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These days a three-match T20 series is being played between Sri Lanka and West Indies. The second T20 of the series was played last Tuesday (October 15) at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. By winning this match, Sri Lanka took revenge for the defeat suffered by West Indies in the first T20 match. West Indies won the first T20 of the series by 5 wickets. Then in the second T20, Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 73 runs to retain the series. The third and final T20 will now be played as the final, with the winning team winning the series.
West Indies lost badly in the second T20
The West Indies team, which registered a spectacular victory in the first T20 match, had to face a crushing defeat in the second match of the series. After winning the toss and batting first, Sri Lanka scored 162/5 runs on the board in 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka played the biggest innings for the team and scored 54 runs in 49 balls with the help of 9 fours and 1 six. During this period, Romaria Shepherd took maximum 2 wickets for West Indies.
West Indies team flopped in run chase
Chasing the target, West Indies team was out for 89 runs in 16.1 overs. Captain Rovman Powell played the biggest inning of 20 runs for the team. The West Indies team, which set out to chase the target, did not have a good start. The team started losing wickets from the very beginning. The first blow to the team came in the form of Brandon King on the score of 12 runs in the third over. After this, Evin Lewis was out in the next over. After this, Roston Chase returned to the pavilion in the second over. Similarly, the team lost wickets quickly.
Dunit Velales was the bowler taking the highest number of 3 wickets for Sri Lanka during this period. Apart from this, captain Charith Asalanka, Mahish Teekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga took 2-2 wickets. The remaining one success went to Mathisha Pathirana.