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West Indies vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test, Sri Lanka in West Indies, 3 Test Series, 2018, June 14, 2018

SL 253/10 (79) , 342/10 (91.4)
West Indies drew with Sri Lanka
WI 300/10 (100.3) , 147/5 (60.3)
Match over
Commentary :
0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of the second Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka in St Lucia. The hosts are on a high after a brilliant performance in the previous game. They clicked as a unit and delivered on all fronts. The likes of Dowrich and Chase were in their elements and helped the cause of their side.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, were bland overall. The batsmen did not capitalize on the starts, the bowlers were good in patches but failed to be consistent while the catching was shoddy. The experienced campaigners, Dinesh Chandimal and Rangana Herath, need to take responsibility and guide their team. The morale is low at the moment but they are a really potent side. Expect them to put in their all. Promises to be a cracking contest!
Sri Lanka coach, Chandika Hathurusingha, says that the mood in the camp is good. States that the scores suggest that they lost by a big margin but they were closer than that. Mentions that the duke ball needs time to adjust to. Informs there are a lot of positives in their side. Credits the likes of Kumara and Lakmal for their probing bowling. States that it is a concern as they took a lot of time to dismiss the last five Windies batsmen. Informs that there are unfortunately a few forced changes
PITCH REPORT - Jeff Dujon assessing the surface says that there will be consistency in bounce and pace. Mentions that there is a lot of grass on it and a bit of moisture. Feels that Day 2 will be good for batting. Further adds that if you get in, you can bat long and make runs. Reckons there will be assistance for the pacers as there is a considerable amount of grass on the surface. Ends by saying that the toss is not that important and the commitment and skill levels are what matter.
TOSS - Sri Lanka win the toss and opt to bat.
Dinesh Chandimal says that they will bat first. Announces that there are four changes. Adds that Gamage got injured and Mathews has gone back home. States there are a few tactical changes as well - Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera have been dropped. Mentions that Mahela Udawatte and Kasun Rajitha are making their debuts. Ends by saying that they had a good team meeting and have made some good plans.
Jason Holder says that they are playing with the same team and he is happy with his side's performance. Feels that they need to stick to the basics which they executed really well in the previous game. Reckons there is a bit of grass on the surface and his bowlers would like to exploit that upfront.
We are finally set to get underway. It is a gloomy morning with no signs of any sunshine around. Kusal Perera and the debutant, Mahela Udawatte stride out to open the innings for Sri Lanka. Kemar Roach to begin the proceedings with the brand new cherry. He is one shy of 150 Test wickets. Three slips, a short leg and a gully in place. Here we go...
0.1 : K Roach to Perera, Straightaway on a length, into the left-hander and angling away. Nicely defended by the batsman.
0.2 : K Roach to Perera, On a similar length and wide of the reach of Perera, who swings his bat like a golf stick and misses the ball.
0.3 : K Roach to Perera, Peach of a delivery from Roach! Absolute killer! That missed everything. Roach puts on a good length, angling into the batsman and straightens from there. Perera played down the wrong line and failed to make contact. The ball misses the outside edge and the off stump as well. Close call!
0.4 : K Roach to Perera, Goes chasing the wide one and fails to make contact. Nice enticing bowling from Roach.
0.5 : K Roach to Perera, Another play and a miss. On a similar length and wide of off stump.
0.6 : K Roach to Perera, And finally lets one go outside the off stump to end the over. Short of a good length and outside off.
Shannon Gabriel to share the new ball from the other end. Three slips and a gully in place for him as well.
1.1 : S Gabriel to Udawatte, Goes around the wicket straight away to Udawatte, on a short of a length and almost squaring up the debutant.
1.2 : S Gabriel to Udawatte, OUT! Gone! That channel of uncertainty, I tell you! Keeps it on a back of a length, angling in and straightening after pitching. The batsman has no option other than getting his bat in line. The ball moves a touch and kisses the outside edge on the way. The Windies skipper at third slip takes a nice diving catch to his forward. Gabriel has tasted early blood.
Dhananjaya de Silva comes in at No. 3. He is back in the side and will be eager to impress.
1.3 : S Gabriel to Silva, Defended the short of a length delivery from the crease.
1.4 : S Gabriel to Silva, FOUR! Carved nicely! Short of a length and climbing up to the right hander. Silva stays tall and guides the ball square of the wicket. One hand comes off the handle but still has enough to reach the square leg boundary. Silva playing fire with fire!
1.5 : S Gabriel to Silva, Cover drive off the length ball straight to the fielder.
1.6 : S Gabriel to Silva, Similar short but this time in the gap. Takes a couple from the sweeper cover.
2.1 : K Roach to Perera, WOW! Lethal stuff from the lanky pacer. Keep the batsman on his toes, and brings it in with the angle. Silva plays inside the line off the short of a length delivery.
2.2 : Roach to Perera, And.... misses again! How is this happening? Perera has tried to get behind these angled in deliveries almost every single time and yet, he has missed 99% of them. Some appeal from the keeper but the bowler isn't interested.
2.3 : K Roach to Perera, Another play and a miss!! Almost identical to the previous one.
2.4 : K Roach to Perera, On a short of a good length and outside off stump, Perera lets one through.
2.5 : K Roach to Perera, No, it isn't happening. Goes fetching a wide one and misses again.
2.6 : K Roach to Perera, Roach is resolute. Not letting him off the hook. And Perera is struggling big time.
3.1 : S Gabriel to Silva, Silva lets the ball go outside his off stump.
3.2 : S Gabriel to Silva, Gets behind the good length delivery and defends it from the front foot.
3.3 : S Gabriel to Silva, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.
3.4 : S Gabriel to Silva, No interest in fetching the wide ones. Let's one through again.
3.5 : S Gabriel to Silva, Gabriel goes wide of the crease, pitches it on a fuller length and angles it into the pads. The batsman blocks it in front of his eyes.
3.6 : S Gabriel to Silva, On a good length, wide outside off, and ignored bu the batsman.
4.1 : K Roach to Perera, Touch too straight and down the leg side. He has been consistent till now with his line and length. But misses his mark this time. Perera gets his hands away from the delivery.
4.2 : K Roach to Perera, And again! I have lost count now. I don't know how many times he has tried to get behind the line of the angled in delivery and missed. Roach gets fuller, just outside off stump. Perera is yet to get off the mark.
4.3 : K Roach to Perera, Finally gets one from the bat. Short of a length, coming into the left-hander and he gets his bat but touch late. The ball roll to the deep mid-wicket region from the inside half of the bat and the batsmen take two.
4.4 : K Roach to Perera, Go too wide and outside the white lien. The umpire stretches his arms and signals wide.
K Roach to Perera, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.
4.5 : K Roach to Perera, That similar old story. Perera and the delivery outside off stump. But credit to him for holding his line. The ball passes the outside edge once again.
4.6 : K Roach to Perera, Perera shoulders arms to let that one through.
5.1 : S Gabriel to Silva, Short of a good length outside off, the batsman punches it off his toes through cover-point. Two runs added to the total.
5.2 : S Gabriel to Silva, FOUR! Up and over from De Silva! Short and wide and lot of width, the batsman has no intention of keeping it down and hits it over to the third man region for a boundary.
5.3 : S Gabriel to Silva, De Silva defends it from within the crease.
5.4 : S Gabriel to Silva,OUT! Gabriel has another and Sri Lanka loses their second. Fiery stuff from the Windies fats bowler. Bowls it on a back of a length, angles it in from wide of the crease and gets it to swing off the pitch. De Silva plays the line of the delivery but the ball darts in sharply into the body, Hits his right forearm and ricochets to the stumps. He looks in a lot of pain, holding his arm and the physio comes rushing in to check. Sri Lanka is 15/2.
Kusal Mendis comes out to bat. He scored a brilliant century in the previous game and was the lone warrior for his side. Can he come to the fore again?
5.5 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Mendis shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
5.6 : S Gabriel to Mendis,FOUR! Some room on a good length for Mendis to free his arms and he obliges with a fierce cut. The ball goes to the right of the fielder at gully and rushes to the boundary.
6.1 : K Roach to Perera, Angles it bit too much and goes down the leg side. Good length but misses the line.
