A century stand for the 5th wicket between Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis, by far the two-best batsmen in the team, put Sri Lanka 287 runs ahead going into the 5th and final day of the 2nd Test against the West Indies at Gros Islet.
In the wake of the ball-tampering controversy, skipper Dinesh Chandimal and the team showcased real grit and determination on the 4th day. It was a horrific start for the visitors as three wickets fell in quick succession early in the day but a 117-run partnership between skipper Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis rescued them from another collapse.
Chandimal was well on his way to another big score and it looked like it was his day too, with him being caught in the slips off a no-ball and Holder opting not to review an LBW, which looked plumb in front. Ultimately it was the DRS which sent him back to the pavilion. Roach’s short delivery outside the off stump found a faint edge which was not heard by the umpire but skipper Holder, after consulting the wicketkeeper, opted to go upstairs which overturned the on-field decision.
After the dismissal of the skipper, Kusal Mendis took center stage in the innings as he showed confidence and class in his knock of 87 before Shannon Gabriel cleaned him up just after the tea break. Windies had the opening they needed but Holder’s captaincy was put into scrutiny when he let the two new batsmen ease into their innings. Niroshan Dickwella and Roshen Silva then got in the act and kept the Windies bowling attack at bay. Dickwella was the first to reach the half-century mark off just 53 balls to become the first Sri Lankan wicketkeeper to score a 50 in the Caribbean.
Roshen Silva, unfortunately, missed out on a well-deserved half-century when he was dismissed for 48, but together the pair added 99 runs for the 7th wicket. Silva’s wicket completed the 10-wicket match haul for Shannon Gabriel, who became the first Windies bowler to take a 10-wicket haul against Sri Lanka. Shannon went on to get rid of Dickwella who looked to up the ante but failed to contend with the pace of the big West Indian.
Kasun Rajitha, who came in as nightwatchman perished early on and was followed by Dhanajaya De Silva who prodded at a delivery way outside the off stump and edged it straight to first slip. Mahela Udawatte, who got himself in yesterday failed to capitalize on the start he got as he chipped one straight to mid off to the bowling of Roach.
There was more controversy and stoppages due to rain during the day. The umpires had to change the ball due to the stickiness on it. They came to realize that it was Roshen Silva’s bat face which had caused this and asked him to change the bat immediately. The ball was also changed consequently. Despite all this controversy and the overnight verdict on skipper Chandimal, both teams played with integrity which was admirable. However, it will be interesting to see what the teams would do tomorrow when they come out to play as both have chances of winning the match.
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Full Scorecard
Sri Lanka
253/10 & 342/10
(91.4 overs)
Result
West Indies
300/10 & 147/5
(60.3 overs)
Match Drawn
Sri Lanka’s 1st Innings
Batting | R | B | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kusal Perera | c J.Holder b K.Roach | 32 | 55 | |||
Mahela Udawatte | c J.Holder b S.Gabriel | 0 | 2 | |||
Dananjaya De Silva | b S.Gabriel | 12 | 14 | |||
Kusal Mendis | c S.Dowrich b J.Holder | 45 | 83 | |||
Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 119 | 186 | |||
Roshen Silva | c J.Holder b S.Gabriel | 6 | 23 | |||
Niroshan Dickwella | c S.Hope b S.Gabriel | 16 | 55 | |||
Akila Dananjaya | c S.Dowrich b K.Roach | 2 | 10 | |||
Suranga Lakmal | lbw by S.Gabriel | 10 | 9 | |||
Kasun Rajitha | c S.Dowrich b K.Roach | 4 | 33 | |||
Lahiru Kumara | c S.Hope b K.Roach | 0 | 6 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kemar Roach | 18 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 2.72 |
Shanon Gabriel | 16 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 3.69 |
Miguel Cummins | 19 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 3.63 |
Jason Holder | 14 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 4.00 |
Devendra Bishoo | 11 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1.36 |
Roston Chase | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
West Indies’s 1st Innings
Batting | R | B | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraig Brathwaite | c N.Dickwella b K.Rajitha | 22 | 79 | |||
Devon Smith | lbw by A.Dananjaya | 61 | 176 | |||
Keiran Powell | c K.Mendis b L.Kumara | 27 | 45 | |||
Shai Hope | c D.De.Silva b S.Lakmal | 19 | 41 | |||
Roston Chase | c S.Lakmal b L.Kumara | 41 | 68 | |||
Shane Dowrich | c N.Dickwella b S.Lakmal | 55 | 98 | |||
Jason Holder | c N.Dickwella b K.Rajitha | 15 | 35 | |||
Devendra Bishoo | c K.Mendis b K.Rajitha | 2 | 13 | |||
Kemar Roach | lbw by L.Kumara | 13 | 21 | |||
Miguel Cummins | not out | 8 | 20 | |||
Shanon Gabriel | c D.De.Silva b L.Kumara | 3 | 8 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suranga Lakmal | 24 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 2.08 |
Akila Dananjaya | 25 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 3.24 |
Kasun Rajitha | 22 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 2.23 |
Lahiru Kumara | 26.3 | 4 | 86 | 4 | 3.27 |
Dananjaya De Silva | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 |
Sri Lanka’s 2nd Innings
Batting | R | B | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kusal Perera | c S.Dowrich b S.Gabriel | 20 | 23 | |||
Mahela Udawatta | c D.Bishoo b K.Roach | 19 | 46 | |||
Kasun Rajitha | lbw by S.Gabriel | 0 | 6 | |||
Dananjaya De Silva | c D.Smith b S.Gabriel | 3 | 15 | |||
Kusal Mendis | b S.Gabriel | 87 | 117 | |||
Dinesh Chadimal | c S.Dowrich b K.Roach | 39 | 112 | |||
Roshen Silva | c S.Dowrich b S.Gabriel | 48 | 115 | |||
Niroshen Dickwella | c K.Powell b S.Gabriel | 62 | 70 | |||
Akila Dananjaya | b S.Gabriel | 23 | 30 | |||
Suranga Lakmal | lbw by S.Gabriel | 7 | 22 | |||
Lahiru Kumara | not out | 0 | 5 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kemar Roach | 21 | 3 | 78 | 2 | 3.71 |
Shanon Gabriel | 20.4 | 6 | 62 | 8 | 3.04 |
Jason Holder | 15 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 2.53 |
Miguel Cummins | 13 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.38 |
Devendra Bishoo | 11 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 5.27 |
Roston Chase | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 |
Kraig Brathwaite | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
West Indies’s 2nd Innings
Batting | R | B | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraig Brathwaite | not out | 59 | 172 | |||
Devon Smith | c D.De.Silva b K.Rajitha | 1 | 5 | |||
Kieran Powell | c M.Udawatta b K.Rajitha | 2 | 2 | |||
Shai Hope | b S.Lakmal | 39 | 115 | |||
Roston Chase | b S.Lakmal | 13 | 37 | |||
Shane Dowrich | c D.De.Silva b A.Dananjaya | 8 | 12 | |||
Jason Holder | not out | 15 | 20 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suranga Lakmal | 17.3 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2.77 |
Kasun Rajitha | 13 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1.77 |
Lahiru Kumara | 10 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2.80 |
Akila Dananjaya | 19 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1.74 |
Dananjaya De Silva | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |