- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR113.6 Samuels strikes, no double-century for Karunaratne. Soft, soft, dimissal just seven minutes before lunch. Pushed through short outside off, Karunaratne wants to punch/force it away off the back foot through the off side but ends up lobbing it back to the bowler who moves to his left and snaffles it 339/317.6 Roach comes back and has Silva nicking behind to break the opening partnership. Teasing full length, angled in close to the off stump. Silva prods from the crease and edges it to Ramdin. Roach reaps reward for disciplined bowling 56/140.6 Taken on the rebound. Bravo would be relieved. Bishoo strikes to remove Thirimanne. Spins back in, the batsman skips down the track and hacks it in the air off the inner half of the bat. The fielder (Chandrika) at short midwicket leaps and pouches it on the second attempt after parrying it... 101/2133.4 Chandimal picks out extra cover. He can't get to his 200 either. Good length and outside off, Chandimal plays on the up, and drives it into the lap of Blackwood who makes no mistake here 425/4141.1 Holder strikes first ball after tea to dismiss his opposite number. Undone by the short ball. Mathews is left in a tangle as he hops and aims to work it to the leg side. He pops it in the air off a leading edge as Holder runs in from his follow through and completes a smart catch 448/6135.2 Two in two for Taylor. He plugs away outside off and snatches the outside edge. Full and moves away outside off as Siriwardana hangs his bat out and nicks off for 1 427/5149.4 dragged on. Gabriel has some success. Full ball outside off, Kusal aims to wallop it over the covers but does not get enough bat on it. He can only play on off a thick inside edge. The middle stump is tilted back 475/9148.4 West Indies hold onto a catch. Impressively flighted and outside off, Prasad pushes without much feet movement and feeds an outside edge to Holder at first slip 467/7148.5 Full and straight, trapped in front. Umpire Illingworth's finger goes up. Herath does not connect with the sweep and is struck on the back pad. The tracker shows that it would have hit off 467/8152.3 Pradeep holes out to deep midwicket as Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 484. Bishoo pushes another short ball, Pradeep wants to launch it out of Galle but does not connect well enough. He mis-hits a pull and Gabriel settles under it in the deep 484/10Extras20 (b 4, lb 5, nb 6, w 5)TOTAL484 all out (152.3 Overs, RR: 3.17)Fall of wickets: 1-56 (JK Silva, 17.6 ov), 2-101 (HDRL Thirimanne, 40.6 ov), 3-339 (FDM Karunaratne, 113.6 ov), 4-425 (LD Chandimal, 133.4 ov), 5-427 (TAM Siriwardana, 135.2 ov), 6-448 (AD Mathews, 141.1 ov), 7-467 (KTGD Prasad, 148.4 ov), 8-467 (HMRKB Herath, 148.5 ov), 9-475 (MDKJ Perera, 149.4 ov), 10-484 (N Pradeep, 152.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JE Taylor 20 4 65 2 3.25 0 5 KAJ Roach 19 3 57 1 3.00 0 0 JO Holder 21 4 36 1 1.71 0 0 ST Gabriel 20 2 76 1 3.80 1 1 MN Samuels 27 4 84 1 3.11 0 0 D Bishoo 40.3 2 143 4 3.53 0 0 KC Brathwaite 5 0 14 0 2.80 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 Herath gets Brathwaite now. Arm-ball, Brathwaite plays down the wrong line and is rapped on the back pad in front of middle and off. No question about this, it looked pretty adjacent 33/115.1 bowled'em. Another beauty from Herath as he cleans up the other opener too. He generously flights this, gets it to drift and turn ever so slightly past the outside edge of Hope's crooked prod to strike the top of off 49/245.2 cracker of a catch from Chandimal. Tossed up and wide outside off, Bravo does not middle it. He drags it off the inside half of the bat... he seemed safe until Chandimal flew to his right from short midwicket and pulled off a stunning one-handed catch. Bravo throws his head back in despair. He has tossed it away 132/523.6 Herath has his man now. Darted short and way down the leg side, Samuels wants to smite it over midwicket after getting his front foot across the leg stump but to no avail. The ball deflects off the inside of the left thigh and disturbs the leg stump. The bail gets tipped off 70/336.2 Blackwood nicks off to slip. Juggle, juggle, and caught. The umpires check for a possible no ball. Prasad looks okay. Back of a length and outside off with some extra bounce, Blackwood goes for an ill-advised jab away from the body and edges it. Siriwardana moves to his left, juggles, and holds on 111/458.1 Ramdin edges behind. Loose, loose shot. Back of a length and outside off, Ramdin slashes a cut and feeds a simple catch to Kusal 171/754.4 and that's Prasad's riposte. Full and largely holds its line outside off, Holder is stuck to the crease as he pokes and edges it behind to Kusal 165/681.5 Kusal whips the bails off. Flighted and biting turn outside off, leaving Roach prodding and missing. Roach, who had lunged forward, can't drag his back foot back in time. The back foot is on the line and Roach has to go. The TV umpire confirms it as well. Sharp work from Kusal. Herath claims his 23rd five-for. He now has a five-wicket haul against every Test nation he has played against... 