6.2 : K Roach to Perera, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman.
6.3 : K Roach to Perera, Too wide to entice the batsman for a shot.
6.4 : K Roach to Perera, Another swing and another miss. Perera has been on some potion of sorts. He has not edge even one till now. Similar delivery from Roach, on a good length and outside off but still not edge.
6.5 : K Roach to Perera, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
6.6 : K Roach to Perera, Lets the last ball of the over through to the keeper.
7.1 : S Gabriel to Mendis, OOH! That extra bounce. Gabriel is making the Sri Lankan batsmen dance on this green pitch. The ball pitches on a back of a length and gets the extra bounce off the pitch. Mendis gets behind the lone to defend it.The bounce trouble him a bit, hits him on the splice of the bat and thee ball lands just in front of the short leg fielder stationed there.
7.2 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Kusal gets up on his toes to play that one.
7.3 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Short and into the body of the batsman, who tries to poke at it but doesn't get an bat on it.
7.4 : S Gabriel to Mendis, FOUR! Welcome runs for the visitors. Gets some with from Gabriel on a good length and the batsman slashes hard and cuts it through to the backward gully region for a boundary.
7.5 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Bowled at 144.0 kph and the batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
7.6 : S Gabriel to K Mendis, Mistimes the off drive off the front foot and hits it straight to the fielder.
Miguel Cummins is into the attack.
8.1 : M Cummins to Perera, Awkward bounce again. The ball lands of a back of a length and jumps into the ribs of Perera. He does well to get bat on it while his hand came off the handle.
8.2 : M Cummins to Perera, Bumper from Cummins and the batsman ducks under it.
8.3 : M Cummins to Perera, On fullish length into the pads, Kusal flicks it but can't get it past Devendra Bishoo at short square leg.
8.4 : M Cummins to Perera, This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone.
8.5 : M Cummins to Perera, Was there a catch? No. It hits him on his chest and lobs in the air and lands just in front of the diving slip fielder. Cummins arches his back and extracts some bounce. Perera jumps to get behind the line but misses it.
8.6 : M Cummins to Perera, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
The skipper, Jason Holder comes in for a burst.
9.1 : J Holder to Mendis, On a good length outside off, Mendis defends it to the covers for nothing.
9.2 : J Holder to Mendis, Attempted pull off the shot delivery but the connection isn't right as it hits high on his bat. The fielder at short mid-wicket runs to his right and throws the back quickly to the non-striker's end. Had he hit, it could have been close but he missed.
9.3 : J Holder to Perera, Taps to cover region and takes a single to change the strike.
9.4 : J Holder to Mendis, On a short of a length and flicked off his pads to square leg. Another run added to the total.
9.5 : J Holder to K Perera, Fuller and on the off stump, Kusal gets behind the line and plays it with soft hands. The ball lands in front of the gully fielder. Good calm batting from the left-hander.
9.6 : J Holder to K Perera, Short and into the rib-cage, the batsman pulls and gets it over the infield. The ball hangs in the air and thuds into the wet outfield at deep mid-wicket. Two more runs taken.
10.1 : M Cummins to Mendis, Works the short of length delivery to the leg side and scampers for two.
10.2 : M Cummins to Mendis, Mendis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
10.3 : M Cummins to Mendis, Gets behind the angled delivery and blocks it from the crease.
10.4 : M Cummins to Mendis, Another short delivery. Mendis was looking to pull but chooses against the option and leaves it for the keeper.
10.5 : M Cummins to Mendis, Again in two minds. To play or not to play. On a good length, outside off, Mendis gets his bat closer to the delivery but chooses to leave it at the last moment. Before he could pull out, the ball took the under edge to the slip cordon.
10.6 : M Cummins to Mendis, Short and outside off, and almost squares him up. The batsman does well to keep it down.
11.1 : J Holder to Perera, And... just short of the point fielder. Good length delivery, probing outside off and taking the edge but didn't reach the fielder.
11.2 : J Holder to Perera, FOUR! Not shying away from the challenge is Kusal Perera. Short and touch too wide, Perera gets on his toes and cuts it through cover-point for a boundary. It will give him some confidence.
11.3 : Holder to K Perera, Short, wide and too high but the batsman wanted to play at it. He goes after it and gets an edge. The ball goes high in the air, behind point and Devendra Bishoo runs after it but doesn't get even hands to it. Difficult chance this and two runs taken by the batsmen.
11.4 : J Holder to Perera, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
11.5 : J Holder to Perera, Gets behind the line defends the good length delivery to point.
11.6 : J Holder to Perera, Nips in from length and hits the batsman on his thigh pad. Extra bounce once again.
Time for Drinks. The initial stage of play has belonged to the hosts. The bowlers have run in with intent on a green surface, landing the ball in good channels. Results have also come their way. It is a re-building phase for the visitors. Mendis and Perera need to grind it out and show the way to their side.
12.1 : M Cummins to Mendis, On a good length, outside off, left alone by the batsman.
12.2 : M Cummins to Mendis, Mendis shoulders arms to let that one through.
12.3 : M Cummins to Mendis, Wide outside off and another leave by the batsman for the keeper.
12.4 : M Cummins to Mendis, Copy paste stuff from the bowler and the batsman.
12.5 : M Cummins to Mendis, Touch short but still too wide to make Mendis take notice of it. Another leave outside off.
12.6 : M Cummins to Mendis, A touch too short this time angling into the left-hander, who rocks onto the back foot and punches it through covers for a couple.
13.1 : J Holder to K Perera,FOUR! Nice and easy this. On a good length, angling into the pads and Perera flicks it nonchalantly through square leg for a boundary. He looks much better at the crease now then he was some 30 minutes back.
13.2 : J Holder to K Perera, FOUR! Creamed through covers. He surely has his eye in now. Gets a short of a length delivery outside off and makes full use of it. He gets forward and punches the ball through covers. Class written all over that shot.
13.3 : J Holder to Perera, FOUR! Bang! Hat-trick of four's. This is more of a slap than an on drive. Holder goes full outside off and Perera swings his bat from his crease and flat bats it down the long on boundary for four. The power in the shot almost took the non-striker out. Fireworks time!
13.4 : J Holder to Perera, And misses the very next ball after hitting last three for boundaries. Short of a good length and angling away from the left-hander who tries to get behind the line but misses.
13.5 : J Holder to Perera, No run.
13.6 : J Holder to Perera, No run.
14.1 : M Cummins to Mendis, Short of a length delivery, angling in, Mendis camps back and blocks it nicely.
14.2 : M Cummins to Mendis, In the corridor of uncertainty, no real movement on this occasion. Kusal Mendis plants his front foot across to let it through.
14.3 : M Cummins to K Mendis, This is good stuff from Cummins! Continues to bowl it in the tight off stump line and the ball straightens a touch after landing. Kusal is opened up in his stance but does well to defend it towards point.
14.4 : M Cummins to Mendis, This one stays low! Fuller length ball outside off, left alone.
14.5 : M Cummins to Mendis, Almost a replica of the previous delivery as Mendis doesn't fiddle with it.
14.6 : M Cummins to Mendis, Back of a length ball on middle and off, the right-hander rises with the bounce and blocks it right under his eyes.
15.1 : J Holder to Perera, FOUR! Anything short and wide from the Windies has been punished by Perera. He gets another one outside off and he carves it through the point-cover region for a boundary. Four 4's in the last seven deliveries for the left-hander.
15.2 : J Holder to Perera, OOH! Almost chopped on. On a short of a length, angling away from the batsman. He goes for the cut, gets a thick inside edge and almost hits his stumps. Close but no close enough.
15.3 : J Holder to Perera, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
15.4 : J Holder to Perera, Lets the good length delivery pass to the keeper.
15.5 : J Holder to K Perera, Jason is getting something out of this pitch. On a good length just outside off, Perera tries to punch it but the ball goes from the inside edge. They take two from the vacant mid-wicket region.
15.6 : J Holder to Perera, Kusal lets the ball go outside his off stump.
16.1 : M Cummins to Mendis, Rides the extra bounce outside off stump and dabs it to gully.
16.2 : M Cummins to Mendis, Cummins goes full around off and nicely defended by the batsman off the front foot.
