Hope century as West Indies beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets

Shai Hope smashed a century as West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first one-day international of a three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Wednesday.

Hope hit 110 with 12 boundaries and a six as the home side reached their target with three overs to spare.

Brief scores:

Sri Lanka 232 off 49 overs (D. Gunathilaka 55, D. Karunaratne, 52, A. Bandara 50; J. Mohammed 2-12, J. Holder 2-39) v West Indies 236-2 off 47 overs (S. Hope 110, E. Lewis 65; D. Chameera 2-50)