Openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis scored half-centuries and shared a 107-run stand in 55 balls to guide West Indies to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first of their three Twenty20 matches.

A breathtaking display of power-hitting from Brandon King and Evin Lewis propelled the West Indies to a commanding five-wicket victory in the first T20 against Sri Lanka on Sunday. It was the highest partnership for West Indies against Sri Lanka in T20 cricket for any wicket.

West Indies opted to bowl first after winning the toss and skipper Charith Asalanka and all-rounder Kamindu Mendis in the form of his life helped Sri Lanka get to 179. However, the West Indies openers came out all guns blazing and killed their chase with their century stand.

West Indies openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis registered a half-centuries each to help the team win the opening T20I of the series against Sri Lanka by five wickets. Sri Lanka had a difficult start with the bat,

The third and final T20 International between Sri Lanka and the West Indies will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla today. The series is evenly poised at 1-1. ..

Sri Lanka will take on West Indies in the third and final T20I match on Thursday, October 17 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla

OUT! b Nuwan Thushara. Sri Lanka vs West Indies Live Score: FOUR! Excellent timing! Lands it on middle, Romario Shepherd hangs back and flicks

Sri Lanka stormed back to level the three-match T20 series with an emphatic 73-run win over the West Indies on Tuesday, marking their largest ever margin of victory against the Caribbean side. The dominant performance at Dambulla was Sri Lanka's sixth-largest T20 win against any team,