251/968.2 Some joy for Kaushal. Flighted and inviting outside off, Taylor goes for a big drive and has to settle with an outside edge that is held easily by Mathews now at slip. He moves to his right and takes it 217/881.6 Herath cleans Gabriel up. Gabriel is the only West Indies batsman to have not passed double-figures. Looped up and drifts in, Gabriel aims a slog and fails to connect. Herath, though, hits the stumps 251/10Extras19 (b 5, lb 6, nb 7, w 1)TOTAL251 all out (82 Overs, RR: 3.06)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (KC Brathwaite, 7.3 ov), 2-49 (SD Hope, 15.1 ov), 3-70 (MN Samuels, 23.6 ov), 4-111 (J Blackwood, 36.2 ov), 5-132 (DM Bravo, 45.2 ov), 6-165 (JO Holder, 54.4 ov), 7-171 (D Ramdin, 58.1 ov), 8-217 (JE Taylor, 68.2 ov), 9-251 (KAJ Roach, 81.5 ov), 10-251 (ST Gabriel, 81.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KTGD Prasad 15 6 38 2 2.53 0 0 N Pradeep 15 4 56 1 3.73 1 1 HMRKB Herath 33 9 68 6 2.06 0 0 PHT Kaushal 14 4 65 1 4.64 0 6 TAM Siriwardana 5 2 13 0 2.60 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR23.3 Herath gets Brathwaite lbw, again. Umpire Erasmus gives it out. The batsman reviews it. Drifts in on middle, Brathwaite plays down the wrong line and is hit below the knee roll on the front pad. The impact is in line and the ball would have rattled the leg stump 60/29.6 maiden Test wicket for Siriwardana. Pushed through and turns outside off, Hope seeks to force it away on the leg side, poor shot selection. He only drags it onto the middle stump off a thick inside edge 18/134.6 West Indies are sliding quickly. Full tempter, which angled in, and straightens as Bravo has a leaden-footed waft at it and edges it behind to Kusal 88/531.1 Herath stuck in his second over yesterday; he strikes in his third over today. Pushed through flat and outside off, Bishoo wants to cut it away but he has to settle with a thickish edge, which is snapped up by Mathews, moving to his left and taking it with both hands. Sharp reflexes and the nightwatchman is gone... 74/331.2 Samuels now has to depart for a first-ball duck. Herath produces a double-strike. Samuels has been given out lbw, he goes for a review more out of wild hope rather than conviction. Arm-ball from Herath, snakes in with the angle, Samuels, who hangs back, offers no stroke and is rapped on the back pad in front of off 74/468.3 Prasad finishes the job. Sri Lanka win by an innings and six runs! Blackwood holes out. Length and outside off, the batsman uses his feet and carves it to deep cover 227/1047.1 Silva plucks it out. Dangled up and spins outside off, Ramdin throws his hands at a drive and edges it to second slip, where Silva hangs onto the fast-travelling ball 136/659.6 quick work from Mathews, again! Holder comes a long way down the track, targets the leg-side gap and does not connect. Off the pad and pops to first slip. Mathews bends forward, pouches the ball, and nails the stumps down with an over-arm throw 172/761.2 Herath hangs it in the air and gets turn outside off, Roach has a whoosh and misses. He is out stumped in the second innings too. His back foot is on the line. There is nothing grounded behind the line. Herath has extended his match tally 10 178/862.4 Sri Lanka close in. Full and comes in, Taylor sits back and is smacked on the back pad in front of middle. Umpire Illingworth's forefinger goes up. It would have crashed into middle 189/9Extras8 (lb 3, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL227 all out (f/o) (68.3 Overs, RR: 3.31)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (SD Hope, 9.6 ov), 2-60 (KC Brathwaite, 23.3 ov), 3-74 (D Bishoo, 31.1 ov), 4-74 (MN Samuels, 31.2 ov), 5-88 (DM Bravo, 34.6 ov), 6-136 (D Ramdin, 47.1 ov), 7-172 (JO Holder, 59.6 ov), 8-178 (KAJ Roach, 61.2 ov), 9-189 (JE Taylor, 62.4 ov), 10-227 (J Blackwood, 68.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KTGD Prasad 9.3 3 28 2 2.94 2 2 HMRKB Herath 22 5 79 4 3.59 0 0 N Pradeep 14 1 28 1 2.00 0 0 TAM Siriwardana 12 1 60 2 5.00 0 0 PHT Kaushal 11 3 29 0 2.63 0 1
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- Wed, 14 Oct - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 250/2 (FDM Karunaratne 135*, LD Chandimal 72*, 90 ov)
- Thu, 15 Oct - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 66/2 (DM Bravo 15*, MN Samuels 7*, 21 ov)
- Fri, 16 Oct - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 67/2 (DM Bravo 20*, D Bishoo 6*, 27 ov)
- Sat, 17 Oct - day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 227 (68.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 31.2: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - MN Samuels (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 99/5 in 41.0 overs (J Blackwood 12, D Ramdin 1)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 41.2 overs (251 balls), Extras 5
- West Indies: 150 runs in 51.6 overs (315 balls), Extras 5
- Lunch: West Indies - 156/6 in 55.0 overs (J Blackwood 49, JO Holder 8)
- J Blackwood: 50 off 91 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 65.3 overs (396 balls), Extras 7
