KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) \u2014 The third one-day cricket international between West Indies and Sri Lanka went the same way as\u2026<\/p>\n
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) \u2014 The third one-day cricket<\/a> international between West Indies and Sri Lanka went the same way as the second<\/a> and was washed out Monday without a ball being bowled. <\/p>\n Umpires made the decision just after 6 p.m. local time to call off the match because the outfield couldn\u2019t be made ready for play even if the rain abated. <\/p>\n Sri Lanka won the first match of the series by 41 runs<\/a> for its first ODI win in the Caribbean in 13 years. The two subsequent washouts have given Sri Lanka a 1-0 series victory.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very happy to win the series,\u201d Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis said. \u201cWe did really well in that one game in all three departments. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of matches ahead of next year\u2019s World Cup and I\u2019m happy with my first series victory as captain.\u201d<\/p>\n The series win was also the first for Sri Lanka\u2019s new coach, former South Africa star Gary Kirsten<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t control mother nature,\u201d West Indies captain Shai Hope said. \u201cCredit must be given to the Sri Lankan team for the way they played in the first game.\u201d<\/p>\n The series continues with three Twenty20 internationals, the first of which will be played at Kingston on Thursday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n