Easy win for Windies

Superb bowling allowed the West Indies to overcome the absence of several key players as they beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the second one-day international in Harare on Wednesday.

After managing just 227 all out with the bat, Ashley Nurse and Shannon Gabriel grabbed three wickets apiece and captain Jason Holder picked up two as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 165 inside 44 overs.

As a result the West Indies also picked up a bonus point, putting them level on five points with Sri Lanka, who beat Zimbabwe in Monday's series opener in the triangular series.

SCORES IN BRIEF

WEST INDIES: 227 all out in 49.2 overs (Lewis 27, Hope 47, Carter 54,  Powell 44; Kulasekara 2-37, Lakmal 2-45, Pradeep 2-55)

SRI LANKA: 165 all out in 43.1 overs (Dickwella 28, Gunaratne 18,  Jayasuriya 31, Pathirana 45, Kulasekara 16; Gabriel 3-31, Holder 2-16, Nurse 3-46)

Result: West Indies won by 62 runs.

Player-of-the-match: Jason Holder.