After losing the first Test against Sri Lanka by 187 runs, West Indies will look to recover from disappointment and bounce in the second match starting at the Galle International Stadium on Monday.
West Indies, who were bowled out for 160 in the second innings, will be looking for a better performance. Both the West Indies batsmen and bowlers left a lot to be desired in the first match. In both the innings, the visiting team lost its first six wickets within 54 runs and 18 runs respectively.
They will pick up some positives in the next game, with the spinners taking 13 of 14 wickets while the lower order showed some patience in both the innings.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, ticked almost all the boxes in the first Test. Dimuth Karunaratne led the front with hundreds and half-centuries in two innings while the spinners engulfed the Windies batsmen throughout the game.
Sri Lanka will look to complete a whitewash and extend their stay at the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings, where they currently occupy the first place.
Sri Lankan spinners ripped through the West Indies batting in both the innings to help Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.
Opting to bat first, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne scored 147 runs in the first innings. He was well supported by half-centuries Pathum Nisanka and Dhananjaya de Silva as Sri Lanka posted 386 in the first innings.
In reply, West Indies were bundled out for 230 runs. West Indies were at 100/6 before significant contributions from the lower order helped them reduce their lead to 156. The spinners dropped nine wickets, with Praveen Jayavikrama opting for it. Four.
Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews scored half-centuries in the second innings as Sri Lanka declared on 191, setting the Windies a target of 348.
West Indies’ chase got off to a poor start as they collapsed and were reduced to 18/6 late on the fourth day, with Ramesh Mendis scoring four runs. Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva opted for a 100-run partnership to make up for the inevitable delay. Lasith Embuldeniya soon ran the rest of the lower order to complete five runs as Sri Lanka won by 187 runs.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2021, 2nd Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Scores, Galle International Stadium
After losing the first Test against Sri Lanka by 187 runs, West Indies will look to recover from disappointment and bounce in the second match starting at the Galle International Stadium on Monday.
West Indies, who were bowled out for 160 in the second innings, will be looking for a better performance. Both the West Indies batsmen and bowlers left a lot to be desired in the first match. In both the innings, the visiting team lost its first six wickets within 54 runs and 18 runs respectively.
They will pick up some positives in the next game, with the spinners taking 13 of 14 wickets while the lower order showed some patience in both the innings.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, ticked almost all the boxes in the first Test. Dimuth Karunaratne led the front with hundreds and half-centuries in two innings while the spinners engulfed the Windies batsmen throughout the game.
Sri Lanka will look to complete a whitewash and extend their stay at the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings, where they currently occupy the first place.
Sri Lankan spinners ripped through the West Indies batting in both the innings to help Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.
Opting to bat first, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne scored 147 runs in the first innings. He was well supported by half-centuries Pathum Nisanka and Dhananjaya de Silva as Sri Lanka posted 386 in the first innings.
In reply, West Indies were bundled out for 230 runs. West Indies were at 100/6 before significant contributions from the lower order helped them reduce their lead to 156. The spinners dropped nine wickets, with Praveen Jayavikrama opting for it. Four.
Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews scored half-centuries in the second innings as Sri Lanka declared on 191, setting the Windies a target of 348.
West Indies’ chase got off to a poor start as they collapsed and were reduced to 18/6 late on the fourth day, with Ramesh Mendis scoring four runs. Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva opted for a 100-run partnership to make up for the inevitable delay. Lasith Embuldeniya soon ran the rest of the lower order to complete five runs as Sri Lanka won by 187 runs.
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