16.3 : M Cummins to Mendis, Play and a miss. A touch short outside off and takes extra bounce. The batsman goes for the cut but misses.
16.4 : M Cummins to Mendis, Mendis defends it from within the crease.
16.5 : M Cummins to Mendis, Touch too short and into the body of the batsman, hits high on the batsman thigh pad.
16.6 : M Cummins to Mendis, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
17.1 : J Holder to Perera, Short and wide again, Perera flashes his bat again and the ball lobs in the air for a while. The fielder from backward point runs to his left and throws the ball back. Two runs added to the total.
17.2 : J Holder to Perera, Wide and left alone by the batsman.
17.3 : J Holder to Perera, Goes around the wicket, angles it into the left-hander and troubles him. Perera gets an under edge and the ball rolls wide of the keeper. One run taken.
17.4 : J Holder to Mendis, Short of a length and played to the leg side for nothing.
17.5 : J Holder to Mendis, Mendis lets the ball go outside his off stump.
17.6 : J Holder to Mendis, Outside off and the batsman ignores it.
Kemar Roach is back for a bowl.
18.1 : K Roach to K Perera, OUT! YES! Finally! Roach finally has his man. Continuous probing outside the off stump and finally reaps the reward. Bowls it on a short of a good length, angles it in and extracts extra bounce of the pitch. Perera had to play the line which he does and finally get and outside edge. The Windies skipper Jason Holder takes the catch at second slip and Kemar Roach rejoices his 150th Test wicket. Dangerous looking Perera is walking back. Sri Lanka looses another before the
0.0 : The Sri Lankan captain, Dinesh Chandimal strides out to bat. A lot of responsibility lies on his shoulders to guide his side to safe harbors.
18.2 : K Roach to Chandimal, Wide outside off stump, Chandimal leaves it alone.
18.3 : K Roach to Chandimal, Works the shortish delivery to backward square and gets off the mark.
18.4 : K Roach to Mendis, Almost another one for Roach. What a spell of bowling from the fast bowler. Hitting the good length and forces the drive off Mendis, who fails to make contact.
18.5 : K Roach to K Mendis, On a good length outside off and a square drive from Mendis but couldn't get it pass the fielder there.
18.6 : K Roach to Mendis, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Shannon Gabriel is back on.
19.1 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Wide outside and left alone by Chandimal.
19.2 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Touch too straight on to the pads, the batsman tickles it to square leg. The fielder at fine leg runs to his left and stops the batsmen under two.
19.3 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Touch short and coming into the batsman, who taps it to point and runs a quick single.
19.4 : S Gabriel to Mendis, FOUR! And just like that, Mendis decides to go after the full delivery on off. Gets his foot down the pitch and hits it fiercely down the ground. Mendis too getting a move on now.
19.5 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Played to point from the back foot for nothing.
19.6 : S Gabriel to Mendis, FOUR! Beautifully done this by Mendis. Easy peasy for him. Gabriel goes wide of his crease, keeps it on a short of a good length and targets his ribs. The batsman gets inside the line of the delivery and tickles it fine to the fine leg fielder for second boundary of the over.
20.1 : K Roach to Chandimal, Chandimal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
20.2 : K Roach to Chandimal, Oh my my! Chandimal has no idea how and where the ball is jagging in from . Roach goes over the wicket to the new batsman, lands it on a good length and angles it into the stumps. The ball pitches and seams into the batsman and sneaks between the pad and bat and even misses the stumps. Roach is making Sri Lankan batsman's lives difficult.
20.3 : K Roach to Chandimal, Angled length delivery and worked on to the leg side for a single.
20.4 : K Roach to Mendis, Another one sneaks in and this time it's Mendis. Similar probing length on off stump and coming in after pitching. Mendis gets on the front foot to block it but the ball darts in and goes over the stumps.
20.5 : K Roach to Mendis, The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.
20.6 : K Roach to Mendis, Gets behind the line and blocks it down the pitch to end the over.
21.1 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Short of a length on middle and leg and hit straight to the short mid-wicket fielder.
21.2 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Goes wide of the crease once again, on a good length and Chandimal flicks it of his pad to fine leg for a single.
21.3 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Blocks the length delivery from his crease.
21.4 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Naah! He has been doing well to not to go after the wide ones but here he lapses in concentration. Gabriel serves one wide outside off and entices the batsman. He goes for the booming drive but fails to make a connection.
21.5 : S Gabriel to Mendis, Pitches it around off and Mendis presents the full face of the bat.
21.6 : S Gabriel to Mendis, On a good length outside off and in the probing channel. Mendis was looking to leave it but doesn't get his bat away in time. The ball hits the under edge and goes to the slip fielder on a bounce.
Time for some spin. Devendra Bishoo to roll his arm over now.
22.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Flighted delivery around off and Chandimal punches it off the back foot.
22.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal,Floated on off, blocked from the full face of the bat.
22.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Touch flatter on off, the batsman blocks it to the off side off the back foot.
22.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Plants his foot down and plays the flighted delivery to mid off for nothing.
22.5 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Almost too full and Chandimal almost yorked himself but manages to keep it out somehow.
22.6 : D Bishoo to D Chandimal, Touch short outside off and the Sri Lanka skipper goes back in his crease and cuts it square for a single.
23.1 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, On a back of length and tapped to point region for nothing.
23.2 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Looks to get forward to meet the full length delivery outside off but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
23.3 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone.
23.4 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Plants his foot down and blocks it with intent.
23.5 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Full and outside off and punched off the front foot by Chandimal. One run added to total.
23.6 : S Gabriel to Mendis, FOUR! Can we call that a drop? It would be too harsh on the Windies keeper on so many levels. The last ball before Lunch gives us a moment of excitement. The hosts look disappointed but as Michael Holder points out on air, Dowrich couldn't have jumped any higher. Coming to the delivery, it is on a back of a length, around off and Mendis tries to get some easy runs over the keeper's head with a ramp shot but doesn't play it cleanly. The ball flies off the upper edge and
We have witnessed an intriguing session of Test cricket and the home side would be really pleased with how things have gone so far. After winning the toss and electing to bat, the Sri Lankan openers found out that it will be tough work for them on a spicy surface against some penetrative bowling. Shannon Gabriel found his mojo and picked up two quick wickets with the new cherry. The debutant, Udawatte failed to impress while de Silva wasn't able to deliver as well on his return to the side.
Kusal Perera was struggling but continued to fight on and found an able ally in Kusal Mendis. They stitched a 44-run stand and the signs were promising but Roach came back and struck instantaneously in his second spell to get rid of the former. From Sri Lanka's perspective, it is really vital that the pair of Mendis and Chandimal contribute something substantial. While, the hosts will be aiming to continue the domination. Join us shortly for the afternoon session.
... Day 1, Session 2 ...
We are back for the afternoon session. Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis will continue their innings. Kemar Roach to bowl first up after Lunch. Here we go...
24.1 : K Roach to Chandimal, Fuller length ball outside off, holding its line. Chandimal plants his front foot across to let it be.
24.2 : K Roach to Chandimal, Bye! Angling in from wide of the crease. Chandimal lets it go. Dowrich behind the stumps fails to collect it cleanly. The batsmen steal a run.
24.3 : K Roach to Mendis, Mendis hangs back to the good length ball and defends it stoutly off the back foot.
24.4 : K Roach to Mendis, Similar length ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards point.
24.5 : K Roach to Mendis, Edged but safe! Roach pitches this one on a fuller length outside off and gets the ball to swing away a touch. Mendis goes for a flamboyant drive but only manages an outside edge towards gully. The fielder takes it on the bounce.
24.6 : K Roach to Mendis, On a length, shaping in, defended solidly off the back foot.
Miguel Cummins to bowl from the other end.
25.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Starts with a full length ball delivery on the pads, Chandimal clips it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and comes back for the second.
25.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
25.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Well played! Short of a length ball outside off, punched nicely behind point for a brace.
25.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Beaten! Good stuff from Cummins. He runs in hard and bowls a back of a length outside off. Chandimal pokes at it but is deceived by the extra bounce.
25.5 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Fuller in length outside off, played with an angled blade past the gully fielder for a couple.
