Best performances - Batsmen
FDM Karunaratne
147(300) 15x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 43 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
FDM Karunaratne
83(104) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %81%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 25 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
20/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 21-25 2021
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
386 & 191/4d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
230 & 160 (79 ov)
Player of the Match
20/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 21-25 2021
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
386 & 191/4d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
230 & 160 (79 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
L Embuldeniya
- O29
- M12
- R46
- W5
- Eco1.58
| 1W | 2W | 2W | ||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
RL Chase
- O28.5
- M3
- R83
- W5
- Eco2.87
| 2W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
- SL - 1st
- WI - 1st
- SL - 2nd
- WI - 2nd
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
West Indies - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
West Indies - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNkrumah Bonner: West Indies need 'smart tactics' to beat Sri Lanka's spinners
West Indies batter says if they can keep Dimuth Karunaratne to low scores, they take substantial steps to winning the second Test
Embuldeniya five-for helps Sri Lanka beat looming rain and West Indies
Sri Lanka's spinners were made to toil on day five, bowling 48.3 overs for the last four wickets
Dimuth Karunaratne sets sights on 'peak form', 10,000 runs and 100 Tests
The Sri Lanka Test captain is one shy of equalling the world record for most 50-plus scores in consecutive innings
West Indies crumble against spin in pursuit of 348
Ramesh and Embuldeniya star to leave West Indies at 52 for 6 after Karunaratne, Mathews fifties put SL in command
No control, no problem: Crafty Dimuth Karunaratne conjures his own luck
Despite a relatively low control percentage among elite top-order batters, he has made 2021 his own with limited resources
