Shai Hope hundred powers West Indies to comfortable 8-wicket win in 1st ODI vs Sri Lanka

West Indies executed their plans to perfection in all the departments of the game and won the match by 8 wickets after bundling out Sri Lanka for 232 in 49 overs.

Sri Lanka openers Danushka Gunathilaka (55) and captain Dimuth Karunaratne (52) gave their team a solid start but that soon after their departure in the 20th and 22nd over of the first ODI against West Indies in Antigua. The 105-run partnership was broken when Karunaratne was caught and bowled by his West Indies counterpart Kieron Pollard. The match became ill-tempered when Gunathilaka was judged to have obstructed the field when he trod on the ball while Pollard was attempting to affect a run out. Pollard immediately appealed and on-field umpire Joe Wilson gave a soft signal of out before television umpire Nigel Guguid ruled that Gunathilaka had deliberately attempted to foil the run out attempt.