25.6 : M Cummins to D Chandimal, Dropped and Four! That was a sitter, Smith will be kicking himself. Can prove to be a costly miss. Back of a length ball in the corridor of uncertainty. It straightens a bit after pitching. That is enough to induce an outside edge as Chandimal pokes at it. Devon Smith at first slip takes it casually. Tries to catch it with hard hands to his right but the ball bursts through and runs to the fence.
26.1 : K Roach to Mendis, Full length ball, pushed off the front foot to mid on.
26.2 : K Roach to Mendis, FOUR! Stylish! Full length ball on the pads, Mendis flick it over square leg and the ball races to the fence.
26.3 : K Roach to Mendis, Driven towards the mid off region.
26.4 : K Roach to Mendis, Slightly overpitched this time, driven past Roach and the batsmen come back for a couple.
26.5 : K Roach to Mendis, A big, big misjudgment but no harm done! Back of a length outside off, Mendis taps it towards covers and takes off and Chandimal responds as well. The fielder picks it up and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. The skipper was not even in the frame.
26.6 : K Roach to Chandimal, Cuts him into two halves! Angling in substantially from outside off and goes past the inside edge of Chandimal's hanging bat.
27.1 : M Cummins to Mendis, A play and a miss! Short of a length ball outside off, moving away after landing. Mendis pokes at it and gets beaten.
27.2 : M Cummins to Mendis, Similar ball outside off, Kusal is not learning from his mistakes. Chases it again and gets foxed.
27.3 : M Cummins to Mendis, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
27.4 : M Cummins to Mendis, That was a jaffa! Too good to get the outside edge. Angling in around the off stump. Mendis has no option but to play at it but the ball shapes away at the last moment to leave Mendis bamboozled.
27.5 : M Cummins to Mendis, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
27.6 : M Cummins to Mendis, Fourth play and a miss in the over! Wide outside off, a loose shot from Mendis as he fails to connect again.
28.1 : K Roach to Chandimal, Short of a length outside off, left alone.
28.2 : K Roach to Chandimal, Similar ball outside off, Chandimal leaves it again.
28.3 : K Roach to Chandimal, Takes off from a short of a length, Dinesh watches it closely and lets it be.
28.4 : K Roach to Chandimal, A lot is happening at the moment. Testing times for the visitors. Coming in with the initial angle around off and leaves Chandimal at the last moment as he goes for a push through the line. However, he doesn't connect.
28.5 : K Roach to Chandimal, Bonus runs for Sri Lanka! Bad luck for the hosts. Chandimal taps this towards covers and sets off. The fielder aims for the bull's eye at the bowler's end but the throw deflects off Chandimal's body and runs through to the long on fence. There is nothing you can do about it.
28.6 : K Roach to Mendis, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. Another good over from Roach.
29.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Back of a length outside off, not fiddled with.
29.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
29.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a length outside off, holding its line. Dinesh lets it be.
29.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, That was really difficult to deal with! Short of a length outside off, shoots off after pitching. Chandimal tries to ride the bounce but is deceived completely. Does well to drops his wrists eventually and sees the ball sail past him.
29.5 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Outside off, left alone.
29.6 : M Cummins to Chandimal, A short leg would have taken that! The Windies need to keep attacking, there is so much on the surface. Shortish delivery, rising on Chandimal. He tries to fend that off but the ball hits his gloves and falls in the vacant short leg region.
30.1 : K Roach to Mendis, In the zone outside off, Kusal doesn't flirt with it.
30.2 : K Roach to Mendis, On a length outside off, jagging in. Mendis defends it with his bat and pad close together.
30.3 : K Roach to Mendis, FOUR! Mendis takes the aerial route and succeeds! Perhaps, this is the way to disturb the rhythm of Roach. Fullish delivery, veering in. Mendis with a free flow of the bat lifts it over wide mid on. Has got enough behind it and the ball rolls to the fence.
30.4 : K Roach to Mendis, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
30.5 : K Roach to Mendis, FOUR! This one is more authoritative! Slightly overpitched, angling in. Mendis with a lot of confidence strokes it over mid on for another boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between the duo. Need to keep the runs coming.
30.6 : K Roach to Mendis, Nicely controlled! Shortish ball in line of the stumps, Mendis rolls his wrists on it and pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.
31.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Good length ball outside off, defended from within the crease.
31.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Fuller in length outside off, patted to covers to rotate strike.
31.3 : M Cummins to Mendis, Mendis was surprised there! Good length ball on middle and leg, comes a bit slowly off the surface. Mendis adjusts and helps it down to fine leg for a single.
A fourth slip comes in for Chandimal.
31.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Good running! Short of a length outside off, Chandimal taps it towards covers and calls his partner through for a well-judged single.
31.5 : M Cummins to Mendis, Down the leg side, swiped away to fine leg for a single.
31.6 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Back of a length outside off, Dinesh gets on top of the bounce and guides it towards gully.
Holder returns for a bowl.
32.1 : J Holder to Mendis, Rush of blood from Mendis! Poor, poor cricket for him. Needs to be patient. Wide outside off, he flashes at it but misses.
32.2 : J Holder to Mendis, Back of a length ball around off, defended solidly off the back foot.
32.3 : J Holder to Mendis, In the channel outside off, left alone.
32.4 : J Holder to Mendis, Some wobble this time! Fuller length ball outside off, shapes away after landing. Mendis chooses to leave it alone.
32.5 : J Holder to Mendis, On a length around off, Mendis covers the line and pats it to mid on.
32.6 : J Holder to Mendis, Similar delivery outside off, not close enough to induce a shot from Mendis.
33.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Veering in towards the pads, flicked sensibly through mid-wicket for a couple.
33.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, FOUR! Pretty safe shot eventually! Short and wide outside off. Chandimal throws his bat at it but the ball flies off the top edge over the slip cordon and the ball races to the fence.
33.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, FOUR! Risky! Cummins had a plan in mind and that almost worked. Back of a length ball directed towards the rib-cage area of the batsman. He plays it awkwardly towards leg gully. Bishoo stationed there leaps to his right but the ball sails over him. Too close for comfort.
33.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Outside off, left alone.
33.5 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a length around off, seaming away after pitching. Dinesh is opened up in his stance but does well to block it towards covers.
33.6 : M Cummins to Chandimal, The batsman defends it from within the crease.
34.1 : J Holder to Mendis, OUT! Holder strikes and he is absolutely pumped up! Well, another stand which promised but failed to deliver big. The Windies continue to chip away at the wickets and stay on top of the game. Shortish ball down the leg side, there is a bit of extra bounce on offer. Mendis gets deceived due to it and closes his bat face early. As a result, a top edge is induced and the ball skies towards backward square leg. Dowrich lines it up and runs towards it. Judges it nicely and
0.0 : Roshen Silva is the new man in.
34.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Leg bye! Down the leg side again, Dinesh tries to work it away but misses. The ball kisses his thigh pad and rolls to the leg side. A run taken.
34.3 : J Holder to Silva, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
34.4 : J Holder to Silva, Pitched up outside off, Roshen pushes it with soft hands to the cover region.
34.5 : J Holder to Silva, On a length, shaping in, Silva tries to play it across but is hit on the thigh pad.
34.6 : J Holder to Silva, FOUR! Streaky runs! Pitched up ball outside off, Silva goes for a booming drive but gets a thick outside edge past the slip cordon and through to the fence. A successful over for Holder ends.
35.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Around the hips this time, clipped around the corner for a couple.
35.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, FOUR! This is the second time he has played this shot and has got the desired result. Short and a lot of width on offer. Chandimal chases it and flashes it off the outer half over the gully region.
35.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
35.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Erring in line, towards the pads, helped to the leg side for a run.
35.5 : M Cummins to Silva, Well bowled! Shoots off from a back of a length and goes past the hanging bat of Roshen.
35.6 : M Cummins to Silva, That took off like an aeroplane! Good length ball outside off, climbs up alarmingly to go past the edge of Silva's bat. Dowrich has to collect it with his fingers pointing upwards.
36.1 : J Holder to Chandimal, In the channel outside off, left alone.
36.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Back of a length ball outside off, Dinesh doesn't flirt with it.
36.3 : J Holder to Chandimal, Similar length ball, angling in, tucked with a closed bat face towards mid-wicket.
