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3rd ODI: Sri Lanka beat Windies by 19 runs
Nov 08, 201512:18 AM
Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by 19 runs in the rain-curtailed third and final One-Day International on Saturday to sweep the series 3-0.
Set a revised Duckworth-Lewis target of 190 runs off 36 overs, the hosts survived some anxious moments before winning the day-night game at Pallekele stadium.
The West Indies had scored 206-9 from 36 overs after being sent in to bat.
Sri Lanka were set 190 to win, and it reached 180-5 in 32.3 overs, 19 runs ahead of the par score when rain ended the game.
Kusal Perera top-scored for Sri Lanka with 50, while captain Angelo Mathews was 27 not out.
Jason Holder returned the best bowling figures of 2-44 for the West Indies.
