- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR158.2 bowled 'em! the flat and quick one on the stumps gets him, he was a little late on it, and it rushed through the gap between bat and pad to crash into middle stump, the Lankans shake hands with Chris as he walks back to the pavilion, end of a superb innings, he falls one short of the Don 566/624.5 Randiv strikes! it was the straight through, and kicked from a length on off stump, Barath was squared up, fended at it and Mahela doesn't miss many catches at slip, beautifully bowled and well taken 110/172.6 Darren has thrown it away here! it was short outside leg stump, was the googly again, he went for the pull, got a top edge which went miles in the sky and Samaraweera at deep square leg boundary takes the catch, end of a fine innings on debut, maybe that earlier legbreak played on his mind 306/2104.5 got him! he has looked like the bowler who could have made the breakthrough, and he gets Chanders, it was bowled a bit flatter outside off, went straight on, was too close for the cut and bounced high too, Chanders went for it anyway, it flew to the black hole called Mahela at slip, from whom nothing escapes, not even the cricket ball, and Sri Lanka have their first wicket of the second day 392/3154.3 gets him this time! it pitched on middle and straightened, caught him right in front of the stumps as he pushed half-forward, and he's a goner, it was that flat and quick delivery that Ajantha bowls 559/4156.6 the googly gets him! he was not picking it at all, again came forward and pushed outside the line, it turned in to hit him on the pad, the umpire raises his finger after some consideration, they go straightaway for the review, replays show it just about hitting leg stump, it's the on-field umpire's call, the original decision stands, and Dwayne walks back 565/5158.3 Ajantha is on a hat trick, gets the West Indies captain first ball! it was tossed up outside off, he was lured into the drive, it broke back sharply to crash into the off stump, Mendis roars, Sammy takes the long walk back 566/7162.1 and another one falls! he looked to heave this tossed up googly over midwicket, missed it completely, and heard the death rattle as it turned in to hit the stumps, sixth one for Ajantha 579/8163.2 Calypso collapso continues! it was teasingly flighted outside off, he came down the track and had an almighty heave-ho, it went on straight past the bat, and Prasanna did not have to do much. West Indies declare after losing their last six wickets for 21 runs 580/9Extras27 (b 2, lb 6, nb 12, w 7)TOTAL580/9d (163.2 Overs, RR: 3.55, 686 minutes)Did not bat: KAJ RoachFall of wickets: 1-110 (Adrian Barath, 24.5 ov), 2-306 (Darren Bravo, 72.6 ov), 3-392 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 104.5 ov), 4-559 (Brendan Nash, 154.3 ov), 5-565 (Dwayne Bravo, 156.6 ov), 6-566 (Chris Gayle, 158.2 ov), 7-566 (Daren Sammy, 158.3 ov), 8-579 (Andre Russell, 162.1 ov), 9-580 (Shane Shillingford, 163.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB T Thushara 21 4 79 0 3.76 4 0 KTGD Prasad 30 3 116 0 3.86 2 9 BAW Mendis 59 6 169 6 2.86 0 3 S Randiv 48.2 3 183 3 3.78 1 0 TM Dilshan 3 0 15 0 5.00 0 0 AD Mathews 2 0 10 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.6 cleaned him up! it was quick, on a length and jagged back in after pitching, Para was already committed on the front foot, the inward movement was too much for him, tried to play it belatedly with an angled bat, and it whizzed through the gap between bat and pad to uproot the off stump 61/21.2 and Andre gets a wicket with his second ball in Test cricket! it was a length delivery on the leg stump, stopped a bit on Dilshan, he was early on the shot, and it looped up in the air for Shillingford at mid on to take an excellent catch, as he dived forward, big wicket 6/134.6 got 'em! Sanga had become used to those balls outside off, Dwayne slipped in the inswinging yorker, got it bang on target, it took him completely my surprise, as he played all around it, and it crashed into the base of the stumps, Dwayne takes off in celebration, Sanga can't believe it 132/348.3 and gone! West Indies have looked like getting a wicker since play started and have finally broken through here. Roach gets a short ball to land a foot outside off, bounce disconcertingly, and hold its line. Mahela did not pick the angle and steered loosely away from the body. Thin edge and Baugh plucks it. Gone. SL in trouble 193/460.2 The WORST way to get out. Samaraweera is run out, backing up at the non-striker's end. This is what happened: It was pitched well up on off stump and Mathews drives it stylishly and dead straight. Bravo, being the athlete he is, stuck a boot out on his follow through