Dhammika will begin the proceedings, he has three slips and a gully in place

Karunaratne and Chandimal are the heroes for the home team as they stitched a 238-run stand for the third wicket and helped Sri Lanka post a good first innings total. Stay tuned as we bring you the West Indies' response which is due to start in a while.

Here is a mind-boggling stat the West Indies can take the inspiration from when they come out to bat: Sri Lanka have lost their last seven wickets for 59 runs. Sri Lankan batters, after the post-lunch session, showed greater intent and in the process lost wickets. However, they can look back at their scorecard and say - "We've got enough on the board and all we have to do is make use of the rest of the last session." That will be the message from the coaching staff as well.

152.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Pradeep, out Caught by S Gabriel!! Finally after 152.3 overs of hard work, West Indies have managed to bowl out Sri Lanka. This was short and sat up nicely for Pradeep to place that wherever he wanted to. He, instead, rocks back and pulls sans any timing. Ball swirls high in the air and towards deep mid-wicket, Gabriel steadies himself and pouches the ball safely with both hands. Pradeep c S Gabriel b Devendra Bishoo 0(6)

Devendra Bishoo to Pradeep, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

152.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Pradeep, no run, flighted around off, Pradeep offers a dead willow

152.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Pradeep, no run, sharp turn and bounce for Bishoo. Tossed up on off and spinning past the forward poking blade of Pradeep

Over: 152	0 0 4 0 0 0	SL 484/9
Kaushal 9(12)	Pradeep 0(3)	S Gabriel 20-2-76-1

151.6 - S Gabriel to Kaushal, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Kaushal sits under it

151.5 - S Gabriel to Kaushal, no run, length ball on off, Kaushal blocks off the front foot towards cover

151.4 - S Gabriel to Kaushal, no run, low full toss outside off, softly driven to the man at cover

151.3 - S Gabriel to Kaushal, FOUR, little fuller and width on offer, Kaushal opts to drive and does so by timing it to perfection. Placed it through cover and it raced away

151.2 - S Gabriel to Kaushal, no run, bowls this (lifter) with an extra bit of venom around off, Kaushal doesn't bother with it as he safely hides underneath it

151.1 - S Gabriel to Kaushal, no run, bumper on off - Kaushal is very early to see that and ducks under it

Over: 151	0 4 0 0 1 0	SL 480/9
Pradeep 0(3)	Kaushal 5(6)	Devendra Bishoo 40-2-143-3

150.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Pradeep, no run, tossed up outside off, Pradeep looks to drive but is beaten on the outside edge

150.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Kaushal, 1 run, floated up outside off, Kaushal drives it through cover and gets across for a single

150.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Kaushal, no run, googly on the stumps, Kaushal pushes that softly back to the bowler

150.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Kaushal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Kaushal defends it off the front foot

150.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Kaushal, FOUR, Sri Lanka's number 10 has hit a boundary against the lone spin warrior from the Windies - That should tell you some story about this innings. Short and outside off, Kaushal steps back and cuts that right from the middle of the bat - through cover and it's a boundary

150.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Kaushal, no run, floated up on leg, Kaushal lunges forward and pushes it to the leg-side

Over: 150	0 4 4 W 0 0	SL 475/9
Pradeep 0(2)	Kaushal 0(1)	S Gabriel 19-2-72-1

149.6 - S Gabriel to Pradeep, no run, smidgen fuller and around off, Pradeep, with his feet stuck in blob, defends it to the leg-side off the inside half of the bat

149.5 - S Gabriel to Pradeep, no run, slipping down the leg-side, Pradeep misses on the flick, good take by Ramdin diving to his left

Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease

149.4 - S Gabriel to K Perera, out Bowled!! No luck this time though. Gabriel bowls a full delivery outside off, Perera goes very hard at it and this time the inside edge strikes the base of off-stump and Perera hears the death rattle. K Perera b S Gabriel 23(31) [4s-2]

S Gabriel to K Perera, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

149.3 - S Gabriel to K Perera, FOUR, that's a lollypop for Perera. Stays inside the crease to this enticing full toss and clobbers the drive wide of mid-off, two in two for Perera now

149.2 - S Gabriel to K Perera, FOUR, very full and on middle and leg, Perera makes room and looks to slog, gets an inside edge that races past the leg-stump and into the fine leg fence

149.1 - S Gabriel to K Perera, no run, full and angled across off, Perera toe-ends the drive straight to the man at mid-off

Shannon Gabriel [18.0-2-64-0] is back into the attack

Over: 149	1 1 1 W W 0	SL 467/8
Kaushal 0(1)	K Perera 15(27)	Devendra Bishoo 39-2-138-3

148.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Kaushal, no run, slower and spinning away, left alone to the keeper

T Kaushal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

148.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Herath, out Lbw!! Two in two for Bishoo and the short-stature-man can afford a smile - at least now. He bowls a floaty delivery on off, it spun back a little and missed Sri Lanka's premier spinner's sweep. That was an easy decision for the umpire and he has no hesitation in putting his finger up in a flash. Herath didn't even have a conflab with his partner, just turned his back and walked away. Herath lbw b Devendra Bishoo 0(1)

Devendra Bishoo to Herath, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease

148.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, out Caught by J Holder!! If you can't do it, I'll do it myself - That's what Holder might have said to himself after catching that. Lovely drift on this tossed up delivery around off, Prasad went back looking to dab towards third man, ekes out a thick outside edge which nestles in the hands of the lanky Holder at first slip. Dhammika c J Holder b Devendra Bishoo 13(35) [4s-1]

Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

148.3 - Devendra Bishoo to K Perera, 1 run, floty delivery on middle and leg, Perera gets across and pulls to the man at deep backward square leg

148.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, 1 run, full and drifting down leg, Prasad tickls it fine and calls for a quick single, gets it with ease in the end

148.1 - Devendra Bishoo to K Perera, 1 run, slightly short and on the stumps, pulled away behind square on the leg-side

Over: 148	0 1 1 0 1 0	SL 464/6
Dhammika 12(33)	K Perera 13(25)	J Holder 21-4-36-1

147.6 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, dropped for the umpteenth time. How many catches will West Indies drop? I've lost the count. This was short and outside off, Prasad opens the face of the bat and looks to guide it over gully. Shai Hope, the fielder gets his right hand to the ball but spills it - maybe he wasn't expecting the chance

147.5 - J Holder to K Perera, 1 run, short of length delivery on leg-stump line, Perera hops inside the crease and pulls that square on the leg-side

147.4 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, dug in short and nowhere near the troubling line, Perera sways away from it

147.3 - J Holder to Dhammika, 1 run, juicy full toss on middle and leg, Prasad wrists it towards mid-wicket and gets off strike

147.2 - J Holder to K Perera, 1 run, short of length delivery around the sixth stump line, Perera hangs back and cuts it fiercely off the back foot, can only find a single through cover

147.1 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, full and on leg-stump line, Perera misses out on the flick, wears it on the pads but that was clearly sliding down leg

Over: 147	0 0 0 0 0 4	SL 461/6
Dhammika 11(31)	K Perera 11(21)	Devendra Bishoo 38-2-135-1

146.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, FOUR, short and width on offer, Prasad slaps the cut through cover and brings up his first boundary

146.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, this time Prasad shows good judgement as he leavs the ball alone that spins away from off

146.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, slower and spinning away, Prasad opens the face of the bat and dabs it in front of first slip

146.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, floated up outside off, Prasad blocks it towards the off-side

146.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, Prasad is attempting a few slogs here - that might have been the plan. The leggie from Devendra Bishoo which beats Prasad's outside edge

146.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, very full and on off, Prasad drives straight to the man at cover

Over: 146	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 457/6
K Perera 11(21)	Dhammika 7(25)	J Holder 20-4-33-1

145.6 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, back of a length delivery angling away from the left-hander, punched off the back foot towards cover

145.5 - J Holder to Dhammika, 1 run, Holder is testing Prasad with a series of short deliveries and this time the latter responds well - with a pull through mid-wicket

145.4 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, bumper on the stumps, Prasad this time sees it early and hides under it

145.3 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, length delivery angling into the batsman, Prasad makes room and presents the full face of the bat as he defends it to the off-side

145.2 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, full toss outside off, driven to cover-point

145.1 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, very full and slipping down leg, Prasad looks to flick and misses, gets hit on the pad but he was well outside the line of leg

Over: 145	0 0 2 0 0 1	SL 456/6
Dhammika 6(20)	K Perera 11(20)	Devendra Bishoo 37-2-131-1

144.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, 1 run, short again and pulled again, this time the timing wasn't quite there but good enough to take a single

144.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, slower through the air outside off, Prasad pushes with soft hands towards the off-side

144.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, quicker and just outside off, Prasad blocks it back towards the bowler

144.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, 2 runs, half-tracker on the stumps, Prasad goes deep inside the crease and pulls airily over mid-wicket. Carlos Brathwaite, the substitute, sprints across and makes a good stop near the boundary rope to save a couple of runs

144.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, slower and around off, Prasad goes on the back foot and blocks

144.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, pitched on off and spinning away, Prasad goes for the back foot punch and gets beaten

Two slips in place for Bishoo now

Over: 144	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 453/6
K Perera 11(20)	Dhammika 3(14)	J Holder 19-4-32-1

143.6 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, full toss outside off, Perera pushes that towards cover

143.5 - J Holder to Dhammika, 1 run, short and just outside off, Prasad swivels across and pulls that through mid-wicket

143.4 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, and now Prasad is pinged on the helmet. Plenty of action happening here at Galle. The lifter from Holder and Prasad is hurried on the pull this time, he gets a top-edge onto the helmet. Ball lobs up in the air, Ramdin charges forward, gets to the ball, goes two-handed and makes a mess of it - It was catchable and will go down as a dropped chance. The physio is out and Dhammika gets some treatment, he's fine now and will resume his innings

143.3 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, pacy bumper from Holder, Prasad was surprised by it. He jumps high looking to fend, leading edge flies towards point fielder, who dives forward but just couldn't get there - It was a commendable effort though

143.2 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, hits the good length and keeps it outside off, Prasad gets across and plants it near his foot

143.1 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, Holder was excited for a fleeting moment as he nearly consumed Prasad. Very full and on off, Prasad gets an inside edge as he looked to block that - had there been no inside edge, Prasad would have been plumb

Over: 143	0 0 0 0 1 2	SL 452/6
K Perera 11(19)	Dhammika 2(9)	Devendra Bishoo 36-2-128-1

142.6 - Devendra Bishoo to K Perera, 2 runs, quicker and outside off, Perera flashes hard and gets a thick outside edge which flies well wide of Holder at first slip. Ball runs away towards third man and Perera picks up a double

142.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, 1 run, dragged down outside off, Prasad pulls hard through mid-wicket and scampers across for a single

142.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, flatter and on off, Prasad gets across and turns it to the leg-side

142.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, slower and spinning away, left alone to the keeper

142.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, tossed up around off, Prasad prods forward in defence

142.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Dhammika, no run, classy leg-spinner from Devendra Bishoo, Prasad didn't pick that at all. He was beaten all ends up as he came forward to defend. Pitched on off and spinning away

Devendra Bishoo [35.0-2-125-1] is back into the attack

Over: 142	W 0 0 0 1 0	SL 449/6
K Perera 9(18)	Dhammika 1(4)	J Holder 18-4-31-1

141.6 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, full and angled in, Kusal attempts an ugly hoick and gets a thick inside edge onto the pad, ball dribbles away to the off-side

141.5 - J Holder to Dhammika, 1 run, on the pads again, Prasad clips through mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single

141.4 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Prasad works that to mid-wicket

141.3 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, yorker on off, Prasad digs it back to the bowler

141.2 - J Holder to Dhammika, no run, full and down the leg-side, Prasad tries to glance and misses

Dhammika Prasad, right handed bat, comes to the crease

141.1 - J Holder to Mathews, out Caught&Bowled!! And, what better? He's got a wicket first ball and he is all smiles - looks like more of a respite than anything. Greets Mathews with a short of a length delivery first up, it was pacy and rushing to Mathews who was hurried as he tried to work it to the on-side off the back foot, ball catches the leading edge and lobs to the leg-side. Holder ran forward and completed an easy catch. Holder wins the battle of the skippers. Mathews c and b J Holder 48(65) [4s-5 6s-1]

J Holder to Mathews, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

Welcome back for the final session of the day. Jason Holder, who has had a tough day in the field so far, will get us under way. He has only one slip in place

A nervy Siriwardana on debut could only get off the mark before edging one behind to the keeper. Mathews held fort at the other end and scored at his patent quick rate, the highlight of his innings being a gigantic six off Samuels over long-on. West Indies grew disciplined as the session progressed but the bowling still looks as flat as the pitch and a daunting bat-once-bat-big score doesn't look too far away. Join us in about 20 minutes for the evening session.

Width was the order of the session as Sri Lankan batsmen made merry with fierce cut shots. Having started the session with Bishoo and the part-timer in Samuels, West Indies fell short on discipline and leaked easy runs to two well-set batsmen. The disappointment continued even when the pacemen took over as boundaries came easy and often. Chandimal brought up his 150 but got out soon after as he drove a Roach delivery straight to cover.

Over: 141	1 0 1 0 0 0	SL 448/5
K Perera 9(17)	Mathews 48(64)	Kraigg Brathwaite 5-0-14-0

140.6 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, no run, flatter outside off, Perera goes on the back foot and punches it to the left of cover, who moves across to his left and stops the ball

140.5 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, no run, darted shorter and wider outside off, Perera slaps it straight to short cover

140.4 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, no run, quicker through the air and spinning away outside off, left alone

140.3 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, 1 run, drifting in on off and middle, Mathews works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end

140.2 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, no run, flatter and just outside off, Mathews goes back and across, turns it into the on-side, thinks about a single but decides against it in the end as the fielder was quick to reach the ball

140.1 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, 1 run, shortish and slightly wide outside off, Perera goes back and slices the cut square of the wicket, good enough for a single before the fielder gets to the ball

Over: 140	1 0 0 0 1 0	SL 446/5
Mathews 47(62)	K Perera 8(13)	J Holder 17-4-30-0

139.6 - J Holder to Mathews, no run, Mathews misses out on a freebie. He could have hit this anywhere, he was in fact looking to work it on the on-side but ends up hitting it back towards the bowler. He looked a little suprised there as he was probably not expecting a full toss

139.5 - J Holder to K Perera, 1 run, angling in on leg stump line, Perera nurdles it behind square on the on-side for a single

Comes round the wicket now

139.4 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, slower ball from Holder at 118.8kph, Perera lets it go as it was outside off

139.3 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, bumper on the stumps, Perera ducks under it

139.2 - J Holder to K Perera, no run, angling away outside off, Perera looks to force it through the off-side off the back foot, but drags it back towards the bowler off the inside half of the bat

139.1 - J Holder to Mathews, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Mathews tucks it away to fine leg off his hips for a single

Jason Holder [16.0-4-28-0] is back into the attack

Over: 139	1 0 1 1 0 1	SL 444/5
Mathews 46(60)	K Perera 7(9)	Kraigg Brathwaite 4-0-12-0

138.6 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, 1 run, Brathwaite pushes this one quicker, Mathews hangs back and punches it to long-on, keeps the strike with a run

138.5 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, no run, drifting on middle and leg, Mathews works it towards backward square leg, can't get the single away

138.4 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, 1 run, on the pads this time around, Perera turns it through mid-wicket and the batsmen cross over

138.3 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off, Mathews punches it down to long-on for a single

138.2 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mathews wrists it to the left of mid-wicket, who moves across and stops the ball

138.1 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Perera clears his front leg as he goes on the back foot, drives it through the cover region and gets off strike

Over: 138	1 0 4 2 0 0	SL 440/5
Mathews 44(56)	K Perera 5(7)	Jerome Taylor 20-4-65-2

137.6 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, bit of width on offer on this length delivery outside off, Mathews reaches out as he looks to drive, ends up dragging it to mid-on off the inside half of the bat

137.5 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, good short ball from Taylor, aimed at the batsman and the ball got big on Mathews who looks to fend it away after taking his eyes off the ball. Luckily for him, the ball bounces in front of Taylor, who was running forward. In fact, the ball lobbed up off the handle on this occasion

Mathews looks to be having some difficulty with running between the wickets. Doesn't look comfortable at all. Not sure what's bothering him though.

137.4 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, 2 runs, pitched up on off and middle, Mathews comes slightly across and whips it through square leg, comes back for the second with ease

137.3 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, FOUR, edged and four! Taylor offers width outside off and Mathews goes after it as well. He flashes hard, the ball catches the outside edge and runs away in the gap between slip and gully. Taylor has his hands on his knees in frustration

137.2 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, angling in around off, Mathews was first looking to work it into the on-side and then decides to defend in the end, gets a soft leading edge that rolls into the off-side

137.1 - Jerome Taylor to K Perera, 1 run, slower ball from Taylor but he drifts onto the pads this time, Perera gently nudges it towards fine leg and gets to the other end with a single

Over: 137	2 0 1 0 2 0	SL 433/5
Mathews 38(51)	K Perera 4(6)	Kraigg Brathwaite 3-0-8-0

136.6 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, no run, flatter and turning in from outside off, Mathews goes on the back foot and punches it to the left of mid-wicket, who quickly moves across and prevents any chance of a run

136.5 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, 2 runs, kneels down after going across and laps this flighted delivery fine past the keeper, the batsmen take another couple before the ball is hunted down

136.4 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, no run, bit quicker just outside off, Mathews comes half-forward as he defends, the ball rolls into the on-side off the inside half of the bat

136.3 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, 1 run, drags his length back this time around, Perera was lining up for the big cut but it wasn't that short as well, Perera adjusts and manages to send it through towards the sweeper for a single

136.2 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, no run, slower through the air and on off, Perera blocks off the front foot

136.1 - Kraigg Brathwaite to K Perera, 2 runs, flatter and around off, Perera goes on the back foot and knocks it through the cover region, the batsmen take two before the sweeper cuts it off after running to his left

Over: 136	0 W 0 0 1 0	SL 428/5
Mathews 36(48)	K Perera 1(3)	Jerome Taylor 19-4-58-2

135.6 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, angling down the leg-side, Mathews looks to glance it fine but can't lay bat on it, the keeper collects after moving to his left

135.5 - Jerome Taylor to K Perera, 1 run, in the air and safe! Taylor bowls this well wide outside off, Perera reaches out for it as he looks to go hard at it, ends up slicing it off the toe-end. The ball goes high in the air but evades the man running back from cover as it falls well away from him. Perera gets off the mark with a single

135.4 - Jerome Taylor to K Perera, no run, bowls a low full toss on the stumps, Perera drives it to the left of extra cover

A slip and a gully in place for Perera

135.3 - Jerome Taylor to K Perera, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Perera defends it to the right of the bowler, who moves across and stops the ball

Kusal Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease

135.2 - Jerome Taylor to Siriwardana, out Caught by Ramdin!! Siriwardana falls! He fails to make the most of this opportunity on his Test debut. Taylor is extremely delighted, two wickets in two overs for him. This was a length delivery outside off, the ball straightens as the angle on the ball draws the batsman forward, who was pushing at it, catches the outside edge and Ramdin takes the easiest of catches. Siriwardana c Ramdin b Jerome Taylor 1(8)

Jerome Taylor to Siriwardana, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

135.1 - Jerome Taylor to Siriwardana, no run, length delivery outside off, Siriwardana is not bothered to offer a shot

Over: 135	0 1 0 0 0 1	SL 427/4
Siriwardana 1(6)	Mathews 36(47)	Kraigg Brathwaite 2-0-3-0

134.6 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Siriwardana, 1 run, first runs in Test cricket for Siriwardana, this was floated up outside off, Siriwardana comes half-forward and pushes it square of the wicket, he will keep the strike with this single

134.5 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Siriwardana, no run, comes down the track and almost yorks himself, can only manage to jam the drive towards the bowler

134.4 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Siriwardana, no run, once again Siriwardana offers a dead-bat as he defends this flighted delivery around off

134.3 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Siriwardana, no run, slower through the air and just outside off, Siriwardana comes forward and blocks it to short cover

Comes round the wicket to the left-hander

134.2 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, 1 run, full just outside off, Mathews eases it down to long-on and gets off strike

