Brathwaite, bad weather hold off Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka denied series-levelling win as 32.3 overs lost to weather on rainy final day in St Lucia
14/06Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at Gros Islet, Jun 14-18 2018
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
253 & 342 -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
300 & 147/5 (60.3 ov)
Player of the Match
14/06Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at Gros Islet, Jun 14-18 2018
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
253 & 342 -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
300 & 147/5 (60.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Gabriel joins Holding, Walsh in select club
On his way to 100 Test wickets, Gabriel broke a host of West Indian records in St Lucia
'Words can't describe Gabriel's performance' - Holder
Only once has a West Indian bowler struck more than the 13 times he did in a single Test match, and that was back in 1976
How special was Gabriel's 13-for?
Who does Shannon Gabriel join in the 13-for club? Take our quiz to find out
Day 4
Gabriel gets five again but SL lead nears 300
Two dashing innings - a confident 87 off 117 from Kusal Mendis, and a stroke filled 62 off 70 from Niroshan Dickwella - propelled Sri Lanka to a 287-run lead in St Lucia, edging them ahead in the Test
How the ball-tampering episode unfolded in St Lucia
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been officially charged with ball tampering in the ongoing Test. Here is the sequence that led to the state of events
Chandimal pleads not guilty to ball-tampering charge
By not pleading guilty to the charge laid by the ICC, Chandimal will attend a hearing by match referee Javagal Srinath after the conclusion of the Test
Day 3
Gabriel strikes for West Indies after narrow lead
Sri Lanka's quicks scythed through the West Indies lower order, and finished only 13 runs behind for the loss of one wicket by stumps
Sri Lanka deny wrongdoing amid ball-tampering controversy
The players refused to take the field for more than an hour after umpires informed them of their decision to change the ball
Day 2
Smith and Kumara shine on rain-hit day
Only 42.3 overs were possible due to intermittent showers, enough time for the opener to score a fifty and the fast bowler to show some menace
Day 1
Chandimal 119* saves Sri Lanka opening-day blushes
Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach shared nine wickets as West Indies took the first-day honours
Gabriel commends bowlers for strong opening-day show
The West Indies pacer said hitting the right lengths helped extract good bounce from a slow surface
Others
ICC likely to approve harsher penalties for ball tampering soon
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has escaped a more severe ball-tampering charge because the ICC is yet to approve newly-modified sanctions for the offence
Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Gamage out of Sri Lanka's West Indies tour
Mathews has left for personal reasons, while Gamage has been ruled out with a fractured finger
West Indies eye successive Test wins after four years
After decimating Sri Lanka by 226 runs at Port-of-Spain, Jason Holder will hope for a repeat showing from his side