Russell's 6 sixes in 14 balls leads WI to series win

Pallekele, March 6

Andre Russell’s 14-ball blitz took West Indies to a seven-wicket win in their second and final T20I against Sri Lanka to give them a 2-0 series win.

Russell smashed six sixes in his knock of 40 runs to help West Indies chase down a target of 156 with three overs to spare. Sri Lanka were restricted to 155/6, despite Dashun Shanaka and Thisara Perera smashing 46 runs in the last four overs of the innings. — IANS

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 155/6 (Dashun Shanaka 31, Angelo Mathews 23; Fabian Allen 2/24); West Indies: 158/3 in 17 overs (Brandon King 43, Shimron Hetmyer 43*; Angelo Mathews 1/26)

Afghanistan beat Ireland by 11 runs

Greater Noida: Afghanistan beat Ireland by 11 runs (D/L method) in a rain-hit first T20I. With this win, Afghanistan have registered their seventh straight T20I win over Ireland in India.

Brief Scores: Afghanistan: 133/5 (Najibullah 42*; Singh 2/18); Ireland: 172/6 (Stirling 60, O’Brien 35; Rashid 3/22)

Bangla thump Zim by 123 runs to win ODI series

Sylhet: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 123 runs (D/L method) in the third ODI to complete a 3-0 whitewash. Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal struck an opening partnership of 292 runs to take the match away from Zimbabwe. Das hit 176 to break the record for the highest individual score for Bangladesh in an ODI. — Agencies

Brief Scores: Bangla: 322/3 in 43 overs (T Iqbal 128, L Das 176; C Mumba 3/69); Zim: 218 all out in 37.3 overs (S Raza 61, W Madhevere 42; M Saifuddin 4/41)