COLOMBO: Ajantha Mendis and Thisara Perera shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka posted a 26-run win over the West Indies in the third One-Day International Sunday to clinch the series 2-0. Sri Lanka showed the depth of its bowling line-up by defending its total of 277-9 and restricting the tourists to 251 despite resting attack spearheads Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan and Nuwan Kulasekara for the match. Unorthodox spinner Mendis finished with 4-46 and seamer Perera with 3-36, while paceman Dilhara Fernando took 2-45. Sri Lanka won the second match by eight wickets after the opening game was abandoned due to rain. Perera strengthened his team's position when he removed well-set Darren Bravo (79) and skipper Darren Sammy (three) in the space of five balls. Mendis took the last three wickets, including that of Carlton Baugh, to complete the win, depriving Baugh (49) of his maiden half-century in One-Day Internationals. Man of the Match Sangakkara earlier made a solid 75 to help his side set a challenging target despite Sulieman Benn's maiden four-wicket haul. – Agence France
