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'Words can't describe Gabriel's performance' - Holder

'Words can't describe Gabriel's performance' - Holder

Only once has a West Indian bowler struck more than the 13 times he did in a single Test match, and that was back in 1976

19-Jun-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Brathwaite, bad weather hold off Sri Lanka

Brathwaite, bad weather hold off Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka denied series-levelling win as 32.3 overs lost to weather on rainy final day in St Lucia

18-Jun-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Gabriel gets five again but SL lead nears 300

Gabriel gets five again but SL lead nears 300

Two dashing innings - a confident 87 off 117 from Kusal Mendis, and a stroke filled 62 off 70 from Niroshan Dickwella - propelled Sri Lanka to a 287-run lead in St Lucia, edging them ahead in the Test

17-Jun-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

ICC likely to approve harsher penalties for ball tampering soon

ICC likely to approve harsher penalties for ball tampering soon

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has escaped a more severe ball-tampering charge because the ICC is yet to approve newly-modified sanctions for the offence

17-Jun-2018•Nagraj Gollapudi

Chandimal pleads not guilty to ball-tampering charge

Chandimal pleads not guilty to ball-tampering charge

By not pleading guilty to the charge laid by the ICC, Chandimal will attend a hearing by match referee Javagal Srinath after the conclusion of the Test

17-Jun-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gabriel strikes for West Indies after narrow lead

Gabriel strikes for West Indies after narrow lead

Sri Lanka's quicks scythed through the West Indies lower order, and finished only 13 runs behind for the loss of one wicket by stumps

16-Jun-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka deny wrongdoing amid ball-tampering controversy

Sri Lanka deny wrongdoing amid ball-tampering controversy

The players refused to take the field for more than an hour after umpires informed them of their decision to change the ball

16-Jun-2018•Andrew Fernando and Nagraj Gollapudi

Smith and Kumara shine on rain-hit day

Smith and Kumara shine on rain-hit day

Only 42.3 overs were possible due to intermittent showers, enough time for the opener to score a fifty and the fast bowler to show some menace

15-Jun-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Gabriel commends bowlers for strong opening-day show

Gabriel commends bowlers for strong opening-day show

The West Indies pacer said hitting the right lengths helped extract good bounce from a slow surface

15-Jun-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Chandimal 119* saves Sri Lanka opening-day blushes

Chandimal 119* saves Sri Lanka opening-day blushes

Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach shared nine wickets as West Indies took the first-day honours

14-Jun-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

West Indies eye successive Test wins after four years

West Indies eye successive Test wins after four years

After decimating Sri Lanka by 226 runs at Port-of-Spain, Jason Holder will hope for a repeat showing from his side

13-Jun-2018•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Gamage out of Sri Lanka's West Indies tour

Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Gamage out of Sri Lanka's West Indies tour

Mathews has left for personal reasons, while Gamage has been ruled out with a fractured finger

13-Jun-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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