Illustrated Story

Herath spins Sri Lanka into the ascendancy

Beginning the day at 66 for 2, Marlon Samuels was dismissed in the third over of the day by Rangana Herath as one sneaked past his pull  AFP
At 70 for 3, West Indies needed some stability and Darren Bravo provided that, mixing caution and aggression rather well  AFP
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Soon after bringing up his fifty though, he dragged one to midwicket where Dinesh Chandimal leapt to pull of a spectacular grab  AFP
Dhammika Prasad chipped in with two middle-order wickets, including West Indies captain Jason Holder for 19 as the visitors slumped to 165 for 6  AFP
The lower order added some vital runs but Herath would not be denied. He picked up 6 for 68 as West Indies were all out for 251, well short of Sri Lanka's 484  AFP
Angelo Mathews enforced the follow-on and Herath and Milinda Siriwardana picked up a wicket each as West Indies finished the third day at 67 for 2, still trailing by 166  AFP
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