Update Sri Lanka post highest ODI total without hitting a six in men's cricket history

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Sri Lanka defeated West Indies in the second ODI of the ongoing three-match series by a huge margin of 161 runs in Hambantota on Wednesday. With the victory, the host side also clinched the series, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis scored centuries for the Sri Lankan side after it faced early setbacks with the dismissal of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera.

While Fernando scored 127, Mendis scored 119 in as many deliveries. Thisara Perera also played a handy knock of 36 in 25 deliveries towards the end, as Sri Lanka scored 345. 

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