Sri Lanka, West Indies ODI abandoned due to rain; series leads 1-0

Sri Lanka clinched the ODI series 1-0 against West Indies after the third match was washed out without a ball being bowled, following a similar fate for the second game. Their 41-run win in the opening ODI proved decisive. Captain Kusal Mendis celebrated his first series win as skipper, while West Indies captain Shai Hope credited Sri Lanka’s strong performance.

The third one-day cricket international between West Indies and Sri Lanka went the same way as the second and was washed out Monday without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka won the first match of the series by 41 runs for its first ODI win in the Caribbean in 13 years. The two subsequent washouts have given Sri Lanka a 1-0 series victory.

Persistent rain at Sabina Park led to the abandonment of the second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka without a ball bowled. This washout means Sri Lanka retains their 1-0 series lead, leaving the West Indies needing to win the final match to level the series.

The second one-day cricket international between the West Indies and Sri Lanka has been abandoned because of rain Saturday without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first match Thursday by 41 runs, giving former Proteas star Gary Kirsten his first win as Sri Lanka coach and the tourists first ODI win in the Caribbean in 13 years. West Indies had earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first before unrelenting rain at Sabina Park forced the umpires to call off the day-night match around 6.30pm local time with no play possible.