20/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 21-25 2021
Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka
20/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 21-25 2021
Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka

West Indies have a pretty challenging task at hand, and 348 shouldn't be easy on a pitch like this. Their openers will have to negotiate around ten minutes before tea too, and you would bet all of those two or three overs will be spin. Join us for the chase soon.

Jesse : "How's the skies looking" --- It is cloudy, like it has been for much of the day. Rain could well enter again anytime.

"SL declare and honeymoon postponed!! :D" --- It could do without that smiling face, Celine!

2.58pm Runs for Dimuth again, and importantly for Mathews, as Sri Lanka match further ahead in the game. They piled on quick runs to make up for lost time, and ensured a first-innings lead of 156 didn't go wasted. The West Indies spinners did strike four times, utilising the turn and the bounce on a fourth-day Galle pitch well.

40.5
6
Cornwall to Mathews, SIX, launches into it for the six, and Sri Lanka declare! West Indies will need 348 to win this Test. Mathews is down on his back knee early for the slog sweep, and crashes that tossed up ball on a full length on middle way beyond deep square leg
40.4
0
Cornwall to Mathews, no run, pretty full on middle and off, and pushed to the mam at midwicket
40.3
1
Cornwall to Chandimal, 1 run, fullish ball on middle, and slower still. Flicked to deep square leg
40.2
2lb
Cornwall to Chandimal, 2 leg byes, tickles that to fine leg. Fullish ball on leg, and turns further down leg as he clips with the turn but the ball takes his pad

Cornwall and Da Silva having a word

Shalinda Abeysi: "Today is my wedding day and had a bet with my wife to postpone my honeymoon by one week, if Dinesh Chandimal fails to get a 50 in this innings. Fingers crossed!" --- I am afraid you might have to delay it... But hope she is fine with it.

40.1
1
Cornwall to Mathews, 1 run, good length ball just outside off, and Mathews cut it to deep point after riding the bounce

END OF OVER:
40 | 8 Runs | SL: 181/4

  • Angelo Mathews62 (81b)
  • Dinesh Chandimal9 (6b)
  • Jomel Warrican9-1-42-2
  • Rahkeem Cornwall15-0-52-2
39.6
1
Warrican to Mathews, 1 run, slower, and loopy. Full ball outside off, which he leans into for a single to long-off
39.5
0
Warrican to Mathews, no run, fuller and just outside off. Tapped to the fielder at short cover
39.4
1
Warrican to Chandimal, 1 run, chipped aerially between the bowler and the man at short cover, as the ball is full and outside off. A single down to long-off
39.3
4
Warrican to Chandimal, FOUR, swept away for four to fine leg! Full ball on middle, and tossed up. He gets down on his back knee to put that away, with his front foot almost on leg stump to allow him the room to sweep
39.2
0
Warrican to Chandimal, no run, leading edge this time. Looks to turn this full ball on leg, but the ball ends up at cover
39.1
2
Warrican to Chandimal, 2 runs, short of a length on middle and off, and clipped to deep midwicket after rocking back in his crease

HMQ: "SL should declare now, they are not gonna be able to add more runs for the amount of deliveries they'll like to play so it's damaging their own cause now" --- Maybe they are looking for 350 here, which is only 21 runs away.

END OF OVER:
39 | 10 Runs | SL: 173/4

  • Dinesh Chandimal2 (2b)
  • Angelo Mathews61 (79b)
  • Rahkeem Cornwall15-0-52-2
  • Jomel Warrican8-1-34-2
38.6
1
Cornwall to Chandimal, 1 run, full ball outside off, and turned around to deep midwicket

Over the wicket now

38.5
1
Cornwall to Mathews, 1 run, pretty full and just outside off. Dragged to long-on for a single
38.4
6
Cornwall to Mathews, SIX, fired over deep midwicket! The ball was given some air again, and tossed up full on middle. He got his front leg out of the way, and swung full stretch for the maximum
38.3
1
Cornwall to Chandimal, 1 run, chipped toward square leg, with the ball again being very loopy and slow, and full on middle

Around the wicket to the new batter Chandimal too

38.2
1
Cornwall to Mathews, 1 run, pretty slow, and full on middle and leg. Clipped toward deep midwicket with the closed face of the bat
38.1
0
Cornwall to Mathews, no run, paddles it but finds short fine leg. Very full on leg, and Mathews goes down on his back knee to slam that

END OF OVER:
38 | (wicket maiden) | SL: 163/4

  • Angelo Mathews53 (75b)
  • Jomel Warrican8-1-34-2
  • Rahkeem Cornwall14-0-42-2
37.6
W
Warrican to de Silva, OUT, popped back, and gone! Warrican takes an easy return catch, and it is a soft dismissal. He pitched the ball on a short of a length around middle stump, as DDS went deep in his crease to push at that with the turn away from him. Instead he ended up simply lobbing it back for a simple catch after allowing it to turn, as Warrican took it low to his right

DM de Silva c & b Warrican 1 (6m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

37.5
0
Warrican to de Silva, no run, much fuller and just outside off. Tapped toward point
37.4
0
Warrican to de Silva, no run, and again. Bowls shorter and slower on middle, and turns away with good bounce as DDS blocks
37.3
0
Warrican to de Silva, no run, beats his outside edge! Sharp turn for the left-arm spinner. Full ball on of, and spinning away well past the outside edge of the bat

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West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3KC BrathwaiteJ Blackwood
2nd8NE BonnerJ Blackwood
3rd3NE BonnerSD Hope
4th1NE BonnerRL Chase
5th3NE BonnerKR Mayers
6th0NE BonnerJO Holder
7th100NE BonnerJ Da Silva
8th31NE BonnerRRS Cornwall
9th7NE BonnerJA Warrican
10th4NE BonnerST Gabriel