Dhananjaya de Silva ended the West Indies’ hopes of a maiden win on Sri Lankan soil with a brilliant six-hour spell at the crease in Galle to finish day four with an unbeaten 153 on Thursday. The tourists went wicketless through the final session, with Lasith Embuldeniya rounding out a record 107-run partnership. Sri Lanka … Read more
Ramesh Mendis led the Sri Lanka fightback at Galle with a six-wicket haul to bowl out the West Indies on day three of the second Test on Wednesday. The off-spinner belatedly found his line and length, dismissing Nkrumah Bonner to end a 75-run stand with West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite. It broke a two-session drought … Read more
Veerasammy Permaul’s five-wicket haul put Sri Lanka in trouble with the West Indies batting openers already chasing down the hosts’ lead by early tea on day two of the second Test in Galle on Tuesday. Rain interrupted play half an hour before the scheduled break in a match that has been plagued by inclement weather … Read more
Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne slammed an unbeaten hundred to give his team the upper hand in Sunday’s opening Test against the West Indies, whose debutant Jeremy Solozano was taken to hospital after being hit on the helmet while fielding. Bad light forced an early end to the day’s play in Galle with two overs … Read more
