SL vs WI 1st ODI: Number-eight batsman Wanindu Hasaranga hit an unbeaten 42 as Sri Lanka beat West Indies by one wicket in the first day global in Colombo on Saturday.
Pursuing 290 for triumph, Sri Lanka accomplished their objective with five balls to extra as Hasaranga held his nerve after the hosts slipped to 262 for eight. Sri Lanka lead the three-coordinate arrangement 1-0.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Avishka Fernando put on 111 runs for the opening wicket to lay the stage for what turned out be the most elevated fruitful pursue at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.
For the West Indies, Alzarri Joseph asserted three wickets after Shai Hope made 115 in his group’s 289 for seven.