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Things did not work in favour of the West Indies men.

This as hosts Sri Lanka hammered the Caribbean side by 73 runs in the second T20 International in Dambulla to level the three-game series at 1-1.

The Sri Lankans made 162 for 5, with 54 from Pathum Nissanka, while Romario Shepherd took two wickets.

In reply, the Windies were skittled out for 89 in 16.1 overs, with Dunith Wellalage taking 3 for 9 from his four overs.
Transcript
00:00Well, time to rally around the West Indies, they certainly need it as things did not work
00:05in favour of the men and that's because host Sri Lanka hammered the Caribbean side
00:09by 73 runs in the second T20 International in Dambulla to level the three-game series
00:14at one apiece.
00:15Well, the Sri Lankans made 162 for five before skittling out the Windies for just 89.
00:23In what was a must-win game for Sri Lanka, the hosts chose to bat against the West Indies
00:27in the second T20 in Dambulla.
00:29After three economical overs, Patum Nisanker was severe on Shemar Joseph in the fourth,
00:34which cost 25 runs.
00:35Nisanker and Kosal Mendis put on 77 in 9.5 overs.
00:42Mendis was caught in the deep for 26, giving Shemar Springer the scalp.
00:46Kosal Pereira joined Nisanker and the two put on a partnership of 34 runs.
00:52Pereira was all for 24 and Nisanker, 54.
00:55Romario Sheppard bowled well and picked up two for 23 from three overs.
01:00The last ball was struck for a boundary as Sri Lanka closed on 162 for five.
01:08In reply, the men in maroon had it tough out in the middle.
01:11Dunit Vilalage was the man to do lots of damage with wide cherry in hand.
01:15He ended with impeccable figures of three for nine from his four overs.
01:21Captain Charit Asalanka also bowled well, taking two wickets.
01:26Captain Ravman Powell was the top scorer for the Windies with 20.
01:33One Indu Hassaranga was expensive, picking up two for 32 from three overs.
01:41Then Matisha Patirana was the man to remove Powell and three figures seemed out of the
01:46question.
01:47And that's what happened as Maish Tikshana took the last one to end with two for seven.
01:52The West Indies capitulated for 89 in 16.1 overs and lost by 73 runs.
01:59Their abject batting display has resulted in Thursday's third and final match being
02:03the decider.
02:04Venu Narwani takes export.
02:07Quite understandably he's not a happy man as Windies captain Ravman Powell sought to
02:11explain his team's poor performance.
02:14To be honest at the halfway stage we believed that we could have gotten 160 but having said
02:19that the wicket wasn't really a cricket wicket, it wasn't really a T20 wicket.
02:24When batters look in to try to score it was obviously difficult for us but that is where
02:28you use conditions and I think they used their conditions brilliant tonight.
02:33I think it's just a case of us not reaching for the ball as much as we did tonight.
02:39We have an opportunity in 24 hours to come again and having said that we get back to
02:44our dressing room, look at our dismissals and see how best we can put it together for
02:48the final one.
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