIS at NORTH SOUND, 2021***
94 – Chris Gayle at Bridgetown, 2003— Thurunu Jayasiri (@ThurunuJ)
EVIN LEWIS 💥
1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣- (121)
— Supun Tharaka (@Supun_Tharaka_1)
Highest ODI partnerships for West Indies v Sri Lanka (any wicket):
192 – 1st wkt – E Lewis (103) & SD Hope (84) – Antigua 2021
182 – 3rd wkt – DL Haynes (105) & IVA Richards (181) – Karachi 1987 (WC)
165 – 3rd wkt – AB Barath (113) & RR Sarwan (75) – Colombo (SSC) 2011— Arthur_S (@allanholloway)
Good knock
— Johno (@JamaicArsenal)
Well done Evin Lewis
— Karen Madden (@karendmadden)
