The third ODI between Sri Lanka and the West Indies was not a dead rubber. The final match of the white-ball tour to the island nation saw the Caribbeans register their first win. Star West Indian batter Evin Lewis displayed his batting brilliance in the course. Sri Lanka's innings, on Wednesday, went quite uncharacteristically for the first ten overs. Three catches were dropped—two of Pathum Nissanka and one of Avishka Fernando. Both of them had made 47 by that. But Avishka went on to give a simple return catch to Roston Chase off the first delivery of the 18th over. That was the time when the match shifted, literally, in terms of a huge five-hour gap caused by the rain falling at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The match was reduced to a 23-overs-a-side affair. It was then that the hosts decided to rev things up. Four consecutive boundaries after play was resumed set the tone for the rest of the inning. Interestingly, on the way to his unbeaten 22-ball 56 knock, which consisted of nothing else but one six besides nine fours, Mendis was dropped twice. At the end of the innings, what seemed like a competitive total at first glance, the Lankans were at 156 for the loss of three wickets. Also Read | 'They have made it harder for themselves,'- Anil Kumble Speaks on India's Defeat Against New Zealand The overall set that the West Indies had to salvage something was an outrageous 195, only by the face of it, though. Brandon King was the first to go in the sixth over of the run chase. It was only after King's dismissal that the West Indies found some impetus injected into their innings via the two overs bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga. Spinner Hasaranga was visibly straining to hold on to the wet ball. Watch Evin Lewis' match-winning innings against Sri Lanka: Back like he never left! 💪🏻 In an emphatic win for the West Indies, Evin Lewis smashed an unbeaten 102 off 61 balls against Sri Lanka in his first ODI since 2021! 😍#SLvWIonFanCode pic.twitter.com/0nr2rTs01j — FanCode (@FanCode) October 27, 2024 It was skipper Charith Asalanka's second over that brought 14 runs and restored faith for the Windies. Maheesh Theekshana was rinsed for 18 in the next over that emerged as the tempo-setter for Sherfane Rutherford. A 10 and 13-run 20th and 21st over, respectively, saw all but 15 to be attained with a couple of overs remaining. Fascinatingly, it was the very over that saw Rutherford bringing up his third successive half-century, this one in mere 26 deliveries. The same over also witnessed a century to Lewis, a milestone that turned the match greatly in favor of the visiting team. The eight-wicket victory was the West Indies' first in Sri Lanka following a series of 10 consecutive losses. The spoils of the ODI series also went to Sri Lanka, again by a 2-1 margin against the 20-over series. Asalanka took home the Player of the Series trophy as he scored 145 runs in three innings while also taking one wicket.