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WI reach 224 for nine as rain shortens play

Published:Tuesday | November 23, 2021 | 10:19 AM
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West Indies' batsman Jason Holder plays a shot during day three of their first Test cricket match in Galle, Sri Lanka, today.
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West Indies' batsman Jason Holder plays a shot during day three of their first Test cricket match in Galle, Sri Lanka, today.
Sri Lankan ground staff brings on the covers as it rains during day three of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, today.
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Sri Lankan ground staff brings on the covers as it rains during day three of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, today.
West Indies batsman Rahkeem Cornwall (left), gestures as he leaves the field after being dismissed, while teammate Joshua Da Silva (right) watches during day three of their first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, today.
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West Indies batsman Rahkeem Cornwall (left), gestures as he leaves the field after being dismissed, while teammate Joshua Da Silva (right) watches during day three of their first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, today.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka (CMC):

West Indies, replying to Sri Lanka’s 386 all out, were 224 for nine in their first innings at the close on the third day of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium here today.

Scores:

SRI LANKA 286 (Dimuth Karunaratne 147, Dhananjaya de Silva 61, Pathum Nissanka 56, Dinesh Chandimal 45; Roston Chase 5-83, Jomel Warrican 3-87, Shannon Gabriel 2-69).

WEST INDIES 224 for nine (Kyle Mayers 45, Kraigg Brathwaite 41, Rahkeem Cornwall 39, Jason Holder 36, Jermaine Blackwood 20; Praveen Jayawickrama 3-38, Ramesh Mendis 3-75).

SCOREBOARD

SRI LANKA 1st Innings 386

WEST INDIES 1st Innings

(overnight 113 for six)

*K Brathwaite c Nissanka b Mendis 41

J Blackwood lbw b Embuldeniya 20

N Bonner c Dhananjaya de Silva b Jayawickrama 1

S Hope c Fernando b Mendis 10

R Chase c Fernando b Mendis 2

J Warrican c wkp Chandimal b Jayawickrama 1

K Mayers c Karunaratne b Dhananjaya de Silva 45

J Holder c Chameera b Jayawickrama 36

+J Da Silva not out 11

R Cornwall c Mendis b Lakmal 39

Extras (b3, lb10, w3, nb2) 18

TOTAL (9 wkts, 80 overs) 224

To bat: S Gabriel

Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-51, 3-80, 4-83, 5-86, 6-100, 7-163, 8-175, 9-224.

Bowling: Lakmal 6-1-10-1, Chameera 8-0-14-0 (w1), Embuldeniya 29-10-63-1 (nb1), Jayawickrama 17-6-38-3 (nb1), Mendis 17-1-75-3, Dhananjaya 3-0-11-1.

Position: West Indies trail by 162 runs with one wicket intact.

Toss: Sri Lanka.

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Ruchira Palliyaguruge; TV – Raveendra Wimalasiri.

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