Sri Lanka beats West Indies in first ODI

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Ajantha Mendis (left) who scored a six to win the match smiles along with last man Suranga Lakmal. Mendis also became the 3rd fastest bowler to reach 150 ODI scalps when he took 2 for 46 - Pic by Shantha Ratnayake

AFP: Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by one wicket in the rain-curtailed first one-dayer in Colombo on Sunday to take the lead in the three-match series.

Set a revised Duckworth-Lewis target of 163 in 26 overs, the hosts survived anxious moments before winning with seven balls to spare at the Premadasa stadium.

The West Indies had scored 159-8 from 26 overs after being sent in to bat.

The start of the day-night match was delayed by an hour and 20 minutes due to persistent rain. Further bad weather during the West Indies innings reduced the game to 26 overs a side.

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