West Indies comfortably beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to win the second and final Test at Queen's Park Oval and secure a 1-1 draw in the series.

The home side began the day chasing a second-innings target of 253 to win, and reached it an hour after tea.

Ramnaresh Sarwan led the West Indies with 102 and shared a 157-run fourth-wicket stand with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who ended on 86 not out.

Sri Lanka had won the first Test for their first victory in the Caribbean.

The win ended West Indies' losing streak of seven consecutive Test series and foiled Sri Lanka's hopes of a first series win in the region.

The teams will now square up for a three-match one-day international series starting on Thursday at Port of Spain.

Sarwan and Chanderpaul turned the innings around with a display of patient and considered batting after West Indies had looked in trouble at 73 for three.

Sri Lanka had pinned their hopes on a breakthrough with the new ball and that was delivered when Tillakaratne Dilshan took a superb catch to dismiss West Indies' captain Chris Gayle for 10.

Chaminda Vaas then trapped debutant Sewnarine Chattergoon, reducing the hosts to 24-2.

Marlon Samuels and Sarwan added 49 for the third wicket before Vaas struck again, catching Samuels out by a well-disguised slower delivery and Malinda Warnapura took an excellent catch.

However, Sarwan and Chanderpaul batted throughout the afternoon session, taking few chances and running well between the wickets.

Muttiah Muralitharan finally got Sarwan, who was caught at bat-pad by Dilshan at silly point, and the West Indies vice-captain was replaced by Devon Smith with just 23 required to win.

Smith settled any West Indies nerves with two well-timed fours and sealed a win that boosts the hosts ahead of their home series against Australia in May. 

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