PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

Coach John Dyson has hailed West Indies' emphatic series-winning victory over Sri Lanka as a sensational performance.

The Caribbean side took an unassailable 2-0 series lead after completing a seven-wicket victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method in the second Digicel One Day International (ODI) at the Queen's Park Oval on Saturday.

The victory was sealed by an unbroken fourth wicket century partnership between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels as West Indies reached a target of 125 from 25 overs for the loss of three wickets in 20.3 overs.

"The guys did a sensational job overall. We bowled well and fielded well. There were a couple little errors that we would like to avoid, but overall the fielding effort was very, very good," Dyson told reporters.

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"When we batted, the experience of Chanderpaul and Samuels was perfect. They batted superbly."

The victory, which followed an exciting one-wicket victory off the final ball in the opening match on Thursday, gave West Indies a series win ahead of the final match tomorrow.

It was Dyson's first series victory in ODI as West Indies coach following a 5-0 drubbing in South Africa.

"Every series is important. I've always said that at international level, your aim is to win the series," Dyson said. "Our group of guys has been working hard for some time and I'm really pleased for them that they've been able to put it together in front of their home crowd.

Dyson also further lauded the contribution of Samuels, who made a return to form with an unbeaten 54 off 49 balls. It was an innings that followed modest returns in the preceding Test series and the first ODI.

"I've been saying all along that in the nets Marlon has looked in great form. Within himself, he has been relaxed and confident about his ability," Dyson said. "It was a superb innings he played under a bit of pressure because of all the talk that has been going on and because we lost a couple of wickets with the new ball. "He played the match perfectly. It just goes to show that Marlon has great skill."