Sri Lanka bt West Indies by 41 runs, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0 with a combined allround performance

Sri Lanka Men’s Tour of the West Indies 2026 – 01st One Day International – Kingston, Jamaica

Sri Lanka put into bat, 000 / 0 – ( 50 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 79 ( 1×6, 9×4, 103 balls ), Skipper Kusal Mendis 72 ( 4×6, 4×4, 62 balls ), Charith Asalanka 45, Janith Liyanage 44no, Pavan Rathnayake 24, Extras 20 – Pathum Nissanka / Kamindu Mendis 22 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 136 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Charith Asalanka 44 runs for the 04th wicket, Charith Asalanka / Janith Liyanage 64 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 10 runs – first 10 overs : 2 / 1, 25 overs : 145 / 1, last 10 overs : 85 / 3 – Mattew Forde 2 / 44, Roston Chase 2 / 47, Jayden Seales 2 / 67 & 02 catches, Skipper Shai Hope 02 victims.

West Indies in reply, 262 all out – ( 49.2 Overs )
Skipper Shai Hope 56 ( 2×6, 2×4, 66 balls ), Justin Greaves 45, Roston Chase 33, Keacy Carty 27, Shamar Joseph 23no, Gudakesh Motie 22, Extras 17 – John Campbell / Justin Greaves 50 run opening stand, Justin Greaves / Keacy Carty 23 runs for the 02nd wicket, Keacy Carty / Shai Hope 52 runs for the 03rd wicket, Shai Hope / Roston Chase 33 runs for the 05th wicket, Roston Chase / Gudakesh Motie 47 runs for the 06th wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 02 runs – Matthew Forde / Shamar Forde 42 runs for the 09th wicket – first 10 overs : 75 / 2, 25 overs : 136 / 4, last 9.2 overs : 48 / 4 – Dushmantha Chameera 4 / 67, Maheesh Theekshana 2 / 26, Milan Rathnayake 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka