11.25pm The West Indies team celebrates their series victory! Smiles all around. They really were the better team today, and their impeccable fielding in the first innings might have been the point of difference, in the end. The players are having a good time in the field. They will soon be back to play Sri Lanka in the Test series. But for now, we'll take your leave too. From me, Abhijato, and our scorer Chetan, tata and goobye!
Shai Hope, the winning captain, now: "Fans came and supported us all through this series. Not much time between games, important we learn from previous matches. Lots of discussions. It's about how fast we can turn around. [In current-day cricket] We tend to neglect quite a bit [fielding]... With bowlers rockets. But it's important to have a fielding unit. If you're not bowling or batting, you've still got to put in work in the field. You've got to build good habits, and winning is a habit. Each game, each series... Still have depth. Guys playing good cricket."
Kusal Mendis, Sri Lanka captain, now: "Happy with my batting unit... We've done well whole series. Only a couple of things we have to learn. Happy with our total, some balls coming slowly some coming quick. As a batting unit, we did really well. Wellalage bowled really well, done really well in powerplay."
Shamar Joseph is Player of the Match, as well as Player of the Series! He speaks. "I take it one day at a time, get it ready for the Test match. Bowling quick is natural for me. I want to get back up there, I want to get back up to 150. It actually continued to make me go as fast as possible."
11.10pm Sri Lanka have, quite literally, let this one slip through their fingers. A drop by Eshan Malinga off his own bowling, then a drop by Dasun Shanaka at the ropes, reprieved WI batters at crucial times. Sri Lanka had bowled so well through the middle overs, with the two spinners dominating the batters on a spin-y pitch. But then, it all turned so quickly. Take a bow, Holder, who hit three sixes in his clutch knock of 21* off 5. West Indies, at the end of it all, have clinched this series 2-1.