and managed to touch the ball. It was the perfect touch - the ball did not change its path and headed straight towards the stumps at the bowlers end. Samaraweera was a couple of feet or so out and looked on in shock. In one painful moment, shock gave way to resignation. He tucked the bat under his arm, removed his gloves and walked away. 227/573.5 the change has worked! West Indies go into lunch with their tails up, Mathews is gone. Shillingford gets his wicket in a manner that I suspect he will take a lot of wickets over his career. Lands it on middle and off, back of a length as Mathews comes forward before pressing back after noting the length. Here's where things begin to happen. Shillingford's height means he gets it to bounce extra, and it hurries in towards Mathews' leg stump, a line at which he has to play at it. He looks to glance, and gets an inside edge, and this time it pops straight at Sammy standing at leg slip. He pouches it and flashes a big smile. Sri Lanka are in all kinds of trouble. 264/695.2 up in the air, this is going to be taken, is it? It is! Prasa has fallen with SL three short of the follow-on mark! They have fallen agonisingly close. It was tossed up on the middle and leg line, Prasa went for the slog sweep, but top edged it. It swirled high into the Galle sky and came down into Roach's lap at deep square leg. Prasa is crest-fallen! 378/1079.5 and he's done him in with a lovely bit of guile. That was the regulation offie, no fancy variation, but the change in angle and the revs on the ball were enough to sneak through Randiv's tentative prod, find its way through the bat-pad gap and hit the off stump. Another one bites the dust. 295/791.6 what a moment to get the wicket! Dammika's buccaneering sortie has come to an end. Skips out to a tossed up delivery and gets under it, but cannot get the distance he was looking for. Holes out to Russell in the deep. Is there another twist coming up? 367/894.2 gone! Would you believe it! This is going down to the wire. Mendis is foxed into driving early as Roach sends down a loopy tempter of a slower ball wide and full outside off. Mendis walks into the trap and scoops it into Darren Bravo's hands at backward point. 374/9Extras32 (b 8, lb 8, nb 13, w 3)TOTAL378 all out (95.2 Overs, RR: 3.96, 419 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.2 ov), 2-61 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 14.6 ov), 3-132 (Kumar Sangakkara, 34.6 ov), 4-193 (Mahela Jayawardene, 48.3 ov), 5-227 (Thilan Samaraweera, 60.2 ov), 6-264 (Angelo Mathews, 73.5 ov), 7-295 (Suraj Randiv, 79.5 ov), 8-367 (Dhammika Prasad, 91.6 ov), 9-374 (Ajantha Mendis, 94.2 ov), 10-378 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 95.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 19 2 75 3 3.94 0 3 AD Russell 15 1 73 1 4.86 3 5 S Shillingford 33.2 3 123 4 3.69 0 0 DJG Sammy 11 2 41 0 3.72 0 0 DJ Bravo 16 4 47 1 2.93 0 1 CH Gayle 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR69.1 Shilly gets Parana finally. This time Sammy holds on at slip. Parana misses his 3rd 100 in 4 Tests. This one landed on middle and leg, gripped and turned away with extra bounce. Parana had a loose waft at it and got a thick edge that went at good height to Sammy at slip. He holds on and WI have broken through 197/326.5 Yorker! Roach has blown Dilshan away with a Waqareque piece of brilliance here. No movement, no nothing, just raw pace, that landed just in front of the crease in line with off stump and then bombarded it out of its nest as Dilshan tried, belatedly, to keep it out. He didn't have a chance. He's been blown away. West Indies have broken through 102/128.6 the drop hasn't cost West Indies much. Roach is in the middle of a crucial spell and he's accounted for Sanga here. Fatal flash from Sanga to a ball that was angling away from off stump line. He did not have to play it, and ended flashing at it away from the body. Thick outside edge, flies away high to Sammy at a widish fly slip, he juggles but holds on 110/278.4 Nash has his 2nd Test wicket. He's been serving up a lot of bad balls here, probably took Mahela by surprise with a good one. It was tossed up on middle and leg stump, slower through the air and invited Mahela into an early drive. He popped it right back and Nash took a smart catch low down to his left 233/4Extras6 (lb 1, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL241/4 (f/o) (81.2 Overs, RR: 2.96, 356 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-102 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 26.5 ov), 2-110 (Kumar Sangakkara, 28.6 ov), 3-197 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 69.1 ov), 4-233 (Mahela Jayawardene, 78.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 17 3 55 2 3.23 0 0 AD Russell 8 1 31 0 3.87 2 0 DJ Bravo 12.2 1 40 0 3.24 2 0 S Shillingford 30 4 79 1 2.63 0 1 DJG Sammy 9 2 14 0 1.55 0 0 BP Nash 5 0 21 1 4.20 0 0