36.4 : J Holder to Silva, Fuller length ball, considerable amount of wobble in the air. Silva is squared up a touch but manages to block it safely towards covers.
36.5 : J Holder to Silva, Full length ball outside off, moving away. Silva plays the inside line of it and sees it through safely.
36.6 : J Holder to Silva, On a driveable length outside off, swinging away sharply. Silva doesn't flirt with danger.
Gabriel returns for a bowl.
37.1 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Swinging down the leg side, Dinesh flicks it through backward square leg to get off strike.
37.2 : S Gabriel to Silva, With a short leg in position for Silva, the ploy is to bounce him out. As expected, it is a short ball but the direction is wayward. Down the leg side and the batsman ducks under it comfortably.
37.3 : S Gabriel to Silva, Ouch, that will hurt! It came in a long way. Back of a length outside off, seaming in prodigiously. Roshen Silva doesn't know it is coming and tries to drop his wrists. However, he is right flush on the chest.
37.4 : S Gabriel to Silva, Tailing in significantly, kept out watchfully towards short leg.
37.5 : S Gabriel to Silva, Surprise delivery from Gabriel. Silva did well to stay alert. Yorker which dips in late, the batsman gets his bat down in time and jams it out towards backward square leg. A run taken.
37.6 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, In the corridor outside off, the Sri Lankan skipper lets it go.
Time for Drinks.
38.1 : J Holder to Silva, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
38.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Fullish delivery in the tight off stump channel, shaping away. Silva plays it with soft hands to covers and takes an easy single.
38.3 : J Holder to Chandimal, Wide outside off, Chandimal doesn't fiddle with it.
38.4 : J Holder to Chandimal, Seaming down the leg side, Chandimal fails to flick it. Some work for Dowrich and he does it well.
38.5 : J Holder to Chandimal, Tentative! Swinging in from outside off, goes off the inner half of the bat towards square leg and a run is taken.
38.6 : J Holder to Silva, Solid! Fullish delivery, shaping in nicely. Silva with his bat and pad close together blocks it stoutly.
39.1 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, A bit uppish but safe! Short of a length ball, Chandimal goes for a cut but doesn't bother to keep it down. The fielder at backward point is interested for a while but it bounces well short of him.
39.2 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Short of a length ball aimed towards the body, helped towards backward square leg.
39.3 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Fuller in length, shaping in. Dinesh tries to block it but gets it off the inner half of the bat beside the pitch on the leg side.
39.4 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Nervy moments for the Sri Lankan skipper! Tries to cut a rising ball but once again is not in control. Thankfully for him, it falls in front of the point fielder.
39.5 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
39.6 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Well played! Full length ball on the pads, Chandimal tucks it with good timing through mid-wicket. The fielder chases it and saves a run for his side.
40.1 : J Holder to D Chandimal, Fractionally overpitched outside off, driven crisply but straight to the fielder at covers.
40.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Good length ball outside off, Chandimal knows where his off stump is and makes a good leave.
40.3 : J Holder to Chandimal, Nicely bowled and equally well played! Late swing on that one, moving away from Chandimal. He covers the line and blocks it to the off side.
40.4 : J Holder to Chandimal, Pitched right up on off, pushed off the front foot to extra cover.
40.5 : J Holder to Chandimal, Hangs back to the length delivery and blocks it with a straight bat.
40.6 : J Holder to Chandimal, 17th Test fifty for Dinesh Chandimal! This is only the third 50-plus score by a Sri Lankan skipper in West Indies. He has been resolute on a tough surface and has got the reward as well. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Chandimal works it away through backward square leg and comes back for a brace. The Sri Lankan skipper was dropped on 14 by Devon Smith and has made the most of it. Needs to convert this into a big one.
41.1 : S Gabriel to Silva, The batsman works it down the leg side.
41.2 : S Gabriel to Silva, Good length ball in line of the stumps, Roshen takes his bottom hand off the handle of the bat and defends it watchfully.
41.3 : S Gabriel to Silva, Goes deep in the crease to the back of a length ball and defends it stoutly.
41.4 : S Gabriel to Silva, Pacy delivery well outside off, Roshen lets it be.
41.5 : S Gabriel to Silva, This one is on a full length but way, way outside off. Roshen Silva watches it sail through to the keeper.
41.6 : S Gabriel to Silva, Once again wide outside off, Silva ignores it.
Devendra Bishoo returns for a bowl.
42.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Starts off his new spell with a shortish ball. Dinesh hangs back and cuts it towards point.
42.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Similar ball, cut square of the wicket on the off side.
42.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Chandimal lunges forward in defense.
42.4 : D Bishoo to D Chandimal, Straighter one from Bishoo on off, pushed confidently off the front foot to mid off.
42.5 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Slips in a googly outside off. Chandimal reads it well and defends it solidly.
42.6 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Fuller in length, driven crisply towards Bishoo who does well to get low and stops a few runs for his side.
43.1 : S Gabriel to Silva, OUT! Roshen Silva's struggle continues! The man who was terrific upfront has produced another peach to hand his side another breakthrough. There is enough in the track to keep the bowlers interested and the hosts have bowled with a lot of discipline. Gabriel steams in hard and bowls an effort ball in the corridor of uncertainty. It takes off after pitching and climbs on Silva. He hops but is in an awkward position to counter it. Tries to fend it eventually but the ball
0.0 : Niroshan Dickwella comes out to bat.
43.2 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, In the zone outside off, left alone.
43.3 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, Back of a length ball, defended with a straight bat.
43.4 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, Overpitched outside off, eased through covers to get off the mark with a brace.
43.5 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
43.6 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, Shortish ball outside off, Dickwella lets it go.
44.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Floated around off, defended solidly off the front foot.
44.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Chandimal uses his feet to this one and blocks it out.
44.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Fullish delivery on off, driven crisply to Bishoo.
44.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Spinning down the leg side, tucked through mid-wicket for a brace.
44.5 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
44.6 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Tossed up ball on middle, Dinesh clears his front leg and pushes it to mid on.
Kemar Roach returns for a burst.
45.1 : K Roach to Dickwella, Well bowled! Roach runs in from around the wicket and bowls a good length ball. It is coming in initially but moves away eventually. Dickwella keeps his bat inside the line to leave it alone.
45.2 : K Roach to Dickwella, Tentative! On a length around off, holds a bit in the pitch. Dickwella comes half-forward in order to defend it but the ball hits the higher part of his bat. The ball lobs towards the cover region but falls short of the fielder.
45.3 : K Roach to Dickwella, Fullish delivery, driven convincingly to covers this time.
45.4 : K Roach to Dickwella, In two minds! Back of a length outside off. Niroshan shapes to leave it but defends it to the off side.
45.5 : K Roach to Dickwella, Bumper from Roach, Dickwella ducks under it.
45.6 : K Roach to Dickwella, Stump-to-stump line, Dickwella shuffles a touch and pats it back to the bowler.
46.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Quicker through the air around off, patted back towards the bowler.
46.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Bishoo drags his length back. Dinesh spots it and gets behind it with ease.
46.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Straighter one well outside off, left alone.
46.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Makes the batsman play this time but he is solid as a rock.
46.5 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Very full on middle, Chandimal clears his front leg and jams it out.
46.6 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Comes well forward to a loopy ball and defends it with authority.
47.1 : K Roach to Dickwella, Rash from Dickwella! Shortish ball outside off and there is a bit of room on offer. Still it is not much to go for an expansive stroke. Dickwella flashes at it but misses.
47.2 : K Roach to Dickwella, A play and a miss again! On a length outside off, Niroshan tries to lift it over covers but only connects with thin air. He needs to be careful.
47.3 : K Roach to Dickwella, Peach! Angling in with the arm but seaming away after hitting the deck to catch Dickwella off guard and go past his outside edge.
47.4 : K Roach to Dickwella, In the channel outside off, this time sanity prevails for the Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and he leaves it alone.
47.5 : K Roach to Dickwella, This is the fourth occasion in this over that he has been foxed. Good length ball wide outside off, Dickwella with minimal foot movement tries to drive it on the up. He is nowhere close to the ball and the bowler once again gets a moral advantage.
47.6 : K Roach to Dickwella, Outside off, left alone.
