{"id":176563,"date":"2026-06-03T22:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176563"},"modified":"2026-06-03T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:13:21","slug":"wi-vs-sl-1st-odi-nissanka-mendis-score-fifties-as-sri-lanka-beats-the-west-indies-by-41-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176563","title":{"rendered":"WI vs SL, 1st ODI: Nissanka, Mendis score fifties as Sri Lanka beats the West Indies by 41 runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71059601\">Pathum Nissanka made a careful 79 and captain Kusal Mendis a fast-paced 72 to lay the foundation for Sri Lanka\u2019s 41-run win Wednesday over West Indies in the first One Day International on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Nissanka and Mendis put on 136 for the second wicket and with contributions of 45 by Charith Asalanka and an unbeaten 44 by Janith Liyanage, Sri Lanka reached 303 for seven after being asked to bat.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Shai Hope carried the fight to Sri Lanka with an innings of 56 from 66 balls and opener Justin Greaves made 45 from 38 balls, but West Indies was all out for 262 in the final over.<\/p>\n<p>After partnerships of 50 for the first wicket and 52 for the third, wickets fell regularly and the required run-rate climbed. There was still hope when Roston Chase was at the crease but his innings of 33 ended when he was bowled by Dushmantha Chameera who took  four for 67.<\/p>\n<p>West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first on a pitch that looked likely to favor slower bowlers. It made an early breakthrough when Kamindu Mendis was out for 12 in the seventh over.<\/p>\n<p>Nissanka and Mendis came together at that point and carried Sri Lanka to 158 for two before Mendis was out for 72 for 62 balls. Opener Nissanka carried on briefly before falling for 79 from 102 balls.<\/p>\n<p>West Indies needed to pick up wickets in the middle overs but Asalanka and Liyanage provided stiff restistance, putting on 64 for the fifth wicket.<\/p>\n<p>Hope was out with West Indies 167 for five in the 31st over, but the resistance faded from it.<\/p>\n<p>There was an unusual pause near the end of the match when a floodlight failed and the players left the field for bad light. The West Indies\u2019 cause was already lost by that stage: it needed 43 runs from eight balls with one wicket remaining.<\/p>\n<p>The second match of the three-match series will be played at Kingston on Saturday, with the third next Monday, also at Sabina Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/wi-vs-sl-1st-odi-sri-lanka-beats-west-indies-by-41-runs-pathum-nissanka-kusal-mendis-half-century\/article71059601.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pathum Nissanka made a careful 79 and captain Kusal Mendis a fast-paced 72 to lay the foundation for Sri Lanka\u2019s 41-run win Wednesday over West Indies in the first One Day International on Wednesday. Nissanka and Mendis put on 136 for the second wicket and with contributions of 45 by Charith Asalanka and an unbeaten &#8230; <a title=\"WI vs SL, 1st ODI: Nissanka, Mendis score fifties as Sri Lanka beats the West Indies by 41 runs\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176563\" aria-label=\"Read more about WI vs SL, 1st ODI: Nissanka, Mendis score fifties as Sri Lanka beats the West Indies by 41 runs\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP_B4WN2R9.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176324,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176324","url_meta":{"origin":176563,"position":0},"title":"WI vs SL LIVE score, 1st ODI: West Indies, Sri Lanka look to start series with a win","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello and welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of the first ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka, held in Kingston on Wednesday.PLAYING XIsWest Indies: John Campbell, Justin Greaves, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (capt), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales. 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