Sri Lanka drew first blood in the two-match Twenty20 international series with a comfortable 30-run win over West Indies in Pallekele.
An explosive batting performance from the hosts saw them post an imposing total of 215 for three as Tillakaratne Dilshan notched a half-century, striking eight fours in his 56 off 37 balls.
West Indies opener Andre Fletcher went even better, his brutal 22-ball 57 paving the way for an exciting run chase, but the visitors fell well short as Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake's figures of four for 46 ensured they would finish on 185.
Poor weather - which had plagued the one-day international series - delayed the start of the game, but a full match was still possible.
Kusal Perera (40) and Dilshan got the hosts off to a flyer with an opening partnership of 91 inside the first 10 overs, with Jerome Taylor and Darren Sammy copping the brunt of the punishment.
Kieron Pollard made a double breakthrough to remove both openers but Shehan Jayasuriya continued the attack, hitting two fours and two sixes en route to 36 from 22 balls.
However, after he was caught and bowled by the excellent Sunil Narine, who finished with figures of one for 20 from four overs, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews upped the rate.
Mathews struck four sixes in his 13-ball stay to finish unbeaten on 37, while Chandimal was 40 not out in similar fashion, as Sri Lanka amassed 215 for three.
The West Indies reply got off to a poor start as Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga breached the defences of Johnson Charles with the second ball of the innings, before Marlon Samuels fell for 10 to be Senanayake's first victim.
Andre Russell and Fletcher provided some entertainment, however, laying into Senanayake with a flurry of sixes.
West Indies were just about keeping pace with their opponents despite losing Fletcher for 57, and looked to be in pole position after Pollard and Dwayne Bravo combined to hit four sixes in the space of seven balls.
But the duo fell for 26 and 24 respectively as the run chase went a similar way.
Sammy and Jason Holder were cheap victims for Senanayake, who recovered to record figures of four for 46, before the innings fizzled out and West Indies were bowled out in the final over.
Source: PA
