Watch: Shai Hope's superb one-handed catch dismisses Pavan Rathnayake — WI vs SL 2nd T20I

For two successive T20Is of the ongoing three-match series against West Indies at the Sabina Park in Jamaica, Sri Lanka’s middle-order batter, Pavan Rathnayake, was dismissed through a fine catch from the opponent side. In the second T20I, it came through the home captain, Shai Hope.

West Indies came into this encounter on the back of their memorable victory by seven wickets in the opening clash at the same venue. However, quite interestingly, they decided to chase on a used surface even against the spin trio of the Island side. 

The catch: Shai Hope dives full length to pull off a one-handed screamer behind the wicket

It was the third ball of the seventh over during the first innings from Shamar Springer, who replaced Jason Holder for this contest. The right-arm pacer made an impact straightaway. But he would have thanked his captain for a splendid catch behind the stumps.

Watch Shai Hope's one-handed catch here- 

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Pavan Rathnayake stayed leg side against the leg delivery seaming in on the off stump as he managed to get a thick outside edge behind. Shai Hope was about to move to his left as he had been following the trajectory of the ball. 

But, at the last moment, he changed his way and showed some great footwork before diving full length to his right like a goalkeeper to take the one-handed blinder to send back the batter. It was a great start after the power play for the West Indies side.

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“Yeah, just stuck to the right. Put the hand out, and it stuck.” Hope reflected on his catch at the end of the contest.

Match summary: Sri Lanka beat West Indies in the 2nd T20I to level the series

Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a massive score of 194 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Their number three, Kamil Mishra, remained unbeaten on 61 runs off 40 balls at a strike rate of 152.50, thanks to four boundaries and three sixes. Captain Kusal Mendis also gave them a good start with 31 runs in his 19 balls. 

But after a struggling period in the middle overs, they needed someone to play a fiery knock. Dasun Shanaka clubbed 58 runs in 24 balls at a strike rate of 241.67, smashing five boundaries and four sixes.

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In reply, the West Indies were bundled out for 157 runs in 18.1 overs, falling short of the target by 37 runs. They showed some aggressive approach in the chase, but they were never in for such a massive second innings batting.

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Sri Lanka 194/6 (Kamil Mishra 61*, Dasun Shanaka 58, Shamar Joseph 3/32) beat West Indies 157 (Rovman Powell 43, Dushmantha Chameera 3/9, Wanindu Hasaranga 3/38) by 37 runs and level the series 1-1.