Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera scored half-centuries to guide Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket win in the third and final Twenty20 international and clinch their first-ever series victory over the West Indies.

Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory over West Indies to seal a T20I series triumph. (More Cricket News) With the series delicately poised at 1-1 heading into the final match on Thursday, Sri Lanka started with intent in Dambulla.

Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 to help clinch Sri Lanka's first T20 international series win over the West Indies with a thumping nine-wicket victory in the third and final game on Thursday. The West Indies won the series opener by five wickets and Sri Lanka bounced back with a commanding 73-run victory in the second game.

West Indies opted to bat first after winning the toss in Thursday's series-deciding third T20 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. The tourists brought in wicketkeeper Shai Hope and spinner Fabian Allen in place of Andre Fletcher and Shamar Springer.

Openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis scored half-centuries and shared a 107-run stand in 55 balls to guide West Indies to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first of their three Twenty20 matches.

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Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka will look to keep the T20I series alive against West Indies with a win in the second T20I in the three-match series at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla on Tuesday,

West Indies are off to a spectacular start in their three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka away, by registering a 5-wicket win in the 1st T20I at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.