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    "excerpt": "Opener Evin Lewis blazed his way to an unbeaten century to give the West Indies a consolation eight-wicket victory in Saturday's rain-hit third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Opener Evin Lewis blazed his way to an unbeaten century to give the West Indies a consolation eight-wicket victory in Saturday&#39;s rain-hit third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071999348\/west-indies-tour-of-sri-lanka-1\">SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Returning to 50-over matches after a three-year hiatus, Lewis left spectators at Pallekele in awe as the visitors reached their target of 195 with six balls to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He&#39;s an amazing player, it&#39;s great to see him back,&quot; West Indies captain Shai Hope said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He picked up where he left off. I am happy he scored some runs and I hope he can take that form into the next series.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 32-year-old Trinidadian shrugged off the pain after twisting his ankle mid-innings to clock his fifth ODI hundred -- a vital one for a West Indies side that had struggled against Sri Lanka&#39;s spinners all series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He hit the winning runs with a towering six off Asitha Fernando to finish on an unbeaten 102 off 61 balls with nine fours and four sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sherfane Rutherford made his third consecutive half-century in the series, already sealed 2-0 by Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Together, the duo forged an unbroken 88-run partnership for the third wicket in 45 balls, showing poise and composure even as the required run rate crept above 12 per over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka let several chances slip through their fingers, with dropped catches and fielding lapses that could have halted the tourists&#39; momentum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Successive downpours stole over five hours from the game, reducing it to a 23-over contest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka had posted 156-3 before the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method revised the chase upwards.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>- &#39;Weren&#39;t good enough&#39; -<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was a bit disappointing with the way things went on today,&quot; home captain Charith Asalanka said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We fancied our chances when they had to chase 195. But we weren&#39;t good enough.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kusal Mendis gave the hosts a flying start with a dazzling 19-ball fifty.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When the covers finally came off after dark, he hit four boundaries off Roston Chase in the last four balls of the over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He twice pulled to mid-wicket, then drilled one down the ground, and deftly cut the final delivery past short third man, giving Sri Lanka the surge they needed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mendis then humbled left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie with back-to-back boundaries, the second of which pushed him past 4,000 career ODI runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He finished on an unbeaten 56 after hammering nine fours and a six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Opener Pathum Nissanka anchored the partnership with a composed 56 off 62 balls, before he was run out by Alzarri Joseph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The West Indies&#39; fielding woes continued with four dropped chances blunting their efforts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p><p>The visitors handed 17-year-old Jewel Andrew his ODI debut, making him the youngest West Indian to play the format.<\/p>\r\n",
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