Sangakkara's 90 help Sri Lanka post 219 against West Indies

Left-handed batsman Kumar Sangakkara cracked a battling unbeaten 95-ball 90 as Sri Lanka posted 219 for eight against West Indies in their rain-interrupted crucial one-day international in the tri-nation series here today.
Sangakkara blasted six fours and one six in his 76th half-century to anchor the Sri Lankan innings as they scored 159 in 22 overs today after a poor start yesterday.
A series of rain interruptions reduced the game to a 41-over a side affair today but Sangakkara ensured that Sri Lanka have a good score on board as he set the foundation early on and then accelerated in the end, despite losing partners at regular intervals.

Pacer Kemar Roach (4 for 27) was the peak of West Indies bowlers. Jason Holder (2 for 50), Marlon Samuels (1 for 48) and Kieron Pollard (1 for 24) also got wickets but they were expensive in the end.
Skipper Angelo Mathews (30) and Lahiru Thirimanne (23) were the other contributors for Sri Lanka in the match which was pushed to the reserve day after rain forced officials to call off the game yesterday.
Resuming the innings at 60-3 in 19 overs, Sri Lanka made a brisk start today as batsmen Sangakkara and Thirimanne could only manage ones and twos.

Sangakkara picked up the first boundary of the day when he danced down the wicket to Darren Sammy and got the ball past the bowler in the 22rd over.

The former skipper brought up another four in the 25th over when he cut a short and wide delivery from Sammy across the fence.
However, West Indies struck in the next over with spinner Samuels dismissing Thirimanne. The Sri Lankan failed to read Samuels' quicker delivery as it hit the inside edge and disturbed the stumps.
That brought Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews, who is playing his 100th ODI, to the crease and after four dot balls he brought up the first six of the innings in the 28th over when he suddenly went across and down on his knee and swept Samuels over square leg.