West Indies Academy bt Sri Lanka Emerging 2 – 1 in the 03 match series

West Indies Academy Tour of Sri Lanka 2026 – 01st One Dayer – Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo District, Western Province

West Indies Academy bt Sri Lanka Emerging by 02 wickets, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0

Sri Lanka Emerging put into bat, 184 all out – ( 33.4 Overs ) Skipper Nipun Dhananjaya 65, Sineth Jayawardena 32, Asitha Wanninayake 23, Ranesh Silva 21, Extras 10 – Sineth Jayawardene / Vishen Halambage 25 run opening stand, Sineth Jayawardena / Asitha Wanninayake 41 runs for the 02nd wicket, Nipun Dhananjaya / Ranesh Silva 55 runs for the 04th wicket, Nipun Dhananjaya / Kavija Gamage 20 runs for the 05th wicket, Nipun Dhananjaya / Inuka Karannagoda 34 runs for the 07th wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 09 runs – Zishan Motara 3 / 32, Jediah Blades 3 / 42, Raneico Smith 2 / 25, Skipper Rivaldo Clarke 02 catches & 01 run out.

West Indies Academy in reply, 185 / 8 – ( 31 Overs )
Damel Evelyn 77no – on debut – Kevlon Anderson 58, Extras 16 – Mbeki Joseph / Damel Evelyn 20 runs for the 02nd wicket, Damel Evelyn / Kevlon Anderson 110 runs for the 04th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 36 runs – Kavija Gamage 4 / 18, Traveen Mathews 3 / 30.

Late Start – match was reduced to 36 overs a side due to a wet ground.

02nd One Dayer – Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo District, Western Province

Sri Lanka Emerging bt West Indies Academy by 125 runs, 03 match series tied 1 – 1

Sri Lanka Emerging electing to bat, 360 all out – ( 50 Overs ) Sineth Jayawardena 118 ( 8×6, 13×4, 63 balls )
– career best – Skipper Nipun Dhananjaya 55, Vishen Halambage 50, Ranesh Silva 46, Dinura Kalupahana 28, Extras 23 – Sineth Jayawardena / Vishen Halambage 164 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 19 runs – Nipun Dhananjaya / Ranesh Silva 106 runs for the 04th wicket, Dinura Kalupahana / Chamika Heenatigala 20 runs for the 06th wicket, Dinura Kalupahana / Kavija Gamage 33 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 07 runs – Zishan Motara 3 / 48 & 02 catches, Jediah Blades 3 / 60, Nathan Edward 2 / 35, Skipper Rivaldo Clarke & Raneico Smith 02 catches each.

West Indies Academy in reply, 235 all out – ( 45.4 Overs ) Kevlon Anderson 63, Nathan Edward 32no, Raneico Smith 32, Mavendra Dindyal 31, Shaqkere Parris 20, Extras 10 – Mbeki Joseph / Mavendra Dindyal 22 run opening stand, Mavendra Dindyal / Shaqkere Parris 27 runs for the 03rd wicket, Shaqkere Parris / Kevlon Anderson 26 runs for the 04th wicket, Kevlon Anderson / Rivaldo Clarke 45 runs for the 05th wicket, Kevlon Anderson / Giovonte Depeiza 23 runs for the 06th wicket, Kevlon Anderson / Nathan Edward 21 runs for the 07th wicket, Nathan Edward / Raneico Smith 45 runs for the 09th wicket – Akmal Fazly 3 / 37 & 02 catches, Mihiranga Silva 3 / 46, Kavija Gamage 2 / 54.

03rd One Dayer – Maitland Place ( NCC ), Colombo District, Western Province

West Indies Academy bt Sri Lanka Emerging by 76 runs, Win the 03 match series 2 – 1

West Indies Academy electing to bat, 349 / 4 – ( 50 Overs ) Shaqkere Parris 177 ( 11×6, 13×4, 129 balls ) – career best – maiden century – Kevlon Anderson 86no – career best – Skipper Rivaldo Clarke 38, Damel Evelyn 27, Extras 15 – Damel Evelyn / Shaqkere Parris 36 runs for the 02nd wicket, Shaqkere Parris / Rivaldo Clarke 79 runs for the 03rd wicket, Shaqkere Parris / Kevlon Anderson 222 runs for the 04th wicket – Chamika Heenatigala 1 / 30, Traveen Mathew 1 / 42, Ranesh Silva 02 victims.

Sri Lanka Emerging in reply, 273 all out – ( 42.4 Overs )
Ranesh Silva 69, Dinura Kalupahana 54, Vishen Halambage 42, Chamika Heenatigala 32, Traveen Mathew 29, Extras 18 – Vishen Halambage / Dinura Kalupahana 71 runs for the 03rd wicket, Dinura Kalupahana / Ranesh Silva 62 runs for the 04th wicket, Ranesh Silva / Chamika Heenatigala 51 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the next 04 wickets for the addition of 29 runs – traveen Mathew / Akmal Fazly 24 runs for the 09th wicket – Amari Goodridge 4 / 56, Zishan Motara 2 / 46, Giovonte Depeiza 2 / 52, Skipper Rivaldo Clarke 03 catches.

Most Runs
207 : Kevlon Anderson – WI Academy 3×50
198 : Shaqkere Parris – WI Academy 1×100
156 : Sineth Jayawardena – SL Emerging 1×100
136 : Ranesh Silva – SL Emerging 1×50
128 : Nipun Dhananjaya – SL Emerging 2×50

Best Batting
177 : Shaqkere Parris – WI Academy
118 : Sineth Jayawardena – SL Emerging
86no : Kevlon Anderson – WI Academy
77no : Damel Evelyn – WI Academy
69 : Ranesh Silva – SL Emerging

Most Wickets
08 : Zishan Motara – WI Academy 2x3w
07 : Jediah Blades – WI Academy 2x3w
06 : Kavija Gamage – SL Emerging 1x4w
05 : Traveen Mathews – SL Emerging 1x3w
05 : Akmal Fazly – SL Emerging 1x3w

Best Bowling
4 / 18 : Kavija Gamage – SL Emerging
4 / 56 : Amari Goodridge – WI Academy
3 / 30 : Traveen Mathews – SL Emerging
3 / 32 : Zishan Motara – WI Academy
3 / 37 : Akmal Fazly – SL Emerging

Most Catches
07 : Rivaldo Clarke – WI Academy

Best Fielding
03 ct : Rivaldo Clarke – WI Academy

Most Dismissals
03 : Ranesh Silva – SL Emerging

Best Wicket Keeping
02 vic : Ranesh Silva – SL Emerging

Highest Partnerships
222 runs for the 04th wicket : Shaqkere Parris / Kevlon Anderson – WI Academy
164 run opening stand : Sineth Jayawardena / Vishen Halambage – SL Emerging
110 runs for the 04th wicket : Damel Evelyn / Kevlon Anderson – SL Emerging
106 runs for the 04th wicket : Nipun Dhananjaya / Ranesh Silva – SL Emerging

Highest Totals
360 all out – ( 50 Overs ) : SL Emerging
349 / 4 – ( 50 Overs ) : WI Academy

Lowest Total
184 all out – ( 33.4 Overs ) : SL Emerging