Sri Lanka’s gamble backfires, Windies win T20 series 

​Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis’ decision not to have the best in-form strike bowler Eshan Malinga bowl the last lover backfired as the West Indies batting pair of Jason Holder and Sherfane Rutherford smashed off the required 35 runs within the last three overs chasing a 169 target in the third and deciding T20 match at Kingston Jamaica yesterday.  Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis’ decision not to have the best in-form strike bowler Eshan Malinga bowl the last lover backfired as the West Indies batting pair of Jason Holder and Sherfane Rutherford smashed off the required 35 runs within the last three overs chasing a 169 target in the third and deciding T20 match at Kingston Jamaica yesterday. www.dailymirror.lk 

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