West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2015, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Pallekele, Nov 9, 2015
Venue: Played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to field first
Dilshan is now the leading run-getter for Sri Lanka and the 3rd highest in T20Is.
Dilshan also has the second most number of 4s (178*) in T20Is after McCullum (199). 1501* T20I runs for Dilshan. 3rd after McCullum and Duminy to reach there.
West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first after the toss was delayed by over an hour by rain at Pallekele. The match remains a full Twenty20 encounter, however.
Sri Lanka is the champions in this format - but they are missing Mahela and Sanga - from their number. Big-hitting allrounder Thisara Perera returns to the squad. Rookie bowlers Binura Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay are among the XV as well with the selectors scouring the island for new talent.
Match Squads:
West Indies: J Charles, A Fletcher, M Samuels, A Russell, DJ Bravo, K Pollard, D Sammy, J Holder, D Bishoo, S Narine, J Taylor
Sri Lanka: K Perera, T Dilshan, D Chandimal, C Kapugedera, A Mathews, M Siriwardana, S Jayasuriya, S Senanayake, N Kulasekara, L Malinga (c), D Chameera
