Overview
- West Indies beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first T20I at Sabina Park, with Shai Hope unbeaten on 65 and Rovman Powell finishing the chase with a six.
- Sri Lanka posted 147 for 9 after Kamindu Mendis made 51 and Kusal Mendis 36, and Jason Holder plus Shamar Joseph shared the best bowling figures with three wickets each.
- The match was played on Friday at Sabina Park and followed a rain-hit ODI leg that Sri Lanka won 1-0 after two ODIs were abandoned.
- Both sides used near-full squads with Shai Hope captaining the hosts and Kusal Mendis leading Sri Lanka, keeping focus on players returning from T20 World Cup form and recent IPL activity.
- Broadcasters include FanCode in India, ESPN Caribbean, Willow TV in the US and Canada, SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa and Amazon Prime Video in Australia, and the series continues with T20Is on June 14 and 15 before two Tests in Antigua from June 25.