11.57 am That'll be lunch with the last wicket falling a few minutes before the scheduled break. Two half-century partnerships shared by Brathwaite with Mayers and Holder followed by the big 103-run stand between Brathwaite and Cornwall have put West Indies in a solid position in reply to Dimuth Karunaratne's decision to bowl first at the toss. We'll see what Sri Lanka can muster up in reply after the break. Stay with us as Sreshth will be back in the central commentary position when play resumes.
KC Brathwaite b Chameera 126 (514m 311b 13x4 0x6) SR: 40.51
END OF OVER:111 | 3 Runs | WI: 354/9
- Shannon Gabriel1 (5b)
- Kraigg Brathwaite126 (310b)
- Lasith Embuldeniya25-5-88-1
- Dushmantha Chameera21-4-69-2
From our stats man Sampath: This is the third time Dickwella has collected five catches in an innings. Only Amal Silva has taken more catches in an innings for a Sri Lanka keeper with six.
END OF OVER:110 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | WI: 351/9
- Shannon Gabriel0 (1b)
- Kraigg Brathwaite124 (308b)
- Dushmantha Chameera21-4-69-2
- Lasith Embuldeniya24-5-85-1
KAJ Roach c †Dickwella b Chameera 9 (41m 36b 1x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
END OF OVER:109 | (maiden) | WI: 350/8
- Kemar Roach9 (32b)
- Kraigg Brathwaite123 (307b)
- Lasith Embuldeniya24-5-85-1
- Dushmantha Chameera20-4-68-1
END OF OVER:108 | (maiden) | WI: 350/8
- Kraigg Brathwaite123 (307b)
- Kemar Roach9 (26b)
- Dushmantha Chameera20-4-68-1
- Lasith Embuldeniya23-4-85-1
Abdullah Babar: "How many times has an opener carried his bat in Test cricket?"
Here's the full list of batsman to have carried their bat in a completed (non-declared) Test innings. Tom Latham was the last to do it in 2018.
