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Sri Lanka (204 & 345/9d) defeat the West Indies (253 & 132) by 164 runs; Win series 2-0

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Sri Lanka XI

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama

West Indies XI

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Shai Hope, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Veerasammy Permaul, Jomel Warrican

Sri Lanka won the toss and opt to bat

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Pathum Nissanka's third Test fifty was the only talking point of a rain-curtailed day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Galle International Stadium.

After a wait of five long hours, the fans in Galle were treated to some cricket. With the majority of the day washed out due to rain, the sun finally came out to allow some cricketing action.

Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and opted to bat first. Charith Asalanka was handed his maiden Test cap, replacing pacer Dushmantha Chameera. For West Indies, Rahkeem Cornwall and Shannon Gabriel made way for Veerasammy Permaul and Kemar Roach.

Pathum Nissanka showed intent from the start, hitting a beautiful straight drive past Jason Holder in just the second over and followed it up with another boundary off Roach in the next over.

The pacers made good use of the new ball and the conditions early on, creating a few half-chances in the process but the openers remained largely untroubled for the most part.

While Karunaratne was cautious in his approach, Nissanka was dismissive of any loose delivery, regularly finding the ropes. He welcomed Permaul into the attack with a six off his second over and soon got to his fifty.

The skipper too soon started to take the attack to the spinners. He smashed Roston Chase for two fours in an over but was out caught and bowled off the final ball of the over for 42, breaking the 106-run partnership for the first wicket.

Shortly afterwards, the umpires called stumps after bad light forced play to halt, allowing less than 35 overs of action on the first day.
 
If rain stays away, Sri Lanka should win this.

Sri Lanka seem to be doing well under Mickey Arthur.
 
Nissanka looks a fantastic young prospect for SL. Did well at the WC and performing well here too opening.
 
SL 204
WI 20/0 (7.3) CRR: 2.67
Day 2: 2nd Session - West Indies trail by 184 runs
 
Good fightback from West Indies but Sri Lanka are still favorites.

Batting last here may get tricky.
 
Veerasammy Permaul starred with a brilliant five-wicket haul for the West Indies as they skittled out Sri Lanka for 204 and ending the day on 69/1 before rain curtailed play in Galle.

West Indies opted for spin at both ends to begin proceedings, with the left-arm orthodox of Jomel Warrican matched with Roston Chase's off-breaks.

Pathum Nissanka and Oshada Fernando continued where they left off yesterday in response, as runs flowed early, though their morning plans backfired with Fernando edging to 'keeper Joshua da Silva for 18.

Angelo Mathews joined Nissanka, though their aspirations of a solid partnership were quelled inside seven overs, thanks to a double strike from Veerasammy Permaul in just the second over of his spell. Trapping Nissanka in front for 73, Dhananjaya de Silva was punished for being in two minds, edging to the man with the gloves for just two.

The double-blow spelt danger for Sri Lanka, only compounded after Mathews hobbled off the ground after running a single.

Spin continued to tangle Sri Lanka, with debutant Charith Asalanka (10) also undone by Permaul, whose questions continued to go unanswered.

Not to be outdone, Warrican was back in the act with two more of his own, dismissing Dinesh Chandimal (2) and Ramesh Mendis (5) in consecutive overs.

Permaul would then snap up the next two wickets of Embuldeniya and Lakmal to bring up his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. It wouldn't take long for West Indies to wrap things up as Mathews (29) would be the last man to be dismissed. It was spin again which did the damage as Warrican celebrated the scalp.

West Indies then headed to lunch at 2/0.

The openers – Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood would then sensibly bat in the second session, treating the deliveries on their merit. They also look relatively comfortable against the Sri Lankan spinners, a massive improvement from their performance in the first match.

Blackwood was closing in on his half-century when Praveen Jayawickrama would deliver the first blow for the Lankans. A delivery pitching on middle and leg would straighten enough to trap Blackwood, who then reviewed unsuccessfully to bring an end to his knock of 44.

The heavens would then open up in Galle bringing a delay in proceedings with West Indies' score at 69/1.

Rain would persist for the remainder of the day, meaning no further play would be possible. The visitors though would be happy with their showing in the day with a brilliant performance in the field followed by a steady outing with the bat as they trail the hosts by 135 runs.
 
SL 204
WI 182/4 (82.2) CRR: 2.21
Day 3: 2nd Session - West Indies trail by 22 runs
 
SL 204
WI 253 (104.2) CRR: 2.42
Day 3: Innings Break - West Indies lead by 49 runs
 
Ramesh Mendis' brilliant bowling figures of 6/70 helped Sri Lanka restrict West Indies to 253 before the hosts ended day three on 46/2, trailing by 3 runs.

West Indies started the day looking to further chalk off the Sri Lankan lead and continue the excellent display which they had come up with on day two. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and Nkrumah Bonner started brilliantly in their effort to accomplish this task. Batting sensibly, it looked like the pair would take the visitors past the lead. Brathwaite brought up his half-century while Bonner was starting to look more and more settled at the crease.

But Ramesh Mendis, as he has done so often in this series, proved to be the man with the golden arm. Bowling from round the wicket, he got one delivery to fizz off the pitch to trap Bonner lbw, bringing an end to his knock of 35.

The wicket would spring Brathwaite into action as he unleashed a few cracking shots against the spinners before Lasith Emuldeniya came up with a peach of a delivery to end his stay at the crease. Beaten by the flight and trajectory, Brathwaite was bowled after an excellent knock of 72 on his birthday. The wicket would then open the floodgates.

Mendis then dismissed Roston Chase with the new ball doing the trick. The delivery was on the short side but Chase ended up clipping it straight to leg gully with Nissanka taking a sharp catch. Mendis would then trap Shai Hope on 22 as West Indies found themselves in all sorts of trouble.

Another lbw would follow soon for the willy off-spinner; this time the wicket of Holder for 4. The next delivery would yield the scalp of Joshua da Silva on a duck as Mendis celebrated another five-wicket haul while being on a hat-trick.

West Indies would manage to build up a small lead of 31 runs but had a terrible session overall, as they threw away their advantage losing six wickets heading into tea.

It didn't take long for the Lankans to wrap things up in the final session with Mendis capping things off with the wicket of Jomel Warrican for 1, ending with exceptional figures of 6/70.

Sri Lanka had to then negotiate through a tricky phase in the final session with the lights fading and the West Indies bowlers ready to make a serious dent. They had to endure a major setback, as they lost skipper Karunaratne to a brilliant piece of fielding from Kyle Mayers. He picked the ball brilliantly and shot a rocket of a direct hit as the Lankan captain was left languishing short of his crease. He would be gone for 6.

Pathum Nissanka and Oshada Fernando looked relatively comfortable at the crease and it seemed that they would get Lanka through to the rest of the day without any further hiccups. But a calamitous miscommunication led to another run-out. Fernando dabbed the ball straight to backward point and embarked on a run but Nissanka sent him back. It was too late as he fell short of the crease by quite a big margin to walk back to the pavilion for 14.

There would be no further damage for the hosts as they ended the day on 46/2, trailing by 3 runs with Nissanka and Charith Asalanka at the crease.
 
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WI 253
SL 204 & 119/3 (50.3) CRR: 2.36
Day 4: 1st Session - Sri Lanka lead by 70 runs
 
WI 253
SL 204 & 221/8 (85.3) CRR: 2.58
Day 4: 2nd Session - Sri Lanka lead by 172 runs
 
It should be a draw unless West Indies collapse badly.

Sri Lanka are starting to rise again.
 
Looks like a Sri Lanka win for me.

Unless something special happens.
 
Dhananjaya de Silva starred with a sensational 153* to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on day four in Galle.

De Silva batted with sheer grit along with Lasith Embuldeniya, who shared an unbeaten stand of 107 with the former, to help Sri Lanka finish the day on 328/8. The hosts have extended their lead to a solid 279.

The duo batted through the entire final session, making the West Indies bowlers toil. In Embuldeniya's brave 110-ball stay, he scored 25 runs featuring one six that brought up the 100-run stand with de Sliva.

Sri Lanka resumed the day on 46/2, trailing West Indies by 3 runs, with Pathum Nissanka (21*) and Charith Asalanka (4*) in the middle. The visitors went with spinners from both ends to start the proceedings.

Nissanka struck the first boundary of the day in the third over, bringing up the team's fifty and a lead of four. Veerasammy Permaul finally claimed his first wicket of this innings. The spinner bowled an outside off delivery, which spun in nicely, inducing an inside edge to send Asalanka back for 19.

The Sri Lanka opener, Nissanka, was then joined by the No.5 batter, Dhananjaya de Silva. The latter struck his first four off Permaul but was dropped the next ball on 5 as 'keeper Joshua da Silva couldn't hold on to a low catch, a difficult one. The missed opportunity would hurt the visitors as the Sri Lanka duo combined well for a solid partnership.

Nissanka continued his good run with the bat – bringing up yet another fifty – his third in the series. With de Silva, he stitched a 78-run stand, pushing Sri Lanka's total past the 150-mark.

However, his well-made 66 was put to an end by Roston Chase, who had him trapped in front on the stroke of lunch with Sri Lanka on 151/4.

In the second session, the hosts lost Dinesh Chandimal early for 2, with Chase dismissing him caught and bowled. In the same over Nissanka brought up his fifty. He found an able partner in Ramesh Mendis, who provided support from one end with the Sri Lanka opener leading the charge from the other.

Together they pushed Sri Lanka's total over 200 before West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite had Mendis caught for 25. His partnership with de Silva was worth 51 runs.

Sri Lanka then lost two more wickets – Suranga Lakmal and Angelo Mathews – in quick succession. A few overs later, de Silva and Embuldeniya took their side to Tea at 238/8 with a lead of 189.

In the final session, de Silva stayed firm in his nineties and went on to bring up his eighth Test century. A gritty knock from the Sri Lankan in testing conditions.

After reaching his hundred, he shifted gears in the next over, hitting a four and a six off Chase. He continued to milk runs, with full support from Embuldeniya, who was playing a defensive knock.

While de Silva led Sri Lanka's charge, taking his brilliant knock over 150, Embuldeniya stood firm to accompany his partner till the end of day four.

A declaration might come early in the first session from Sri Lanka, as they will be looking to set up a very competitive target for West Indies on the final day of the Test.
 
Familiar story...


SL 204 & 345/9 d
WI 253 & 92/4 (43.2) CRR: 2.12
Day 5: 2nd Session - West Indies need 205 runs
 
5 down now. Still 49 overs to be bowled.

Think we know what’s coming here.
 
SL 204 & 345/9 d

WI 253 & 132

Sri Lanka won by 164 runs
 
The Sri Lankan spinners claimed five wickets each to set up a big 164-run win over West Indies, taking the series 2-0.

West Indies batters had no answers to the brilliant spin bowling from Lasith Embuldeniya (5/35) and Ramesh Mendis (5/66), who wreaked havoc on the final day of the second Test in Galle.

Mendis took seven wickets in the first Test and followed that up with sensational match figures of 11/136 in this Test. He was adjudged Player of the Series while Dhananjaya de Silva was named Player of the Match.

Sri Lanka started the day on 328/8 with de Silva on 153* and Embuldeniya keeping him company on 25*. Embuldeniya hit a couple of boundaries before he was cleaned up, for 39, by Jason Holder in the third over of the day.

That dismissal called for a declaration from the Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, setting West Indies a target of 297. The de Sliva-Embuldeniya partnership of 124 is the highest for the ninth wicket by a Sri Lanka pair in Tests.

In their chase, West Indies got off to a shaky start, as Mendis struck early, dismissing Kraigg Brathwaite lbw for 6. Jermaine Blackwood was joined by Nkrumah Bonner, the No.3 batter, and together they steadied the proceedings.

Sri Lanka went with an all-spin attack in the morning session. On the stroke of lunch, West Indies lost Blackwood for 36. Embuldeniya induced an edge, caught at first slip by de Silva, when the West Indies opener tried to drive an outside-off delivery, and that ended the 50-run second-wicket association. The visitors went to lunch at 65/2, needing 232 more runs.

In the second session, Shai Hope shared a 27-run stand with Bonner, but his wicket sparked a collapse. Mendis had him caught for 16 and on the next ball, he struck again to send Roston Chase back for a golden duck. He finished the same over with another wicket, with Kyle Mayers becoming his fourth victim. The tossed up outside off deliveries did the job for the spinner, with the last two batters falling prey.

Embuldeniya joined the party shortly after, snaring Jason Holder's wicket, who fell for 3. In his next over, he removed West Indies last hope – set batter Bonner – for 44. The spinner spun his web, trapping the West Indies batter nicely with an inside edge that pegged back his off-stump.

Kemar Roach hit three boundaries but it was too late with wickets falling at regular intervals. No other batter provided resistance as the rest of the line-up crumbled.

In no time, the spin duo of Mendis and Embuldeniya wrapped up the West Indies innings, setting up a sensational win.

With two wins in two games, Sri Lanka sit on top of the ICC World Test Championship table.

FFrB-dkXMAAnvUC
 
Can this pathetic WI team change their coach or something?

Gutless team!
 
Wow! West Indies lost.

I thought they would escape with a draw.

Well done, Sri Lanka.
 
Bit of a rollover in the end.

Felt it coming for a couple of days there.
 
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