Brandon King, Evin Lewis drive West Indies to victory

SL VS WI, 1ST T20I King and Lewis cracked fifties in the chase © AFP West Indies won the first T20I by five wickets against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Brandon King (63) and Evin Lewis (50) were the stars of the show as the duo were involved in a 107-run partnership for the first wicket chasing 179. Kamindu Mendis and Charith Asalanka scored brisk fifties for the hosts but it proved to be in vain. Put in to bat, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis were cautious at the start with only 11 runs off the first two overs. Nissanka stepped on the accelerator in the third over with back-to-back boundaries off Romario Shepherd. But he nicked the next ball behind to Shai Hope. Kusal Perera got off the mark with a boundary but was then castled by Shamar Joseph. This brought man in form Kamindu Mendis to the crease as he got off the mark with a pull to the boundary. Kusal hit a four and a six off Alzarri Joseph while Kamindu hit a brace of boundaries in the next over as…