134.1 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Mathews, no run, quicker and just outside off, Mathews hangs back and defends it into the on-side

Kraigg Brathwaite [1.0-0-1-0] is back into the attack

Over: 134	0 0 0 W 0 0	SL 425/4
Siriwardana 0(2)	Mathews 35(45)	Jerome Taylor 18-4-57-1

133.6 - Jerome Taylor to Siriwardana, no run, bit fuller and angling in from just outside off, Siriwardana pushes it to mid-off

133.5 - Jerome Taylor to Siriwardana, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Siriwardana offers the full face of the bat as he defends it towards mid-off

Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Taylor comes round the wicket to the left-hander, the debutant Siriwardana

133.4 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, out Caught by Blackwood!! Sri Lanka lose their fourth and it's the dangerous Chandimal, who is going back to the hut. After dropping him twice in the innings, West Indies finally manage to hold onto this chance. Nothing but a full delivery outside off, it was right in the slot for the drive as Chandimal goes for it. However, he doesn't bother to keep it down and hits it straight to cover, where Blackwood snaffles it easily. Chandimal c Blackwood b Jerome Taylor 151(298) [4s-16 6s-2]

Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

133.3 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, a little shimmy down the track but Chandimal can't time his drive well. He went hard at it, but couldn't get it from the middle, the ball dribbles away to mid-off

133.2 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal defends it to the left of the bowler, there was a bit of extra bounce on this but Chandimal handles it well in the end

133.1 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, inswinging full toss on middle, Chandimal looked a little surprised there as he wrists it to mid-on, handled it well in the end

Over: 133	1 0 0 0 1 0	SL 425/3
Mathews 35(45)	Chandimal 151(294)	S Gabriel 18-2-64-0

132.6 - S Gabriel to Mathews, no run, full toss outside off and Mathews would feel that he missed out on a freebie. He fails to lay bat on it as he looks to drive, the ball bounces behind the pitch and the keeper collects

132.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal comes on the front foot and bunts it square of the wicket for another run

132.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, angling in on off, Chandimal gets behind the line as he blocks it into the off-side

132.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal hangs back, opens the face of the bat and runs it down towards gully, who moves to his right and stops the ball

132.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, pitched up around off, Chandimal drives it back to the bowler off the front foot

132.1 - S Gabriel to Mathews, 1 run, bowls this one slightly wide outside off, Mathews reaches out and pushes it through the cover-point region, the batsmen cross over for a single

Holder, who had some issues with his thumb yesterday, got hurt as he was fielding the last ball of the previous over. He immediately shouted in pain, was looking at his hand as he called for the physio. Has gone off the field to receive some treatment

Over: 132	1 1 0 4 0 0	SL 423/3
Chandimal 150(290)	Mathews 34(43)	Jerome Taylor 17-3-57-0

131.6 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, bit of reverse swing for Taylor. Gets this one to come back in towards off and middle, Chandimal pushes at it and the ball dribbles away towards mid-wicket off the inside half of the bat

131.5 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, pitched up on off, Chandimal drives it back to the bowler, who bends down in his followthrough and gets a hand on it, the ball rolls away towards cover

131.4 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, FOUR, well played by Chandimal. Reaches 150 with this boundary. He raises his bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd and his teammates. This was a back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal stays inside the crease as he waits for the ball to arrive, guides it in the gap between gully and backward point, runs away to the fence in a jiffy

131.3 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, just short of a good length and just outside off, Chandimal comes across as he looks to defend, the ball bounces a bit extra and hits the top half of Chandimal's bat

131.2 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, 1 run, goes fuller this time around and angles it on off and middle, Mathews flicks it behind square on the on-side for another run

131.1 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Chandimal comes on the front foot and drives it square of the wicket, gets to the other end with a single

Drinks are on the field now

Over: 131	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 417/3
Mathews 33(42)	Chandimal 145(285)	S Gabriel 17-2-62-0

130.6 - S Gabriel to Mathews, no run, fullish but too wide outside off to entice the batsman who just leaves it alone to the keeper

130.5 - S Gabriel to Mathews, no run, short of length again but outside off this time, Mathews gets behind the line this time and hop-defends it

130.4 - S Gabriel to Mathews, no run, short of length into the ribs, Mathews gets into an awkward position as he tries to fend it into the off-side, is hit on the shoulder

130.3 - S Gabriel to Mathews, no run, very full outside off, Mathews eases the drive to extra-cover

130.2 - S Gabriel to Mathews, no run, fullish outside off, Mathews push-drives it into the off-side

130.1 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, good length delivery, Chandimal defends it into the off-side

Over: 130	0 2 1 0 0 0	SL 416/3
Mathews 33(37)	Chandimal 144(284)	Jerome Taylor 16-3-51-0

129.6 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, very full on middle, Mathews plays the one-legged clip to mid-wicket

129.5 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, fullish, Mathews meets it on the front foot but mistimes the drive back to the bowler

129.4 - Jerome Taylor to Mathews, no run, on a length outside off, Mathews sends it to cover with a defensive push

129.3 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, 1 run, good length delivery, Chandimal defends it into the off-side with a slightly open bat face

129.2 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, 2 runs, back of a length again outside off, Chandimal arches back to create width and cuts it square, sweeper cover runs to his right to keep it to a couple

129.1 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, length delivery is punched to extra-cover, no run available there

Jerome Taylor [15.0-3-48-0] is back into the attack

Over: 129	4B 5Wd 0 0 0 0 1	SL 413/3
Chandimal 141(281)	Mathews 33(34)	S Gabriel 16-2-61-0

128.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, fullish in length, Chandimal meets it with an open bat face, runs a single as deep point fires in the throw back

128.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery straightens off the pitch, Chandimal looks to slash but is beaten but the slight movement and bounce

128.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, extra bounce on this back of a length delivery as Chandimal takes his bottom hand off while defending this

128.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, in the blockhole, Chandimal digs it back to the bowler

128.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery wide of off, no movement on offer, Chandimal shoulders arms

128.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 5 wides, this is poor bowling, that's way down the leg side and Ramdin had no chance. Rightly, the umpire calls that a wide

128.1 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, byes, FOUR, a bit of inswing and lack of discipline down the leg side, too wide to even miss the tickle, runs to the fine leg fence

Shannon Gabriel [15.0-2-55-0] is back into the attack

Pace from both ends then it seems..

Over: 128	0 0 1 0 0 1	SL 403/3
Chandimal 140(275)	Mathews 33(34)	Roach 19-3-57-1

127.6 - Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, just back of a length angled in, Chandimal turns it to backward square leg and retains the strike

127.5 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, very full this time, Chandimal digs it out to mid-off, not much pace on that delivery to trouble a set batsman

127.4 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fullish, Chandimal is half-forward to defend it, the ball rolls to mid-off from the outside half of the bat

127.3 - Roach to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the leg stump, Mathews tucks it off the hips and collects a single to mid-wicket

127.2 - Roach to Mathews, no run, length delivery outside off, Mathews lunges forward to defend this to cover

127.1 - Roach to Mathews, no run, fuller length delivery first up, Mathews clips it past a diving short mid-wicket, mid-on tidies up

Over: 127	1 0 0 1 1 0	SL 401/3
Chandimal 139(272)	Mathews 32(31)	Devendra Bishoo 35-2-125-1

126.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, good ball, flighted and drifting in, Chandimal offers the perfect forward defence

126.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, 1 run, enough time for Mathews to slap this to sweeper cover

126.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, keeps bowling it wide, Chandimal meets it with a cut to point

126.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, similar delivery this time, lots of turn but wide enough for the batsman to leave this

126.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, delicious flight but far outside off, Chandimal is on the front foot but leaves it

126.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, 1 run, flattish delivery is worked off the pads to mid-wicket for an easy single

Over: 126	4 1 0 1 0 0	SL 398/3
Chandimal 138(268)	Mathews 30(29)	Roach 18-3-55-1

125.6 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, splays it down the leg side, Chandimal misses with the tickle

125.5 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, goes wide of the crease on this back of a length delivery, Chandimal tries to play the dab to third man but drags it off the inner-half of the bat, the ball rolled back to the keeper

125.4 - Roach to Mathews, 1 run, length delivery speared down leg, Mathews tucks it to deep mid-wicket

The conditions are brighter than before at Galle now

125.3 - Roach to Mathews, no run, back of a length this time, Mathews is on his toes to ride the bounce

125.2 - Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, so much room outside off again, Chandimal chops his cut this time, earns a single to cover-point

125.1 - Roach to Chandimal, FOUR, width is contagious! Short and wide dished up, Chandimal brings out the cut and ball flies square of the wicket to the fence

Kemar Roach [17.0-3-49-1] is back into the attack

Over: 125	0 0 0 1 1 1	SL 392/3
Chandimal 133(264)	Mathews 29(27)	Devendra Bishoo 34-2-122-1

124.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, width on this one is met with a slice to sweeper cover

124.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, 1 run, width again on this, Mathews cuts in front of square, sweeper cover in action here

124.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven down to long-off

124.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, fullish for a change, gets Chandimal forward with a drive to mid-off

124.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal backs away to manufacture width but cannot get it past the square

124.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, legbreak and the turn giving the batsman more width, Chandimal cuts it straight to point

Over: 124	4 1 1 0 0 0	SL 389/3
Mathews 28(26)	Chandimal 131(259)	Samuels 27-4-84-1

123.6 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, on the stumps, worked to mid-wicket

123.5 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, lots of flight on this ball down the leg side, Mathews tries to work it to the on-side but misses, Ramdin takes the bails off as the batsman overbalances but Mathews had his back foot grounded

Groundstaff gather around, they are expecting a shower

123.4 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, shortish and outside off stump, punched off the back foot to mid-off

123.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, fifty partnership up! Chandimal cuts it square of the wicket to bring up the milestone

123.2 - Samuels to Mathews, 1 run, flatter on leg, nudged behind square

123.1 - Samuels to Mathews, FOUR, lots of candy width outside off, Mathews obliges with a cut shot to get another boundary in this session

Over: 123	0 0 4 0 0 0	SL 383/3
Chandimal 130(258)	Mathews 23(21)	Devendra Bishoo 33-2-119-1

122.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flat, short and wide, whatever you don't want a spinner to bowl, Chandimal cuts it hard to cover-point

122.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery, Chandimal leans forward to drive this but cannot get it past cover

122.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, legbreak turning from leg to off, Chandimal covers the turn to defends this to cover

122.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR, flighted delivery outside off, Chandimal reaches with a sweep and creams it behind square on the leg-side, barrage of boundaries continue

122.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, sliding down the leg side, Chandimal gets inside the line and bunts it

122.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flat outside off, Chandimal jab-defends this into the off-side

Over: 122	0 0 0 6 0 0	SL 379/3
Mathews 23(21)	Chandimal 126(252)	Samuels 26-4-78-1

121.6 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, tossed up this time, defended straight back to the bowler

121.5 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, flat on middle, pushed back to the bowler

121.4 - Samuels to Mathews, SIX, that's monstrous! Mathews shimmies down the track to get to the pitch of this harmless flat delivery, lofts it over long-on for a gigantic intentful maximum

121.3 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, pushed through flat, Mathews turns it to the on-side

121.2 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, similar line and length, Mathews meets it with a straight defensive bat again

121.1 - Samuels to Mathews, no run, sliding across Mathews who prods forward to block this

Over: 121	1 2 0 0 0 0	SL 373/3
Chandimal 126(252)	Mathews 17(15)	Devendra Bishoo 32-2-115-1

120.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, good over this, fullish again and not much flight, Chandimal can only block this off the front foot

120.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, fuller in length, Chandimal blocks it while trying to play it on the on-side

120.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, straighter one that zips off the pitch, Chandimal is on his toes to defend this

120.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower through the air, Chandimal blocks it with a straight bat

120.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, quicker delivery just outside off, Chandimal waits and plays the cut ever so late to deep point

120.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, 1 run, full toss on leg stump, Mathews decides to be sane and drives it to long-on

Ominous start to the session this for West Indies

Over: 120	0 0 0 4 0 0	SL 370/3
Chandimal 124(247)	Mathews 16(14)	Samuels 25-4-72-1

119.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, sliding across the batsman, Chandimal gets half-forward and bunts it into the off-side

119.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, some width again, Chandimal backs away to make more room and cuts it to cover-point

119.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, FOUR, cheeky! Straighter delivery, Chandimal gets on one knee and paddle-sweeps it very fine towards the fine leg boundary

119.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, gives some air on this, Chandimal works this to the right of the man at mid-wicket

119.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flat, Chandimal is half-forward and defends it off the inside edge

119.1 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, loop outside off, Chandimal comes on the front foot to push this to mid-on

Over: 119	0 0 0 0 4 0	SL 366/3
Mathews 16(14)	Chandimal 120(241)	Devendra Bishoo 31-2-112-1

118.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery outside off, defended back to the bowler

118.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, FOUR, bad ball punished! Short ball is bludgeoned away with a fierce pull to the deep mid-wicket boundary

118.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, this flighted delivery turns away from the line of the stumps, Mathews leaves it alone

118.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, good loop outside off, Mathews defends with a lifted bat

118.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, loopy delivery on middle, defends it back to the bowler

118.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, dropped! Tossed up nicely, drifts in, brings the batsman forward with a jab, the ball flies low to the lone slip but is dropped by Holder

Over: 118	0 0 3 1 0 4	SL 362/3
Chandimal 120(241)	Mathews 12(8)	Samuels 24-4-68-1

117.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, FOUR, flat outside off, Chandimal reaches out to this outside off and sweeps hard over backward square leg, earns himself a boundary

117.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flatter on middle, Chandimal pushes this to mid-on

117.4 - Samuels to Mathews, 1 run, short and wide has been the order of the day, Mathews chops it to cover and completes a risky single. The fielder there tried to grab the ball with his left hand and quickly release the throw, but he fumbled

117.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, 3 runs, width on this, Chandimal cuts hard, Roach hauls this just back inside the sweeper cover fence, in fact he stopped it with his boot

117.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flatter and fuller, Chandimal walks in front to block this

117.1 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, tossed up this time, Chandimal prods forward to defend this

Over: 117	0 0 0 4 4 2	SL 354/3
Mathews 11(7)	Chandimal 113(236)	Devendra Bishoo 30-2-108-1

116.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, 2 runs, it took Devendra Bishoo 5 balls to get the length and flight right. Looped up, Mathews pushes at it with laden feet, the outside edge flies to the right of the lone slip, backward point cleans up

116.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, FOUR, width outside off again, Mathews slaps the cut square of the wicket and earns himself another boundary

116.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, FOUR, horror full toss in an attempt to bowl full, Mathews swings hard and deposits it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four

116.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, and again! This time Mathews rocks back to slap this to extra-cover

116.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, shortish again, punched to extra cover

116.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Mathews, no run, poor start, dragged down but pulled straight to mid-off

Spin to start the session. Mid-off and mid-on in with a lone slip in place

Welcome back! The players walk back to the middle after what looks like has been a heavy lunch break for them

The partnership between Karunaratne and Chandimal (238), for the third wicket, was the highest for Sri Lanka against West Indies. The only exciting moment for West Indies in this session has been when Jerome Taylor jumped forward and nearly missed a chance off Chandimal while he was on 107. Barring that their bowling was poor. Join us back for the post-lunch session at 12:40 local time.

That will be lunch on day 2. Sri Lanka's dominance continues and West Indies' fielding and bowling woes continue - that has been the story so far. Karunaratne missed out on what could have been a well-deserved double hundred. Samuels was the only wicket taker in this session while Bishoo maintained good control from the other end.

Over: 116	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 344/3
Chandimal 113(236)	Mathews 1(1)	Samuels 23-4-60-1

115.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flatter and outside off, Chandimal shows the full face as he defends it back to the bowler

115.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, slower and just outside off, Chandimal gets across and pushes it down the track

115.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, still the line is around off, Chandimal is solid in his front foot defence

115.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, tossed up just outside off, Chandimal offers a dead bat

115.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flighted just outside off, Chandimal prods forward and defends

115.1 - Samuels to Mathews, 1 run, low full toss on middle, Mathews drives towards mid-on and is off the mark with a single

Over: 115	0 0 0 0 0 4	SL 343/3
Chandimal 113(231)	Mathews 0(0)	Devendra Bishoo 29-2-98-1

114.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR, when Bishoo bowls it short, Chandimal pounces on it. Rocks back and cuts that through cover with superb timing

114.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Chandimal leans forward and blocks

114.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, leg-spinner from Devendra Bishoo, the line is just outside off, Chandimal meets it with a drive off the front foot

114.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, quicker delivery just outside off, Chandimal goes for the cut and misses

114.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, quicker one just outside off, Chandimal plays it with soft hands as he blocks it wide of slip

114.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Chandimal defends it back to the bowler

Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 114	0 0 4 2 0 W	SL 339/3
Karunaratne 186(354)	Chandimal 109(225)	Samuels 22-4-59-1

113.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, out Caught&Bowled!! Sigh! What a tame end to a brilliant knock! He wanted to record his maiden double ton but unfortunately falls 14 short. Samuels, not even in his wildest dreams, would have expected a wicket off such a delivery. This was short and outside off, Karunaratne is early on the punch, ends up spooning it to the left of the bowler, who accepts it gleefully and flings the ball high and towards the blue sky. Karunaratne c and b Samuels 186(354) [4s-16 6s-1]

Samuels to Karunaratne, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

113.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, slower through the air outside off, Karunaratne defends it down the track

113.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 2 runs, slipping down leg, Karunaratne clips it to fine leg for a couple of runs

113.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, FOUR, floaty delivery outside off, Karunaratne creams the drive to to the right of mid-off, once it beat the fielder it was always going to be a boundary

113.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, quicker one just outside off, driven back to Samuels

113.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short and wide, Karunaratne is kind enough to slap the cut straight to the man at cover

Over: 113	0 1 0 0 0 0	SL 333/2
Chandimal 109(225)	Karunaratne 180(348)	Devendra Bishoo 28-2-94-1

112.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, driven to cover

112.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slightly short again, Chandimal chops this one to cover

112.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, dropped it short and wide, Chandimal goes back and cuts to point

112.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower through the air outside off, driven straight to the man at cover

112.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Karunaratne crouches low and sweeps along the ground, towards fine leg

112.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Karunaratne advances and drives it back to the bowler

Over: 112	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 332/2
Chandimal 109(221)	Karunaratne 179(346)	Samuels 21-4-53-0

111.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, slower and just outside off, Chandimal blocks off the front foot

111.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, fuller and around off, Karunaratne looks to drive off the front foot, gets an inside edge that rolls towards mid-on

111.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery just outside off, Karunaratne punches it off the back foot towards cover

111.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and outside off, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go

111.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, stays on the back foot and pushes this flatter delivery to cover

111.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short and just outside off, Karunaratne goes back and cuts to point

Over: 111	1 0 2 0 0 0	SL 331/2
Chandimal 109(220)	Karunaratne 178(341)	Devendra Bishoo 27-2-93-1

110.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, wide outside off, left alone to the keeper

110.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower and on off, Chandimal blocks it back to the bowler

110.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, full and on off, Chandimal defends it off the front foot

110.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, was that a chance? This was flighted delivery on off, Chandimal dances down the track and goes for the lofted drive, it lands just well in front of a forward diving Jerome Taylor at mid-off. In fact, Taylor was a little late to react. That should have been taken

110.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flatter and outside off, Chandimal cuts and finds point

110.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, advances and eases this tossed up towards long-on

Over: 110	0 0 0 1 6 0	SL 328/2
Chandimal 107(215)	Karunaratne 177(340)	Samuels 20-4-52-0

109.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, fuller and on off, Chandimal blocks it down the track

109.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, SIX, that's the perfect way to answer, isn't it? He skips out and smokes it high and sailing over the mid-wicket fence. Samuels just stares and walks back

Samuels is trying to intimidate Chandimal. He has a word or two with Chandimal who doesn't respond - just walks away with a cheeky grin

109.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, floated up on middle, Karunaratne drives to mid-on and scampers across for a quick single

109.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, full and on off, Karunaratne answers with a dead blade

109.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and just outside off, Karunaratne lunges forward in defence

109.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, howzaaat, cries Ramdin but the umpire is not interested. Samuels dragged it short and wide, Karunaratne looks for the initially, but withdraws as he sees the ball bouncing extra, keeper appeals but it has missed the outside edge by a long mile

Over: 109	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 321/2
Chandimal 101(213)	Karunaratne 176(336)	Devendra Bishoo 26-2-90-1

108.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, floaty delivery outside off, Chandimal drives and picks mid-off

108.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, short and outside off, Chandimal reaches out for the cut, finds the man at extra-cover

108.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tossed up around off, Chandimal prods forward in defence

108.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Chandimal defends it off the front foot

108.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, gives this one more air just outside off, Chandimal comes forward and push-drives, gets an outside edge that falls well short of cover

108.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, pulled behind square on the leg-side

Over: 108	2 0 1 0 0 0	SL 320/2
Chandimal 101(208)	Karunaratne 175(335)	Samuels 19-4-45-0

107.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, slower through the air around off, driven straight to cover

107.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, fullish and just outside off, Chandimal drives to cover

107.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Chandimal cuts that towards point

107.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, floated up on middle, Karunaratne drives wide of a diving cover and gets across for a single

107.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short again, Karunaratne goes back and cuts, picks the man at point

107.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 2 runs, short and outside off, Karunaratne pulls it ever so hard and places that through mid-wicket. Roach in the deep gets across and stops with his right boot. Was he in contact with the rope? No, he isn't, reckons the TV umpire and it's just a double for Karunaratne

Marlon Samuels [18.0-4-42-0] is back into the attack

Chandimal is having a change of gloves. Meanwhile Percy, the hardcore Sri Lankan cricket fan, is seen having an intense conversation with someone in the ground

Over: 107	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 317/2
Chandimal 101(205)	Karunaratne 172(332)	Devendra Bishoo 25-2-89-1

106.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, Chandimal blocks that back to Bishoo

106.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, three in a row - dropped short. Chandimal, as ever, sits back and cuts, finds the same man again

106.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, short again, Chandimal jumps back and cuts - this time he finds cover-point

106.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tad short and room on offer, Chandimal goes back and cuts to the left of cover who saves with a slide

106.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Chandimal answers with a forward prod

106.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, fuller and on middle, Chandimal makes room slightly and drives straight to cover

Over: 106	0 1 4 0 0 1	SL 317/2
Chandimal 101(199)	Karunaratne 172(332)	S Gabriel 15-2-55-0

105.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, inside edge and Gabriel is on his knees straightaway! It's been that kind a of a Test match so far for the West Indies, isn't it? Chandimal flashes hard at a good length delivery on off, the edge escapes past the leg-stump and towards fine leg

105.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal stays on the back foot and taps to the man at backward point

105.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, length delivery just outside off, safely defended to the off-side

105.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, FOUR, that's the way to do it! What a talent, what a player! Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal. West Indies dropped him twice and he has made them pay for it. It has been a knock of class and quality. He records his 5th Test ton and he has many more to come in the years to follow. He gets there with a lofted drive over mid-off. Gets across to the other end, gets down on his knees and has his arms aloft as he smiles in delight

105.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, short of length delivery well outside off, Karunaratne punches that to the left of point and races across for a sharp single

105.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it on off from a fuller length, Karunaratne softly nudges to the man at mid-on

Over: 105	4 0 1 1 1 1	SL 311/2
Karunaratne 171(330)	Chandimal 96(195)	Devendra Bishoo 24-1-89-1

104.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, errs in line again, Karunaratne gets down on his knees, sweeps that towards fine leg and retains strike

104.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, drifting on middle and leg, Chandimal helps it down to fine leg

104.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Karunaratne gets across and gets an outside edge towards third man while trying to block

104.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, slower through the air around off, Chandimal defends and gets an inside edge towards square leg

104.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Chandimal opens the face of the bat and dabs it towards cover-point

104.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR, ah! Those beautiful wrists from Chandimal! Makes it look so easy. He steps down the track, takes it on the full and whips it in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket

One slip and a short cover in place

Over: 104	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 303/2
Karunaratne 169(328)	Chandimal 90(191)	S Gabriel 14-2-49-0

103.6 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, slightly fuller and in the outside off zone, Karunaratne pushes with soft hands in front of point

103.5 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, the field on the off-side is packed - to try and deny a boundary for Karunaratne. He though doesn't bother with a short and wide delivery from Gabriel

103.4 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, very full and on off, Karunaratne gets across and drives it straight to mid-on. Chandimal thought of a quick single but is sent back by his partner

103.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, driven with sublime timing but he can only get one courtesy of a misfield from the younger Bravo at cover - who slides to his left and then fumbles

103.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, on a length and around the fifth stump line, Chandimal plays with a slightly closed face as he blocks it to cover

103.1 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, Gabriel steams into the short-of-stature Chandimal and bowls a fullish delivery outside off, Chandimal leans on the drive and finds cover to perfection

Over: 103	0 0 1 0 1 1	SL 302/2
Chandimal 89(188)	Karunaratne 169(325)	Devendra Bishoo 23-1-81-1

102.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, short again, Chandimal camps back and cuts square of the wicket, retains the strike with that run

102.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, brings up the 200-run stand with a tuck to square leg

102.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, stifled appeal for lbw but umpire Richard Illingworth is not interested. Karunaratne lunged forward for this flighted delivery, he gets an inside edge on the pad. The umpire is spot on there

102.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, short and width on offer, Chandimal jumps back and cuts that through cover

102.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, floated up just outside off, Chandimal prods forward in defence

102.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Chandimal goes back and punches it to cover

Devendra Bishoo [22.0-1-78-1] is back into the attack

Drinks are on the field now

Over: 102	1 0 0 0 0 1	SL 299/2
Chandimal 87(184)	Karunaratne 168(323)	S Gabriel 13-2-48-0

101.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, that could have been close! Chandimal dabbed a short of a good length delivery to the left of backward point and set off for a quick single. Karunaratne responded well and might have made it even if there was a direct hit at his end

101.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal shuffles across and defends it

101.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Chandimal plays with an open face and slices the drive towards extra cover

101.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, nudged towards mid-wicket

101.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, loose from Chandimal, goes chasing after a good length delivery that held its line, beaten on the outside edge

101.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, fuller length delivery and angling into Karunaratne, worked wide of mid-on for a single

Over: 101	0 0 0 0 1 1	SL 297/2
Karunaratne 167(322)	Chandimal 86(179)	J Holder 16-4-28-0

100.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, Holder drifts one onto Karunaratne's pads, he looks to flick and gets an inside edge onto the pads, rolls away towards long leg

100.5 - J Holder to Chandimal, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Chandimal creams it to deep cover for a single. There's some protection for the bowlers now

100.4 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, very full and outside off, dfriven crisply but straight to the fielder at cover

100.3 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Chandimal prods forward and defends it

100.2 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal plays with an open face and defends it towards backward point

100.1 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Chandimal drives hard and to the left of short extra cover, the fielder gets a hand and saves some runs

Over: 100	4 1 2 1 0 2	SL 295/2
Karunaratne 166(321)	Chandimal 85(174)	S Gabriel 12-2-46-0

99.6 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and angling into Karunaratne, he closes the face of the bat and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs

99.5 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back towards the bowler

Round the wicket to Karunaratne

99.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, defended in front of mid-off and sets off for a quick single

99.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 2 runs, another chance and it's been dropped once again, Blackwood is the culprit now. This was short and wide from Gabriel, Chandimal went hard on the cut, didn't bother to keep it down. It flew towards backward point, Blackwood was late to react to the chance, just above his head, it burst through his fingers. He gives chase and keeps them down to a brace, Gabriel looks gutted

99.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, on a good length and angling into the left-hander, worked wide of mid-on for a run

99.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Karunaratne goes hard on the drive, gets a thick edge that flies through the gap between slip and gully, into the fence

Shannon Gabriel [11.0-2-36-0] is back into the attack

One slip and a gully in place as Gabriel comes into the attack

This is the second highest Test score by a Sri Lankan batsman against the West Indies. Hashan Tillakaratne is the leader. He made 204* at the SSC in 2001.

Over: 99	0 0 4 0 1 0	SL 285/2
Chandimal 82(172)	Karunaratne 159(317)	J Holder 15-4-26-0

98.6 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, defended towards the off-side

Holder switches to round the wicket against Chandimal

98.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, very full and just outside off, pushed in front of mid-on for a single

98.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended towards the off-side

Holder switches to round the wicket

98.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, FOUR, easy pickings for Karunaratne, overpitched and just outside off, Karunaratne gets a big stride forward and drills it past mid-off, races away to the fence in a hurry

98.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and around off, defended with a straight bat towards mid-on

98.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne closes the face of the bat and nudges it towards the on-side

Over: 98	0 3 0 0 4 0	SL 280/2
Chandimal 82(171)	Karunaratne 154(312)	Roach 17-3-49-1

97.6 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, driven crisply but straight to the fielder at extra cover

97.5 - Roach to Chandimal, FOUR, cracking shot, full and wide from Roach, Chandimal goes down on his knee and square drives it past cover-point, handy boundary for Chandimal, moves into the eighties

97.4 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, driven with a closed face towards mid-on

97.3 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal gets half forward and defends, gets an inside edge onto the pads

97.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, 3 runs, lovely shot, wide half-volley from Roach, Karunaratne leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it past extra cover. Taylor gives chase and keeps them down to three runs. Karunaratne has now registered his highest score in Tests

97.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the left-hander, he covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Over: 97	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 273/2
Chandimal 78(167)	Karunaratne 151(310)	J Holder 14-4-21-0

96.6 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, blocked back towards the bowler

96.5 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and in that channel outside off, Chandimal covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

A wide slip, gully and a short extra cover for the right-hander

96.4 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, defended towards the off-side

96.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Karunaratne presents the full face of the bat as he punches it to the left of mid-off for a single

Now, Holder goes back to over the wicket

96.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery and in that channel outside off, Karunaratne covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

96.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of a length and well outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover-point

Jason Holder [13.0-4-20-0] is back into the attack

First change of the day. Captain Holder comes on, replacing Taylor. He's coming from round the wicket. A silly mid-on, a wide slip and a gully in place

Over: 96	0 0 0 0 0 4	SL 272/2
Chandimal 78(164)	Karunaratne 150(307)	Roach 16-3-42-1

95.6 - Roach to Chandimal, FOUR, too straight from Roach, ends up drifting onto Chandimal's pads, clipped away past square leg. The timing is sweet and the ball races away to the fence

95.5 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed towards the off-side

A wide slip and a gully in place for Roach

95.4 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Chandimal pushes it towards mid-on. He thinks about a single but decides against it

95.3 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, Roach keeps it full and in that channel outside off, Chandimal leans across and squirts it towards cover-point

95.2 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Chandimal shuffles across and defends it towards the on-side

95.1 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal leans forward and defends it towards cover-point

This is the highest third wicket stand for Sri Lanka in Tests against the West Indies. The previous best was 162 - by Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara

Over: 95	0 4Nb 0 4 0 0 0	SL 268/2
Karunaratne 150(307)	Chandimal 74(158)	Jerome Taylor 15-3-48-0

94.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, Taylor keeps it on a good length and in that corridor outside off, left alone

94.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Taylor switches to round the wicket

94.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended with an open face towards point

Second slip has moved across to silly mid-off

94.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, FOUR, 150 for Karunaratne, his second 150+ score in Tests, this was pitched up and held its line outside off, Karunaratne leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it to the left of mid-off for a boundary

94.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover

94.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no ball, FOUR, bouncer from Taylor, it doesn't rise all that much though, tells about the slowness of the pitch, Karunaratne swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. Taylor has overstepped as well

94.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of a length and in that channel just outside off, defended off the back foot

A silly mid-on is now in place, two slips and a gully as well

Over: 94	0 0 0 2 0 0	SL 259/2
Chandimal 74(158)	Karunaratne 142(300)	Roach 15-3-38-1

93.6 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fraction too full and on the stumps, Chandimal shuffles across and defends it towards the on-side

93.5 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, lovely delivery from Roach, pitched up and in that channel outside off, Chandimal has a feel for that and is beaten on the outside edge

93.4 - Roach to Chandimal, 2 runs, short of a length and just outside off, Chandimal chops it in front of cover-point and calls for a quick single. Karunaratne was on his heels and was well short had the fielder made a direct hit at the striker's end. The throw was poor though and there was no one backing up either, ends up conceding another run

93.3 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Chandimal prods across and defends it with a straight bat

93.2 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and in that corridor outside off, Chandimal leans forward and drives it to the right of cover-point. The fielder moves across and makes a good save

93.1 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Chandimal covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Over: 93	4 0 0 0 0 0	SL 257/2
Karunaratne 142(300)	Chandimal 72(152)	Jerome Taylor 14-3-39-0

92.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, the slower ball from Taylor, gets it to angle across the left-hander, left alone, goes to the keeper on the second bounce

92.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and in that channel outside off, Karunaratne plays with soft hands and defends it towards the off-side

Three slips and a gully now for Taylor

92.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, Taylor keeps it full and slants across the left-hander, he covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

92.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Karunaratne leans across and drives it towards mid-off

92.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne prods across and defends it towards the off-side

92.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, FOUR, Karunaratne gets the first boundary of the day, this was full and nipped back in slightly, Karunaratne was aiming towards mid-off, gets it off the inner half of the bat, gets enough bat to beat mid-on and races away to the fence

Over: 92	0 0 2 0 0 1	SL 253/2
Karunaratne 138(294)	Chandimal 72(152)	Roach 14-3-36-1

91.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, 1 run, Roach slips one onto Karunaratne's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single

91.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne prods forward and defends it with a straight bat

91.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, easy leave for the batsman

91.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, 2 runs, much better from Karunaratne, gets a big stride forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it with a straight bat, beats mid-off and comes back for the second run

91.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, edged! Good start from Roach, pitches this one just outside off, gets it to shape away slightly before straightening, Karunaratne has to play at that line, pushes forward and gets a thick outside edge, drops well in front of second slip

91.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne stays behind the line and pushes it towards the off-side

Roach to share the second new ball. Roach switches to round the wicket

Over: 91	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 250/2
Chandimal 72(152)	Karunaratne 135(288)	Jerome Taylor 13-3-35-0

90.6 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Chandimal stands tall and punches it towards point

90.5 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Chandimal prods across, waits on the ball and defends it towards mid-on

90.4 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, Taylor keeps it full and on the stumps, Chandimal presents the full face of the bat and drives it towards mid-on

90.3 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, Taylor slips one down the leg-side, Chandimal looks to flick and misses

90.2 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, very full and on the off-stump line, almost a half-volley length, driven back towards the bowler

90.1 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, gentle start from Taylor, full toss on Chandimal's pads, clipped straight to the fielder at short square leg, that should have been put away

Jerome Taylor will open the bowling on Day 2. Two slips and a gully in place..

The players are out in the middle. Ambrose has a lot to say in the West Indies team huddle. It's done now and West Indies enthusiastically sprint out into the middle. The two batsmen wander out as well.

Pitch Report: 'There is a bit of grass, there will be a bit of seam movement with the new ball, but once it gets soft, there's nothing in it for the bowlers. It's a slow pitch and should be a good batting surface', reckons Curtly Ambrose (WI bowling coach).

On the weather front, it's another sunny morning in Galle. There are some thundershowers expected later on during the afternoon, but hopefully they will stay away. The wicket still looks a belter and the batsmen should enjoy their time out in the middle. West Indies took the second new ball yesterday and will look to make some inroads early this morning.

9:30 AM Local: It is Day 2 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies and the hosts are sitting pretty at 250/2. On a good batting track, they have made the most of winning a crucial toss. Opener Dimuth Karunaratne batted in a superb fashion, reaching 135 at stumps. He was well supported by Dinesh Chandimal - the right-hander notching up his third consecutive fifty in a Test match at Galle. While Karunaratne dropped anchor, Chandimal blazed away, reaching 72 at stumps. West Indies bowling was honest at best, under good batting conditions, they failed to put the hosts' batsmen under pressure. Kemar Roach and Jerome Taylor hustled in short sharp spells and Devendra Bishoo got the ball to spin a bit, but Jason Holder's first day as Test skipper was ordinary at best. Will West Indies fight back or will the hosts bat them out of the match? Action begins in a while..

Chandimal, the highly-rated Sri Lankan, has his sights on yet another Test century. Remember, he was dropped very early in his innings and seems like Windies are going to pay big for it. Tomorrow promises to be yet another testing day for both the teams. Join us early to catch all the action from day 2. If you're a fan of ODI cricket, switch tabs to follow South Africa's chase against India. For now, from here, it's time to say goodbye!!

The first day of the tour and this series belongs to Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne - what a tremendous batting display from the 27-year old. He batted like a quintessential Test-match opener - leaving the balls outside off, pouncing on the poor deliveries and running well between the wickets. Silva and Thirimanne, who both looked tentative in their brief stay, were sent back for a meagre score. Unfortunately for the West Indies, those were the only wickets they could claim.

"That will be stumps" says umpire Richard Illingworth as he takes the bails off. First day of the tour for West Indies and they have already got a hint of how things are going to be for the rest of the tour. Barring the first session, where the pacers steamed in and gave it everything, the visitors have nothing memorable to cherish.

Over: 90	0 0 0 Nb 4 1 4	SL 250/2
Karunaratne 135(288)	Chandimal 72(146)	S Gabriel 11-2-36-0

89.6 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, FOUR, what a way to sign off the day! Superb stuff from Karunaratne and he brings up the 250 for Sri Lanka. This was pitched up and in the slot for Karunaratne, he drives it past the non-striker with a touch of class and elegance

89.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, 1 run, length delivery angling in on middle, Chandimal gets across slightly and tucks that through mid-wicket

89.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, FOUR, overpitched with width on offer, Chandimal uses the pace of the ball as he opens the face of the bat and guides it in the gap between gully and backward point. That's easy pickings for Chandimal

89.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no ball, and now he bowls a similar delivery on the stumps but he has overstepped. umpire Marais Erasmus sticks his hand out and signals a no ball

89.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, Gabriel bends his back and bowls the effort delivery outside off, Chandimal sways away from the line of the delivery

89.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, juicy full toss on offer, but Chandimal is kind enough to drive that to the man at mid-off. Must be a tired man I guess

89.1 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, yorker on the base of off stump, Chandimal jams it out back to the bowler

Over: 89	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 240/2
Karunaratne 131(287)	Chandimal 67(140)	J Holder 13-4-20-0

88.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery on leg-stump line, Karunaratne jumps on the back foot and blocks it down the track

88.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, smidgen fuller and around off, Karunaratne drives softly in front of short cover

88.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, Holder keeps it in the outside off zone, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go

88.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, fullish and around the fifth stump line, Karunaratne gets forward and drives this to mid-off

88.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in from a fuller length, Karunaratne answers with a forward prod

88.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, comes round the wicket and bowls the lifter on the stumps, Karunaratne sees it early and ducks under it

Over: 88	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 240/2
Chandimal 67(140)	Karunaratne 131(281)	S Gabriel 10-2-26-0

87.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, extra bounce and zip on this short of length delivery outside off, Chandimal rides the bounce as he gently pushes it with soft hands towards backward point

87.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal waits for the ball to arrive, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and dabs it towards gully

87.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery that cramps Chandimal for room, Chandimal hops inside the crease and defends it back down the pitch

87.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery slightly wide outside off, Chandimal won't be bothered to play at those with less than three overs left in the day

87.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, this one angles back in from outside off, but not enough to trouble the batsman, who covers his sticks and shoulders arms

87.1 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, full delivery outside off, left alone

Shannon Gabriel [9.0-1-26-0] is back into the attack

Over: 87	0 0 2 0 0 0	SL 240/2
Karunaratne 131(281)	Chandimal 67(134)	J Holder 12-3-20-0

86.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, another one that's in the corridor of uncertainty, Karunaratne once again lifts his bat and lets it go

86.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, angling in from well outside off, Karunaratne covers his stumps and shoulders arms

86.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, fullish delivery just outside off, Karunaratne bunts it back to the bowler

86.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne comes on the front foot and pushes this to the left of mid-off, who gives chase and stops the ball near the rope. The batsmen take two in the meantime

86.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery angling away outside off, Karunaratne chops it straight to backward point

Taylor, who was stretching in the last over, has gone off the field for now.

86.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Karunaratne knocks it towards cover

Jason Holder [11.0-3-18-0] is back into the attack

Over: 86	0 0 3 0 0 1	SL 238/2
Karunaratne 129(275)	Chandimal 67(134)	Jerome Taylor 12-2-35-0

85.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, 1 run, run-out chance missed! Unnecessary risk towards the end of day's play and it could have been curtains for Karunaratne. He gently nudges this back of a length delivery on middle stump line in front of mid-wicket and sets off, the fielder quickly picks the ball up and underarms the throw at the non-striker's end, a direct-hit and Karunaratne would have been a goner by a mile. Luckily for him and Sri Lanka, he misses and Karunaratne gets in

85.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, shortish delivery that's angled in towards the batsman, who blocks it back to the bowler

85.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, bumper just outside off, Karunaratne ducks yet again

85.3 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, 3 runs, lovely use of the wrists! This one was angled in on off, Chandimal comes across and flicks it wide of mid-on, who gives chase and hauls the ball back in before the rope, the batsmen take three in the meantime

85.2 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Chandimal stays on the back foot and pushes it back to the bowler, it was a pacy ball from Taylor and it hit the bat hard as well

85.1 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, bumper on the stumps, Chandimal is happy to sit under it

Over: 85	1 0 0 2 0 0	SL 233/2
Karunaratne 64(133)	Chandimal 127(270)	Roach 13-3-32-1

84.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Karunaratne hangs back, opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards backward point

84.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne reaches out to drive but drags it back to the bowler off the inside edge

84.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, 2 runs, on a good length and angling in from outside off, Karunaratne comes on the front foot and pushes at it, the ball rolls away towards mid-wicket off the inside half of the bat, where Bishoo dives over the ball and allows the batsmen to come back for the second

84.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery around off, Karunaratne stays back and pushes at it, the ball rolls away towards gully off the outside half of the bat

84.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, this one holds its line outside off, Karunaratne lets it go

84.1 - Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, Roach goes wide of the crease and angles it in from outside off, Chandimal gently taps it to the left of backward point and the batsmen pinch a quick single

Over: 84	0 0 1 0 1 0	SL 231/2
Karunaratne 126(267)	Chandimal 63(130)	Jerome Taylor 11-2-31-0

83.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne drives away from the body, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and dribbles back towards the bowler

83.5 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, 1 run, short of length delivery that cramps Chandimal for room, he adjusts well and drops it in front of short cover with soft hands, calls for a quick single and makes it easily in the end

83.4 - Jerome Taylor to Chandimal, no run, good ball from Taylor! He extracts some extra bounce on this length delivery that shapes away ever so slightly outside off, Chandimal pokes at it away from his body and is lucky to not have edged it

83.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle stump line, Karunaratne hangs back and nudges it through square leg for a run

83.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, bumper on the stumps, Karunaratne ducks under it

83.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, just short of a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne comes across and taps it towards mid-wicket

Over: 83	1 0 0 2 2 0	SL 229/2
Chandimal 62(128)	Karunaratne 125(263)	Roach 12-3-30-1

82.6 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, Roach continues to bowl in the channel outside off, this time Chandimal lifts his bat and lets it go

82.5 - Roach to Chandimal, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Chandimal leans into the drive and places it through the extra cover region, the batsmen take two before the fielder gets to the ball

82.4 - Roach to Chandimal, 2 runs, shapes back in from around off, Chandimal flicks it through backward square leg, good running ensures that the batsmen come back for the second

82.3 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, a big shout for lbw! The umpire though immediately turned the appeal down. Holder doesn't go for the review either. It was angled in on middle and leg, Chandimal fails to work it away and wears it on the pad, height was a factor there as it appeared to be a little high. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball would have gone on to clip the top of leg stump. So, Holder's decision now to review it was the right one

82.2 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, angling in from outside off, Chandimal watchfully leaves it for the keeper

82.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, 1 run, just short of a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne hangs back and nudges it to the left of mid-on for an easy run

Over: 82	0 0 0 0 0 1	SL 224/2
Karunaratne 124(262)	Chandimal 58(123)	Jerome Taylor 10-2-29-0

81.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, 1 run, just short of a good length and outside off, Karunaratne turns it to the left of mid-wicket off the inside half of the bat, this time the batsmen go through with the single and the fielder fires a throw at the striker's end. He misses the stumps and Chandimal gets it. A direct-hit would have been interesting

81.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery on top of off, Karunaratne gets solidly behind it and blocks it back to the bowler

81.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, this one swings back in sharply, Karunaratne looks to drive, the ball takes the inside edge of the bat and rolls away to the left of mid-wicket, there was some confusion regarding the single, but the batsmen don't risk it in the end

81.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne reaches out and drives it straight to one of the man placed around the gully region

81.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, just short of a good length and on off, Karunaratne bunts it towards mid-on

Two slips and two gullies in place for Taylor

81.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and on off and middle, Karunaratne gently bunts it towards mid-wicket, shouts a loud 'No' for the single

Jerome Taylor [9.0-2-28-0] is back into the attack

Taylor will partner Roach from the other end

Over: 81	0 0 1 0 0 4	SL 223/2
Chandimal 58(123)	Karunaratne 123(256)	Roach 11-3-25-1

80.6 - Roach to Chandimal, FOUR, full and angling in on the pads, Chandimal comes slightly across and flicks it fine, the ball speeds away to the fence in a jiffy

80.5 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, length delivery in the channel outside off, Chandimal prods forward and blocks it back to the bowler

Three slips in place for Roach

80.4 - Roach to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Chandimal gets behind the line and blocks it back down the pitch

80.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne comes forward and drives it towards mid-off, who runs forward and fumbles, allowing the batsmen to easily go through for the single

80.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, after bowling a wide one outside off, he bowls this well down the leg-side. Ramdin did well to dive across to his right and saves a few extra runs for his team

80.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, swing straightaway for Roach but he bowls it well wide outside off, Karunaratne doesn't offer a shot

Kemar Roach [10.0-3-20-1] is back into the attack

The second new ball is due now. Will West Indies take it straightaway? Yes, we have the confirmation that the second new ball has indeed been taken. Roach to start off the proceedings with the new cherry. He will come from round the wicket to the left-hander

Over: 80	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 218/2
Chandimal 54(120)	Karunaratne 122(253)	Kraigg Brathwaite 1-0-1-0

79.6 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Chandimal, no run, comes across and blocks this flighted delivery just outside off

79.5 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Chandimal, no run, gives this one more air outside off, Chandimal goes back and across to defend

79.4 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Chandimal, no run, floated up outside off, Chandimal leaves it for the keeper

79.3 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Karunaratne, 1 run, knocks this one through the extra cover region and gets off strike with a single

79.2 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Karunaratne, no run, bit slower through the air and outside off, Karunaratne pushes it back to the bowler

79.1 - Kraigg Brathwaite to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Karunaratne chops it towards backward point

Kraigg Brathwaite, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Over: 79	2 0 1 0 0 0	SL 217/2
Chandimal 54(117)	Karunaratne 121(250)	Devendra Bishoo 22-1-78-1

78.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, floated up around off, Chandimal presses forward and dead-bats it

78.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, bowls this quicker outside off, Chandimal goes deep in the crease and punches it gently to the left of the bowler

78.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flatter delivery just outside off, Chandimal blocks from the crease

78.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, drops this one short and drags it down leg, Karunaratne stays back and helps it down to deep backward square leg with a pull

78.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, a short leg might have come in handy there. This was a loopy delivery on the stumps, Karunaratne looks to clip it away, ends up getting an inside edge onto the pad and the ball drops in the vacant short leg region

78.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 2 runs, gives this one more air around off, Karunaratne leans forward to push at it, the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the vacant slip region, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down

Over: 78	0 0 0 1 0 0	SL 214/2
Chandimal 54(114)	Karunaratne 118(247)	S Gabriel 9-1-26-0

77.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal taps it towards the cover region with soft hands

77.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, fullish delivery in the channel outside off, Chandimal ignores it to the keeper

77.4 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, pitched up on off, Karunaratne comes across and clips it through mid-wicket, there's protection in the deep and it will only be a single

77.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery angling in from outside off, Karunaratne gets behind the line and blocks it into the off-side

77.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, Karunaratne pushes at it, the ball takes the outside half of the bat and rolls away towards backward point, where Hope dives to his right and saves some runs for his team

Comes round the wicket now

77.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and outside off, Karunaratne pushes it to extra cover off the front foot

The physio is out tending to Holder's thumb. He is ready now as Gabriel steams in

Over: 77	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 213/2
Chandimal 54(112)	Karunaratne 117(243)	Devendra Bishoo 21-1-75-1

76.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, Chandimal leans forward and dead-bats it

76.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, once again Bishoo drifts onto the pads and Karunaratne works it past square leg for a single

76.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, flicks this slowish delivery with the turn to square leg

76.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, turning down the leg-side yet again, Karunaratne flicks it fine, the ball bounces right in front of Holder at leg slip, who might have done something to his thumb while stopping the ball. Seems fine to continue now

76.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, works this one into the leg-side

76.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track and almost yorks himself, toe-ends it hard onto the ground, the ball bounces off the pitch and hits his bat

Over: 76	0 0 1 0 0 4	SL 212/2
Chandimal 54(111)	Karunaratne 116(238)	S Gabriel 8-1-25-0

75.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, FOUR, short and slightly wide outside off, Chandimal goes on the back foot, rides the bounce and cuts it in the gap between backward point and gully, there was no stopping it from reaching the fence

75.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, another short delivery aimed at the batsman, who sways away from the line and leaves it for the keeper. The umpire now signals second bouncer for the over

75.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, bumper just outside off, Chandimal ducks under it and the umpire signals one bouncer for the over

75.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, shortish and on leg stump line, the ball hurried onto the batsman, who managed to tuck it away backward of square leg, Karunaratne's bottom hand came off the bat as he made contact with the ball

75.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length outside off, Karunaratne comes forward and pushes it towards cover, he thinks about a single but decides against it as the fielder was quick to get to the ball

75.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Karunaratne punches it to extra cover off the back foot

Shannon Gabriel [7.0-1-20-0] is back into the attack

Over: 75	1 0 0 2 1 0	SL 207/2
Chandimal 50(108)	Karunaratne 115(235)	Devendra Bishoo 20-1-74-1

74.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, takes a step forward and blocks this quicker delivery back to then bowler

74.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Karunaratne nurdles it behind square on the on-side and gets to the other end

74.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 2 runs, comes down the track and flicks this tossed up delivery to the right of short mid-wicket, it was uppish but was in the gap, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down in the deep

74.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, and again! Another one that spins down the leg-side, Karunaratne lets it go once again

74.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, turning down the leg-side, Karunaratne doesn't even have to bother about playing at it

74.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal gets to his 9th Test fifty. It was a flatter delivery outside off, Chandimal punches it to the left of cover and the batsmen hurry across for a quick single

Drinks are on the field now

Over: 74	0 4 0 0 0 0	SL 203/2
Karunaratne 112(231)	Chandimal 49(106)	J Holder 11-3-18-0

73.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, Holder keeps bowling outside off and Karunaratne keeps finding the same fielder time and again - cover fielder that is. This time it was with a push-drive though

73.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, in the outside off corridor again, Karunaratne drives off the front foot in front of cover

73.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and outside off, Karunaratne blocks off the front foot

73.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, full and outside off, driven to cover

73.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, FOUR, brilliant! "Shot of the day," describes my colleague Sidhant. Full and straight, Karunaratne drives down the track with the full face of the bat, once it went past the non-striker it was always going to be a boundary - such was the timing on that. Also, brings up the 100-run stand. 200 up for Sri Lanka as well.

73.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, probing away in the outside off corridor on a good length, Karunaratne ignores it to Ramdin

Over: 73	0 0 1 0 0 2	SL 199/2
Chandimal 49(106)	Karunaratne 108(225)	Devendra Bishoo 19-1-70-1

72.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, on middle and leg, Chandimal gets across and moves to 49 with a flick through mid-wicket

72.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flatter and outside off, Chandimal opens the face of the bat and dabs it gently towards point

72.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower and just outside off, Chandimal gets forward and defends

72.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, stays deep inside the crease and clips this floty delivery down to fine leg

72.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, fired in around off again, Karunaratne drives it back to the bowler

72.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and on off, Karunaratne steps down the pitch and blocks it back to Bishoo

Over: 72	0 0 1 0 0 1	SL 196/2
Karunaratne 107(222)	Chandimal 47(103)	J Holder 10-3-14-0

71.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, not much of pace on this back of a length delivery around off, punched firmly towards cover

71.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, angled away outside off, Karunaratne resists this time as he lets this one go

71.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, play and a miss from Karunaratne. He chases a short and wide delivery, can only connect with fresh air as Holder beats him on the outside edge

71.3 - J Holder to Chandimal, 1 run, full and on the pads, Chandimal helps it down to fine leg with a wristy flick

71.2 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, on a length and around off, Chandimal clips that gently in front of mid-on

71.1 - J Holder to Chandimal, no run, on a length and just outside off, Chandimal gets forward slightly and blocks it to the off-side

Jason Holder [9.0-3-12-0] is back into the attack

Finally, some rest for the spinners and a much-needed rest for my fingers as Holder steams in..

Over: 71	2 0 0 0 1L 1	SL 194/2
Chandimal 46(100)	Karunaratne 106(219)	Devendra Bishoo 18-1-67-1

70.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, floaty delivery just outside off, Chandimal stays inside the crease and milks a single down to long-off

70.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, flighted delivery on leg-stump line, Karunaratne was down the pitch looking to clip. Manages to get his pad in the way, ball goes slightly wide of the keeper and must say luck is with Karunaratne this time

70.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, on leg-stump line again, Karunaratne turns it towards backward square leg

70.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, slips this down leg, Karunaratne looks to work it fine but misses

70.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and on middle, Karunaratne makes room slightly and punches it straight to cover

70.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 2 runs, drifting down leg, Karunaratne gets across and helps it on its way with a clip to fine leg

Over: 70	1 0 1 1 0 0	SL 190/2
Chandimal 45(99)	Karunaratne 104(214)	Samuels 18-4-42-0

69.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, full and outside off, driven to cover

69.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flatter and just outside off, Chandimal pushes it to the off-side with soft hands

69.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, shimmies down the pitch and drives this floaty delivery in front of long-on

69.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Chandimal opens the face of the bat and dabs it to the man at point

69.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, fuller and on off, Chandimal leans forward and defends it gently down the track

69.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, short and wide, Karunaratne cuts towards point and scampers across for a quick single

Over: 69	6 0 0 0 0 1	SL 187/2
Karunaratne 102(212)	Chandimal 44(95)	Devendra Bishoo 17-1-64-1

68.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, gets across and clips this flighted delivery towards backward square leg

68.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, slower and wider of off, Karunaratne cuts and finds cover

68.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and on off, Karunaratne prods forward and offers a dead blade

68.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, full and drifting on middle, Karunaratne blocks with soft hands towards the on-side

68.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, quicker one on off, Karunaratne turns it to the on-side

68.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, SIX, magnificent, briliant, tremendous. Put whatever adjectives you like. What a way to get to your ton ala Virender Sehwag style. A step down the track and a heave over mid-wicket, Karunaratne takes his helmet off and hugs his partner in delight - Stand and admire stuff from the classy left-hander. Third Test ton for him

Over: 68	1 0 6 1 1 0	SL 180/2
Chandimal 44(95)	Karunaratne 95(206)	Samuels 17-4-39-0

67.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Chandimal lunges forward in defence

67.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, touch fuller and outside off, driven with the full face but straight to mid-off

67.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, straighter one from Samuels, Chandimal clips it behind square on the on-side

67.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, SIX, Chandimal is not holding back! He steps down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and spanks it with a slog over the deep mid-wicket fence. First six of the day

67.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, quicker one on middle, driven back to the bowler

67.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, short and outside off, Karunaratne punches it through cover and now he is one strike away from reaching his ton

Over: 67	1 2 0 0 0 0	SL 171/2
Chandimal 37(91)	Karunaratne 93(204)	Devendra Bishoo 16-1-57-1

66.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, floated up on off, Chandimal pushes it to the right of the bowler who moves across and stops it with his boot

66.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, turn and bounce again, outside off, left alone to the keeper

66.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower and spinning away, Chandimal lets it go

66.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flatter and outside off, Chandimal under-edges the cut towards cover

66.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Chandimal drives along the ground through cover. The younger Bravo doesn't dive - allowing the duo to take a couple

66.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, floated up on off, Karunaratne gets forward to block, ball takes the inside edge and runs away towards fine leg

Over: 66	1 0 1 0 0 3	SL 168/2
Karunaratne 92(203)	Chandimal 35(86)	Samuels 16-4-30-0

65.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 3 runs, flatter delivery outside off, Karunaratne hangs back and cuts it late towards third man. Blackwood, from backward point, gives the chase and hauls the ball back in just before the rope

65.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, this time a crispy drive to the man at cover

65.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short and a hint of width on offer, Karunaratne goes on the back foot and punches it to the man at cover

65.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Chandimal takes a step forward and eases the drive down to long-on

65.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, gives this one more air on off, Chandimal advances and drives it back to the bowler

65.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, quicker and around the sixth stump line, Karunaratne goes back and slaps that through cover

Over: 65	0 0 2 0 1 1	SL 163/2
Karunaratne 88(199)	Chandimal 34(84)	Devendra Bishoo 15-1-54-1

64.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, Karunaratne shuffles across and forward, takes this flighted delivery on the full and flicks it to long-on, keeps the strike with that single

64.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, full and on the pads, Chandimal gets down on his knees and sweeps behind square on the leg-side

64.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, spinning away from off, Chandimal shoulders arms

64.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, flat and straight, whipped through mid-wicket for a couple of runs

64.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal yet again leaves this flighted delivery to the keeper

64.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower and spinning away, Chandimal leaves it to the keeper

Over: 64	0 0 0 1 0 0	SL 159/2
Karunaratne 87(198)	Chandimal 31(79)	Samuels 15-4-25-0

63.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, full and outside off, driven to cover

63.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, drifting away on off, Karunaratne blocks off the front foot

63.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, slower and outside off, Chandimal finds a single with a cut to point

63.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, "howzaaaaaat," cries Samuels but nothing from the umpire. This was a flighted delivery just outside off, Chandimal went too far across looking to sweep. He misses out on the shot and gets hit low on the pad, but he was well outside the line of off and it was a good decision from the umpire

63.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, on the pads again, Chandimal clips with soft hands, straight to FSL

63.1 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Chandimal push-drives it in front of mid-on

Over: 63	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 158/2
Karunaratne 87(196)	Chandimal 30(75)	Devendra Bishoo 14-1-50-1

62.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, quicker one on the stumps, Karunaratne whips it straight to mid-wicket

62.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal crouches low and sweeps this full ball behind square on the leg-side

62.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, bowls a classy leg-spinner on a fuller length, that was well wide though, Chandimal lets it go

62.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slow(ish) and spinning away, safely defeneded down the track

62.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, takes a step forward and drives this fullish delivery towards cover

62.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, quicker and just outside off, softly driven to the left of Bishoo

Two slips in place for Bishoo now

Over: 62	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 157/2
Karunaratne 87(195)	Chandimal 29(70)	Samuels 14-4-24-0

61.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Karunaratne pushes that in front of cover

61.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, floaty delivery outside off, Karunaratne steps out and drives, finds the same fielder again

61.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track and drives this tossed up delivery straight to mid-on

61.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, full and just outside off, driven back to the bowler

61.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, slower and spinning away, Karunaratne blocks it with soft hands

61.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and outside off, Karunaratne rocks back and cuts it straight to cover

Over: 61	1 0 4 0 0 0	SL 157/2
Chandimal 29(70)	Karunaratne 87(189)	Devendra Bishoo 13-1-49-1

60.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flat and on off, blocked down the track

60.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, quicker and just outside off, Chandimal defends it to the off-side

60.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, that's a good delivery from Devendra Bishoo. Pitching on off and turning away ever so slightly to beat the outside edge of forward prodding Chandimal

60.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR, first a dropped catch and now a misfield - not a good day for Taylor. This was flatter and on the stumps, Chandimal whips wristily towards mid-on where Taylor allows the ball to go through his legs. That's a lazy effort from the pacer

60.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, gives this one more flight on off, Chandimal drives straight to short cover

60.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, full toss outside off, Karunaratne shuffles across and drives it to mid-on

Over: 60	0 2 0 1 1 0	SL 152/2
Chandimal 25(65)	Karunaratne 86(188)	Samuels 13-3-24-0

59.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, full and on leg-stump line, Chandimal gets his front foot across and flicks it straight to the man at mid-on

59.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, slower and spinning away, Karunaratne waits on the back foot and cuts it late towards third man

59.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, short and this time there is enough width for Chandimal to cut that through cover

59.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, the slider from Samuels, but it was well outside off, Chandimal leaves it to the keeper

59.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, 2 runs, steps down the track and whips this flighted delivery uppishly over mid-wicket

59.1 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flat and on middle and leg, Chandimal toe-ends the drive back to the bowler

Over: 59	1 0 0 0 0 1	SL 148/2
Chandimal 22(60)	Karunaratne 85(187)	Devendra Bishoo 12-1-44-1

58.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, short and a hint of width on offer, Chandimal jumps back and bunts it hard onto the ground towards cover, retains the strike with that run

58.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, floaty delivery around the fourth stump line, Chandimal pushes that softly into the off-side

58.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, fuller and just outside off, Chandimal drives but can't find the gap at cover

58.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, flatter and outside off, Chandimal punches it in front of mid-off

58.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, quicker and just outside off, punched firmly to the man at cover

58.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, sliding into the pads from a fullish length, Karunaratne helps it on its way towards fine leg

Over: 58	1 0 1 0 0 0	SL 146/2
Chandimal 21(55)	Karunaratne 84(186)	Samuels 12-3-20-0

57.6 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, answers a flighted delivery with a forward prod yet again

57.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Chandimal is solid in his front foot defence

57.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, flat and on off, Chandimal presses forward and blocks

57.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, gives this one more air outside off, Karunaratne finds the gap through cover with an off-drive

57.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, slower and just outside off, Karunaratne prods forward and defends it to the off-side

57.1 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, full and on off, Chandimal takes a step forward and drives it to mid-on

Over: 57	0 1 1 0 1 0	SL 144/2
Karunaratne 83(184)	Chandimal 20(51)	Devendra Bishoo 11-1-42-1

56.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, this was spinning in from a good length, Karunaratne comes down the track, he wasn't upto the pitch of the ball as it bounces extra, catches his pad and lobs up for the keeper. Holder though decided to review it but the onfield decision was upheld and West Indies lose a review

Holder has gone upstairs for a review. The review is for a caught behind. The bowler and the keeper don't seem confident though. Bishoo is fine with the front foot and it looks like it has missed the bat. It seems to have come straight off the pad. Was there any glove involved? I don't think so. The third umpire also checks for an lbw. Hawk-Eye shows: Pitching - outside off, impact - outside off, wickets - missing. It stays 'Not Out'.

56.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter and just outside off, Chandimal gets across and whips it with strong bottom hand towards mid-on

56.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tossed up just outside off, Chandimal opens the face of the bat and dabs it to backward point

56.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, slips this onto the pads, Karunaratne turns it with the spin towards fine leg

56.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, quicker and outside off, Chandimal stays on the back foot and cuts it square of the wicket

56.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, Devendra Bishoo starts with a flatter delivery on off, punched to the man at cover

Over: 56	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 141/2
Karunaratne 82(182)	Chandimal 18(47)	Samuels 11-3-18-0

55.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, spinning away outside off, Karunaratne lunges forward and lets it go

55.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Karunaratne nudges it to the off-side with soft hands

55.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track and taps this flighted delivery back to Samuels

55.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short and just outside off, Karunaratne makes room and cuts it late, straight to the man at short third

55.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, slower and on off, Karunaratne inside-edges the drive towards mid-on

55.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up on off, Karunaratne goes back and punches it to mid-on

Hello and welcome back for the final session of the day. Rain was predicted for the day but thankfully no signs of it so far. Let's hope it stays the same till the close of play. Samuels will begin the post-tea proceedings with a slip in place..

If West Indies continue this trend (of dropping catches and offering dollies with the ball), they will be in the field for a long, long time. Chandimal is driving the ball well while Karunaratne is inching closer to his 3rd Test ton. Let's wait and see if he can get there. Join us back for the post-tea session in a while....

So, with that, the players take tea on day 1. West Indies' bowling and fielding hasn't been upto the mark. The only wicket the visitors could claim (in this session) is Thirimanne's, courtesy of a well-judged catch from Chandrika, the substitute fielder. Bishoo nearly had his second wicket in the form of Chandimal, but Taylor dropped him on 11. Thirimanne too was given a life but that didn't cost much.

Over: 55	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 141/2
Chandimal 18(47)	Karunaratne 82(176)	Devendra Bishoo 10-1-39-1

54.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower and spinning away, Chandimal lets it go

54.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, this is softly nudged into the off-side

54.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, fuller and outside off, Chandimal drives and picks out cover again

54.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, short and width on offer, Chandimal rocks back and cuts hard, finds the man at cover

54.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, the leg-spinner from Devendra Bishoo, pitching around off and turning away, Chandimal doesn't bother with it

54.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, floated up on off, Chandimal presses forward and blocks it to silly point

This will be the last over before tea

Over: 54	0 1 0 0 1 0	SL 141/2
Karunaratne 82(176)	Chandimal 18(41)	Samuels 10-2-18-0

53.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, loopy delivery that's full and outside off, Karunaratne drives it straight to short cover

53.5 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, drags this short and well outside off, Chandimal cuts it through backward point and gets off strike with a single

53.4 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, floated up outside off, Chandimal comes on the front foot and pushes it towards short cover

53.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, pushed through just outside off, Chandimal presses forward and blocks it back to the bowler

Comes round the wicket now

53.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Karunaratne pushes it gently in front of cover and sets off, reaches the other end comfortably in the end

53.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, spinning away outside off, Karunaratne lets it go

Over: 53	0 0 0 0 0 2	SL 139/2
Chandimal 17(38)	Karunaratne 81(173)	Devendra Bishoo 9-0-39-1

52.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, darts this one slightly wide outside off, Chandimal looks to cut it away but he was outfoxed by the pace there, ends up chopping it off the bottom edge past the keeper and the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down

52.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Chandimal drives it with an open face towards backward point, who slides and stops the ball

52.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, shortish and outside off, Chandimal stays back and looks to cut it away, ends up chopping it towards backward point, who moves to his right and stops the ball

52.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, gives this one more air outside off, Chandimal uses his feet and drives it straight to the man at cover

52.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, quicker and just outside off, Chandimal gently pushes it towards the cover region

52.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, bit slower through the air and turns away just outside off, Chandimal defends it into the off-side off the front foot

Over: 52	0 0 1 4 0 0	SL 137/2
Karunaratne 81(173)	Chandimal 15(32)	Samuels 9-2-16-0

51.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Karunaratne leans forward and pushes it back to the bowler

51.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, floated up around off, Karunaratne comes down the track and blocks

51.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, FOUR, the bad ball has been dispatched to the fence. It was short and well wide outside off, Karunaratne rocks back and cuts it to the left of sweeper cover, who runs across but the ball beats him to the fence

51.3 - Samuels to Chandimal, 1 run, drops this one short and well wide outside off, Chandimal cuts it through backward point, there's protection in the deep and it will only be a single

51.2 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, Chandimal pushes it into the off-side

51.1 - Samuels to Chandimal, no run, floated up outside off, Chandimal blocks off the front foot

Marlon Samuels [8.0-2-11-0] is back into the attack

Over: 51	0 1 2 1 0 0	SL 132/2
Karunaratne 77(170)	Chandimal 14(29)	Devendra Bishoo 8-0-37-1

50.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track but can't get to the pitch of the ball, ends up wearing it on the thigh pad

50.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, turning in on the stumps, Karunaratne pushes it to short leg

50.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, poor follow-up ball from Bishoo. A rank long hop outside off, Chandimal cuts it square of the wicket and the batsmen take a single

50.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 2 runs, another catch goes down! Taylor looks very disappointed with his effort there. It was dragged short and on the stumps, Chandimal goes for the pull and the ball hurried onto him, he ends up top-edging it high in the air. Taylor from mid-on moves back, tries to reverse-cup it but the ball bursts through his hands. Second dropped catch from the West Indians today

50.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, flatter and turning in from outside off, Karunaratne comes across and glances it towards fine leg for a single

50.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track and looks to flick it past mid-wicket, he didn't bother to keep it down but luckily for him, it goes on the bounce to the fielder

Over: 50	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 128/2
Chandimal 11(27)	Karunaratne 76(166)	S Gabriel 7-1-20-0

49.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, bowls this very full just outside off, Chandimal jams it out towards mid-off. First maiden for Gabriel in this innings

49.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery that jags back in sharply from outside off and cramps Chandimal for room, he hops inside the crease and knocks it towards backward point. He was surprised by the movement on this occasion

49.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, banged in short and outside off, Chandimal sways away from the line and lets it go

49.3 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, full delivery around off, Chandimal drives it back to the bowler, who throws the ball back at the striker's end. Chandimal had to quickly get out of the way, Gabriel though missed the stumps and the keeper collects eventually

49.2 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, a hint of reverse swing may be as this ball comes back in on middle stump line, Chandimal works it towards mid-wicket after coming across

49.1 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal opens the face of the bat and pushes it to the right of point

Over: 49	4 0 0 1 0 1	SL 128/2
Chandimal 11(21)	Karunaratne 76(166)	Devendra Bishoo 7-0-33-1

48.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, drags his length short this time around, Chandimal goes deep in the crease and wrists it towards mid-wicket, gets an easy single and he will keep the strike

48.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, loopy delivery that turns away just outside off, Chandimal lunges forward in defence

48.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, flatter and turning in from outside off, Karunaratne shuffles across and glances it to fine leg to get off strike

48.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, steps out of the crease and clips this floaty delivery to the right of mid-wicket

48.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track and Bishoo shortens his length, Karunaratne had to adjust as he defends it back down the pitch

48.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, FOUR, Bishoo gives this one more air outside off, Karunaratne comes down the track, plays it with the turn and splits the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on to perfection, runs away to the fence in no time

Over: 48	0 0 0 1 0 0	SL 122/2
Chandimal 10(19)	Karunaratne 71(162)	S Gabriel 6-0-20-0

47.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, length delivery just outside off, Chandimal comes forward and pushes it down to mid-on

47.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, bumper on the stumps, Chandimal ducks under it

47.4 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, angling in from just outside off, Karunaratne comes across and looks to drive, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and dribbles away through square leg, the batsmen cross over for a single

47.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and on off, Karunaratne gets behind the line and defends it into the off-side

47.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Karunaratne comes across and bunts it towards short mid-wicket

47.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, overpitching outside off, Karunaratne jams out the drive towards cover

Over: 47	1 1 0 1 0 4	SL 121/2
Chandimal 10(17)	Karunaratne 70(158)	Devendra Bishoo 6-0-27-1

46.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR, 'catch' was the shout but it's gone for a boundary. Floated up on the stumps, Chandimal comes charging down the track and looks to club it over mid-on, doesn't quite get the elevation but he was lucky that it wasn't very close to Taylor at mid-on, who dives to his left but fails to get a hand on it. Runs away to the fence in a hurry

46.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, Chandimal drives it straight to the man at cover

46.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, shortish outside off, Karunaratne stays back and cuts it towards the cover region, the batsmen pinch a quick single

46.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and just outside off, Karunaratne shuffles across and gently clips it to the man at forward short leg

46.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter and spinning away outside off, Chandimal goes deep in the crease and cuts it to sweeper cover for a single

46.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, steps out of the crease and drives this fullish delivery to mid-on, calls for a quick single and makes it easily in the end

Jason Holder is off the field

Over: 46	0 0 3 0 0 0	SL 114/2
Chandimal 5(14)	Karunaratne 68(155)	S Gabriel 5-0-19-0

45.6 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, bowls this in the channel outside off, Chandimal shoulders arms

45.5 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal's eyes lit up when he saw the width on offer on this ball, he goes hard on the cut but the length was not there, ends up chopping it off the bottom edge, the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper. He was lucky that he didn't drag it back on the stumps

45.4 - S Gabriel to Chandimal, no run, fullish delivery just outside off, Chandimal presses forward and blocks it into the off-side

45.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 3 runs, pitched up and around off, Karunaratne comes across and punch-drives it to the right of mid-on, who gives chase and hauls the ball before the rope to save a run for his team

45.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Karunaratne watchfully leaves it for the keeper

45.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne comes forward and bunts it back to the bowler, who leaps up and stops the ball in his followthrough

A slip and a gully in place for Gabriel

Shannon Gabriel [4.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

Over: 45	0 0 1 1 0 0	SL 111/2
Chandimal 5(11)	Karunaratne 65(152)	Devendra Bishoo 5-0-20-1

44.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, turns away from around the off stump line, Chandimal presses forward to block, the ball takes the outside half of the bat and dribbles away towards the point region

44.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, tossed up slightly wide outside off, Chandimal reaches out and drives it with an open face towards backward point

44.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, bowls this slightly short and around off, Karunaratne comes across and helps it down to fine leg to get off strike. It was bowled quicker as well by Bishoo

44.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, 1 run, floated up outside off, Chandimal drives it to the right of cover, who dives across but fails to stop the ball. The batsmen take a single before the fielder from long-off moves to his left and tidies up

44.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, bowls this closer to the off stump, Chandimal leans forward and pushes it towards cover

44.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, leg-break that spins away outside off, left alone

Jason Holder received some treatment from the team physio during the overs. Not sure what was the exact issue

Over: 44	0 4 0 0 0 0	SL 109/2
Karunaratne 64(151)	Chandimal 4(6)	Roach 10-3-20-1

43.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, this length delivery keeps a touch low. Karunaratne was once again a little late to bring his bat down, but does so just in time to keep it out

43.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape away outside off, Karunaratne lets it go

43.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, angling in on off and middle, the ball appeared to have hurried onto Karunaratne, who manages to wrist it towards mid-wicket

43.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Karunaratne is happy to leave it for the keeper

43.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, FOUR, edged and four! It was just short of a good length and outside off, Karunaratne pushes at it from inside the crease with soft hands, the ball takes the outside edge and runs away in the gap between slip and gully, crashes into the fence in no time

43.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, full and well wide outside off, the ball shapes away as Karunaratne shoulders arms. Roach has a big smile on his face after he saw that movement. The batsman too responds with a smile

Over: 43	0 0 0 4 0 0	SL 105/2
Chandimal 4(6)	Karunaratne 60(145)	Devendra Bishoo 4-0-18-1

42.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, poor ball from Bishoo but he gets away with it. Another one that's short and wide outside off, Chandimal cuts it hard but straight to the man at cover-point

42.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, slower through the air and spinning away outside off, Chandimal shoulders arms

42.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely shot from Chandimal to get off the mark. This was tossed up just outside off, Chandimal comes on the front foot and creams the drive past a diving cover, no need to run for those

42.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, drags his length back and bowls it slightly wide outside off, Chandimal chops it towards backward point

42.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, googly on middle stump line, Chandimal gets behind it and defends it back down the pitch

42.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Chandimal, no run, spinning away just outside off, Chandimal comes forward and pushes it to the left of short cover

Over: 42	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 101/2
Karunaratne 60(145)	Chandimal 0(0)	Roach 9-3-16-1

41.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and on off, Karunaratne defends it towards cover with an angular bat

41.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, fullish delivery angling in around off, Karunaratne comes slightly across as he bunts it back to the bowler

41.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, overpitching outside off, Karunaratne jams out the drive into the off-side

41.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne comes on the front foot and drives it to mid-off

41.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, bowls this in the channel outside off, Karunaratne lets it go

41.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Karunaratne drives it to cover

Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 41	4 0 0 0 0 W	SL 101/2
Thirimanne 16(62)	Karunaratne 60(139)	Devendra Bishoo 3-0-14-1

40.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, out Caught by (sub)Rajendra Chandrika!! Thirimanne departs while trying to dominate the leggie. It was tossed up and spins back in towards the batsman, who comes down the track and looks to loft it over mid-on. However, he can only drag it off the inside half of the bat, the ball goes uppishly towards mid-wicket, where Chandrika leaps up and first palms the ball in the air with his left hand and then takes it calmly with both hands on the second attempt. Brilliant effort from the substitute fielder. He timed his jump to perfection and that's why he could complete the catch on the second attempt. Thirimanne c (sub)Rajendra Chandrika b Devendra Bishoo 16(62) [4s-1]

Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, no run, drifting in on off, Thirimanne comes across and turns it into the on-side

40.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, no run, another quicker delivery that turns back in from outside off, Thirimanne goes deep in the crease and blocks

40.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, no run, bit flatter and hurries onto the batsman just outside off, Thirimanne just about gets his bat down in time to defend

40.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, no run, turning in from outside off, Thirimanne was looking to cut it late, he was cramped for room and ends up chopping it towards the man at slip

40.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, FOUR, a rank long hop from Bishoo and he pays the price for it. Thirimanne had all the time in the world to rock back and he pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence to bring Sri Lanka's 100

Time for drinks then. West Indies bowling hasn't been as good as it was in the first session and to aggravate matters, their fielding wasn't upto the mark. Karunaratne, after reaching his fifty, cut loose but he was well and truly helped by some poor bowling and fielding from the tourists.

Over: 40	0 0 2 0 0 0	SL 97/1
Karunaratne 60(139)	Thirimanne 12(56)	Roach 8-2-16-1

39.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and width on offer for Karunaratne. He drives and picks out extra-cover to perfection

39.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, goes wide of off again, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go

39.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, this is better from Roach. Bowls it within the outside off zone, Karunaratne defends it down the track

39.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, 2 runs, full and wide, this time Karunaratne pounces on it with a good-looking drive, beating the dive from cover fielder to his right, good enough to collect a couple

39.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, this was fuller and much wider, Karunaratne lets it go

39.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, goes wide of the crease and delivers it well wide of off, Karunaratne will not chase that

Kemar Roach [7.0-2-14-1] is back into the attack

Over: 39	2 1 2 1 2 0	SL 95/1
Thirimanne 12(56)	Karunaratne 58(133)	Devendra Bishoo 2-0-10-0

38.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, no run, slipping into the pads, Thirimanne turns it in front of FSL

38.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, 2 runs, so much of air on this flatter delivery outside off, allows Thirimanne to get on the back foot and play it late. Thirimanne deftly guides it to third man and earns a double

38.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Karunaratne drives towards long-on

38.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 2 runs, gives this one more air just outside off, Karunaratne gets down on one knee and sweeps it fine for a couple of runs

38.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, 1 run, flatter and on off, eased down to the man at long-on

38.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Thirimanne, 2 runs, slower and spinning in, Thirimanne camps back and cuts it late behind point, he had so much of time to pick his spot there

Over: 38	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 87/1
Karunaratne 55(131)	Thirimanne 7(52)	Jerome Taylor 9-2-28-0

37.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, fullish delivery just outside off, driven back to the bowler

37.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Karunaratne turns it to the leg-side

37.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, on a fuller length on off, Karunaratne blocks it to mid-off

37.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and on off, Karunaratne defends it down the track

37.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, pushed towards cover

37.1 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, 1 run, dropped by Darren Bravo at first slip. Chances don't come easy in Test match cricket and when they do come, you have to make them count. Superb delivery from Jerome Taylor in the channel outside off, Thirimanne drives away from the body and gets a thick outside edge. Ball goes to the left of a diving first slip, who gets both hands to it but can't hold on. Bravo is livid with himself for dropping that one

Over: 37	0 2 0 0 0 0	SL 86/1
Karunaratne 55(126)	Thirimanne 6(51)	Devendra Bishoo 1-0-2-0

36.6 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, ambitious lbw appeal from the close-in fielders and the bowler but the umpire is not interested. Well flighted delivery just outside off, Karunaratne was looking to defend that, misses and and is hit on the pad - but was hit well outside the line of off. So, he can't be given out

36.5 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, slower and on off, Karunaratne flicks it to the man at mid-wicket

36.4 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up outside off, Karunaratne steps out and wrists it to the leg-side

36.3 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Karunaratne stays on the back foot and clips it to mid-wicket

Devendra Bishoo comes round the wicket now

36.2 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, 2 runs, pitched outside off and turning into the left-hander, Karunaratne hangs back and cuts it late behind backward point

36.1 - Devendra Bishoo to Karunaratne, no run, good start for Devendra Bishoo, gives it so much of drift on off, Karunaratne comes down the track and looks to drive, gets a leading edge that rolls away to mid-off

Devendra Bishoo, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Bishoo in the action. "Finally some leg-break," says Russel Arnold on air

Over: 36	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 84/1
Thirimanne 6(51)	Karunaratne 53(120)	Jerome Taylor 8-2-27-0

35.6 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, no run, from wide of the crease and in the corridor of uncertainty, Thirimanne covers his off-pole and shoulders arms

35.5 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, no run, fullish and outside off, Thirimanne punch-drives to the man at cover

35.4 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, no run, short of length delivery around the fifth stump line, Thirimanne offers a solid defence towards mid-off

35.3 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, no run, full and outside off, driven nicely to cover

Umpire Marais Erasmus is having a look around the danger area where Jerome Taylor is landing his foot. No official warning though

35.2 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, no run, on a length and around off, Thirimanne shows the full face of the bat as he blocks this to mid-off

35.1 - Jerome Taylor to Thirimanne, no run, slightly fuller and just outside off, Thirimanne drives off the front foot towards the fielder at cover

Over: 35	0 1 0 1 0 1	SL 84/1
Thirimanne 6(45)	Karunaratne 53(120)	Samuels 8-2-11-0

34.6 - Samuels to Thirimanne, 1 run, drops it short with a hint of width, Thirimanne cuts to point and keeps the strike

34.5 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Thirimanne punch-drives it to the man at cover

34.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, comes down the track and gets to the pitch of thos tossed up delivery, drives to the man at long-on

34.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, well flighted delivery around the fifth stump line, a solid back foot defence from Karunaratne

34.2 - Samuels to Thirimanne, 1 run, quicker and outside off, driven along the carpet to the man at cover

34.1 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, flatter and outside off, driven straight to silly point

Over: 34	0 4 0 0 0 0	SL 81/1
Karunaratne 52(118)	Thirimanne 4(41)	Jerome Taylor 7-1-27-0

33.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, angles it away from the left-hander, Karunaratne is happy to let that go

33.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, this is much better from Karunaratne. A watchful defensive stroke down the track against a good length delivery

33.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, pitched on a good length and shaping away, drawing Karunaratne forward. Karunaratne plays a loose drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. Lapse of concentration?

