Stats: Akila Dananjaya joins Sri Lankan hattrick bowlers in T20I
Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya became the third Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in the shortest format. He achieved this remarkable feat during the 1 st T20I match against West Indies played at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua on Wednesday. Despite Dickwella 33 and Nissanka 39, Sri Lanka could only post 131 for 9 in 20 overs. Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle made a superb start to the innings putting on 52 runs. Akila Dananjaya dismissed the dangerous Lewis to give the breakthrough. He then dismissed Chris Gayle with a beauty and then got rid of Nicolas Pooran off successive balls to achieve his remarkable feat. Despite his brilliance, West Indies won the match by 4 wickets. Dananjaya ended with figures of 3 for 62 in 4 overs. Kieron Pollard took Akila Dananjaya to the cleaners hitting him for six sixes making run-chase easy. Hasaranga also did a superb job by picking 3 wickets but the target was too modest for Sri Lanka to defend. He became the 14 th bowler in T2...