Captain Crag Brathwaite was out for 354 in the first innings of the West Indies before Lahiru Thirimanne’s third half-century innings at stumps on day two of the second and final Test in Antigua on Tuesday, reached 136 for three. After scoring 70 and 76 in the drawn first Test, Thirimanne’s run of fine scores – going back to the series in South Africa last December – continued with another composed innings of 55.
However, in the final session of the day, his outing to Kemar Roach necessitated a consolidation, with the unbroken fourth-wicket pair of Dinesh Chandimal (34 not out) and Dhananjay D Silva (23 not out) sharply leveling the surface with an unbroken stand of 59. Provided on. .
Earlier, Brathwaite extended his hold at the crease by eight-and-a-half hours, allowing him to score 126 off 311 balls with 13 fours, his ninth Test century, in which he fulfilled the role of the innings anchor.
Dimuth Karunaratne, in contrast, survived 16 balls before a torrential drive from fast bowler Alzari Joseph, produced a brilliant diving catch in the third slip by Nakramah Bonar when the left-hander was sent back to the pavilion when Sri Lanka Answer immediately after your start lunch.
At the same venue a week ago in the first Test, occasional seamer Kyle Meyers accounted for Oshada Fernando and when Roach bowled Thirimane through the gate, the innings was at a crossroads at 77 for three.
Former West Indies captain Jason Holder said, “I think it’s almost certain at this stage as well.”
“It’s a very good batting wicket. You really have to be patient. If we can take one or two more wickets tomorrow before the new ball is formed, we can put them under more pressure.”
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Suranga Lakmal led the Sri Lankan bowling effort with four wickets for 94 runs in 28 overs, as the West Indies smashed a 287-run knock through the morning session.
It was veteran fast bowler Lakmal, who finally scored a half-century for the increasingly frustrated Sri Lankan team in the morning session when he ended the 103-run eighth wicket partnership between Brathwaite and Rahken Cornwall.
Very aggressive for two and a half hours of his time in the middle, Cornwall performed their previous best in the Test – 61 in the first innings of the first Test a week earlier.
But he edged a heave-on and gave Vishwa Fernando an easy catch at mid-on.
His 73-ball 92 came and he was hit with 10 fours and a six.
Brathwaite, who resumed at 99 overnight and turned the third ball in the morning with Lakmal alternately to three figures, was never eased out of first gear even with Cornwall’s demise. .
He finally hit two more boundaries to add to his tally of 11 from day one, but then dismissed Kemar Roach off Dushamantha Chameera to give wicketkeeper Niroshan Dikwela his fifth catch of the innings.
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The final man became involved with Shannon Gabriel, who makes no pretense to any batsman, it seemed almost inevitable that Brathwaite scored the rare feat of carrying his bat twice through a complete Test innings. Completed, which was done earlier against Pakistan in Sharjah in 2016.
But it was the home captain who played the falling Chameleonara to deliver the third wicket of the innings.
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