Running out of steam

Nov 23, 2016

Dhananjaya de Silva led the way for Sri Lanka with a fifty•AFP

Kusal Mendis also joined the party, before he nicked one to Shai Hope; he missed out on a maiden ODI century by six runs as well•AFP

He found some support from the in-form Hope•AFP

Carlos Brathwaite joined Jason Holder, and smashed a huge six•AFP

Niroshan Dickwella supported him with his maiden ODI fifty, but fell six short of a maiden hundred•AFP

Stand-in captain Upul Tharanga's cameo took Sri Lanka to 330, their highest ODI total against West Indies•AFP

But West Indies let go of their momentum, as they lost Hope and Jonathan Carter to run-outs•AFP

But Nuwan Kulasekara hit the blockhole regularly and dismissed him•AFP

Evin Lewis single-handedly threatened Sri Lanka, smashing his way to a maiden century•AFP

Soon, Lewis was also run-out for 148 with nearly ten overs still to go and only four wickets in hand•AFP

Jason Holder faced the last ball with West Indies needing three to win, but could manage only a single as his side missed out on victory by a close margin for the second game in a row•AFP