Sri Lankan players celebrate their win over West Indies in the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's spinners spun a web around the West Indies batting, making superb use of a turning Dambulla pitch to thump the visitors by 73 runs in the second T20I on Tuesday (October 15, 2024). Debutant Dunith Wellalage ended with figures of 3 for 9, while senior pros Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Asalanka picked two wickets apiece as the Windies were bowled out for 89 runs in response to a 163-run target. With that, the Lankans levelled the three-match series 1-1.
Sri Lankan players celebrate their win over West Indies in the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
West Indies's Captain Rovman Powell, right, and Alzarri Joseph cheer themselves during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
West Indies's Sherfane Rutherford plays a shot during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
West Indies's Captain Rovman Powell plays a shot during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage bowls a delivery during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis plays a shot during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
West Indies' Alzarri Joseph, right, celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Kusal Janith Perera plays a shot during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka,
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka, left, and Kusal Mendis bump fists during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka plays a shot during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.