Sri Lanka ne Pallekele International Cricket Stadium mein West Indies ke khilaf doosre ODI mein 5-wicket se jeet haasil ki.

West Indies Ki Innings

Toss jeetne ke baad Sri Lanka ne pehle bowling ka faisla kiya, jo unke liye faida mand sabit hua. West Indies ka batting line-up Sri Lankan bowlers ke saamne thoda kamzor raha, aur sirf 189 runs banakar 36 overs mein all out ho gaye.

Sherfane Rutherford ne West Indies ke innings mein 80 runs ki zaroori innings kheli, jo unhone 82 balls par banayi, is dauran unhone 7 chaar aur 4 chhake lagaye. Gudakesh Motie ne 50 runs ki achhi madad di, lekin baaki ke batsmen unka saath dene mein nakam rahe.

Sri Lanka ke liye, Maheesh Theekshana ne 9 overs mein sirf 25 runs dekar 3 wickets liye. Asitha Fernando ne bhi achha bowling kiya, 7 overs mein 35 runs dekar 3 wickets haasil kiye. Wanindu Hasaranga ne bhi 4 wickets liye, unka figure 40 runs ka raha, jisne West Indies ke middle order ko kafi muskil mein daal diya.

Sri Lanka Ki Innings

190 runs ka target chase karte hue, Sri Lanka ki top order shuruat mein kuch shaky thi, lekin unhone achhe se recovery ki aur 38.2 overs mein 5 wickets ke sath jeet haasil ki. Nishan Madushka ne 44 balls par 38 runs ki steady innings kheli, jabki Sadeera Samarawickrama ne bhi 50 deliveries par 38 runs banaye.

Is match ka standout performance Charith Asalanka ka tha, jisne 61 balls par 62 not out ki innings kheli, is dauran unhone 7 chaar aur 1 chhakka lagaya. Unki shant aur samajhdari bhari batting ne Sri Lanka ko jeet ki taraf badhaya, jabki unhone kuch wickets bhi kho diye. Janith Liyanage ne bhi 24 runs ki support di, jo Asalanka ke saath milkar jeet ki taraf le gaye.

West Indies ke liye, Alzarri Joseph ne 6 overs mein 30 runs dekar 2 wickets liye, lekin yeh Sri Lankan batting line-up ko rokne ke liye kaafi nahi tha.

Player of the Match

Maheesh Theekshana ko unki zabardast bowling ke liye Player of the Match ka khitab diya gaya, jisne Sri Lanka ki jeet mein bada yogdan diya.

Is jeet ke saath, Sri Lanka ne series mein 2-0 ki lead le li hai, pehla ODI unhone DLS method ke zariye 5 wickets se jeeta tha. Teesra aur aakhri ODI 26 October ko ishi venue par khela jayega, jahan Sri Lanka clean sweep karne ki koshish karega, jabki West Indies apne liye redemption ki talash karega.