
Sri Lanka spin out West Indies for series win
Spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis took all 10 wickets as Sri Lanka demolished the West Indies to win the second Test in Galle on Friday with a session to spare.
Spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis took all 10 wickets as Sri Lanka demolished the West Indies to win the second Test in Galle on Friday with a session to spare.
An outstanding hundred by Dhananjaya de Silva saw Sri Lanka finish day four of the second Test against the West Indies in Galle on 328-8.
Ramesh Mendis led the Sri Lanka fightback in Galle with a six-wicket haul to bowl out the West Indies, but the hosts stumbled after returning to bat in the second Test on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka’s openers started strongly against the West Indies after rain prevented play until after tea in the second Test in Galle on Monday.
Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed the West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test in Galle.
Dimuth Karunaratne’s 83 enabled Sri Lanka to declare their second innings at tea and set the West Indies 348 to win on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday.
Rain forced an early end with the West Indies tail still hanging on after avoiding the follow-on during day three of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
The West Indies are in deep trouble in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne slammed an unbeaten 132 as his team finished day one of the first Test against the West Indies on 267-3.
Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by 20 runs at the T20 World Cup on Thursday, confirming the defending champions’ elimination from the tournament.
Jos Buttler hit the first century of the T20 World Cup as England effectively booked their semi-final spot with a 26-run victory over Sri Lanka on Monday.
David Miller hit two sixes in the final over as the Proteas beat Sri Lanka by four wickets at the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Pathum Nissanka hit 72 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 142 by the Proteas in Sharjah on Saturday.
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The Proteas and Sri Lanka will both be looking for their second win of the Super 12 stage when they meet at the T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Saturday.