The man who hit 80 sixes helped Sri Lanka win, and fans climbed trees to watch West Indies lose the T20 series.
The way West Indies started the T20 series against Sri Lanka, it did not end the same way. West Indies started by winning the first T20. But, after that, Sri Lanka defeated them in the next two T20 matches and won the 3-match series 2-1. The way Sri Lanka defeated West Indies in the last T20 played in Dambulla, cricket fans enjoyed it not only by sitting in the stadium but also by climbing trees. Kusal Mendis, who hit 80 sixes, did the job of putting the series in Sri Lanka's bag by winning the last T20.
Not one but two Kusal overpower West Indies.
By the way, in the last T20, not one but two Kusal pushed West Indies to the brink of defeat. Both Kusal remained unbeaten till the end and took rest only after leading the team to victory. Both wrote the script of their respective half-centuries. We are talking about Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera, who had a match-winning partnership of 106 runs in the last T20.
Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera gave victory.
Sri Lanka chased the target of 163 runs set by West Indies in the 18th over. West Indies used 6 bowlers against Sri Lanka, but they were successful in taking only one wicket. Sri Lanka lost this wicket in the form of Pathum Nissanka, who was dismissed by West Indies spinner Moti. After that, Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera together helped the team cross the threshold of victory.
Kusal Mendis remained unbeaten after scoring 68 runs in 50 balls, which included 7 fours and 1 six. With this one six, the number of sixes of Kusal Mendis in T20 International has increased to 80. With this figure, he is also the batsman who has hit the most sixes in T20 International from Sri Lanka. At the same time, Kusal Perera remained unbeaten after scoring 55 runs in 36 balls. Due to the strong batting of both, Sri Lanka won the third T20 against West Indies by 9 wickets.
Fans climbed trees to watch the Sri Lanka-West Indies match.
Since the third and final T20 match was the deciding match of the series, a huge crowd gathered in the stadium to watch it. Many cricket fans even climbed trees near the Dambulla cricket ground to watch the match. Everyone welcomed their team winning the T20 series against West Indies.
Earlier in the match, West Indies batted first and scored 162 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. No batsman from the West Indies scored a half-century. Captain Rovman Powell was the top scorer of the team scoring 37 runs. Hasaranga and Theekshana were the most successful bowlers from Sri Lanka, who took 2-2 wickets each.