The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka took the 1-0 in the three-match series lead after winning first ODI by a narrow margin of just one wicket. Now both the teams face-off in the 2nd ODI with West Indies looking to stay alive in the series.

In a rain curtailed 1st ODI, after Andre Russell’s blazing 24-ball 41 West Indies set the home side a target of 160 runs from 26 overs. Sri Lanka got off to a decent start with openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kusal Perera stitching 46 inside five overs for the opening wicket. 

However, against the run of play Sri Lanka floundered against spinner Sunil Narine and that left the tail with a job to do. Also Check- West Indies in Sri Lanka, 2015 Full Coverage

It was Ajantha Mendis who came to hosts rescue. The number eight batsman scored 20 off 21 balls to guide Sri Lanka home with an over and one ball to spare. With things getting tense towards the end, Mendis showed calmness and finished the game with a huge six.

Teams:

West Indies: Andre Fletcher, Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin(w/c), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine, Jerome Taylor, Ravi Rampaul, Jason Mohammed, Jermaine Blackwood, Devendra Bishoo.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera(w), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Shehan Jayasuriya, Angelo Mathews(c), Dinesh Chandimal, Milinda Siriwardana, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jeffrey Vandersay.