33.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery wide of off, Karunaratne is not interested in playing at those

33.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, FOUR, well played Karunaratne! This is his 7th Test fifty and also his 3rd at Galle. Short and ample width on offer, Karunaratne gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square of the wicket, the timing was superb and it raced away

33.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery on off, Karunaratne plays with an angled bat as he dabs this in front of backward point

Jerome Taylor [6.0-1-23-0] is back into the attack

Over: 33	2 0 0 1 0 0	SL 77/1
Thirimanne 4(41)	Karunaratne 48(112)	Samuels 7-2-8-0

32.6 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, short and outside off, Thirimanne mistimes the cut to backward point

32.5 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, slower and on off, Thirimanne lunges forward in defence

32.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, flatter and on middle, Karunaratne shimmes down and goes for the on-drive, places it wide of mid-on for a single

32.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, floaty delivery outside off, Karunaratne advances and drives it back to Samuels

32.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and outside off, driven to cover

32.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 2 runs, pitched on a good length and spinning away, Karunaratne cuts to cover who collects and flings the ball at the bowler's end. Poor work from Bishoo at mid-on who wasn't quick to react - allowing the batsmen to take an extra run

Over: 32	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 74/1
Thirimanne 4(39)	Karunaratne 45(108)	J Holder 9-3-12-0

31.6 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, length delivery well outside off, Thirimanne lifts his bat and lets it go

31.5 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, on a fuller length and on the stumps, Thirimanne drives and picks the man at mid-on

31.4 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Thirimanne drives sans any timing back to the bowler

31.3 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, still Holder keeps it in the channel outside off, Thirimanne stays on the back foot and defends it with soft hands

31.2 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, on a length and outside off, Thirimanne pushes it to the off-side

31.1 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, Holder is extracting good bounce off the surface! He steams in, bends his back and bowls a brilliant back of a length delivery, ball bounces high and Thirimanne does well to drop his wrists on the forward fend

Over: 31	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 74/1
Karunaratne 45(108)	Thirimanne 4(33)	Samuels 6-2-5-0

30.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short and outside off, Karunaratne leant back and cut that hard, backward point is in situ to stop that

30.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, this was much slower and on off, Karunaratne takes a step forward and turns it to the on-side

30.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, loopy delivery on off, Karunaratne goes back and defends

30.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, quicker and just outside off, Karunaratne blocks with soft hands to the off-side

30.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, full and outside off, Karunaratne comes down the track and drives to mid-off

30.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and just outside off, defended down the track

Over: 30	1 0 1 0 0 0	SL 74/1
Thirimanne 4(33)	Karunaratne 45(102)	J Holder 8-2-12-0

29.6 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, on middle and leg, Thirimanne tucks it to mid-wicket

29.5 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, wow! That came back a long way. Hands-on-head moment for Holder and red-face moment for Thirimanne. This was a good length delivery that nipped back in a long way, Thirimanne shoulders arms but the ball jagged back in sharply, it was so close to shaving the off stump. Thirimanne must consider himself lucky there

29.4 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, shot of the day but for no runs! Full and outside off, Thirimanne drives and does so with sublime timing, but cover was lurking there

29.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, Karunaratne jumps inside the crease and drops it to the leg-side, good enough to take a single

29.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, fullish and outside off, Karunaratne drives to the left of cover who gets across and fields

29.1 - J Holder to Thirimanne, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Thirimanne shuffles across and flicks it airily behind square on the leg-side

Over: 29	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 72/1
Karunaratne 44(100)	Thirimanne 3(29)	Samuels 5-1-5-0

28.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up just outside off, blocked back to the bowler

28.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, short and wide, Karunaratne cuts fiercely but cannot beat backward point this time

28.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, on the pads this time, Karunaratne goes back and punches this to the man at mid-on

28.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, floated up outside off, Karunaratne drives off the front foot in front of mid-off

28.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, flighted outside off, punched to the right of Samuels

28.1 - Samuels to Thirimanne, 1 run, gives this one more air outside off, Thirimanne drives to the left of a sliding backward point who fails to stop the ball, and allows the duo to complete a single

Over: 28	0 0 1 0 1 0	SL 71/1
Karunaratne 44(95)	Thirimanne 2(28)	J Holder 7-2-10-0

27.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery on off, Karunaratne rides with the bounce and fends it down the track

27.5 - J Holder to Thirimanne, 1 run, yet another quick run! Full and there is width this time, Thirimanne drives wide of mid-off and sets off for a quick single

27.4 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, angled in just outside off, Thirimanne lifts his bat and lets it go

27.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, to sprays this length delivery on the pads, Karunaratne tucks with soft hands, places it square on the leg-side

27.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Karunaratne gets across and drives to mid-on

27.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, and he nearly does the trick by inducing an outside edge from Karunaratne. This was on a good length that angled in and then straightened. Karunaratne plays for the angle and the outside edge lands well wide of a diving second slip (to the right)

Holder now switches to round the wicket

Over: 27	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 69/1
Thirimanne 1(26)	Karunaratne 43(91)	Samuels 4-1-4-0

26.6 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, touch fuller and just outside off, driven nicely along the ground towards mid-off

26.5 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, turn and bounce for Samuels! This should encourage Bishoo too. Pitched on off and spinning away, Thirimanne offers the front foot defence, but gets beaten all ends up

26.4 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, floaty delivery outside off, Thirimanne prods forward in defence

26.3 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, short and width on offer, Thirimanne cuts hard and picks the man at backward point

26.2 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, slower and just outside off, Thirimanne drives straight to mid-off

26.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, a shimmy down the track and then a soft nudge wide of mid-on gets Karunaratne off strike

Over: 26	0 1 0 0 0 0	SL 68/1
Thirimanne 1(21)	Karunaratne 42(90)	J Holder 6-2-8-0

25.6 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it very full on off, Thirimanne toe-ends the drive back to the bowler

25.5 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, on off-stump line again, this time Thirimanne softly pushes this towards mid-off

25.4 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, slightly fuller and around off, Thirimanne gets forward slightly and offers the full face of the bat as he blocks it to mid-off

25.3 - J Holder to Thirimanne, no run, angled across off from a good length, Thirimanne lifts his bat and lets it go

25.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, there you go - The good running between the wickets continues. Karunaratne punches this length delivery in front of mid-off and calls for a quick single, Thirimanne responds in kind too

25.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery nowhere near the troubling line, Karunaratne shoulders arms

Over: 25	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 67/1
Thirimanne 1(17)	Karunaratne 41(88)	Samuels 3-1-3-0

24.6 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, quicker and just outside off, Thirimanne prods forward and defends

24.5 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, slower and a hint of spin away from the batsman, Thirimanne push-drives to the off-side

24.4 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up on the stumps, safely blocked down the track

24.3 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, flatter and on middle, Thirimanne goes on the back foot and tucks in front of FSL

24.2 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, gives this more flight outside off, Thirimanne drives and finds cover

24.1 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, starts with a short and wide delivery, Thirimanne goes back and cuts to the man at backward point

Welcome back fellas! It's going to be another test of patience and skill for the batsmen. West Indian players are loping out to the middle, led by their lanky skipper Jason Holder. Sri Lankan openers are out too. Holder can be seen having a word with the diminutive Bishoo. Right then, Samuels gets us underway after lunch. Slip and a FSL in place

Running between the wickets was one of the notable aspects in the first session. Sri Lankan batters judged well and never missed out on any opportunity of taking a quick single. Surprisingly, Bishoo hasn't bowled so far and we might see more of him in the second and third session. Overall, both sides will take some confidence from this session and will look to dominate as and when they take the field in the post-lunch session. We'll be back to bring you all that, stay tuned....

Off go the bails as umpire Marais Erasmus signals lunch on day 1. The first hour of play was testing and the Sri Lankan openers have did a commendable job by not taking any risks. Kaushal Silva never looked settled and eventually he got out nicking one behind off Roach. West Indian pacers were good with the ball as they kept posting questions in the corridor of uncertainty.

Over: 24	2 0 0 0 0 0	SL 67/1
Karunaratne 41(88)	Thirimanne 1(11)	J Holder 5-2-7-0

23.6 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, full and drifting onto the pads, Karunaratne gets across and clips straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

23.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, angled across off, Karunaratne covers his off-stump and lets it go

23.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, picks out the same fielder again as Karunaratne drives off the front foot

23.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and just outside off, pushed firmly off the front foot towards mid-off

23.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, punched firmly to the left of mid-off who gets across and fields

23.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 2 runs, too much of width on offer from the skipper, Karunaratne leant forward and drove that elegantly through cover, Bishoo gives the chase and keeps the batsmen down to two

Jason Holder [4.0-2-5-0] is back into the attack

Over: 23	0 0 1 1 0 0	SL 65/1
Thirimanne 1(11)	Karunaratne 39(82)	Samuels 2-0-3-0

22.6 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, this one turns away as Thirimanne comes forward to push, the ball takes the outside half of the bat before dribbling away towards backward point

22.5 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, slightly quicker outside off, Thirimanne gets behind it and blocks it back to the bowler

22.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, drifting on middle and leg, Karunaratne pushes at it, the ball rolls away behind square on the on-side off the inside half of the bat and the batsmen cross over for a single

22.3 - Samuels to Thirimanne, 1 run, flatter outside off, Thirimanne goes deep in the crease to cut even though he was cramped for room, he manages to send it to the right of backward point, who stops the ball after putting in the dive but couldn't prevent the batsmen from taking the single

22.2 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, bit quicker and just outside off, Thirimanne looks to defend off the front foot, the ball rolls away into the off-side off the outside half of the bat

22.1 - Samuels to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up outside off, Thirimanne comes forward and drives it to mid-off

Over: 22	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 63/1
Karunaratne 38(81)	Thirimanne 0(6)	Roach 7-2-14-1

21.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and angling away outside off, Karunaratne lets it go

21.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up well outside off, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go

21.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Karunaratne mistimes the punch back towards the bowler

21.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, peach! This one was fuller in length and angled across off, draws Karunaratne forward to drive and the ball whizzes past the outside edge before going into the hands of the keeper

21.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and on off, Karunaratne comes forward and blocks it to the left of the bowler

21.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, full delivery angling away outside off, Karunaratne is not bothered to offer a shot

Over: 21	0 0 0 0 0 1	SL 63/1
Karunaratne 38(75)	Thirimanne 0(6)	Samuels 1-0-1-0

20.6 - Samuels to Karunaratne, 1 run, uses his feet to get to the pitch of this floaty delivery just outside off, drives it to mid-off and calls for a quick single, makes it with relative ease towards the end

20.5 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery that spins away outside off, Karunaratne hangs abck and pushes it into the off-side

20.4 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, drags this one short, Karunaratne rocks back and cuts it straight to the man at extra cover

20.3 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, steps out of the crease but isn't upto the pitch of the ball, defends it back towards the bowler in the end

20.2 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, floated up outside off, Karunaratne drives it straight to short cover

A slip and a FSL in place

20.1 - Samuels to Karunaratne, no run, quicker delivery just outside off, Karunaratne defends it back down the pitch

Marlon Samuels, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Spin being introduced for the first time today and it's not Bishoo, but Samuels who comes on.

Over: 20	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 62/1
Thirimanne 0(6)	Karunaratne 37(69)	Roach 6-1-14-1

19.6 - Roach to Thirimanne, no run, short delivery on leg stump line, the ball got big on Thirimanne, who tries to tuck it away behind square on the leg-side, but the ball catches the glove and goes on the bounce to the keeper, who dives to his right and stops the ball. Good effort from Ramdin there

19.5 - Roach to Thirimanne, no run, just short of a good length and angled across off, Thirimanne bunts it into the on-side off the inside half of the bat

19.4 - Roach to Thirimanne, no run, well-directed bouncer from Roach. It was right over off and middle, Thirimanne just about sways away from the line of fire and the keeper collects

19.3 - Roach to Thirimanne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, may have been the slower one from Roach, Thirimanne pushes at it off the front foot, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and dribbles away into the on-side

19.2 - Roach to Thirimanne, no run, angling away outside off, left alone

19.1 - Roach to Thirimanne, no run, pitched up just outside off, Thirimanne comes forward and drives it towards mid-off, who moves to his left and stops the ball

Over: 19	0 0 Nb 0 Nb 4 0 0	SL 62/1
Karunaratne 37(69)	Thirimanne 0(0)	Jerome Taylor 6-1-23-0

18.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, on off and middle stump line, Karunaratne comes across and bunts it to mid-on once again

18.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery on off, Karunaratne gets his bat in front of the pad and pushes it to mid-on

18.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, FOUR, edged and four! Another one that's overpitched and well wide outside off, Karunaratne tries to jam out his drive, the ball flies off the toe-end of the bat and runs away in the gap between second slip and gully

18.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no ball, Taylor oversteps yet again and this time he bowls a length delivery on off, Karunaratne gets behind the line and defends

18.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up just outside off, Karunaratne drills it back towards the bowler, who bends down in his followthrough and gets a hand on it, parries it towards the fielder coming in from mid-wicket

18.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no ball, Karunaratne oversteps and bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, Karunaratne hops inside the crease and blocks

18.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, full and angling in around off, Karunaratne comes forward and drills the drive straight to the man at mid-on

18.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, overpitching outside off, Karunaratne mistimes the drive towards mid-off

Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 18	0 2 0 0 3 W	SL 56/1
Kaushal Silva 17(49)	Karunaratne 33(61)	Roach 5-0-14-1

17.6 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, out Caught by Ramdin!! Saving that run off the last ball has reaped rewards for the West Indians. Roach is delighted and Silva's woeful stay at the crease comes to an end. It was a full delivery outside off, Silva was playing for the angle in towards him, he pokes at it as the ball shapes away ever so slightly and ends up edging it to the keeper, who throws the ball high up in the air after taking the catch. Kaushal Silva c Ramdin b Roach 17(49) [4s-1]

Roach to Kaushal Silva, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

17.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, 3 runs, once again Roach keeps it on a short of length, Karunaratne punches it past mid-on, the batsmen take three before the fielder chases it down

17.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Karunaratne goes back and across and checks his push, almost ends up offering a return catch to the bowler. Luckily for him, the ball bounced right in front of Roach there

Comes round the wicket to the left-hander

17.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Karunaratne stays back and punches it towards extra cover

17.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, Karunaratne pushes at it, the ball takes the outside half of the bat and rolls away to the right of backward point, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down

17.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on middle stump line, Karunaratne comes across and turns it towards mid-wicket

Kemar Roach [4.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

Over: 17	0 0 0 0 0 1	SL 51/0
Karunaratne 28(56)	Kaushal Silva 17(48)	Jerome Taylor 5-1-17-0

16.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in around off, Karunaratne comes across and taps it to the right of mid-wicket, the batsmen go through for a quick single and Silva makes it to the other end before the throw comes in

16.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, full toss outside off, Karunaratne would feel that he missed out on some free runs there as he drives it straight to the man at cover-point

16.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne comes forward and drives it towards cover

16.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Karunaratne goes back and across, pushes it towards cover

16.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, comes forward and drives this fullish delivery gently into the off-side

16.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, bit of extra bounce on this length delivery angling in from just outside off, Karunaratne did well to drop his wrists quickly as the ball hit the splice of the bat

Over: 16	4 0 1 1 0 0	SL 50/0
Kaushal Silva 17(48)	Karunaratne 27(50)	S Gabriel 4-0-16-0

15.6 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, no run, bowls this in the channel just outside off, Silva ignores it to the keeper

15.5 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, no run, bumper on the stumps, Silva ducks under it

A short leg is in place now

15.4 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, once again Gabriel drifts onto the pads of the batsman, who tucks it away behind square on the on-side off his hips, gets off strike with a single

15.3 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in on the pads, Silva looks to tuck it away, ends up getting an inside edge onto the thigh pad, the ball lobs up in the air and falls in the vacant short leg region, the batsmen cross over for a quick single

15.2 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, no run, full and just outside off, Silva comes on the front foot and mistimes the drive towards cover

15.1 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, FOUR, a freebie from Gabriel. He bowls a full toss slightly wide outside off, Silva reaches out and drives it square of the wicket, he placed it in the gap and it crashes into the fence in no time at all

Over: 15	1 Nb 0 0 0 4 0	SL 44/0
Karunaratne 26(49)	Kaushal Silva 12(43)	Jerome Taylor 4-1-16-0

14.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, this one holds its line outside off, Karunaratne shoulders arms

14.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, FOUR, angling in from outside off, Karunaratne comes forward and pushes at it with soft hands, the ball takes the outside half of the bat and rolls away through the gully region, runs away to the fence in no time

14.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Karunaratne looks to force it off the back foot, drags it back towards the bowler off the inside half of the bat

Comes round the wicket now

14.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, bit straighter in line this time around, Karunaratne turns it to mid-wicket

14.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, bowls this fuller and well wide outside off, the ball shapes away even further and Karunaratne doesn't offer a shot

14.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no ball, Taylor oversteps as he bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, Karunaratne hangs back and punches it to cover

14.1 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, angling in on off and middle, Silva gently nudges it in front of mid-wicket and the batsmen scamper across for a quick single

Jerome Taylor [3.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

Over: 14	0 0 1 4L 1 0	SL 38/0
Karunaratne 22(43)	Kaushal Silva 11(42)	S Gabriel 3-0-10-0

13.6 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, wasted delivery! Short and down the leg-side, Karunaratne has nothing to do with it, the keeper moves to his right and collects

13.5 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, good running between the wickets. On a good length and just outside off, Silva drops it in front of mid-off and sets off, Karunaratne was a little late to respond but makes his ground easily in the end. Taylor was the fielder at mid-off, he runs forward and picks the ball, points to Gabriel and tells him that he should have gone for the ball as it was very close to him

13.4 - S Gabriel to Kaushal Silva, leg byes, FOUR, that's pinged him on the helmet! This was banged in short and just outside off, Silva took his eyes off the ball as he looked to duck under it, the ball hits the helmet and runs away to the fine leg fence, given as leg byes as the batsman was taking evasive action

13.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 1 run, bit fuller and around off, Karunaratne comes slightly across and clips it through mid-wicket, he wanted to come back for the second run but Silva rightly sends him back

13.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, another one in the same corridor just outside off, Karunaratne once again bunts it down to mid-off

13.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne stays rooted to the crease and defends it to the left of mid-off

That will be the first drinks break of the series. As I said earlier, Sri Lankan openers looked scanty initially but they look settled now. No demons on this Galle track, flat and the ball kept low on a few ocassions. West Indian bowlers have tried everything to get a wicket but no luck so far...

