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Windies put Sri Lanka to bat

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West Indies won the toss and put Sri Lanka to bat first in a must-win game to keep the three-match series alive against Sri Lanka at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota, a short while ago. Sri Lanka who won the first match on Saturday in a thrilling encounter made no changes to the playing XI while West Indies made one change bringing in Fabian Allen in place of Hayden Walsh Jr. Kusal Perera makes his 100 ODI appearance while Angelo Mathews plays his 100th ODI in home soil. 

Playing XIs:

West Indies: 1 Sunil Ambris, 2 Shai Hope (wk), 3 Darren Bravo, 4 Roston Chase, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Kieron Pollard (capt.), 7 Jason Holder, 8 Fabian Allen, 9 Keemo Paul, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Sheldon Cottrell

Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt.), 2 Avishka Fernando, 3 Kusal Perera (wk), 4 Kusal Mendis, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga, 9 Isuru Udana, 10 Lakshan Sandakan, 11 Nuwan Pradeep