Siriwardene stars in easy win

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Siriwardene

Shashikala Siriwardene backed up her 4 for 30 with an unbeaten 42 to guide Sri Lanka Women to a six-wicket win over West Indies Women in the second ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Having chosen to bat, West Indies began sedately before right-arm pacer Sripali Weerakkody dismissed Hayley Matthews for 11 in the 10th over. Kycia Knight and StefanieTaylor consolidated with a 48-run partnership before running into Siriwardene. West Indies slipped from 95 for 2 to 110 for 7 in five overs and were eventually bowled out for 124.

Sri Lanka wobbled at the start - openers Prasadini Weerakkody and Lasanthi Madhushani were removed by the 14th over leaving them at 46 for 2. They lost a further two wickets, but by then victory was only 38 runs away. Siriwardene steered Sri Lanka home with 64 balls to spare and helped them draw level at 1-1 in the four-match series.

Chief Scores: Sri Lanka Women 127 for 4 (Siriwardene 42*, Mendis 27) beat West Indies Women 124 (Taylor 43, Knight 28, Siriwardene 4-30) by six-wickets

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