Fifth day drowned as series ends in rainy stalemate
The stadium at Pallekele could have scarcely had a worse debut. After five hours of incessant rain on the final day, play was finally called off without a ball being bowled
01/12Result
3rd Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Dec 1-5 2010
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
303/8 (103.3 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
01/12Result
3rd Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Dec 1-5 2010
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
303/8 (103.3 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
Day 5
Drawing series massive achievement for WI - Roach
Fast bowler Kemar Roach has said he was proud he could help West Indies draw the three-Test series against Sri Lanka nil-all, which he felt was a "massive achievement" for his side
Worst series of my life - Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has described the rain-hit, three-Test series against the West Indies as probably the worst Test series of his life
Happy with drawn result - Sammy
Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, was happy to see his inexperienced side settle for a 0-0 draw against Sri Lanka despite bad weather hampering the three-Test series
Day 4
Herath shines on another frustrating day
Rangana Herath struck three times in the morning and West Indies' tail seemed set to capitulate quickly once again before the weather intervened to force an early lunch
Day 3
Unrelenting rain washes out third day
It was all one way traffic at Pallekele Stadium as rain dominated proceedings on day three
Day 2
Sri Lanka fight back after Nash, Chanderpaul stand
Only 41 overs of play were possible on the second day at Pallekele, before rain intervened once again to bring a premature end to play
Bowling in pairs the key for Sri Lanka, says Bayliss
Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has singled out Suranga Lakmal for special praise after Sri Lanka's comeback with the ball against West Indies on the second day at Pallekele
Day 1
Darren Bravo stars on rain-marred day
Half-centuries from Darren Bravo and Devon Smith took West Indies to 134 for 2 on a rain-affected first day of the first-ever Test at the Pallekele Stadium
Wicket did not help us - Ramanayake
Sri Lanka fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake has said that the wicket at Pallekele didn't help the bowlers as much as they had expected
Darren trying to emerge from Lara's shadow
Darren Bravo is trying to emerge from the shadows of the great Brian Lara, his second cousin
Others
Sri Lanka drop to fifth in Test rankings
Sri Lanka have dropped two places to fifth spot in the ICC Test rankings following their stalemate in the rain-marred Test series against West Indies
Sangakkara expects turn from new track
Having come back strongly in the second Test against West Indies, Sri Lanka are likely to field an unchanged team for the decisive third Test against West Indies in Pallakele
Rain dampens West Indies' hopes of making history
West Indies' hopes of winning a Test series in the subcontinent is in danger of being washed out by persistent rain which is threatening to disrupt the third and final Test