TPerera, Thirimanne shake off rain to take Sri Lanka to series win

Wed, Nov 4, '15

A fine 156-run stand between Kusal Perera and Lahiru Thirimanne helped Sri Lanka seal the three-match One-Day International series against the West Indies 2-0. The home side eased to an eight-wicket win by the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit second ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday (November 4).
Perera narrowly missed out on a century, but his collaboration for the second wicket with Thirimanne (81) over 26.1 overs was a match-winning one in Sri Lanka's chase of a revised target of 225 in a game reduced to 38 overs a side.
At one stage in the match, the West Indies was in a decent position at 149 for 4 in 27 overs. When play resumed after a three-hour rain break, it lost momentum and could manage no more than 214 in 37.4 overs.