48.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Flatter in trajectory, kept out watchfully.
48.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Slow through the air outside off, Dinesh lets it go.
48.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Fuller ball on off, defended stoutly off the front foot.
48.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Bishoo continues to bowl it full and Chandimal pushes it back to him.
48.5 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
48.6 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Tossed up generously outside off, Chandimal drives it crisply but finds the man at covers.
49.1 : K Roach to Dickwella, There is a surprise element that Roach has always got up his sleeve. He runs in effortlessly and bowls a yorker outside off. Dickwella does well to block it.
49.2 : K Roach to Dickwella, Flashy and reckless! Don't think the situation calls in to play such a stroke. Length ball outside off, Dickwella tries to force it through the line but gets beaten. Luck has favoured him till now but he can run out of it as well.
49.3 : K Roach to Dickwella, Short of a length ball around the hips, tucked around the corner for a run.
49.4 : K Roach to Chandimal, In the channel outside off, left alone.
49.5 : K Roach to Chandimal, On a good length outside off, shaping in. Dinesh covers the line and makes an assured leave.
49.6 : K Roach to Chandimal, Back of a length ball outside off, Chandimal rises with the bounce and blocks it nicely.
50.1 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, Hangs back to the shortish delivery and blocks it with a straight bat.
50.2 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, Floated delivery, defended solidly off the front foot.
50.3 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, Dickwella comes back to the flatter delivery and punches it to deepish mid on for a single.
50.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Fuller in length on middle, Chandimal lunges forward in defense.
50.5 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Well bowled! Floated generously on off. It dips in late and spins away sharply. Chandimal takes a stride forward, watches it closely and makes a good leave.
50.6 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Shorter in length, punched off the back foot to the off side.
Roston Chase has been called into the attack. The batsmen need to be alert as the passage before a break can prove to be dangerous.
51.1 : R Chase to Dickwella, Tossed up delivery around off, kept out watchfully.
51.2 : R Chase to Dickwella, Slow through the air on middle and off, Niroshan lunges forward in defense.
51.3 : R Chase to Dickwella, A bit cheeky but effective! Down the leg side, good shot selection from Dickwella as he paddle sweeps it to fine leg for a couple.
51.4 : R Chase to Dickwella, This time the shot selection is not good. On a shorter length around off, Niroshan again goes for the paddle sweep but this time he misses. He is struck on the pads but it is probably outside the line. Hence, no appeal from the hosts.
51.5 : R Chase to Dickwella, The batsman has driven that ball straight back.
51.6 : R Chase to Dickwella, Tossed up outside off, pushed to covers off the front foot.
52.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Flighted ball on off, driven towards wide mid on for a single.
52.2 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, On a flatter trajectory, kept out from within the crease.
52.3 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, Slow through the air outside off, defended off the front foot.
52.4 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, A bit of miscommunication but safe! Quick and short on middle, Dickwella makes room and cuts it towards extra cover. Calls for the single initially but realizes that it is not on. He is quick to send his partner back.
52.5 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, Slow through the air, defended from within the crease.
52.6 : D Bishoo to Dickwella, A lot of air on this one as well, Dickwella defends it solidly. THAT SHALL BE TEA ON DAY 1!
End of another absorbing session. The Windies still hold the upper hand but this has been a much better passage of play for Sri Lanka. They have their skipper to thank for who has provided some stability to the fragile middle order after the dismissal of Kusal Perera. He found good support from Kusal Mendis but the youngster failed to deliver in a substantial manner. He kept going to conjure up his 17th Test fifty and is looking settled to play a big innings. He has lost partners at the other en
Windies won't be too disappointed either. Shannon Gabriel has been probing since morning and he has picked up a wicket in this session as well while Kemar Roach and Devendra Bishoo have kept things tight. They will be hoping to get the big wicket of Dinesh Chandimal and then clean up the tail as soon as possible. Last session of the day promises to be action-packed. Catch us on the other side of the break.
... Day 1, Session 3 ...
Players make their way out to the middle for the last session of the day. Dinesh Chandimal is on strike and Miguel Cummins will bowl the first over post Tea.
53.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Starts with an angled in delivery and Chandimal guides it behind to change strike.
53.2 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Wide of the crease and angling it away from the left-hander who pokes at the shortish delivery but fails to make contact.
53.3 : M Cummins to N Dickwella, Similar length and into the body. Dickwella tries to make room by moving away from the stumps and manages to chop it to the fielder at gully. Risky from the Sri Lankan keeper.
53.4 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Flicks it off his hips and takes a single from the leg side.
53.5 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Touch too straight and on the hips of Chandimal. He dabs it fine and takes a single.
53.6 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Gets behind the line and blocks the short of a length delivery.
Jason Holder to share the ball.
54.1 : J Holder to Chandimal, On a good length, outside off and stays touch low. The batsman manages to get it to the short cover fielder.
54.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Back of a length and again into the ribs. Chandimal gets it away to the vacant square leg region. One run added to the total and brings 1000 runs for him as a skipper.
54.3 : J Holder to Dickwella, Dickwella has played it to the point region from his crease.
54.4 : J Holder to Dickwella, Drives the full ball from his crease straight to mid off.
54.5 : J Holder to Dickwella, Full and outside off, punched from the front foot through the covers and a run taken.
54.6 : J Holder to Chandimal, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
55.1 : M Cummins to Dickwella, That one flew off the length but its outside the leg stump and no danger to the batsman.
55.2 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Back of a length and seaming away after pitching. Dickwella gets his right leg away to make some room, swings the willow but misses.
55.3 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Played to mid-wicket by the batsman for nothing.
55.4 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Gets behind the line of the back of the length delivery and defends it off the back foot.
55.5 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Touch fuller this time and punched to mid off.
55.6 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Short of a length, on his hips and flicked uppishly to deep square leg for easy two.
56.1 : J Holder to Chandimal, Probing line from Holder. Back of a length, outside off and making Chandimal play at it.
56.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Gets closer to the batsman this and blocked with the full face of the bat.
56.3 : J Holder to Chandimal, Short, wide outside off, swinging away and flying off the pitch. Chandimal went across the swing for the pull but failed to make contact. A diving stop by the Windies keeper.
56.4 : J Holder to D Chandimal, FOUR! Easy runs for the set batsman. Touch too straight and into the body, Chandimal swivels and gets it fine behind for a boundary.
56.5 : J Holder to Chandimal, Bouncer from Holder but its too high. The umpire signals a wide.
J Holder to Chandimal, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot to mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single.
56.6 : J Holder to Dickwella, Full and on the pads, Dickwella flicks it in the air to the vacant mid-wicket region and takes two.
57.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a good length outside off, Dinesh punches it in the cover region and changes the strike.
57.2 : M Cummins to Dickwella, FOUR! Short, into the ribs and takes the glove of the left-hander. The ball gets extra bounce from the pitch and flies off the glove to the boundary behind the keeper. Welcome runs for Dickwella.
57.3 : M Cummins to Dickwella, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
57.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Angled into the ribs and tucked away to backward square leg. Bishoo stationed there makes a good stop.
57.5 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Touch short and punched away through the covers for another single.
57.6 : M Cummins to Dickwella, Flicked off his pads for nothing.
Shannon Gabriel is into the attack.
58.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a good length and seaming away off the pitch. Holder is getting the 59 overs old ball to swing and keeping the batsman guessing.
58.2 : J Holder to Chandimal, Similar length and into the stumps. Dinesh blocks it off the front foot.
58.3 : J Holder to Chandimal, Nicely behind again. Touch fuller and defended with authority by the Sri Lankan skipper.
58.4 : J Holder to Chandimal, Back of a length outside off and punched to the fielder at covers for nothing.
58.5 : J Holder to Chandimal, Probing line and length from Holder. He mixing up his pace pretty well. Dinesh is adamant on blocking it.
58.6 : J Holder to Chandimal, Leaves the wider delivery for the keeper.
59.1 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, Dickwella defends it from within the crease.
59.2 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, On a good length outside and left alone by the batsman.
59.3 : S Gabriel to Dickwella, Touch short and The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
59.4 : S Gabriel to N Dickwella, OUT! This has been the trend of this Sri Lankan innings. Gabriel has another with the same probing delivery. He keeps it around off, on a back of a length and makes the left-hander have a go at it. Dickwella's feet go nowhere as he pokes at the delivery and Shai Hope takes a good forward diving catch at gully. Another one bites the dust.
