Throat: Dhananjay De Silva An unbeaten 153 ended the fourth day on Thursday to end West Indies’ hopes of a first win on Sri Lankan soil with a brilliant six-hour spell at the crease in Galle.
The tourists went without a wicket during the final session. Lasith Embuldenia Record partnership of 107 runs.
Sri Lanka are ahead of 279 runs at 328 for eight at stumps. No team has chased down so many goals to win a Test match in Galle.
De Silva’s back-to-wall knock helped the hosts out of trouble when he went to bat at 73-3, a lead of just 24.
After sharing 78 runs with the batsman in the first overnight pathum nissanka, De Silva then put on an important partnership of 51 runs. Ramesh Mendis,
It was de Silva’s eighth Test ton and the 30-year-old ticked off 150-plus in style for four runs off Nkrumah Bonner.
When they were on five, West Indies were wasting a dropped catch by de Silva, with wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva missing the opportunity. This batsman gave money to the tourists with a brilliant counterattack.
To add insult to injury, Veerasamy Permaul dismissed de Silva for 116 off his own delivery.
West Indies are 0-1 behind in the two-Test series. The most successful run chase in Galle is 268 by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019.
The tourists started the pace to trouble the batsmen, but Kemar Roach pulled a few boundaries off de Silva to ensure Sri Lanka had the pace.
Opener Nissenka, playing his sixth Test match, posted his third half-century in the series with a conservative approach.
Nissenka scored 66 before Roston Chase’s delivery and got him out on the last ball before lunch.
Mendis lost his wicket and Angelo Mathews, who was suffering from a hamstring injury, came to bat for the fall of the seventh wicket. He could only score one run.
The tourists went without a wicket during the final session. Lasith Embuldenia Record partnership of 107 runs.
Sri Lanka are ahead of 279 runs at 328 for eight at stumps. No team has chased down so many goals to win a Test match in Galle.
De Silva’s back-to-wall knock helped the hosts out of trouble when he went to bat at 73-3, a lead of just 24.
After sharing 78 runs with the batsman in the first overnight pathum nissanka, De Silva then put on an important partnership of 51 runs. Ramesh Mendis,
It was de Silva’s eighth Test ton and the 30-year-old ticked off 150-plus in style for four runs off Nkrumah Bonner.
When they were on five, West Indies were wasting a dropped catch by de Silva, with wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva missing the opportunity. This batsman gave money to the tourists with a brilliant counterattack.
To add insult to injury, Veerasamy Permaul dismissed de Silva for 116 off his own delivery.
West Indies are 0-1 behind in the two-Test series. The most successful run chase in Galle is 268 by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019.
The tourists started the pace to trouble the batsmen, but Kemar Roach pulled a few boundaries off de Silva to ensure Sri Lanka had the pace.
Opener Nissenka, playing his sixth Test match, posted his third half-century in the series with a conservative approach.
Nissenka scored 66 before Roston Chase’s delivery and got him out on the last ball before lunch.
Mendis lost his wicket and Angelo Mathews, who was suffering from a hamstring injury, came to bat for the fall of the seventh wicket. He could only score one run.
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