Sri Lanka Breaks 23 Year Drought
When they went 2-0 up, Sri Lanka clinched their first ODI series win against West Indies in 23 years, breaking a drought which has existed since 2003 when they were victorious 6-0. With the West Indies taking the final game here in 2026, the series ended 2-1 in favour of the visitors.
First ODI
In a close encounter at Grenada, Sri Lanka managed to defend a total of 240/6, defeating West Indies by 10 runs. Sri Lanka’s Inoka Ranaweera took 4-44 to seal the win and was named Player of the Match.
Sri Lanka 240/6 (Harshitha Madavi 66, Hasini Perera 61, Hayley Matthews 2-46, Karishma Ramharack 2-57) defeated
West Indies 230 (Stafanie Taylor 66, Jannillea Glasgow 50, Inoka Ranaweera 4-44, Kavisha Dilhari 3-49) by 10 runs
Second ODI
Sri Lanka made it two from two in Grenada defending another small total, triumphing by 14 runs over the home team. The match was most notable by the controversial dismissal of Deandra Dottin, out obstructing the field. While the decision was 100% correct, it did seem harsh as Dottin was neither preventing a catch or a runout. Note to batters: the ball is not yours to touch!
For her top score of 58, Vishmi Gunaratne was named Player of the Match.
Sri Lanka 208 (Vishmi Gunaratne 58, Harshitha Madavi 35, Karishma Ramharack 3-26, Afy Fletcher 2-40) defeated
West Indies 194 (Jannillea Glasgow 50, Shemaine Campbelle 30, Sugandika Kumari 3-28, Inoka Ranaweera 3-44) by 14 runs
Third ODI
Yet another small total posted by Sri Lanka who batted first for the third time in the series but this time West Indies managed to overcome, courtesy of a century to skipper Hayley Matthews backed by former skipper Stafani Taylor playing an anchoring role.
It left the series with a 2-1 result in favour of the visitors. Hayley Matthews was named Player of the Match while Harshitha Madavi was named Player of the series.
Sri Lanka 217/7 (Harshitha Madavi 70, Kavisha Dilhari 45*, Hayley Matthews 2-33, Karishma Ramharack 2-39) lost to
West Indies 218/4 (Hayley Matthews 100, Stafani Taylor 38, Malki Madara 2-33, Inoka Ranaweera 1-39) by 6 wickets
