Opening batter Nishan Madushka scored a half-century on debut and shared a 137-run partnership for the fourth wicket with captain Charith Asalanka to steer Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over West Indies of their rain-hit ODI opener on Sunday.
West Indies captain Shai Hope gained the toss and elected to bat first. His crew scored 185-4 in 38.3 of its 50 allocated overs earlier than rain halted the lawsuits at Pallekele.
When play resumed, Sri Lanka was once given a goal of 232 runs in 37 overs underneath the DLS approach and it reached 234-5 with 31 deliveries to spare.
Sri Lanka misplaced its first wicket with the rating on six when Avishka Fernando (5) was once out stuck at covers via Roston Chase off speedy bowler Alzarri Joseph (2-39 in six overs). Kusal Mendis (13) skied Joseph and wicketkeeper Hope took a just right top catch.
Sri Lanka was once 3 down for 45 when Sadeera Samarawickrama (18) was once bowled via left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie with a flighted and turning supply.
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Asalanka and Madushka then got here in combination for his or her 109-ball partnership.
Asalanka best scored with 77 off 71 deliveries together with 3 sixes and 8 obstacles. Madushka, status in for injured common opener Pathum Nissanka, hit a six and 7 obstacles in his 69 off 54 deliveries.
West Indies spin bowlers struggled to grip the ball after the rain and to make issues worse their seam bowlers erred of their accuracy. Motie had each Madushka and Samarawickrama out later but it surely was once too overdue. He took 3-47 for West Indies in 8 overs.
Previous, Sherfane Rutherford and Chase added 85 runs for the unbroken 5th wicket to offer West Indies a aggressive rating earlier than rain intervened. Rutherford was once 74 now not out off 82 deliveries together with 3 sixes and 5 obstacles. Chase was once a run-a-ball 33 now not out.
Leg spin bowler Wanindu Hasaranga took 2-18 in six overs for Sri Lanka.
The ODI sequence continues Wednesday on the identical venue with the second one of 3 video games.