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- Mon, 15 Nov - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 362/2 (CH Gayle 219*, S Chanderpaul 20*, 90 ov)
- Tue, 16 Nov - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 54/1 (NT Paranavitana 10*, KC Sangakkara 33*, 12.2 ov)
- Wed, 17 Nov - day 3 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 165/3 (DPMD Jayawardene 51*, TT Samaraweera 11*, 43.1 ov)
- Thu, 18 Nov - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 89/0 (NT Paranavitana 44*, TM Dilshan 44*, 22 ov)
- Fri, 19 Nov - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 241/4 (81.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- TM Dilshan: 50 off 70 balls (5 x 4)
- Over 24.2: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - NT Paranavitana (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.6 overs (157 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (NT Paranavitana 46, TM Dilshan 53, Ex 1)
- NT Paranavitana: 50 off 89 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 116/2 in 33.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 56, DPMD Jayawardene 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 137/2 in 44.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 70, DPMD Jayawardene 7)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 45.4 overs (276 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 159/2 in 54.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 83, DPMD Jayawardene 14)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 156 balls (NT Paranavitana 33, DPMD Jayawardene 14, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 174/2 in 63.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 89, DPMD Jayawardene 23)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 70.1 overs (425 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 212/3 in 74.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 44, TT Samaraweera 10)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 123 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 241/4 in 81.2 overs (TT Samaraweera 19, AD Mathews 5)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 241/4 in 81.2 overs (TT Samaraweera 19, AD Mathews 5)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 241/4 in 81.2 overs (TT Samaraweera 19, AD Mathews 5)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 25, TT Samaraweera 24, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 51.6 overs (321 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 204/4 in 55.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 37, AD Mathews 4)
- TT Samaraweera: 50 off 69 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 236/5 in 64.0 overs (AD Mathews 16, HAPW Jayawardene 5)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 66.6 overs (412 balls), Extras 22
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 264/6 in 73.5 overs (HAPW Jayawardene 20)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 81.5 overs (503 balls), Extras 28
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 319/7 in 84.0 overs (HAPW Jayawardene 45, KTGD Prasad 13)
- HAPW Jayawardene: 50 off 74 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (HAPW Jayawardene 14, KTGD Prasad 32, Ex 4)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 90.1 overs (553 balls), Extras 32
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 374/9 in 94.2 overs (HAPW Jayawardene 58)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 378/10 in 95.2 overs (T Thushara 4)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 31/0 in 7.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 17, TM Dilshan 13)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (74 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (NT Paranavitana 23, TM Dilshan 27, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 81/0 in 20.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 37, TM Dilshan 43)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 89/0 in 22.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 44, TM Dilshan 44)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 89/0 in 22.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 44, TM Dilshan 44)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (NT Paranavitana 10, KC Sangakkara 35, Ex 6)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 45 balls (9 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (136 balls), Extras 20
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/2 in 25.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 66, DPMD Jayawardene 10)
