WI vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka take control after strong top-order show against West Indies in first ODI

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 81/2 (12.1 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, No run.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 81/2 (11.6 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Short, on middle, Keacy Carty tucks it to short mid-wicket for a quick single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 80/2 (11.5 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Beaten! Turn and bounce, outside off, Keacy Carty has a waft at it but gets beaten.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 80/2 (11.4 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Darts it in, on middle, Keacy Carty blocks it back to the bowler.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 80/2 (11.3 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Shai Hope, Flatter, just outside off, Shai Hope makes room and steers it through covers for a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 79/2 (11.2 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Shai Hope, Too full, on leg, Shai Hope digs it to mid on.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 79/2 (11.1 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Fired in, full and on off, Keacy Carty knocks it to wide of mid off for a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 78/2 (10.6 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Shai Hope, On the stumps, a tad fuller, Shai Hope blocks it to the right of the bowler.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 78/2 (10.5 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, Keeps it full again, on off, Keacy Carty pushes it to mid off for one again.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 77/2 (10.4 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Shai Hope, Much fuller, on leg, Shai Hope turns it through square leg for one more.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 76/2 (10.3 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, Hard length, outside off, Keacy Carty dabs it to short third for a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 75/2 (10.2 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, Back of a length, around the waist, Keacy Carty hops a bit and blocks it to the left of the keeper.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 75/2 (10.1 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, A tad fuller, on off, Keacy Carty blocks it back to the bowler.

Powerplay 2! Sri Lanka can now have four fielders outside the inner ring till the 40th over. At the same stage, Sri Lanka were 32/1, so West Indies are very much ahead in terms of runs, but these middle overs will be crucial in deciding which way this match goes from here.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 75/2 (9.6 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Short of a length, on middle and leg. Keacy Carty flicks it to wide of mid-wicket and gets a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 74/2 (9.5 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Shai Hope, Short, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to square leg for one.

Both the Windies openers are gone now. Skipper Shai Hope comes out to the middle now.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 73/2 (9.4 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Justin Greaves, OUT! BOWLED' EM! Maheesh Theekshana purely outfoxes the Greaves here. Theekshana sees the batter making room, so he bowls another quicker one, flat and angling in, down the leg side. Justin Greaves hangs back and tries to cut it, but fails to get the connection. The ball zips past the outside edge by a thin air and rattles the leg stump. Sri Lanka are 73 for 2 now.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 73/1 (9.3 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Justin Greaves, A quicker now, fuller, on off. Justin Greaves rocks back and defends it back to the bowler.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 73/1 (9.2 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Fuller, on leg, Keacy Carty flicks it to square leg for a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 72/1 (9.1 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Beauty from Theekshana! Carrom ball to start off, wide outside off. Keacy Carty lunges and tries to block it but it zips past the outside edge.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 72/1 (8.6 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Justin Greaves, On a length, attacking the middle stump. Justin Greaves nudges it to mid-wicket for no runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 72/1 (8.5 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Justin Greaves, FOUR! What a shot that is! Good-length delivery, outside off, Justin Greaves walks down the track, loads his arm and drills it away through mid off for four runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 68/1 (8.4 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Justin Greaves, Back of a length, outside off, Justin Greaves pulls it past mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 66/1 (8.3 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, Short of a length, outside off. Keacy Carty slaps it but doesn't quite get the connection from the middle of his bat. The ball lobs over the cover region and dies down as it rolls toward the fence. Meanwhile, the batter gets three runs. 

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 63/1 (8.2 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, Short, leg, Keacy Carty pushes it back to the bowler.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 63/1 (8.2 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, WIDE! Fuller, angling down the leg side. Keacy Carty looks to flick it but misses.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 62/1 (8.1 overs)

Milan Rathnayake to Keacy Carty, Double change for Sri Lanka as Milan Rathnayake joins the attack. Short, just outside off, Keacy Carty clips it to square leg and gets a couple of runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 60/1 (7.6 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Justin Greaves, Shorter, outside off, Justin Greaves punches it to mid off. A maiden to start for Maheesh Theekshana!

