Player of the Match
Player of the Match

J P: "Smith should be given another chance against Bangladesh. He fails there and then someone else deserves his spot. He's an asset in regional cricket, somewhat not there in international cricket."

4.45pm So, Sri Lanka have a tricky period, possibly two overs to bat before tea. West Indies wouldn't mind bowling now, with twilight set to kick-in. We've seen in the past that the ball does strange things especially when natural light dips and artificial light takes over. Will the visitors approach this any differently? One thing's for sure, they will need a lot of patience and good application to make a fist of this.

Third four-for for Lahiru Kumara in the series. Kasun Rajitha also had an impressive outing. Over to their young batsmen to see the shine off, and possibly pitch tent to have a shot at levelling the series. Join us shortly.

69.3
W
Kumara to Gabriel, OUT, thin dge and gone. The bounce has done the trick. Gabriel wafts at this lifter, gets some bat as Dickwella completes a straightforward catch. Four-for, for Kumara. Super effort.

ST Gabriel c †Dickwella b Kumara 2 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Only the two slips now, a man position just to the left of where a traditional square leg would be.

69.2
1
Kumara to Roach, 1 run, gets a good stride forward and defends gently into the covers.

Savindu S: "This is a tough pitch but not a bad one at all. Once you get past the new ball it becomes manageable. Number of wickets Sri lanka lose to new ball will decide the fate of this match."

69.1
0
Kumara to Roach, no run, hops across and defends this incoming short of length delivery

END OF OVER:
69 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 203/9

  • Shannon Gabriel2 (5b)
  • Kemar Roach10 (15b)
  • Dilruwan Perera10-3-16-1
  • Lahiru Kumara23-5-57-3
68.6
0
MDK Perera to Gabriel, no run, pushed through flatter on leg stump, defended.
68.5
0
MDK Perera to Gabriel, no run, sharp turn but he's well forward to defend this
68.4
2
MDK Perera to Gabriel, 2 runs, uppish drive, into the gap at cover. Nowhere near the pitch but had a big swing at that. Off the mark
68.3
0
MDK Perera to Gabriel, no run, defends with the bat close to the body.
68.2
0
MDK Perera to Gabriel, no run, drifts in a short ball on middle, defended back.
68.1
W
MDK Perera to Cummins, OUT, straight into the lap of short leg. The drift has done the trick. Dilruwan angles this in from around the stumps, Cummins jabs hard to get a thick inside edge, pouched at a comfortable height.

ML Cummins c Mendis b MDK Perera 2 (18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 11.11

END OF OVER:
68 | 1 Run | WI: 201/8

  • Miguel Cummins2 (17b)
  • Kemar Roach10 (15b)
  • Lahiru Kumara23-5-57-3
  • Kasun Rajitha17-1-68-3
67.6
1
Kumara to Cummins, 1 run, Defends outside the line, rolls off a thick inside edge to fine leg
67.5
0
Kumara to Cummins, no run, Floats it full on the stumps, squeezed to mid-off
67.4
0
Kumara to Cummins, no run, Gets on top of the bounce to defend, rolls off the shoulder of the bat to gully
67.3
0
Kumara to Cummins, no run, Beaten on the drive, late on the stroke. Pace of Kumara to the fore again
67.2
0
Kumara to Cummins, no run, Too short, way outside off, avoided.
67.1
0
Kumara to Cummins, no run, Short of length outside off, left alone

END OF OVER:
67 | 8 Runs | WI: 200/8

  • Miguel Cummins1 (11b)
  • Kemar Roach10 (15b)
  • Kasun Rajitha17-1-68-3
  • Lahiru Kumara22-5-56-3
66.6
1
Rajitha to Cummins, 1 run, Top-edges a pull that falls between the keeper running back and fine leg coming in. Lucky
66.5
0
Rajitha to Cummins, no run, Angles one in from around the stumps, lets it go
66.4
0
Rajitha to Cummins, no run, Zips past the edge as he plays inside the line of this length ball angling away

Sri Lanka 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9ML UdawatteMD Gunathilaka
2nd21MD GunathilakaDM de Silva
3rd18DM de SilvaBKG Mendis
4th2ARS SilvaBKG Mendis
5th24N DickwellaBKG Mendis
6th7MDK PereraBKG Mendis
7th63MDK PereraMDKJ Perera