Thomas fifer wins it for Windies
Oshane Thomash took five wickets for 28 runs as West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 25 runs in the first T20I in Pallekele yesterday.
The 23-year-old pacer bowled a fiery first spell of three overs to reduce the home side to 56 for five in the first powerplay after West Indies had posted 196 for four in their 20 overs.
The Lankans revived the chase, thanks to Kusal Perera's 38-ball 66 and a 34-ball 44 from Wahidu Hasaranga, only to fall short by 25 runs eventually.Rovman Powell finished with figures of two for 31.
Earlier, Lendl Simmons's unbeaten 67 off 51 deliveries and cameos from Andre Russel (35 off 14 balls) and skipper Kieron Pollard (34 off 15 balls) helped West Indies post the mammoth total.
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