Pallekele: Angelo Mathews led the way with the ball as Sri Lanka beat West Indies by six runs in the third ODI on Sunday in Pallekele.
Mathews took four wickets and bowled his full quota of 10 overs for the first time since 2015. It is his second four-wicket haul in ODI cricket and helped Sri Lanka complete a 3-0 whitewash in the series.
Sri Lanka set a target of 308 for West Indies to the chase. The visitors were off to a strong start with openers Shai Hope and Sunil Ambris putting up a stand of 111 runs. After Ambris' dismissal on 60, Sri Lanka was pegged back once again by Nicholas Pooran who also scored a 50. Hope was dismissed on 72 in the 31st over after which West Indies captain Kieron Pollard and Pooran put up 47 runs for the third wicket.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 307 in 50 overs (Kusal Mendis 55, Dhananjaya de Silva 51; Alzarri Joseph 4/68) vs West Indies 301/9 (Shai Hope 72, Sunil Ambris 60; Angelo Mathews 4/59). IANS