Mendis, Embuldeniya spin out West Indies for 2-0 series win
Mickey Arthur's tenure as Sri Lanka coach ends on a winning note
29/11Result
2nd Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 29-Dec 3 2021
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
204 & 345/9d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
253 & 132 (56.1 ov)
Player of the Match
29/11Result
2nd Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 29-Dec 3 2021
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
204 & 345/9d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
253 & 132 (56.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Galle stats - Spinners 36, pacers 1
Spinners took all ten wickets in an innings three times during the Galle Test, as Sri Lanka claimed a 164-run win
'Emotional' Arthur lauds 'outstanding' de Silva and 'Brian Lara' Embuldeniya in his final game
"I'm going to get emotional when we eventually say farewell, because the characters who are in that dressing room are remarkable."
Day 4
Dhananjaya de Silva 153* puts Sri Lanka in command
Ninth-wicket partnership of 107 with Embuldeniya hurts West Indies and their hopes of victory in Galle
Classy de Silva bats in his own universe
Tough runs never looked so easy as batter rescues Sri Lanka against West Indies in Galle
Day 3
Mendis six-for leaves Sri Lanka vs West Indies Test evenly poised
The Sri Lankan spinners combined for all ten wickets in the innings to bowl West Indies out for 253
Ramesh Mendis and a tornado of wickets
When his team-mates were a distance from their best, the offie held the fort with a lengthy old-ball spell
Day 2
West Indies batters steady after Permaul, Warrican give them nine-wicket morning
West Indies end the rain-hit second day on 69 for 1 after bowling Sri Lanka out for 204
With Galle pitch as his ally, diffident-no-more Permaul stomps all over Sri Lanka
The left-arm spinner mainly bowled the one that spun and the one that didn't, the latter with a little underspin. In Galle, that's often enough
Thigh strain could restrict Mathews' participation in ongoing second Test
The former captain was expected to bowl in this game, but that now appears unlikely
Day 1
Pathum Nissanka fifty lays solid base for Sri Lanka on rain-hit first day
Roston Chase dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne late in the day, but not before another century opening stand
Others
Angelo Mathews could miss entire LPL due to thigh strain
Sri Lanka Cricket doctors have suggested the injury is more serious than initially thought
Kraigg Brathwaite reveals batting blueprint on Galle turner
West Indies captain wants his batters to 'be clear about whether you're playing forward or back'
Can West Indies spark comeback in spin-haven Galle?
Some West Indies batters showed signs that they can handle such conditions in the big first-Test defeat, but they will need plenty of application and determination