Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera power Sri Lanka to series win

Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera hit directing, unbeaten half-hundreds of years to control Sri Lanka to their very first two-sided T20I series triumph over West Indies, adding to an all around extraordinary 2024 for the side across designs. On a dry Dambulla surface, West Indies picked to bat and experienced a moment difficulty when Maheesh Theekshana tidied up Evin Lewis with a conveyance that pitched on center and leg stump and fixed to hit his back cushion while heading to the stumps. Brandon Ruler plotted a fast continue on the organization of Shai Trust, even as the other twist victimizer Dunith Wellalage was brought into the assault early. Yet again that push nonetheless, endured possibly till the 6th over when Theekshana struck - his carrom ball perplexing Lord to stir things up around town stump. West Indies lost two more by the midway stage, not helped by a delicate excusal of Roston Pursue who offered Kamindu Mendis a manageable return-get. Shai Trust tumbled to a sharp catch by Pathum Nissanka at first slip - one that required third umpire's certification to give the West Indian the boot. Question in regards to the catch was spotless yet the television umpire saw an adequate number of in the replays to decide for the bowling side. With turn by and by being West Indies' weak spot, Charith Asalanka welcomed himself on and struck first ball - in the twelfth over - to eliminate Sherfane Rutherford and leave the guests down to 83/5. Captain Rovman Powell and Gudakesh Motie pushed back with a demonstration of resurgence that incorporated a 25-run fifteenth over off Wellalage, where the last option hit one four and three sixes. In only the following over, Hasaranga got the better of Motie with a googly, getting him confused for 32 off 15. West Indies crushed 39 off the last three overs through Powell and Romario Shepherd to take the group to 162/8, which appeared to be a sensible all out at the midway stage. Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera notwithstanding, continued to put forth a joke of that attempt with a series-winning organization of 106* as Sri Lanka finished the pursuit in only 18 overs. Sri Lanka kept on being decimating in the PowerPlay as openers Pathum Nissanka and Mendis raised the 50 in 4.1 overs. West Indies got going with turn in Fabien Allen in the desire for making also early advances, just to be crushed for three fours. The ball traveled to all pieces of the ground as Alzarri Joseph surrendered 15 in the second finished. Motie procured the first - and just - forward leap with the wicket of Nissanka yet the savagery didn't stop. Perera joined Mendis in the 6th over to keep the group well on course. They took the group to 98 by the midway stage as West Indies looked deprived of thoughts with the ball. The main resistance from West Indies came through three overs between Roston Pursue and Romario Shepherd where they yielded only 14 runs. Be that as it may, there were no stumbles from the two Sri Lankan hitters as they assumed responsibility and changed gears at the demise. After Mendis got to a 37-ball 50 years in the fourteenth over, Perera got to his off 34 in the eighteenth over. In that equivalent over, he fixed the pursuit with a four.