00:00West Indies won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat in the first one-day international at Sabina Park.
00:06After a catch was dropped of the first ball, the visitors finally lost their first wicket at 22
00:11with Kamindu Mendes falling to Jaden Seals for 12.
00:15Then Patum Nisanka and captain Kusal Mendes had a solid partnership of 136.
00:21Mendes made 72 and Nisanka 79.
00:29Roston Chase was among the wickets, taking 2 for 47 from his 10 overs.
00:37When Jenneth Leonage joined Cherith Asalanka, the two put on a useful partnership of 64.
00:43Asalanka made 45 while Leonage scored and had beaten 44.
00:50For the home side, Matthew Ford and Jaden Seals grabbed two scalps, but the Trinidadian was expensive.
00:57Sri Lanka eventually closed on what was a healthy 303 for 7 from their 50 overs.
01:02When the Caribbean men responded, John Campbell and Justin Graves were the ones to open the innings.
01:09The two made a rollicking start with a partnership with 50 from 6.1 overs.
01:15But Campbell was run out for 17 and Graves went for 45 which made it 73 for 2 in the
01:2010th over.
01:22Captain Shea Hope joined KC Carty and they did some repair work with a partnership of 52.
01:27Carty was out for 27 while Hope's dismissal for 56 made it 167 for 5.
01:33Roston Chase and Gudakesh Moti then put on 47 runs.
01:38Moti fell for 22 giving Mahesh Thikshana his second scalp.
01:46Then Dushmanta Chamira removed Chase for 33 and Al Zari Joseph for a duck.
01:51The tail hung around a bit with Shamar Joseph making an inconsequential 23 not out.
01:57Chamira was the pick of the bowlers with 4 scalps.
02:01Charith Asalanka took the last one as the Windy's were all out for 262 in the final over and lost
02:06by 41 runs.
02:07The hosts must win the next two to clinch the series.
02:11Winner Nawani T6 Sport
02:13A new Captain
02:13A new Captain!
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