Akila Dananjaya strides out to bat.
59.5 : S Gabriel to Dananjaya, On a driveable length and Danajaya complies but fails to make a contact.
59.6 : S Gabriel to Dananjaya, Played to the point region by the batsman to end a successful over for Shannon.
60.1 : J Holder to D Chandimal, FOUR! Short and rising into the body of Chandimal, who swivels across to play the pull. He gets enough on the ball and plays it fine to the boundary behind the keeper.
60.2 : J Holder to D Chandimal, The batsman has driven it through mid-on for nothing.
60.3 : J Holder to Chandimal, On a good length outside and nicely blocked by Chandimal.
60.4 : J Holder to Chandimal, Touch fuller and coming into the right-hander who flicks it to mid-wicket and takes a single.
60.5 : J Holder to Dananjaya, Another swing and a miss outside the off stump.
60.6 : J Holder to Dananjaya, Danajaya shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
61.1 : Gabriel to Chandimal, Keeps it on a good length and darts in with the angle. The batsman misses the line as the ball thuds into his pads. The ball goes in the air and the fielder at gully dives to his front and claims a catch. Appeal from behind the wicket and the bowler but the umpire doesn't seem interested.
61.2 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Touch straight on a length and worked away to the mid-wicket. It could have been a tight second run had Cummins collected it cleanly but not to be. Chandimal gets away with the second run.
61.3 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Similar delivery from the bowler and tucked away to square leg for another two.
61.4 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Lets the ball through to the keeper.
61.5 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Drives the fullish delivery off the front foot but straight to the cover fielder.
61.6 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Back of a length and darted into his body, Chandimal sways away from the line and lets it pass down the leg side.
Kemar Roach returns for a bowl.
62.1 : K Roach to Dananjaya, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
62.2 : K Roach to Dananjaya, No foot movement and wild swing from the crease. Fortunately for him, it misses his willow.
62.3 : K Roach to Dananjaya, On a fuller length outside off and punched through cover-point for two. It was bit uppish but safe.
62.4 : K Roach to Dananjaya, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
62.5 : K Roach to Dananjaya, Consistency from Roach. Keeping it outside off on a short length and making the batsman have a go at it. Too good for Danajaya to make any contact.
62.6 : K Roach to Dananjaya, OUT! And... Gone! The left-handers are having a nightmare against this fast Windies bowling line up. Keeps it on a back of a length, around off and forces Dananjaya to fend at it, who does exactly that. The bat hangs in the air, the ball kisses the outside edge and Dowrich takes a nice low catch in front of his eyes.
Suranga Lakmal is the next man in.
63.1 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, lands it on a good length and Chandimal clips it down the leg side for a single.
63.2 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, FOUR! Short and wide and Lakmal's eyes lit up. He goes hard at the ball and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies between the gully fielder and slip cordon and Lakmal gets off the mark as well.
63.3 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, Too straight from Gabriel and the angle takes it down the leg side.
63.4 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
63.5 : S Gabriel to Chandimal, Punches the short of a length delivery to covers and takes a single.
63.6 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, Gets behind the line of the delivery and presents the full face of the bat to block it.
64.1 : K Roach to Chandimal, Short and wide and Chandimal cuts it behind to the deep backward point fielder. One run added to the total.
64.2 : K Roach to S Lakmal, Punches the short of a length delivery through covers and changes strike.
64.3 : K Roach to Chandimal, Nicely done by the skipper! Short and rising into the grille of the batsman, who does well to keep it down from such height. The ball goes in the air but drops well in front of the third slip fielder. He looks in some pain.
Chandimal has taken a blow on his right hand. There have been numerous occasions when the ball has taken off from the good length area and has caused concerns for the batsmen. Out comes the physio and applies the magic spray.
64.4 : K Roach to Chandimal, Short and wide again and nicely punched off the back foot through the cover region. The fielder runs after it but can't stop the batsmen from taking two. 200 up for Sri Lanka.
64.5 : K Roach to Chandimal, NO BALL! First one of the innings courtesy Kemar Roach! He overstepped there by some margin. On a short of a length outside and left alone by Chandimal.
K Roach to Chandimal, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
The point fielder comes in now. The other fielders inside the ring also take a few steps forward, all looking to save the single.
64.6 : K Roach to Chandimal, Dot ball to end the over. On back of a length, angling into the right-hander who presents the full face of the bat and blocks it.
65.1 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, Full, around off, Lakmal blocks it off the front foot.
65.2 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, FOUR! OOH! Lucky, very lucky! Gabriel almost had his fifth scalp. Bowls it on a back of a length and the natural angle brings it in. As usual, some extra bounce and a wild hoick across the line from Lakmal. He gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies over the jumping keeper. A boundary results.
65.3 : S Gabriel to Lakmal, Touch fuller this time and Lakmal is late on it as he fails to make contact.
Review time! Lakmal has been adjudged LBW but he has a look at his skipper and decides to challenge the decision. Seems dead to the naked eye though.
65.4 : Gabriel to Lakmal, OUT! Yes, that is dead! The Sri Lankan tail is in no mood to hang around with their skipper. They are falling like nine pins. Kudos to Gabriel for making their life hard and getting a fifer. Coming to the delivery, it is full and darting in from wide of the crease. The ball skids off the surface and hits Lakmal's pads in front of the sticks. The umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. The batsman looks at his skipper and after a little chat, goes for the review.
Kasun Rajitha comes out to bat.
65.5 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it and misses.
65.6 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, Blocks the back of a length delivery off the back foot.
66.1 : K Roach to Chandimal, Short and wide of off, the batsman punches it hard but straight to the sweeper cover fielder. One run added to the total.
66.2 : K Roach to Rajitha, Stays low and goes past the bat of Rajitha.
66.3 : K Roach to Rajitha, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
66.4 : K Roach to Rajitha, Short delivery on his hips and tucked away to square leg for a single.
66.5 : K Roach to Chandimal, Drives the full delivery straight to mid off.
66.6 : K Roach to Chandimal, FOUR! WOW! Timing and authority oozing from that shot. Chandimal reads the short ball early and pulls it to the square leg boundary. Lone warrior for Sri Lanka, battling it out in the middle.
67.1 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, Full and outside off, the batsman gets a bottom edge! The keeper gathers it on the bounce.
67.2 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, On a probing short of a length, outside off and Rajitha goes for the shot but misses.
67.3 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, Yorker this time. The batsman does well to dig it out.
67.4 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, Short and wide and left alone by Rajitha.
67.5 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, OOH! That came in sharply. On a short of a length and coming into the tailender. He looks to defend but the angle and bounce makes it difficult for him. In the end, the ball hits high on his bat and he somehow manages to keep it down.
67.6 : S Gabriel to Rajitha, The batsman shoulders arms to the wide delivery to let that one through.
Drinks time. Meanwhile, Bishoo is back.
68.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Shortish delivery, cut away off the back foot towards backward point.
68.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Slow through the air, Chandimal skips down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.
68.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
68.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Dinesh is nimble on his feet and drives it past the diving Bishoo for a single.
68.5 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Tossed up nicely outside off, played with the spin towars covers.
68.6 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Short this time and stays low. Rajitha has ample time to block it.
Miguel Cummins returns for a bowl.
69.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Short but it is not well-directed. Down the leg side and Chandimal ducks under it with ease.
69.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Cummins hits the deck hard but the ball is way outside off. Dinesh slaps it over covers and collects a couple of runs.
69.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Short of a length ball in line of the stumps, Dinesh gets inside the line of it and tucks it towards fine leg to rotate strike.
69.4 : M Cummins to Rajitha, Bouncer but it is outside off not making the tailender play. He sits underneath it.
69.5 : M Cummins to Rajitha, Close shave! Angling in sharply from a good length to go past Rajitha's defense and ping him on the thigh pads. The ball lobs over to the short leg fielder who takes it. The Windies appeal but the umpire stays put. Replays confirm there was no bat involved.
69.6 : M Cummins to Rajitha, On a length outside off, Kasun plays at it but misses.