Over: 13	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 32/0
Kaushal Silva 10(40)	Karunaratne 21(39)	J Holder 4-2-5-0

12.6 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, in the channel outside off from a good length, Silva lets it go

12.5 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, much fuller this time, Silva opens the face of the bat and dabs straight to backward point

12.4 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, asking questions in the outside off area again, Silva lifts his bat and lets it go

12.3 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, what was Silva trying to do? "That was out of character," describes Jeffrey Dujon on air. Short delivery angling into the batsman, Silva went for the pull but can only connect with thin air. He misses the line of the ball completely and gets hit on the shoulder, no harm done though

12.2 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, this one kept low! Fullish and in the channel outside off, Silva shoulders arms

12.1 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, fuller and outside off, Silva taps it to the man at backward point with a slightly angled bat

Over: 12	4 0 0 2 0 0	SL 32/0
Karunaratne 21(39)	Kaushal Silva 10(34)	S Gabriel 2-0-8-0

11.6 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and around off, Karunaratne shuffles across a tad and punches it to the left of the bowler

11.5 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, lifter on the stumps, Karunaratne sinks low and lets it go

11.4 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 2 runs, slipping into the pads from a fuller length, Karunaratne puts it away with a tickle down to fine leg. West Indies' experienced campaigner Marlon Samuels gets across and cuts it off

11.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery just outside off, Karunaratne watchfully blocks it in front of mid-off

11.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Karunaratne gets forward slightly and punches with the full face to the man at cover

11.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, FOUR, Silva is tentative but not his partner though. Angled across from a fuller length, Karunaratne plays a classic textbook-esque off-drive. Gets it past mid-off and once it beat the fielder it was always going to be a boundary

Over: 11	0 0 0 2 2 0	SL 26/0
Kaushal Silva 10(34)	Karunaratne 15(33)	J Holder 3-1-5-0

10.6 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, in the outside off corridor again, Silva is happy to leave that

10.5 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, 2 runs, half-volley outside off, Silva opens the face of the bat and drives square on the off-side

10.4 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, 2 runs, fuller delivery on the stumps, Silva gets across and whips that through mid-wicket, good enough to come back for the second run. First convincing stroke from Silva

10.3 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, Holder hits the back of a length region and keeps it outside off, Silva doesn't want any of it

10.2 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, good length ball in the outside off zone, Silva leaves

10.1 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, full and driving width on offer, Silva obliges and goes for the shot but can't get it past cover

This has been a watchful start from Sri Lanka and the West Indian bowlers, so far, have been spot on....

Over: 10	0 2 0 0 0 0	SL 22/0
Karunaratne 15(33)	Kaushal Silva 6(28)	S Gabriel 1-0-2-0

9.6 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, angled in from a good length, Karunaratne clips it to the man at square leg

9.5 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and on the stumps, defended down the track

9.4 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Karunaratne jumps high and defends it with soft hands

9.3 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, brilliant yorker from Gabriel. On off-stump line with a lot of pace on it, Karunaratne manages to dig it to mid-wicket

9.2 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, 2 runs, pacy full delivery just outside off, Karunaratne goes hard on the drive. Ball goes off the inside half and wide of mid-on who gives chase and keeps the batsmen down to two

9.1 - S Gabriel to Karunaratne, no run, Gabriel begins with good pace. Angled across from a fuller length, that was well wide and Karunaratne leaves that easily

Shannon Gabriel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Over: 9	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 20/0
Kaushal Silva 6(28)	Karunaratne 13(27)	J Holder 2-1-1-0

8.6 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, angled in from a fullish length, Silva pushes that to the leg-side. He is playing with a very soft-bottom handed grip and that might be the reason why he isn't able to time the ball properly

8.5 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, good length delivery in the outside off vicinity, Silva watches it sail through to the keeper

8.4 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, Silva is not at all looking comfortable. This was fuller and on off, Silva drives sans any balance (one hand coming off while playing the shot) back to the bowler

8.3 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, bowls this one in the channel outside off and gets it to shape away a little further, Silva lets it go

8.2 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, on middle and leg stump line, Silva drops it in front of mid-on and sets off, his partner sends him back and it was the right call as the fielder was charging in towards the ball

8.1 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, this one straightens after angling in from just outside off, Silva comes forward to push at it, the ball catches the outside half of the bat and rolls away to the left of gully

Over: 8	0 0 0 0 2 0	SL 20/0
Karunaratne 13(27)	Kaushal Silva 6(22)	Roach 4-0-9-0

7.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, pitched a little further up this time, but the line is outside off, Karunaratne drives it gently in front of cover

7.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, Karunaratne hops inside the crease and presents the full face of the bat as he punches this one through cover

7.4 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and on the leg-stump line, tucked modestly square on the leg-side

7.3 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, angling away and forcing Karunaratne to have a go at it. The batsman nearly falls in the trap as he attempts a poke, beaten on the outside edge

7.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, angled away just outside off from a good length, Karunaratne was indecisive there. He looked to go at it and then decided to leave at the last instant, ball catches the bat face and goes on the bounce to the keeper

7.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, dug in short and around leg, Karunaratne crouches low and leaves it to the keeper

Over: 7	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 18/0
Kaushal Silva 6(22)	Karunaratne 11(21)	J Holder 1-0-1-0

6.6 - J Holder to Kaushal Silva, no run, from a good length and outside off, Silva ignores it to the keeper

6.5 - J Holder to Karunaratne, 1 run, push-drives this length delivery to cover and offers the strike to Kaushal Silva

6.4 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, short and just outside off, Karunaratne rocks back and pulls hard, ball lands to the left of a diving mid-wicket. It wasn't far away from the fielder though. Good to see Holder steaming in and giving it everything right from the first over

6.3 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, slips this down the leg-side from a back of a length region, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go

6.2 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and outside off, Karunaratne drives and finds mid-off

6.1 - J Holder to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Karunaratne dabs towards the man at backward point

Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

The second youngest Test captain for West Indies, now has the nut...

Over: 6	0 0 0 2 0 0	SL 17/0
Kaushal Silva 6(21)	Karunaratne 10(16)	Roach 3-0-7-0

5.6 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, tests him in the outside off channel, Silva in not interested in playing at those

5.5 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, outside off and left alone. Here is the first stat of the day: This is the highest opening stand for Sri Lanka in the last four Test matches (including this one)

5.4 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, 2 runs, Taylor drifts one onto the pads from a fuller length, Silva looks to clip it away. He does so and in the process gets an inside edge that rolls away behind square on the leg-side

5.3 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, length delivery outside off, Silva shoulders arms

5.2 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, in the teasing area again, angled in from a good length around the fifth stump, Silva is on the back foot and on the defence, beaten

5.1 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, Silva is getting some good nuts here and both the bowlers are testing him by bowling it in the corridor of uncertainty. Yet again, Silva is lured to poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge - It was a good length delivery that swung away

Over: 5	1Nb 0 1 4 0 0 0	SL 15/0
Karunaratne 10(16)	Kaushal Silva 4(15)	Jerome Taylor 3-1-10-0

4.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, dug in short and on the stumps, Karunaratne sees it early and ducks under it

4.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, well outside the troubling zone for Karunaratne, he can leave that all day long

4.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and just outside off, Karunaratne stands tall and punches it down the track

4.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, FOUR, not convincing but Karunaratne won't mind that. Short of a length delivery wide of off, Karunaratne jumps on the back foot and looks to dab with an angled bat. Ball catches the outside edge and dribbles in the vacant region between backward point and gully, Taylor's pace on the ball does the rest

4.2 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, fullish and sliding into the pads, Silva clips it in front of mid-wicket and hustles across for a quick single. His partner responds in kind too

4.1 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Silva is solid in his front foot defence

4.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no ball, 1 run, the first no ball of the match. Taylor oversteps and offers a length delivery on middle, Karunaratne tucks it behind square on the leg-side

Over: 4	0 0 0 1 0 3	SL 8/0
Karunaratne 5(11)	Kaushal Silva 3(13)	Roach 2-0-5-0

3.6 - Roach to Karunaratne, 3 runs, goes wide of the crease and creates more angle to tempt Karunaratne. The batsman is watchful though, he leans on the front foot and drives this full delivery through cover. Bishoo gives the chase and saves a run, outfield also helped his cause

3.5 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, angled across the left-hander from a good length, Karunaratne doesn't bother chasing that

3.4 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, Silva will like these (on the pads), Silva gets across slightly and helps this down to fine leg

3.3 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, this was a little too wide to make Silva play. Well outside off, Silva lifts his bat and lets it go

3.2 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, misses the outside edge again. Taylor keeps wood-peckering outside off with outswingers and Silva yet again gets beaten on the outside edge

3.1 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, Silva is looking tentative here. Pitched on a good length and straightening outside off, Silva played for the angle and is beaten on the outside edge

Over: 3	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 4/0
Karunaratne 2(9)	Kaushal Silva 2(9)	Jerome Taylor 2-1-3-0

2.6 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery around the sixth stump line, Karunaratne goes back slightly and punches with an angled bat in front of gully

2.5 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, dug in short but well outside the troubling zone, Karunaratne sways away from the line

2.4 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, smidgen fuller outside off, Karunaratne softly drives it to cover

2.3 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, and Taylor follows up his effort delivery with a toe-crunching yorker on off, Karunaratne does well to get across and jam it back to the bowler

2.2 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, now Jerome Taylor gets good bounce too! Goes slightly wide of the crease and hits the deck hard on a length, Karunaratne looks to block off the back foot. Ball hits him on the chest as he was hurried for pace

2.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, no run, angled in from a good length, Karunaratne blocks it back to the bowler

Taylor is coming round the wicket

Over: 2	0 1 0 0 0 0	SL 4/0
Kaushal Silva 2(9)	Karunaratne 2(3)	Roach 1-0-1-0

1.6 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, outswinger outside off, Silva covers his off-stump and shoulders arms

1.5 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, loose from Silva. He drives with laden feet to this pitched up delivery, gets a thick outside edge that falls well in front of the Windies skipper at gully

1.4 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, swinging in from outside off again, Silva leaves it to the keeper

1.3 - Roach to Kaushal Silva, no run, brilliant from Roach! He goes wide of the crease and angles it into the right hander, the ball swung in a long way. Silva was defending from his crease, wasn't far away from the outside edge, good diving take from the keeper

1.2 - Roach to Karunaratne, 1 run, too straight from Roach, Karunaratne clips to the man at mid-wicket and gets across for an easy single

1.1 - Roach to Karunaratne, no run, Roach steams in and delivers a full delivery on off, Karunaratne gets on the front foot and nudges that softly in front of mid-off

Kemar Roach, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Over: 1	1 0 2 0 0 0	SL 3/0
Kaushal Silva 2(5)	Karunaratne 1(1)	Jerome Taylor 1-0-3-0

0.6 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, no run, full and slipping into Silva's pads, he drives it straight to the man at mid-on

0.5 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, no run, Jerome Taylor is getting good movement already. Pitched on off and swinging away from a good length, Silva plays inside the line and ignores it to the keeper

0.4 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, no run, well outside off again, Silva defends with soft hands in front of gully

0.3 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, 2 runs, fuller and a hint of shape away outside off, Silva dabs it square of the wicket where the point fielder fumbles and allows Silva to get off the mark with a couple

0.2 - Jerome Taylor to Kaushal Silva, no run, there you go! The swing straightaway. On a good length and swinging away outside off, Silva lifts his bat and lets it go

0.1 - Jerome Taylor to Karunaratne, 1 run, starts with a fuller delivery outside off, Karunaratne gets forward slightly, push-drives it softly towards cover and gets off the mark with a sharp single

Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva are at the crease. Karunaratne is on strike. Jerome Taylor will open the attack

The players are out in the middle..

As I type this, the groundsmen are standing with the covers at the boundary rope as they believe that it's soon going to rain. Let's hope we can get some action the cricket field without any delays.

The groundstaff are also getting ready as there are some dark clouds hovering over the ground. West Indies though have their task cut out. They didn't play Herath well at all. Also, one can't take the credit away from Herath, who persisted with his troubling line and length, making sure that the West Indies batters don't get any freebies from him. Now, the visitors will look to get off to a good start in the second innings. A lot will depend on how their top-order batsmen, who were not good enough in the first essay.

A 6-wicket haul for Herath as he leads the Sri Lankans off the field. In fact, Angelo Mathews has decided to enforce the follow-on and West Indies will be coming out to bat once again. Even though Sri Lanka took the second new ball straightaway, it was not a fast bowler, but Herath, who took the final two wickets off consecutive balls.

Over: 82	0 0 0 2 W W	WI 251/10
S Gabriel 0(1)	Devendra Bishoo 23(48)	Herath 33-8-68-6

81.6 - Herath to S Gabriel, out Bowled!! That's a shot you can only expect from a number 11 batsman. West Indies have been bowled out for 251. This came back with the angle as Gabriel tries to hoick it out of the park, it was bowled slower through the air and Gabriel was almost through with the shot by the time the ball came, he completely misses it and the ball crashes into the stumps. S Gabriel b Herath 0(1)

Herath to S Gabriel, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Shannon Gabriel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

81.5 - Herath to Roach, out Stumped!! 23rd 5-wicket haul for Herath, his first against the West Indies! Coming to the ball, it drifted towards the stumps before spinning away, Roach comes forward to smother the spin and drags his foot outside as well. The ball spins away, beats Roach's outside edge and the keeper takes the bails off in a flash. Roach tried to get back inside the crease, but his foot was on the line when the stumps were disturbed. West Indies lose their ninth wicket. Roach st K Perera b Herath 22(80) [4s-1]

Herath to Roach, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

Stumping chance has been sent upstairs. No problems with Herath's front foot. Was Roach's foot outside the crease? Yes, it was. But did he drag it back? Doesn't look like he has got something behind the line. The line belongs to the umpire and it looks OUT to me. The third umpire, Simon Fry, too believes the same and sends Roach on his way back.

81.4 - Herath to Roach, 2 runs, flatter and on middle stump line, Roach kneels down and looks to sweep it behind square on the on-side, the ball takes the top-edge and balloons over the keeper, the batsmen take two before the fielder from slip hunts it down

81.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, pushed through on the stumps, Roach defends off the front foot

81.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, bit too full on off, Roach leans forward and dead-bats it

81.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, tossed up on off, Roach comes forward and drives it straight to cover-point

Rangana Herath [32.0-8-66-4] is back into the attack

Over: 81	0 4 0 0 0 0	WI 249/8
Devendra Bishoo 23(48)	Roach 20(75)	Dhammika 17-6-42-3

80.6 - Dhammika to Devendra Bishoo, no run, bumper on off, Bishoo ducks under it

80.5 - Dhammika to Devendra Bishoo, no run, pitched up around off, Bishoo looks to drive, the ball rolls away towards mid-on off the inside half of the bat

80.4 - Dhammika to Devendra Bishoo, no run, goes fuller now and angles it across off, Bishoo pushes at it with laden feet, the ball goes past the outside edge once again

80.3 - Dhammika to Devendra Bishoo, no run, short and slightly wide outside off, Bishoo looks to cut it away but once again fails to get any bat on it

80.2 - Dhammika to Devendra Bishoo, FOUR, edged and four! This was angling away outside off, Bishoo looks to force it off the back foot, the ball takes the outside edge and runs away in the gap between second slip and gully, crashes into the fence in no time

80.1 - Dhammika to Devendra Bishoo, no run, banged in short and outside off, Bishoo wafts his bat at it but fails to make any sort of connection, the keeper collects

The second new ball is available now and it has been taken straightaway. Dhammika Prasad has the new cherry in hand. Two slips and a gully in place.

Dhammika Prasad [14.0-6-34-2] is back into the attack

Over: 80	1 1 0 0 0 1	WI 245/8
Devendra Bishoo 19(42)	Roach 20(75)	Siriwardana 5-2-13-0

79.6 - Siriwardana to Devendra Bishoo, 1 run, drags his length back and bowls it slightly wide outside off, Bishoo cuts it to sweeper cover and he will keep the strike

79.5 - Siriwardana to Devendra Bishoo, no run, darted on the stumps, Bishoo goes deep in the crease and defends it into the off-side off the outside half of the bat

79.4 - Siriwardana to Devendra Bishoo, no run, bowls this slower through the air and spins in on off, Bishoo comes half-forward and blocks it into the on-side

79.3 - Siriwardana to Devendra Bishoo, no run, spinning in on leg, Bishoo plays it with the turn to FSL

79.2 - Siriwardana to Roach, 1 run, flatter and spinning away outside off, Roach hangs back and bunts it through the cover region for a single

79.1 - Siriwardana to Devendra Bishoo, 1 run, floated up outside off, Roach goes hard on the drive, drags it down to long-on off the inside half of the bat

Milinda Siriwardana [4.0-2-10-0] is back into the attack

Mathews is going off the field. He was holding his thigh before walking off. Probably needs some treatment.

Over: 79	0 0 0 1 0 0	WI 242/8
Roach 19(74)	Devendra Bishoo 17(37)	Kaushal 14-4-65-1

78.6 - Kaushal to Roach, no run, drifting on the pads, Roach was first thinking about playing at it, but pulls out of the shot at the last instant. The ball catches the thigh pad and lobs up for the fielder at leg slip

78.5 - Kaushal to Roach, no run, flatter and turning in on middle, Roach goes back and turns it to FSL

78.4 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, 1 run, on off and middle, Bishoo kneels across and sweeps it behind square on the on-side, there's protection in the deep and it will only be a single

78.3 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, bit flatter and spinning away just outside off, Bishoo tries to run it down to third man but the ball turns and beats him on the outside edge

78.2 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, floated up on middle, Bishoo blocks it off the front foot

A slip and a gully in place

78.1 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, bit too full on the stumps, Bishoo gently drives it to mid-off

Kaushal to partner Herath from the other end. So, Sri Lanka have not changed their bowling combination after tea.

Over: 78	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 241/8
Roach 19(72)	Devendra Bishoo 16(33)	Herath 32-8-66-4

77.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, gives this one more air on off, Roach leans forward and defends. A maiden to start the post-tea session

77.5 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower through the air and on middle and leg, Roach pushes at it, the ball takes the inside edge onto the pad and rolls away towards FSL

77.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, bit quicker and around off, Roach gently pushes it into the off-side

77.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, full and on middle, Roach lunges forward in defence

77.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Roach comes on the front foot and dead-bats it

77.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, floated up on off, Roach leans forward to block

Hello again! Welcome back for the final session of the day. Bishoo and Roach showed better application than some of their top-order batsmen. Kaushal, after the inital hara-kiri, finally found some rhythm as he succeeded in beating the bat of Bishoo on a couple of occasions. The visitors are still 44 runs away from avoiding a follow-on. The players are making their way out to the middle. Herath to start the proceedings. A slip and a silly point in place.

Since then Bishoo and Roach have defied Herath and Kaushal, with the latter also surviving an LBW review off Herath. The partnership is worth 24 runs and the follow-on target is 44 runs away. Can these two continue what they have been doing? Or will Sri Lanka wrap things up after tea? Join us in a short while to get the answers...

That will be tea on day 3: Sri Lanka have tightened the screws in the second session. None of the West Indian batsmen could apply themselves. Holder was peppered with short deliveries and when one was pitched up, he nicked it to the keeper. Ramdin did all the hard work and reached 23 before slashing at a wide one. Roach and Taylor kept the hosts' bowlers at bay for a while, but the latter became Kaushal's first wicket.

