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SL vs WI: Teenaged Star Becomes First 17-Year-Old To Play For West Indies Sobers

West Indies earned a consoltaory win in the third and final ODI of the bilateral series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (October 26). The hosts had already won the two matches that preceded the third game but the tourists ended the series with a confidence-boosting victory, beating Sri Lanka at home by 8 wickets in yet another rain-affected fixture, which was effectively a 23-overs shootout. While the star for the Men from the Caribbean island was Evin Lewis whose 61-ball 102 set up the win for West Indies, even before the first ball was bowled it was wicketkeeper-batter Jewel Andrew who broke a record and grabbed headlines. The highly-rated West Indian teenager was included in the side with the Windies making three changes to their team- Lewis coming in for Alic...
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2nd ODI: Charith Asalanka stars as Sri Lanka defeat West Indies by 5 wickets, clinch series | Cricket News – Times of India

PALLEKELE: Skipper Charith Asalanka struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the second one-day international on Wednesday to clinch the three-match series.Chasing a tricky 190, Sri Lanka reached the target with 34 balls to spare at the Pallekele stadium, with Asalanka making an unbeaten 62 off 61 balls.The match was reduced to 44-overs a side after the start was delayed by two hours because of rain.Sri Lanka lost two early wickets but they were rescued by a third wicket stand of 62 between Nishan Madushka (38) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (38).🔴 LIVE: Can India Bounce Back in Pune? | KL Rahul and R Pant to Enter IPL Mega Auction 2025Asalanka then saw the team through with his doughty knock that included one six and seven fours.He also brought ...