West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25

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West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
  Sri Lanka West Indies
Dates 13 – 26 October 2024
Captains Charith Asalanka Shai Hope (ODIs)
Rovman Powell (T20Is)
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Charith Asalanka (145) Sherfane Rutherford (204)
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (6) Alzarri Joseph (4)
Gudakesh Motie (4)
Player of the series Charith Asalanka (SL)
Twenty20 International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Kusal Mendis (113) Brandon King (91)
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (5)
Maheesh Theekshana (5)
Romario Shepherd (4)
Player of the series Pathum Nissanka (SL)

The West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka in October 2024 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team. [1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [2] [3] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series. [4]

Contents

West Indies won the first T20I by five wickets, with Brandon King and Evin Lewis, both scoring match winning half-centuries. [5] The hosts won the second T20I by 73 runs, with Pathum Nissanka's 54 and Dunith Wellalage's 3/9. [6] Sri Lanka won the third and final T20I by nine wickets, with Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera, both scoring unbeaten half-centuries of 68 and 55 respectively, [7] to secure their first ever T20I series victory over West Indies. [8] [9]

Squads

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
ODIs [10] T20Is [11] ODIs [12] T20Is [13]

Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer and Akeal Hosein withdrew from the series citing personal reasons. [14] Seventeen-year-old Jewel Andrew was named in the ODI squad. [13]

T20I series

1st T20I

13 October 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
179/7 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
180/5 (19.1 overs)
Charith Asalanka 59 (35)
Romario Shepherd 2/39 (4 overs)
Brandon King 63 (33)
Matheesha Pathirana 2/27 (3.1 overs)
West Indies won by 5 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Brandon King (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shamar Springer (WI) made his T20I debut.

2nd T20I

15 October 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
162/5 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
89 (16.1 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 54 (49)
Romario Shepherd 2/23 (3 overs)
Rovman Powell 20 (17)
Dunith Wellalage 3/9 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 73 runs
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dunith Wellalage (SL) made his T20I debut.

3rd T20I

17 October 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
162/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
166/1 (18 overs)
Rovman Powell 37 (27)
Maheesh Theekshana 2/19 (3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 68* (50)
Gudakesh Motie 1/31 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

20 October 2024
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
185/4 (38.3 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
234/5 (31.5 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 74* (82)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/18 (6 overs)
Charith Asalanka 77 (71)
Gudakesh Motie 3/47 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Charith Asalanka (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 232 runs from 37 overs due to rain.
  • Nishan Madushka (SL) made his ODI debut.
  • Charith Asalanka (SL) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs. [15]

2nd ODI

23 October 2024
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
189 (36 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
190/5 (38.2 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 80 (82)
Wanindu Hasaranga 4/40 (8 overs)
Charith Asalanka 62* (61)
Alzarri Joseph 2/30 (6 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
  • The partnership between Sherfane Rutherford and Gudakesh Motie (119) was the highest 9th-wicket partnership for West Indies in ODIs. [16]

3rd ODI

26 October 2024
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
156/3 (23 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
196/2 (22 overs)
Kusal Mendis 56* (22)
Roston Chase 1/20 (2 overs)
Evin Lewis 102* (61)
Asitha Fernando 1/39 (5 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Evin Lewis (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain interrupted play with Sri Lanka at 81/1 in 17.2 overs. The match was then reduced to 23 overs per side.
  • West Indies were set a revised target of 195 runs from 23 overs.
  • Jewel Andrew (WI) made his ODI debut.
  • Kusal Mendis (SL) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs. [17]

Statistics

Most runs (T20I)

RankRunsPlayerTeamsInningsAverageHigh ScoreStrike Rate50
1113 Kusal Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 356.5068* 124.171
2104 Pathum Nissanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 334.6654128.391
391 Brandon King WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 30.3363151.661
485 Kusal Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 42.5055 * 154.541
570 Kamindu Mendis 35.0051129.621
Last Updated: 02 November 2024 [18]

Most wickets (T20)

RankWicketsPlayerTeamsInningsBestAverageEconomy4W
15 Maheesh Theekshana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 32/711.405.60-
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/2418.808.54-
24 Matheesha Pathirana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 32/2713.507.53-
Romario Shepherd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2/2321.508.60-
33 Charith Asalanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 22/66.665.00-
Dunith Wellalage 3/915.005.62-
Last Updated: 02 November 2024 [19]

Most runs (ODI)

RankRunsPlayerTeamsInningsAverageStrike RateHigh Score10050
1204 Sherfane Rutherford WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 3204.00107.3680-3
2145 Charith Asalanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 372.50107.4077-2
3107 Nishan Madushka 253.50109.18691
4103 Evin Lewis WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 1-167.21102* 1-
5101 Kusal Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 336.00167.4456* -1
Last Updated: 02 November 2024 [20]

Most wickets (ODI)

RankWicketsPlayerTeamsInningsBestAverageEconomy5W
16 Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 34/4013.665.12-
24 Gudakesh Motie WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 33/4721.503.90-
Asitha Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 3/3525.506.37-
Alzarri Joseph WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2/3027.506.47-
33 Maheesh Theekshana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 23/2521.334.57-
Last Updated: 02 November 2024 [21]

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