West Indies wobbles as Sri Lanka made late strikes in Colombo Test
West Indies stuttered in the 2nd session of the final day as they lost five wickets, adding 78 runs to their final total. In the process, the visitors attained a modest total of 243 runs in their first innings at R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo.
In a rain hit Test match, the second session of the fifth day was profitable for Sri Lanka as they scalped five West Indian wickets. In doing so, the home team pushed their quest to win the 2nd Test match, but all in vain as only a session’s play
is left.
Spinners did the job for Sri Lanka as four out of the five wickets were picked by the spin twins of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. Adding to it, the spin bowlers bowled with great control and variation to trouble the opposition batsmen.
Rangana Herath was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka. Resultantly, the left-arm spinner grabbed three wickets for 76 runs in a marathon spell of 23 overs. Herath started today’s proceedings in an emphatic manner.
Moreover, he provided the hosts with their first breakthrough of the day by dismissing Dwayne Bravo with a flighted delivery. Bravo tried to smack it out of the park, but he completely missed the line of the ball and was stumped by the wicket keeper.
The left-arm slow bowler added two more wickets to his tally. At first, he dismissed his opposite number, Suleiman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Benn-c47745 as he gave him dose of his own medicine. Later on, Rangana cleaned Carlton Baugh with a carom ball, which landed on around the off-stump
and went passed the defences of Baugh to rattle his stumps.
Suranga Lakmal, the debutant scalped his 2nd wicket by dismissing Darren Sammy. It was a short delivery that enticed Sammy into a pull shot, but the West Indian captain was in no position to play the pull as he scooped it towards deep square-leg,
where Mathews completed a simple catch.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajantha-c42419 Mendis finished off the innings in style as dismissed Kemar Roach with a beautiful delivery. In addition, it was googly and it was quicker and flatter in trajectory, Roach played inside the line of the ball and was clean bowled in the process.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 as he scored a resilient half-century. His resolute fifty steered West Indies to decent total of 243.
Previously, the 2nd Test match lost a day’s play, due to rain interruption. The penultimate day’s play was called off due to damp outfield and bad weather.
The 2nd Test is heading towards a likely draw as only a session’s play is left in the Test match.
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