29/03Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at North Sound, Mar 29-Apr 2 2021
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies
29/03Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at North Sound, Mar 29-Apr 2 2021
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies

4.42 pm Captain Brathwaite has called them back in. West Indies have declared with a lead of 376. It comes just as the pair put up a brisk half-century partnership. So West Indies will have about 38 minutes to bowl at Sri Lanka tonight barring any rain interruptions.

72.4
2
MVT Fernando to Holder, 2 runs, full on the stumps, flicked into the leg side for a pair.

Dave : "There's only 40 mins left in the day now when you take away 10 mins for innings change over. Going to be a 5 or 6 over burst tonight...nowhere near enough "

72.3
2b
MVT Fernando to Holder, 2 byes, wide yorker that Holder can't get bat on, Dickwella fumbles and Da Silva alertly calls him through to steal a bye. The throw is wild missing the non-striker's stumps and they pinch a second bye on the overthrow.
72.2
1
MVT Fernando to Da Silva, 1 run, thigh high full toss as an attempted slower ball is misfired and Da Silva swats it to long-on.
72.1
1
MVT Fernando to Holder, 1 run, full and wide, carves this out through mid-off for one.

Now the skies are getting quite overcast closing in on the pitch again. So rain could force a declaration if West Indies don't do so before then.

Anyway, here comes Vishwa back into the attack, over the stumps.

END OF OVER:
72 | 9 Runs | WI: 274/4

  • Jason Holder68 (85b)
  • Joshua Da Silva19 (15b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera18-0-74-2
  • Suranga Lakmal14-3-62-2

21 overs left in the day. No way are they going to come close to getting them in with 51 minutes remaining. Sri Lanka have been taking their sweet time with Embuldeniya not available for almost the entire day after being stretchered off with a leg injury six overs into play.

71.6
1
Chameera to Holder, 1 run, full and wide, punched into the covers for a tight single.
71.5
1
Chameera to Da Silva, 1 run, wide yorker again on fifth stump at 144 kph, Da Silva scuffs this out off a toe to third man.
71.4
1
Chameera to Holder, 1 run, yorker on the legs, flicked out to deep backward square.
71.3
1
Chameera to Da Silva, 1 run, short on fifth stump at 120 kph, opens the face to glide this to deep third man.
71.2
1
Chameera to Holder, 1 run, wide yorker again on fifth stump, Holder glides this a bit more gently to deep third man.
71.1
4
Chameera to Holder, FOUR, full and wide yorker at 139 kph, Holder jams this out and angles the bat face perfectly with an open face to slice this in a gap behind point to the rope.

END OF OVER:
71 | 11 Runs | WI: 265/4

  • Joshua Da Silva17 (13b)
  • Jason Holder61 (81b)
  • Suranga Lakmal14-3-62-2
  • Dushmantha Chameera17-0-65-2

Attila: "Is today's last session slated to end at 6pm too?" No. Play can go until 5:30.

70.6
4
Lakmal to Da Silva, FOUR, low full toss on middle at 128 kph, misfires on the attempted yorker and Da Silva punishes him with an on drive past a diving mid-on fielder and it races away.
70.5
2
Lakmal to Da Silva, 2 runs, bouncer on middle goes to pull and a top edge swirls into the leg side but lands safely well short and wide of deep square leg.
70.4
1
Lakmal to Holder, 1 run, short ball on the stumps, slaps this to deep square leg.
70.3
2
Lakmal to Holder, 2 runs, low full toss on the legs, flicked behind square for more runs.
70.2
2lb
Lakmal to Holder, 2 leg byes, yorker speared off the pads down the leg side, Holder can't flick it away but Dickwella doesn't corral it either and two leg byes are pinched.
70.1
0
Lakmal to Holder, no run, attempted slower ball goes awry as a waist high full toss on fourth stump but Holder flubs a punch straight to cover.

END OF OVER:
70 | 3 Runs | WI: 254/4

  • Joshua Da Silva11 (11b)
  • Jason Holder58 (77b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera17-0-65-2
  • Suranga Lakmal13-3-53-2
69.6
0
Chameera to Da Silva, no run, short and wide, tries to chop this away for a quick single but scuffs the shot into the ground.

The West Indies lead is now at 350. Reminder there are 98 overs tomorrow with play starting a half-hour early so they can keep on batting for a bit longer here and still have plenty of time left to have a crack at bowling them out.

69.5
2
Chameera to Da Silva, 2 runs, bouncer on seventh stump at 137 kph, Da Silva slaps at this to send it high over backward point for a pair.

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Sri Lanka 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st101FDM KarunaratneHDRL Thirimanne
2nd45FDM KarunaratneBOP Fernando
3rd47LD ChandimalBOP Fernando