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 60/1 (7.5 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Justin Greaves, Short, around off, Justin Greaves tucks it to short mid-wicket.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 60/1 (7.4 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Justin Greaves, Fuller, on middle and leg, Justin Greaves goes for the reverse sweep but gets pinged on the front pad.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 60/1 (7.3 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Justin Greaves, Short, outside off, Justin Greaves blocks it to backward point.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 60/1 (7.2 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, BYE! Carrom ball from Theekshana, pitching a touch fuller, outside off. Keacy Carty rocks back and looks to play it with the spin but gets beaten. The keeper fails to glove it and the batter gets a run for free. 

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 59/1 (7.1 overs)

Maheesh Theekshana to Keacy Carty, Fuller, wide outside off, Keacy Carty looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 59/1 (6.6 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, Free-hit delivery! On a nagging length, outside off. Justin Greaves crouches a bit and punches it to the left of the deep cover for a couple of runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 57/1 (6.6 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, NO BALL! Dushmantha Chameera has overstepped the popping crease. Free hit coming up. This is fuller, angling in, around middle. Justin Greaves flicks it to short mid-wicket.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 56/1 (6.5 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, On a good length, outside off, Justin Greaves punches it, but gets an inside edge. The ball beats the left of the short fine leg fielder and the batter gets a couple of runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 54/1 (6.4 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, In the air... but landed safely! A bit slower now from Chameera, around off. Justin Greaves mistimes his punch to cover. The flies and drops to the left of the mid off fielder.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 54/1 (6.3 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length, outside off. Justin Greaves stays on his back foot and punches hard through cover-point for four runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 50/1 (6.2 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, Back of a length, outside off, Justin Greaves hops and looks to punch it through but gets inside edge as the ball bounces off to the off side.

A much-needed breakthrough for Sri Lanka. Keacy Carty is the next batter.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 50/1 (6.1 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to John Campbell, OUT! RUN OUT! That's a very cheap way to lose a wicket, but nevertheless, the Lankans have capitalized on it. Full-length delivery, on off and middle. John pushes it to the right of the mid on fielder and calls for the single. Janith Liyanage picks it up with his right and underarms it to score a direct hit at the bowler's end. John Campbell drags his bat through the crease, but when the third umpire checks it, he sees that Campbell is a few inches away from the crease. Probably a dive would have helped the batter to stay alive. West Indies are 50 for 1 now.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 50/0 (5.6 overs)

Asitha Fernando to Justin Greaves, Good-length delivery, around off, Justin Greaves defends it to front foot to mid-wicket.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 50/0 (5.5 overs)

Asitha Fernando to Justin Greaves, FOUR! Hammered away perfectly this time! Short of a length, around the chest of the batter. Justin Greaves stays on his back foot and pulls it hard to deep square leg for four runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 46/0 (5.4 overs)

Asitha Fernando to Justin Greaves, SIX! Not at all from the middle of the bat, but Greaves won't mind the runs. Bumper, on middle. Justin Greaves looks to pull it away, but gets the top edge. The ball loops over the deep fine leg fence for half a dozen.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 40/0 (5.3 overs)

Asitha Fernando to John Campbell, On a length, angling away, outside off, John Campbell guides it to backward point and gets a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 39/0 (5.2 overs)

Asitha Fernando to John Campbell, FOUR! Oh, cheeky little touch from Campbell. Asitha Fernando shaping it across the line, just outside off. John Campbell opens the face of the bat and steers it through short third for four runs.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 35/0 (5.1 overs)

Asitha Fernando to Justin Greaves, Full-length delivery, angling in, on off. Justin Greaves drives it to the right of the mid off fielder and gets a single.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 34/0 (4.6 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves,  Big appeal for LBW, but turned down! Dushmantha Chameera lands this on a nagging length, on off, keeps a bit low. Justin Greaves fails to get his bat down and misses to get hit on the pads. There is a massive shout for LBW from Chameera, but the umpire stays put. Kusal Mendis takes the review after a chat with his bowler. However, the Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside off stump. The on-field call says and Lanka lose an early review.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 33/0 (4.5 overs)

Dushmantha Chameera to Justin Greaves, Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Justin Greaves dabs it down towards point.