West Indies earned a consoltaory win in the third and final ODI of the bilateral series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (October 26). The hosts had already won the two matches that preceded the third game but the tourists ended the series with a confidence-boosting victory,

Charith Asalanka’s unbeaten half-century powered Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international, clinching the three-match series 2-0 with one to play.

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The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

Opening batter Nishan Madushka scored a half-century on debut and shared a 137-run partnership for the fourth wicket with captain Charith Asalanka to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over West Indies in their rain-hit ODI cricket opener.

Asalanka struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the second one-day international on Wednesday to clinch the three-match series.