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West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the 1st T20I
West Indies got off to a winning start in the T20 tournament played in the Caribbean, beating Sri Lanka by
Summary
Needing 20 runs from 20 balls, it was reduced to needing a run a ball from nine balls before Powell clinched the win with the home side's 149-3 total with four balls remaining. After Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat, Kamindu Mendis top-scored with 51 runs and captain and opener Kusal Mendis added 36. Sri Lanka won the first match by 41 runs.
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People
- Kamindu Mendis2
- Shai Hope2
- Rovman Powell
- Shamar Joseph
- Jason Holder
- Kusal Mendis
- Nissanka
- Mendis
Organisations
- West Indies2
- Holder
- ODI
Places
- West Indies2
- Sri Lanka2
- Kingston2
- Sabina Park
- Caribbean
Keywords
- wickets2
- beat2
- t20i2
- twenty20
- got
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