Yahoo Sports reports: Rovman Powell hit a six in the final over Thursday to clinch a seven-wicket win for the West Indies over Sri Lanka in the first of three Twenty20 cricket matches. West Indies made a match of it with its late slow run rate chasing 147-9, despite scoring 66 runs in its first six overs. Needing 20 runs from 20 balls, it was reduced to needing a run a ball from nine balls before Powell clinched the win with the home side's 149-3 total with four balls remaining.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 12, 2026 4:29 AM
West Indies beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in opening T20 cricket match at Kingston, Jamaica
Rovman Powell hit a six in the final over Thursday to clinch a seven-wicket win for the West Indies over Sri Lanka in the first of three Twenty20 cricket matches. West Indies made a match of it with its late slow run rate chasing 147-9, despite scoring 66 runs in its first six overs. Needing 20 runs from 20 balls, it was reduced to needing a run a ball from nine balls before Powell clinched the win with the home side's 149-3 total with four balls remaining.
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