- Over 27.1: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - DPMD Jayawardene (Struck down)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (KC Sangakkara 27, DPMD Jayawardene 15, Ex 8)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 148/3 in 39.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 35, TT Samaraweera 10)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 39.1 overs (244 balls), Extras 20
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 87 balls (5 x 4)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 165/3 in 43.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TT Samaraweera 11)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 165/3 in 43.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TT Samaraweera 11)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 165/3 in 43.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TT Samaraweera 11)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 165/3 in 43.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 51, TT Samaraweera 11)
- Over 90.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - CH Gayle (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 392/3 in 104.5 overs (CH Gayle 236)
- West Indies: 400 runs in 109.2 overs (668 balls), Extras 17
- CH Gayle: 250 off 308 balls (29 x 4, 8 x 6)
- Lunch: West Indies - 429/3 in 120.0 overs (CH Gayle 255, BP Nash 16)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 123 balls (CH Gayle 32, BP Nash 19, Ex 2)
- West Indies: 450 runs in 126.3 overs (772 balls), Extras 20
- Drinks: West Indies - 478/3 in 136.0 overs (CH Gayle 286, BP Nash 32)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 206 balls (CH Gayle 55, BP Nash 40, Ex 5)
- West Indies: 500 runs in 140.3 overs (857 balls), Extras 21
- BP Nash: 50 off 128 balls (5 x 4)
- CH Gayle: 300 off 393 balls (32 x 4, 8 x 6)
- Tea: West Indies - 532/3 in 148.0 overs (CH Gayle 313, BP Nash 55)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 283 balls (CH Gayle 88, BP Nash 57, Ex 8)
- West Indies: 550 runs in 152.3 overs (931 balls), Extras 24
- Over 156.6: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - DJ Bravo (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 569/7 in 160.0 overs (CS Baugh 1, AD Russell 1)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 580/9 in 163.2 overs (CS Baugh 8)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (74 balls), Extras 11
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 54/1 in 12.2 overs (NT Paranavitana 10, KC Sangakkara 33)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 54/1 in 12.2 overs (NT Paranavitana 10, KC Sangakkara 33)
- West Indies 1st innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 46/0 in 13.0 overs (CH Gayle 24, AB Barath 19)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 14.0 overs (87 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (CH Gayle 24, AB Barath 24, Ex 4)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (137 balls), Extras 7
- CH Gayle: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 137 balls (CH Gayle 50, AB Barath 44, Ex 7)
- AB Barath: 50 off 82 balls (8 x 4)
- Lunch: West Indies - 115/1 in 25.5 overs (CH Gayle 54, DM Bravo 4)
- Over 29.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - SJ Davis, Batsman - CH Gayle (Struck down)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 37.5 overs (230 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (CH Gayle 36, DM Bravo 15, Ex 0)
- CH Gayle: 100 off 116 balls (12 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Drinks: West Indies - 186/1 in 42.0 overs (CH Gayle 107, DM Bravo 22)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 45.2 overs (275 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (CH Gayle 75, DM Bravo 27, Ex 1)
- Tea: West Indies - 238/1 in 55.0 overs (CH Gayle 145, DM Bravo 32)
- CH Gayle: 150 off 160 balls (20 x 4, 6 x 6)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 56.4 overs (347 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 224 balls (CH Gayle 106, DM Bravo 40, Ex 5)
- DM Bravo: 50 off 133 balls (5 x 4)
- West Indies: 300 runs in 71.4 overs (439 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: West Indies - 306/2 in 73.0 overs (CH Gayle 185)
- CH Gayle: 200 off 221 balls (23 x 4, 8 x 6)
- New Ball Taken: West Indies 335/2 after 83.6 overs (CH Gayle 204, S Chanderpaul 10)
- West Indies: 350 runs in 86.5 overs (531 balls), Extras 14
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (CH Gayle 32, S Chanderpaul 16, Ex 2)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 362/2 in 90.0 overs (CH Gayle 219, S Chanderpaul 20)
Match Coverage
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