Rahkem Cornwall hit a half-century in the first Test, and with the Joshua da Silva for the eighth wicket at the score of 90, bundled the West Indies for 268 runs in the eighth over. The first Test against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antiga on Monday. A superb seam bowling by Suranga Lakmal, who claimed his fourth five-wicket innings in 64 Tests, restricted the home side to 171 for seven after tea in response to the tourists’ first-day attempt of 169.
Although mainly selected for his off-spin bowling, Corniwal, known for his powerful hitting in the home game, faced the finest efforts of the first Sri Lankan bowlers in association with wicketkeeper-batsman Da Silva. Extender stroke when the second new ball arrives.
His unbeaten 60-ball 79 came with the help of two sixes and nine fours, which is an entertaining innings.
Da Silva, who is already building a reputation in his young international career for useful lower-order participation, was in sight for his second Test half-century when he was 46 for just a few minutes before the close of the game. Fell, holding fast behind. Bowler Dushamantha Chameera while attempting a lift ride over the slip cordon.
Cornwall said to reflect his innings, “I need to score a few runs as I have not been able to get the best of the bat so far.” He said, I think we are in a very good position at this stage of the match. We need to come tomorrow and try the maximum for the first hour, then we can set the match to do something on them in the second innings. “
Such a healthy advantage seemed out of the realm of possibility with Lakmal in full flow on the way to an outstanding figure of five for 45 in 24 precise overs.
When they dismissed Jason Holder and Alzari Joseph early after tea to complete the five-wicket haul, the Sri Lankan team also looked to eliminate a minimum first-innings deficit before the end of the day.
But his excitement slowly dissipated as the runs were swept away and he now faced a formidable challenge on the third day to mount like a second-innings rearguard, who was almost non-existent on a pathetic run that cost him They have suffered defeat in the last four Tests.
There were only smiles on Sri Lankan faces, although at the start of the day when Lakmal dismissed West Indies captain Craig Brathwaite, he was dismissed for no extra score in the Over Night Over.
He returned from inside the gate to cheaply dismiss Jamarin Blackwood on a scorching afternoon and then scored 45 through a second slip catch by Dhananjaya De Silva for the dangerous Kyle Meyers.
Meyers had long stalled virtual straplessness with exciting power-hitting, with the experienced seamer making him better before he hit six fours and two sixes in his innings.
John Campbell played an unusually unnatural innings of 42 runs, the left-handed first opener scoring 148 runs in 42 before Chamera became the first wicket of the day, although he should have dismissed Nukrumah Bonner at lunch time. The third slip was denied when the batsman’s lead was off a no-ball.
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Campbell and Bonner scored 56 for the second wicket after Brathwaite’s demise, but they needed other moments of good luck to survive against a persistent and varied bowling attack.
A month ago in his debut campaign in Bangladesh, “Man of the Series”, Bonner finally fell to 31 just before lunch, before postponing the leg, when he was forced to pull over a short ball from left-arm spinner Lasith Ambuldenia. Missed trying
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