- Over 65.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - J Blackwood (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 220/9 in 67.0 overs (J Blackwood 92, ST Gabriel 1)
- Over 23.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - MN Samuels (Struck down)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 35.4 overs (218 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: West Indies - 111/3 in 36.0 overs (DM Bravo 41, J Blackwood 11)
- DM Bravo: 50 off 105 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: West Indies - 134/5 in 48.0 overs (D Ramdin 11, JO Holder 0)
- Over 48.6: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - JO Holder (Upheld)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 50.5 overs (312 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: West Indies - 183/7 in 60.0 overs (KAJ Roach 2, JE Taylor 12)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 64.6 overs (397 balls), Extras 15
- Over 69.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - KAJ Roach (Struck down)
- Tea: West Indies - 241/8 in 77.0 overs (KAJ Roach 19, D Bishoo 16)
- Reviews used before 80th over: West Indies 2 (2 successful, 0 unsuccessful); Sri Lanka 0 (0 successful, 2 unsuccessful)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 81.4 overs (497 balls), Extras 19
- Innings Break: West Indies - 251/10 in 82.0 overs (D Bishoo 23)
- West Indies 2nd innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 33/1 in 14.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 25, DM Bravo 2)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 19.1 overs (116 balls), Extras 1
- Over 23.3: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - KC Brathwaite (Struck down)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 67/2 in 27.0 overs (DM Bravo 20, D Bishoo 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 304 balls (FDM Karunaratne 77, LD Chandimal 72, Ex 2)
- FDM Karunaratne: 150 off 304 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 299/2 in 102.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 168, LD Chandimal 87)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 102.3 overs (621 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 373 balls (FDM Karunaratne 109, LD Chandimal 88, Ex 3)
- LD Chandimal: 100 off 196 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 344/3 in 116.0 overs (LD Chandimal 113, AD Mathews 1)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 116.5 overs (707 balls), Extras 11
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (LD Chandimal 22, AD Mathews 28, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 126.4 overs (766 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 417/3 in 131.0 overs (LD Chandimal 145, AD Mathews 33)
- LD Chandimal: 150 off 288 balls (16 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 448/5 in 141.0 overs (AD Mathews 48, MDKJ Perera 9)
- Sri Lanka: 450 runs in 142.5 overs (863 balls), Extras 20
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 484/10 in 152.3 overs (PHT Kaushal 9)
- West Indies 1st innings
- Over 5.3: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - KC Brathwaite (Upheld)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 1
- End Of Day: West Indies - 66/2 in 21.0 overs (DM Bravo 15, MN Samuels 7)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 32/0 in 13.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 21, JK Silva 10)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (96 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (FDM Karunaratne 27, JK Silva 17, Ex 6)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 67/1 in 24.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 41, HDRL Thirimanne 1)
- FDM Karunaratne: 50 off 114 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 97/1 in 40.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 60, HDRL Thirimanne 12)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 40.1 overs (245 balls), Extras 8
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 141/2 in 55.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 82, LD Chandimal 18)
- Over 56.6: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 59.2 overs (360 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (FDM Karunaratne 25, LD Chandimal 25, Ex 0)
- FDM Karunaratne: 100 off 207 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 73.2 overs (444 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 194 balls (FDM Karunaratne 52, LD Chandimal 49, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 203/2 in 74.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 112, LD Chandimal 49)
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 107 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Reviews used before 80th over: Sri Lanka 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); West Indies 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 89.6 overs (545 balls), Extras 10
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 250/2 in 90.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 135, LD Chandimal 72)
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