{"id":177690,"date":"2026-06-06T22:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T03:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177690"},"modified":"2026-06-06T22:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T03:48:50","slug":"wi-vs-sl-second-odi-between-west-indies-and-sri-lanka-washed-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177690","title":{"rendered":"WI vs SL \u2014 Second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka washed out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71072268\">The second One Day International between the West Indies and Sri Lanka was abandoned because of rain Saturday without a ball being bowled.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first game by 41 runs, giving former Proteas star Gary Kirsten his first win as Sri Lanka coach and the tourists first ODI win in the Caribbean in 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>West Indies had earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first before unrelenting rain at Sabina Park forced the umpires to call off the day-night match around 6.30pm local time with no play possible.<\/p>\n<p>Only a few, hardy fans remained until the end.<\/p>\n<p>The third match will be played at Kingston on Monday and will be followed by three Twenty20 internationals and two test matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 07, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/wi-vs-sl-2nd-odi-washed-out-why-was-west-indies-v-sri-lanka-abandoned-reason-explained\/article71072268.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second One Day International between the West Indies and Sri Lanka was abandoned because of rain Saturday without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first game by 41 runs, giving former Proteas star Gary Kirsten his first win as Sri Lanka coach and the tourists first &#8230; <a title=\"WI vs SL \u2014 Second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka washed out\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177690\" aria-label=\"Read more about WI vs SL \u2014 Second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka washed out\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177691,"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-177690","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_B6984ZB.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176511,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176511","url_meta":{"origin":177690,"position":0},"title":"WI vs SL 2026, WI vs SL 1st ODI Match Report, June 03, 2026 &#8211; West Indies bowl vs Sri Lanka, Hetmyer not in the XI &#8211; ESPNcricinfo","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"WI vs SL 2026, WI vs SL 1st ODI Match Report, June 03, 2026 - West Indies bowl vs Sri Lanka, Hetmyer not in the XI\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoWI vs SL Cricket Scorecard, 1st ODI at Kingston, June 03, 2026\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoWest Indies name strong squad for home Sri Lanka ODI series\u00a0\u00a0ICCHetmyer 'reintegrated' into West\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":176324,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176324","url_meta":{"origin":177690,"position":1},"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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