Dilshan's good fortune, Samaraweera's bad luck

Missed review opportunity of the day
Since unsuccessfully using up a UDRS attempt trying to get Mahela Jayawardene trapped in front yesterday, West Indies captain Darren Sammy, has been reluctant to use any more reviews. And when Thilan Samaraweera was caught down the leg side after the ball had brushed his gloves on its way to the wicketkeeper, the West Indians were convinced they had their man. But Sammy, perhaps remembering his previous error, decided against challenging the decision.

Unfortunate dismissal of the day
It's bad enough for any Test batsman to be run out when your team is in dire straits, but to be dismissed when your batting partner has just cracked one out of the middle takes a special kind of misfortune. Angelo Mathews met Dwayne Bravo's over-pitched delivery with the full face of the bat, and the ball seemed to be heading just past the stumps and on towards the boundary, when Bravo flicked it with his outstretched boot and redirected it towards the stumps. Samaraweera was caught out of his crease, and Sri Lanka slipped even further into trouble.

Brain explosion of the day Prasanna Jayawardene had done almost everything necessary to get his team past the follow-on mark, but when three quick wickets fell at the other end to leave the Sri Lanka nine down, he might have wondered if all his good work would be in vain. So when No. 11 Thilan Thushara drove the last ball of the over for four, to give him the strike and leave the team just three shy of avoiding the follow on, what does he do? Get himself out of course! An aggressive sweep shot in the next over caught the top edge of Prasanna's bat and flew to the fielder at long leg leaving the entire Sri Lankan team dreading the proposition of having to bat again.

Close call of the day
Tillakaratne Dilshan had made a two-ball duck in the first innings. So when he pulled his first ball of the second innings in the air towards Darren Bravo at midwicket, the opener looked set to record a Test pair. Luckily for Dilshan, the ball flew just inches past Bravo's outstretched fingers and onto the midwicket boundary.