Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillekeratne Dilshan hammered an opening stand of 124 as Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 15 runs in the World Twenty20 on Wednesday.
The duo lifted Sri Lanka to 192-5, a total the West Indies chased bravely despite the absence of explosive opener and Captain Chris Gayle, who missed the Group C match due to a knee injury.
The West Indians ended at 177-5, fired by a spectacular counter-attack by Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan, who put on 77 off 59 balls for the fifth wicket.
Bravo hit a 38-ball 51 that included five fours and two sixes, while Sarwan remained unbeaten on 28.
Sri Lanka, who thumped Australia by six wickets in their first match, are hot favourites to make the semi-finals from Super Eights Group F which includes Pakistan, Ireland and New Zealand.
The West Indies are drawn in the tougher Group E which also has defending champions India, South Africa and hosts England.
