West Indies now have to score a revise target of 230 runs (D/L method) to beat the Lankans in 41 overs.
Sangakkara blasted six fours and one six in his 76th half-century to anchor the Sri Lankan innings as they scored 159 in 22 overs on Monday after a poor start on Sunday.
A series of rain interruptions reduced the game to a 41-over a side affair on Monday but Sangakkara ensured that Sri Lanka have a good score on board as he set the foundation early on and then accelerated in the end, despite losing partners at regular intervals.
Pacer Kemar Roach (4 for 27) was the peak of West Indies bowlers. Jason Holder (2 for 50), Marlon Samuels (1 for 48) and Kieron Pollard (1 for 24) also got wickets but they were expensive in the end.
Skipper Angelo Mathews (30) and Lahiru Thirimanne (23) were the other contributors for Sri Lanka in the match which was pushed to the reserve day after rain forced officials to call off the game on Sunday.
Resuming the innings at 60-3 in 19 overs, Sri Lanka made a brisk start on Monday as batsmen Sangakkara and Thirimanne could only manage ones and twos.
Sangakkara picked up the first boundary of the day when he danced down the wicket to Darren Sammy and got the ball past the bowler in the 22nd over.
The former skipper brought up another four in the 25th over when he cut a short and wide delivery from Sammy across the fence.
However, West Indies struck in the next over with spinner Samuels dismissing Thirimanne. The Sri Lankan failed to read Samuels' quicker delivery as it hit the inside edge and disturbed the stumps.
That brought Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews, who is playing his 100th ODI, to the crease and after four dot balls he brought up the first six of the innings in the 28th over when he suddenly went across and down on his knee and swept Samuels over square leg.
Mathews managed another boundary of Samuels in the 32nd over when the ball hitting the bottom edge raced away to the fence, giving wicketkeeper and short third man a tough time.
With Sri Lanka at 122 for four in 32 overs, heavy showers once again interrupted the game for around 30 minutes. The interruption further reduced the match to a 41-over a side affair after a rainy morning had earlier curtailed the game to a 45-over business.
With just nine overs to play, Mathews decided to go after the bowling after resumption and blasted Holder over mid-off for a four, before sending Samuels out of the park over long-on in the 34th over.
Sri Lanka then took their two-over Powerplay as West Indies brought back Roach and the fierce pacer picked up two wickets in his first over today to reduce the visitors to 147 for six in 35 overs.
In his first delivery, Roach had Mathews at point after he backed away a long way in pursuit of a big shot and failed to connect properly.
New man Jeevan Mendis blasted two fours in the third and fifth ball but Roach had the last laugh as he had him caught by wicketkeeper Johnson Charles in his last ball although it was a controversial decision.
Sangakkara then stepped on the gas and plundered Holder across the third man for a four, while newman Nuwan Kulasekara sent one over deep midwicket for a six.
After the powerplay was over, Sangakkara continued his blitzkrieg, as he first clubbed a six over long leg in the first ball of Tino Best's over and then picked up a four in the next delivery.
Kulasekara picked up another four over cover area off Samuels in the next over, while Sangakkara brought up a lucky boundary when his outside edge bisected the keeper and short third man in the 39th over.
In the 40th over, Holder dismissed Kulasekara (14) when he had him caught by Bravo at long-on. However, Sangakkara stayed till the end and took Sri Lanka to 219 in the end.
Yesterday, riding on Roach's two quick wickets, West Indies had reduced Sri Lanka to 60 for three in 19 overs when heavens opened up and interrupted the play. With rain refusing to abate, the play was called off for the day and it was pushed to the reserve day.
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