Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    3.2 Cut straight to point! Another early breakthrough for the West Indies, and it's quite the soft one truth be told. Short, but perhaps not wide enough for this stroke, as Madushka leans back to make room on the cut. The extra bounce means he can't really keep this down, nor find the direction either side of point, as King makes no mistake holding on to this at chest height 15/1
    79.4 skied and Alzarri sends back the set batter! A monumental innings comes to an end! Banged in short outside off and this seems to just hold a little. A bit of tennis ball bounce and Udara, swiping at it, is not in control of the pull. The ball skews off the top edge and Shamar, stood on the fine leg fence, does the rest. A timely breakthrough for the hosts, just before the second new ball is due, but take nothing away from a terrific innings! 333/4
    7.6 Joseph has two and it's the big scalp of Chandimal! Another soft one as far as Sri Lanka are concerned. This was full on middle and leg, and Chandimal could place this anywhere, but he ends up whipping this straight into the pouch of square leg - King is the catcher once more. West Indies will be chuffed with that one 25/2
    49.6 Oh what's happened here? The West Indies think they have their man, and indeed they do! My word, that is some outstanding glove work from Shai Hope! Take a bow. This was full and just down leg. Kamindu overbalances as he looks to work this onside, and briefly lifts his back foot, before bring his front foot back over the crease. But it's in that moment that Hope, keeping up to the wicket, has collected the ball low and whipped off the bails. Brilliant, brilliant stuff! 240/3
    80.2 Test wicket number 100, and a piece of history for Jayden Seales! The second-quickest West Indian (in terms of balls) to the mark. And this is the perfect tempter that gets rid of the SL captain. Full and wide, inviting the loose waft. DDS cannot resist the temptation and flays at it, only to find first slip. Big, big wicket and all of a sudden, this day is looking just fine for the hosts! 333/5
    120.5 Oh, there's the breakthrough and it's an innocuous delivery that Mendis has helped onto the stumps! Shuffles across for the scoop and just gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Mendis falls for 69 as a 143-run stand comes to an end 476/6
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    248
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    55.42
    131.3 Oh my, Dinusha falls to Hodge! Two boundaries and out and Dinusha misses out on a maiden Test ton by eight runs! It's on a length around middle and off and Dinusha looks to flick it leg side off the back foot. He's early into the shot and gets a leading edge and the ball pops to cover. A fantastic innings comes to an end, and century or not, he can be mighty proud of his effort here 512/7
    136.2 Skier and taken! This was full outside off, and Milan gets on one knee reaching for this attempted sweep. Can only top edge it straight up as the fielder at midwicket makes no mistake 532/8
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    22
    28
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    77.27
    139.3 The ninth wicket falls and with it comes the declaration! This was banged in short and Isitha looks to take on the pull. It's a top edge that goes pretty high towards square leg, but John Campbell finally holds on to one. So to confirm, Sri Lanka have declared on 549 for 9 549/9
    Extras
    30 (b 1, lb 14, nb 7, w 8)
    TOTAL
    549/9d (139.3 Overs, RR: 3.93)
    Did not bat: AM Fernando
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Nishan Fernando, 3.2 ov), 2-25 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.6 ov), 3-240 (Kamindu Mendis, 49.6 ov), 4-333 (Lahiru Udara, 79.4 ov), 5-333 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 80.2 ov), 6-476 (Kusal Mendis, 120.5 ov), 7-512 (Sonal Dinusha, 131.3 ov), 8-532 (Milan Rathnayaka, 136.2 ov), 9-549 (Isitha Wijesundara, 139.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JNT Seales25.359823.8401
    S Joseph2349824.2605
    AS Joseph2149814.6620
    A Phillip1907213.7800
    JP Greaves1824312.3820
    RL Chase2939913.4101
    KAR Hodge402616.500
  • BATSMEN
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    47.5 Campbell what was that? Holes out to Chandimal at deep midwicket. There was really no need for this shot. He backed away again, looking for that slap over the offside once more. But this time Asitha followed him with the bouncer. Despite being cramped, Campbell swipes at it hurriedly and deposits the ball in the fielder's lap. Sri Lanka had fielders out on the legside so clearly the bouncer trap was set. 122/2
    8.6 Edged and excellently taken in the slips! This was full around off, and shaped away just enough to grab the edge on the drive. Still, this needed a lot of catching as it was dying towards the slips, but Kamindu at second slip sprung into life and moved low to his left to pluck this inches from the ground 33/1
    56.6 feathered through and Jayasuriya gets his reward! That was beautifully done from Jayasuriya, who gave this flight to draw Hodge forward on the forward defence before turning it delightfully past him. Kusal goes up immediately for a caught behind and so does the finger shortly after. Hodge has a think about the review, but he knows he's nicked it and walks off 144/4
    52.1 Taken excellently at short leg and its the Sri Lanka's first Test tormentor Jangoo! It's the rough outside the left hander's off stump that does the trick. This turns back sharply to take the inside edge as Jangoo looks to lunge out and defend. Very well held at short leg too, over his left shoulder 135/3
    133.1 The ploy has worked, somehow. A length ball down the leg side. Hope looks to pad it away but it's way too down. He misses but in the process, he comes out of his crease. Mendis failed to collect it but the ball hit his gloves and ricocheted onto the stumps. Replay shows Hope was out of his crease when the bails came off 386/5
    165.5 Greaves is the last man to fall! Tosses this one up outside off, as Greaves looks to drag this onside against the turn, gets a leading edge instead and it's an easy catch for Asitha at backward point. The West Indies are bowled out for 499, Sri Lanka take a first innings lead of 50. 499/10
    146.6 Finds the edge and Asitha is rewarded for his persistence! This was another short one, but just in the corridor right outside off. Chase is off his feet again looking to defend, but this has moved just enough off the surface to grab a faint nick through to the keeper. Chase starts walking before the finger can go up 438/6
    148.3 And the short ball has another victim! This rises sharply on Phillip, who takes his eye off the ball and puts his hands up. It's glove onto the helmet, and easily taken near point. Phillip walks 441/7
    154.6 Joseph runs out of patience. Short ball down the leg side and he goes for the pull. There was no intention to keep it down but he fails to clear fine leg, who takes a catch tumbling to his left 465/8
    159.4 There's the five-for! This was short outside off, and Shamar can't help but have a swing at this. It's a thick edge that flies fine to third man, where Kamindu Mendis runs forward to his right and makes no mistake 478/9
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    Extras
    35 (b 19, lb 5, nb 4, w 7)
    TOTAL
    499 all out (165.5 Overs, RR: 3)
    Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Brandon King, 8.6 ov), 2-122 (John Campbell, 47.5 ov), 3-135 (Amir Jangoo, 52.1 ov), 4-144 (Kavem Hodge, 56.6 ov), 5-386 (Shai Hope, 133.1 ov), 6-438 (Roston Chase, 146.6 ov), 7-441 (Anderson Phillip, 148.3 ov), 8-465 (Alzarri Joseph, 154.6 ov), 9-478 (Shamar Joseph, 159.4 ov), 10-499 (Justin Greaves, 165.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    AM Fernando40713053.2503
    I Wijesundera29210803.7210
    RMMP Rathnayake3157412.3811
    NGRP Jayasuriya55.5813132.3410
    DM de Silva21301.500
    GS Dinusha802913.6200
  • BATSMEN
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    10.1 superb catch at first slip! A nasty delivery from Alzarri, rising from short of good length and angling towards the batter. Fernando cannot get out of the way. The ball hits the shoulder of the bat and flies towards first slip, where Campbell jumps to full extent with both hands stretched overhead and takes the catch 32/2
    1.4 huge appeal and the finger belatedly goes up! Udara after a discussion with his partner decides to review. Height could be the deciding factor, as this seamed back in sharply from outside off, 141kph. Udara was off the ground and this struck him above the knee roll. And that's a very good decision from Ahsan Raza, as this is shown to be hitting the top of leg stump. 2/1
    35.3 full and wide, and what a catch! Hodge at backward point dives to his left and takes it well above the ground. Chandimal was looking to steer it past him but couldn't keep it down 156/4
    28.4 And the West Indies get the breakthrough! This was a good length outside off, and Kamindu finally connects with one, but it's a skier that goes straight up. Mid-off circles under it and takes it after a couple of bobbles. The wind was certainly not helping the fielder's cause, but he does well 118/3
    40.2 holes out to long-off. DdS creates some room this time and looks to hit it down the ground but cannot clear the fielder at long-off 188/5
    44.1 Dinusha moves across early and Chase bowls it wide outside off. Worked towards sweeper cover but there's a direct hit at the keeper's end. The umpires go upstairs and it's clear from the very first replay that the batter is well short of his ground 216/7
    41.5 Not much reaction from anyone but Campbell has caught Mendis at gully. Short of length outside off and Mendis steered it behind point. He failed to keep it down, though, and the fielder caught it on the second attempt 197/6
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    45.2 full around off. Looks for the slog sweep down the ground but misses and gets bowled 227/8
    47.3 Unfortunate dismissal! And SL lose their ninth. Length ball, and it's punched back low and hard to Hodge's left. He gets a hand on this and deflects it to the non-striker's stumps. Prabath is well out of his crease backing up 238/9
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    Extras
    15 (b 4, lb 3, nb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    251/9d (49 Overs, RR: 5.12)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Lahiru Udara, 1.4 ov), 2-32 (Nishan Fernando, 10.1 ov), 3-118 (Kamindu Mendis, 28.4 ov), 4-156 (Dinesh Chandimal, 35.3 ov), 5-188 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 40.2 ov), 6-197 (Kusal Mendis, 41.5 ov), 7-216 (Sonal Dinusha, 44.1 ov), 8-227 (Isitha Wijesundara, 45.2 ov), 9-238 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 47.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JNT Seales1104313.910
    S Joseph1214613.8311
    AS Joseph904424.8820
    A Phillip512715.400
    KAR Hodge704316.1410
    RL Chase504118.220

Match Details

Toss

Sri Lanka , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

West Indies won the 2-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

3,4,5,6,7 July 2026 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Sri Lanka 4, West Indies 2

Close of Play

  • Fri, 3 Jul - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 338/5 (BKG Mendis 0*, GS Dinusha 5*, 83 ov)
  • Sat, 4 Jul - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 58/1 (JD Campbell 31*, KAR Hodge 6*, 24 ov)
  • Sun, 5 Jul - day 3 - West Indies 1st innings 318/4 (SD Hope 86*, JP Greaves 85*, 111 ov)
  • Mon, 6 Jul - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 92/2 (LD Chandimal 40*, PHKD Mendis 30*, 22 ov)
  • Tue, 7 Jul - day 5 - West Indies 2nd innings 109/0 (40 ov) - end of match

Match Notes