70.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR! Innovative! Chandimal has thought out of the box and has received the result. Shorter in length outside off, allows the skipper to line it up. He goes for the fancy reverse sweep and connects well. Gets it through third man and moves into the nineties with that boundary.
0.0 : A decision for an LBW goes upstairs. Chandimal is the man in question. Seems that it will miss the off stump.
70.2 : Bishoo to Chandimal, Not Out! Chandimal was the main man and hence the review. As expected, it has been wasted. Floated around off, spinning away. Chandimal again goes for the reverse sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal ensues but umpire Ian Gould shakes his head. Bishoo has a chat with his skipper and they decide to go for the review. Time for the replays. The impact is outside off and it is also spinning past the off stump.
70.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
70.4 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Tossed up ball, defended solidly off the front foot.
70.5 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Fuller in length, played with soft hands towards mid on.
70.6 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Shorter in length, kept out watchfully.
71.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a back of a length and extracting some extra bounce. Chandimal blocks it with one hand coming off the blade.
71.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Similar length and blocked off the front foot.
71.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a good length and on to the hips of Chandimal who tries to tickle it fine but misses. The ball thuds into his thigh pad.
71.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Punched to mid-wicket for nothing.
71.5 : M Cummins to D Chandimal, Full, around off, the batsman gets behind the line and plays it through covers. Two runs added to the total.
71.6 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Lands it on a good length, around off and Chandimal gets an inside edge on his pads. The ball drops beside the pitch and the batsmen scamper for a run. The bowler puts in the yards, dives and throws towards the stumps but misses as Rajitha desperately tries to make his crease. A direct hit would have made things interesting.
72.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Flatter one around off and blocked off the back foot by Chandimal.
72.2 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Floated this one on the stumps and blocked off the front foot by the batsman.
72.3 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Tossed up on off and defended with a straight bat by the skipper.
72.4 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Works it to mid on and takes a single.
72.5 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Flights this one around off and Rajitha is happy to defend it off the front foot.
72.6 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Another solid defense off the front foot to end the over.
73.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Full outside off and Chandimal flashes hard the delivery. The ball goes off the outside edge and wide of the gully fielder. The fielder at third man runs in throw the ball quickly back to the keeper. Chandimal wanted two straight away and he came back as well. Throw is touch too late and gives enough time to the batsman to rush into his crease. Induced appeal from the Windies and the umpire goes upstairs. The replays states the same story and Chandimal is safe.
73.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Played to the point region by the batsman for nothing.
73.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, On a fullish length outside off, punched off the back foot through covers and they take a single amidst some confusion.
73.4 : M Cummins to Rajitha, Unusual bounce from Cummins but down the leg side. Dowrish does well to dive to his left and stops it from going for a boundary.
73.5 : M Cummins to Rajitha, Shows the full face of the bat and blocks it down off the back foot.
The hosts feel that they have their man and go upstairs regarding a catch appeal. Kasun Rajitha is the man in question. However, it seems that there was no bat involved.
73.6 : M Cummins to Rajitha, No run.
74.1 : D Bishoo to Chandimal, Tossed up on a fullish length outside off, Chandimal goes forward and defends it right under his eyes.
74.2 : D Bishoo to D Chandimal, Chandimal moves onto 99. He leans ahead and knocks this one down towards long off to rotate strike.
74.3 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Floated on off, Rajitha lunges forward in defense.
74.4 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Tossed up in the same zone, pushed off the front foot towards mid off.
74.5 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, Outside off, Kasun drives it with the spin through covers and collects a brace.
74.6 : D Bishoo to Rajitha, This one is well outside off, Rajitha has nothing to do with it.
75.1 : M Cummins to Chandimal, No nervousness for Chandimal on 99. He is cool as a cucumber. On a length outside off, the skipper leans ahead and let it be.
75.2 : M Cummins to D Chandimal, FOUR! 11th Test hundred for Dinesh Chandimal, his third as the Test skipper of Sri Lanka! It has been a top, top knock from him on a testing surface. Considering the circumstances he came in, it was not an easy task. Though he was dropped early on in the innings as well, it is the character which matters and he proved every bit of it. Coming to the delivery, it is on a length in the avenue of apprehension. He gets squared up and gets an outside edge that goes pas
75.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Short ball angling across Dinesh. He sways away from the line of the delivery.
75.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Back of a length ball outside off, kept out towards point.
75.5 : M Cummins to Rajitha, Full ball outside off, eased to sweeper cover for a single.
75.6 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Good length ball well outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach is back into the attack.
76.1 : K Roach to Rajitha, Delivers it from wide of the crease, on a good length and around off stump. Rajitha manages to defend it off the inside half.
76.2 : K Roach to Rajitha, Play and a miss. That channel of uncertainty outside off is proving difficult.
76.3 : K Roach to Rajitha, Blocks the good length delivery with the full face of the face.
76.4 : K Roach to Rajitha, OUT! Roach has his third and Sri Lanka loses their ninth. Full, swinging away and wide of off stump, entices Rajitha with the cover drives who falls prey. Gets a faintest of outside edge and keeper does the rest.
Lahiru Kumara is the last man in.
76.5 : K Roach to Kumara, Goes around and serves it wide outside off. Left alone by the new batsman.
76.6 : K Roach to Kumara, Attempted poke at the ball from the crease but misses it.
77.1 : M Cummins to D Chandimal, FOUR! Dinesh Chandimal has to play few shots now and he gets into action straightaway. Banged in short, angling into the right-hander. He goes hard with the pull and puts it in front of mid-wicket to start the over with a boundary.
77.2 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Now off the front foot through covers. Gets a fullish length delivery on off and goes with hard hands once again. The ball goes through the covers and two more runs added to the total.
77.3 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Back of a length, jagging in to the batsman, who does well to defend it off his bat.
77.4 : M Cummins to Chandimal, Full and into the stumps, Chandimal presents the full face and guides it to mid on for a single.
77.5 : M Cummins to Kumara, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground for nothing.
77.6 : M Cummins to Kumara, Short and down the leg side and Kumara leaves it for the keeper.
78.1 : K Roach to Chandimal, Short of a length around off and punched off the back foot by Chandimal through covers. Two runs taken before the fielder in the deep comes around to cut it.
78.2 : K Roach to Chandimal, SIX! Bang! Right out of the screws from Sri Lankan Skip. He has changed gears it seems. Gets a full ball around off and he picks up and over the mid off fielder. It has enough on it go over the boundary and welcome six runs for the visitors.
78.3 : K Roach to Chandimal, The batsman does well to leave that bouncer alone.
78.4 : K Roach to Chandimal, Some extra bounce of the length ball and thuds into Chandimal's thigh pads.
78.5 : K Roach to Chandimal, Oh my my! What just happened? Chandimal was running back to the pavilion but he has been called back by the umpire, courtesy of the no ball from Roach. It was touch short and on the leg side, Chandimal closed his bat bit too early and the goes went high in the air towards point. Bishoo staitioned there sets himself under the ball and grabs the skier. Windies rejoices the wicket but hang on says the umpire and goes upstairs to check the no ball. And much to the bowler'
K Roach to Kumara, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
78.6 : K Roach to Kumara, OUT! Roach doesn't make hosts rue the no ball as he gets the wicket of Kumara. Serves a full ball outside off. The batsman flashes hard, gets a thickish outside edge and the ball flies to gully. Alert Shai Hope positioned there dives forward and completes a very good catch to wrap up the Sri Lankan innings.
A brilliant knock from the Sri Lankan skipper has given the visitors some sort of a fighting total on a difficult surface. He has shown that if you have the mental toughness, you can score runs no matter what the circumstances are. After winning the toss and opting to bat, things didn't go according to the script for the away side. Two wickets fell cheaply for them and then started the re-building phase. Two useful stands, 44 and 67 to be precise respectively, gave the tourists something to wor
However, the tourists kept on losing wickets on a consistent basis. Amidst all this, Dinesh Chandimal stayed tall and played an innings of substance. After being given a reprieve on 14 by Devon Smith, he ensured that he makes the opportunity count. Against a fiery bowling line up, he batted with grit and determination. He found handy support from the No. 10 batsman, Rajitha which helped him to reach a well-deserved ton.