Over: 77	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 241/8
Devendra Bishoo 16(33)	Roach 19(66)	Kaushal 13-4-64-1

76.6 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, well flighted delivery just outside off, Bishoo dabs with an open face in front of point

76.5 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, slower through the air and outside off, Bishoo opens the face of the bat and drives it in front of cover

76.4 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, flatter and in the channel outside off, Bishoo stays on the back foot and cuts it late, finds the man at backward point

76.3 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, quicker and just outside off, Bishoo pushes it softly towards the off-side

76.2 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, pitched around middle and spinning away. Bishoo was early on his sweep, ball bounces extra and beats him on the top-edge

76.1 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, gives this more air just outside off, Bishoo opens the face of the bat and dabs it towards point

Over: 76	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 241/8
Roach 19(66)	Devendra Bishoo 16(27)	Herath 31-7-66-4

75.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower and around off, Roach presses forward and blocks

75.5 - Herath to Roach, no run, tossed up just outside off, Roach is solid in his front foot defence

75.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, quicker and down leg, Roach looks to help it down the leg-side, misses and is hit on the pad

75.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, on middle and leg line, Roach prods forward and offers a straight bat

75.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, flighted just outside off, Roach defends it off the front foot

75.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, lovely floaty delivery - but just down the wrong line. Roach crouches low and attempts a sweep, misses out this time

Over: 75	0 4 0 3 1 0	WI 241/8
Devendra Bishoo 16(27)	Roach 19(60)	Kaushal 12-3-64-1

74.6 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, flatter and on middle, Bishoo goes on the back foot and clips that to mid-wicket

74.5 - Kaushal to Roach, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Roach drives towards mid-off and sets off for a quick single. The fielder aims a direct hit but Roach was home anyway

74.4 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, 3 runs, fuller and drifting away just outside off, Bishoo gets inside the line of the ball. Sweeps it behind square on the leg-side, Mathews tidies up in the deep and saves a run for his team

74.3 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, floated up outside off, driven to cover

74.2 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, FOUR, Kaushal is back to what he has been doing for the most part of the day - offering full tosses that is. Bishoo sinks low and helps it with a sweep through short fine leg

74.1 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, Kaushal beats Bishoo's outside edge for the third time. Yet again, he attempts a drive away from the body and gets beaten by the turn

Over: 74	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 233/8
Roach 18(59)	Devendra Bishoo 9(22)	Herath 30-6-66-4

73.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, loopy delivery around off, Roach offers a dead willow

73.5 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower through the air around off, Roach defends it in front of silly point

73.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, full and just outside off, Roach drives but finds the man at cover

73.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, drifts this one around off, Roach nudges it with soft hands towards the off-side

73.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, flatter and on off, Roach is solid in his front foot defence

73.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, floated up on the stumps, Roach defends it with his bat-pad close together

Over: 73	1 0 2B 2B 0 0	WI 233/8
Devendra Bishoo 9(22)	Roach 18(53)	Kaushal 11-3-56-1

72.6 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, fuller and just outside off, driven straight to the man at cover

72.5 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, slowish and on off, Bishoo prods forward and blocks

72.4 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, byes, 2 runs, full and Bishoo goes for the drive again. Sharp turn and bounce beats his outside edge, this time the ball goes wide of the slip fielder and yet again two useful runs for the visitors

72.3 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, byes, 2 runs, that has beaten everyone! Slowish and spinning away from the left-hander, Bishoo goes for a loose drive and gets beaten. Keeper failed to read the turn and bounce. Ball rolls away towards third man

72.2 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, shortish and just outside off, Bishoo goes on the back foot, opens the face of the bat and punches that to point

72.1 - Kaushal to Roach, 1 run, flatter and on middle, Roach whips it behind square on the leg-side

Over: 72	1 4 0 0 0 4	WI 228/8
Devendra Bishoo 9(17)	Roach 17(52)	Herath 29-5-66-4

71.6 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, FOUR, the Sri Lankan skipper is caught napping again. This was drifted just outside off, Bishoo poked awkwardly with no feet, thick outside edge flies to the right of Mathews

71.5 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, no run, slower and around middle, Bishoo goes back and blocks

71.4 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, no run, quicker and on off, Bishoo defends it off the front foot

71.3 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, no run, flatter and just outside off, Bishoo offers a solid front foot defence

71.2 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, FOUR, Bishoo is diminutive, but he can hit the ball a long way! Takes toll of this full delivery as he drives it wide of mid-off, beating the dive from the fielder to his left

71.1 - Herath to Roach, 1 run, tossed up down leg, Roach gets an inside edge on the attempted flick, ball rolls away down to fine leg

Over: 71	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 219/8
Devendra Bishoo 1(12)	Roach 16(51)	Kaushal 10-3-55-1

70.6 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, beaten all ends up!. This one spun away sharply, flighted delivery pitched on off and turned away past the poking blade of Bishoo

70.5 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, very full and around the fourth stump line, Bishoo makes room a tad and drives. Cover is in situ to field that

70.4 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, full again and driven again, finds cover to perfection

70.3 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, drifting in around off, Bishoo lunges forward in defence

70.2 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, slowish and around off, Bishoo presses forward and blocks

70.1 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, fullish and just outside off, driven straight to cover

Over: 70	0 0 1 0 1 0	WI 219/8
Roach 16(51)	Devendra Bishoo 1(6)	Herath 28-5-57-4

69.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, this was drifted in on middle, Roach opts to defend it off the front foot. He misses and gets hit low on the pad, SL go up for an appeal and the umpire doesn't like it. Mathews went up for the review but it proved to be in vain

Mathews has gone up for a review against Roach. It was for an lbw and looks like it was going down with the angle. Pitching - in-line, impact - in-line, wickets - umpire's call. So it will stay NOT OUT

69.5 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, 1 run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Bishoo drives wide of mid-off and calls for a quick single. The fielder tries to effect a direct hit at the bowler's end and misses - Had that hit, Bishoo was a goner

69.4 - Herath to Devendra Bishoo, no run, loopy delivery on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

69.3 - Herath to Roach, 1 run, on middle and leg, clipped behind square on the leg-side

69.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, floaty delivery on middle, Roach gets an inside edge onto the pad as he prodded forward in defence

69.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, fuller and just outside off, Roach drives it straight to the man at short cover

Over: 69	0 W 0 0 0 0	WI 217/8
Devendra Bishoo 0(4)	Roach 15(47)	Kaushal 9-2-55-1

68.6 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, slowish and turning away, Bishoo drives and gets beaten on the outside edge

68.5 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, very full and drifting on off, Bishoo makes room and toe-ends the drive towards mid-off

68.4 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, Kaushal is slowly getting into the groove. Pitched on middle and spun away sharply, Bishoo looks to defend but is beaten by a long way

68.3 - Kaushal to Devendra Bishoo, no run, slower and spinning away, left alone to the keeper

Devendra Bishoo, left handed bat, comes to the crease

68.2 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, out Caught by Mathews!! Wow! That's a rarity - yes it is! The way Kaushal bowled today gave an impression that he was bowling just for the sake of it. He looked completely out-of-sorts so far and finally some respite for him as he now has a wicket against his name. This was floated up around off, Taylor goes hard on the drive with his feet stuck in blob. He gets a thick outside edge (low off the bat) - nearly a toe-end I can say. Mathews at first slip takes a regulation catch. Jerome Taylor c Mathews b Kaushal 31(31) [4s-4 6s-1]

Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

68.1 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, flatter and on middle, Taylor gets forward and defends it to the leg-side

Over: 68	0 0 0 4 0 0	WI 217/7
Roach 15(47)	Jerome Taylor 31(29)	Herath 27-5-55-4

67.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, down leg again, Roach nudges it softly to the leg-side

67.5 - Herath to Roach, no run, tries to repeat the same shot again, Roach this time though misses out. Ball goes through to the keeper off the pad

67.4 - Herath to Roach, FOUR, down leg, Roach gets down on one knee and sweeps it square on the leg-side, placed it over square leg and it's an easy boundary

67.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, quicker and around off, Roach presents the full face of the bat as he defends it

67.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, pushed through on middle, Roach blocks it back to the bowler

67.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower and just outside off, Roach goes on the back foot and punches it to cover

Over: 67	4 0 1 1 0 4	WI 213/7
Jerome Taylor 31(29)	Roach 11(41)	Kaushal 8-1-55-0

66.6 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, FOUR, this is getting bad to worse for Kaushal. He bowls a low full toss outside off, Taylor makes room and lofts it over mid-off. Couple of bounces and into the fence

66.5 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, fullish and just outside off, Taylor defends it off the front foot

66.4 - Kaushal to Roach, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Roach works it to mid-wicket

66.3 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, on middle and leg line, Taylor clips it square on the leg-side for a single

66.2 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, there you go! Full toss again. Taylor goes hard on the drive and ekes out a thick outside edge which dies down well in front of the keeper. It wasn't that far away from the stumps either

66.1 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, FOUR, Kaushal is having a nightmare with the ball. This is yet another hit-me sort of delivery. Short and going down leg, Taylor jumps on the back foot and pulls it hard behind square on the leg-side

Over: 66	0 0 1 0 0 1	WI 203/7
Jerome Taylor 22(24)	Roach 10(40)	Herath 26-5-51-4

65.6 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, flatter and on middle, Taylor goes back and works this through mid-wicket, retains the strike with that run

65.5 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, no run, gives this more air on middle, Taylor makes room slightly and drives to the left of short cover who dives and stops the ball

65.4 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, no run, fuller and drifting down leg, Taylor drives it back to the bowler

65.3 - Herath to Roach, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, Roach helps it away square on the leg-side with a flick

65.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, full and on middle, Roach digs out the drive in front of mid-on

65.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Roach prods forward and defends

Over: 65	0 1L 0 1 1 6	WI 201/7
Jerome Taylor 21(21)	Roach 9(37)	Kaushal 7-1-45-0

64.6 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, SIX, Taylor is not hanging back! He smacks this tossed up delivery high and over the long-on fence

64.5 - Kaushal to Roach, 1 run, slower and on middle, flicked away towards the man at deep backward square leg

64.4 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, darted down leg, Taylor clips off his pads behind square on the leg-side

64.3 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, loopy delivery on off, Taylor gets across and offers a dead bat

64.2 - Kaushal to Roach, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg, Roach misses on the clip, ball brushes the thigh pad and rolls square on the leg-side

64.1 - Kaushal to Roach, no run, on middle and leg line, Roach goes back and defends

Over: 64	0 0 0 0 0 3	WI 192/7
Roach 8(34)	Jerome Taylor 14(18)	Herath 25-5-49-4

63.6 - Herath to Roach, 3 runs, this will go as a chance. Mathews, at first slip, was late to react there. This was slower and just outside off, Roach got an outside edge on the poke. It flew wide of Mathews at first slip who was late to react. May be Mathews was distracted by the initial movement of the keeper

63.5 - Herath to Roach, no run, flatter and around off, Roach pushes it to the off-side

63.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, tossed up on middle, Roach blocks it back to the bowler

63.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, quicker and just outside off, Roach lunges forward in defence

63.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower and on middle, Roach turns it to FSL

63.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Roach blocks to the off-side

Over: 63	1 0 0 0 1 1L	WI 189/7
Roach 5(28)	Jerome Taylor 14(18)	Kaushal 6-1-37-0

62.6 - Kaushal to Roach, leg byes, 1 run, quicker one on leg, Taylor looks to block it off the front foot, misses and is hit low on the pads, but the angle was always

62.5 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, flatter and on middle, Taylor works this through mid-wicket

62.4 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, this one spun a mile! Pitched on off and spun back in sharply, Taylor looks to tuck off the back foot, misses and gets knocked on the thigh pad

62.3 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, Taylor turns it to the right of the bowler who gets across and fields

62.2 - Kaushal to Jerome Taylor, no run, shortish and spinning in, Taylor backs away slightly, opens the face of the bat and defends it to the off-side

62.1 - Kaushal to Roach, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Roach slaps the drive towards mid-off and gets across for a single

T Kaushal [5.0-1-35-0] is back into the attack

Over: 62	0 0 0 0 1 0	WI 186/7
Jerome Taylor 13(14)	Roach 4(26)	Herath 24-5-46-4

61.6 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, no run, gives this more air on off, Taylor defends it back to the bowler

61.5 - Herath to Roach, 1 run, floated up on middle, Roach gets across and eases it down to long-on

61.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, just short of the first slip. This was well flighted delivery around off, Roach pokes and gets a thick outside edge which falls well in front of Mathews. The ball bounced a little extra and that helped induce the edge from Roach

61.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower and just outside off, Roach lunges forward and offers a dead blade

61.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, flighted delivery on off, Roach is solid in his front foot defence

61.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, darted on middle and leg, Roach prods forward and blocks

Over: 61	0 0 0 1 1 0	WI 185/7
Jerome Taylor 13(13)	Roach 3(21)	Dhammika 16-6-38-3

60.6 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, no run, on middle stump line, Taylor bunts it down to mid-on, can't get the single away this time around

60.5 - Pradeep to Roach, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Roach drives it to the left of mid-off, calls for a quick single and makes it easily in the end

60.4 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Taylor drives it to long-off and gets to the other end with a single

60.3 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, no run, angling in from outside off, Taylor lets it go but the ball was not that far away from the off stump, dangerous leave by Taylor

60.2 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, no run, full and angling into the pads, Taylor tries to flick it into the on-side, he gets an inside edge onto the pad and the ball dribbles away towards mid-on

60.1 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Taylor defends it to the right of the bowler

Drinks are on the field now

Over: 60	4 0 4 2 1 0	WI 183/7
Roach 2(20)	Jerome Taylor 12(8)	Herath 23-5-45-4

59.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, blocks it into the off-side

59.5 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, eases this slowish delivery down to long-off

59.4 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Taylor lofts it inside-out over extra cover, the fielder form long-off runs to his left, puts in the dive near the rope and gets hand on it, saves two runs for his team with that effort

59.3 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, FOUR, gives this one more air on off, Taylor gives himself room and looks to loft it over mid-off, doesn't get the desired connection but just about managed to get it over the fielder placed there. The ball runs away to the fence

59.2 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, no run, flighted delivery on off, Taylor pushes forward and might have got an inside edge onto the pad, there was an appeal from the Sri Lankans, but the umpire is not interested

Mid-on and mid-ff pushed back after that shot

59.1 - Herath to Jerome Taylor, FOUR, tossed up nicely by Herath, Taylor comes forward and just lofts it straight over the bowler's head

Over: 59	Wd W 0 0 1 0 0	WI 172/7
Roach 2(19)	Jerome Taylor 1(3)	Dhammika 15-6-36-3

58.6 - Pradeep to Roach, no run, short of length delivery zipping off the pitch but wide of off, Ramdin does his best to reach and let it zip past his bat

58.5 - Pradeep to Roach, no run, fullish within the stumps, Ramdin blocks it into the on-side with a front foot stride

58.4 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, 1 run, good punch off the back foot to this short of length delivery, collects a single square of the wicket

58.3 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, no run, pacy delivery arrowing in, Taylor was cramped for room as he tried to cut, ball whizzes past the outside edge on its way to the keeper's mitts

58.2 - Pradeep to Jerome Taylor, no run, short of length ball that nips in sharply, Taylor is hurried into defence but does well to not get hit in the tummy

Jerome Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

58.1 - Pradeep to Ramdin, out Caught by K Perera!! And another one perishes to a poor shot. This was bowled on short of length outside off , Ramdin slashes at it with no feet whatsoever, the ball bounces just a touch more to take the top-edge to the keeper. All too easy for Sri Lanka at Galle. Ramdin c K Perera b Pradeep 23(66) [4s-4]

Pradeep to Ramdin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

58.1 - Pradeep to Ramdin, wide, overdoes the short ball in trying to imitate Dhammika, too short and way down the leg side

Over: 58	0 0 0 0 2 0	WI 170/6
Roach 2(17)	Ramdin 23(65)	Herath 22-5-34-4

57.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, drifting in, misses the forward defence of Ramdin to hit him on the pads, always going down leg

57.5 - Herath to Roach, 2 runs, floated up on off, Roach uses his wrists and nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple

57.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower and around off, Roach comes forward to defend, the ball turns and beats the outside edge

57.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, tossed up around off, Roach presses forward and blocks

57.2 - Herath to Roach, no run, loopy delivery on off, forward defence is the riposte

57.1 - Herath to Roach, no run, floated outside off, driven to the right of extra-cover who dives but it falls short

Over: 57	1L 0 0 0 0 1L	WI 168/6
Roach 0(11)	Ramdin 23(65)	Dhammika 14-6-34-2

56.6 - Dhammika to Roach, leg byes, 1 run, loud moaning appeal but not given. This was angled in by Dhammika, Roach shuffled and clips, misses and the ball rolls off the pads to fine leg. HawkEye showed that it was clipping leg stump

56.5 - Dhammika to Roach, no run, fuller length delivery in the channel outside off, Roach lets it go to the keeper

56.4 - Dhammika to Roach, no run, attempted fuller delivery ends up being a full toss, blocked hurriedly into the on-side

56.3 - Dhammika to Roach, no run, on a length again, Roach bunts it to point

56.2 - Dhammika to Roach, no run, good length delivery wide of off, Roach reaches out to it with a push-drive to the cover fielder

56.1 - Dhammika to Ramdin, leg byes, short delivery on leg stump takes Ramdin's shoulders as he looked to duck, ball rolls square on the on-side

Over: 56	0 1 0 0 0 0	WI 166/6
Roach 0(6)	Ramdin 23(64)	Herath 21-5-32-4

55.6 - Herath to Roach, no run, this one bowled on middle and straightened, Roach plays it with a straight bat and the ball rolls to the on-side. The ball stayed low too as batsman had to crounch while playing that

55.5 - Herath to Roach, no run, sharp turn on this but bowled a bit wide of the stumps, beats the bat by some distance

55.4 - Herath to Roach, no run, slower pace on this, eased into the off-side

55.3 - Herath to Roach, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Roach drives it off the front foot to mid-off

55.2 - Herath to Ramdin, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg, Ramdin misses the clip and the ball goes off the pad to short fine leg

55.1 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, bowled with a flatter trajectory, Ramdin blocks it back to the bowler

Over: 55	0 4 4 W 0 0	WI 165/6
Roach 0(2)	Ramdin 23(62)	Dhammika 13-5-34-2

54.6 - Dhammika to Roach, no run, pitched up fuller this time but too wide for Roach to have a go at it

54.5 - Dhammika to Roach, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Roach leaves this one to the keeper

Kemar Roach, right handed bat, comes to the crease

54.4 - Dhammika to J Holder, out Caught by K Perera!! And he perishes to a sucker delivery outside off, in that lovely corridor of uncertainty and bowled on a length, Holder forgot about the footwork and jabbed at it, outside edge flew low to the keeper who holds on to it. WI sink lower. J Holder c K Perera b Dhammika 19(28) [4s-4]

Dhammika to J Holder, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

54.3 - Dhammika to J Holder, FOUR, stubborn Holder. Another full length delivery, Holder plays it on the up and drives it square, much more in control this time though. It wasn't far away from backward point yet again

54.2 - Dhammika to J Holder, FOUR, just wide of point! This was pitched up by Dhammika, the customary follow-up after the barrage, Holder didn't use his feet as he went into this square drive and ended up playing it uppishly, picks up a boundary though

54.1 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, bouncer, down the leg side, Holder ducks under it

I genuinely think that Rangana Herath was underbowled in the morning session. Good to see him starting the session, hope he carries on

Over: 54	0 0 1 0 0 0	WI 157/5
Ramdin 23(62)	J Holder 11(24)	Herath 20-5-32-4

53.6 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, a tad quicker, Ramdin rocks back to punch this to extra-cover, no single on offer there

53.5 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, iota of turn on this one, Ramdin prods forward to defend this off the outside half of his bat

53.4 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, bowled slower again, Ramdin lunges forward with his bat and pad together in defence

53.3 - Herath to J Holder, 1 run, good use of the feet to work this flighted delivery from Herath to mid-on

53.2 - Herath to J Holder, no run, slower through the air, some grip and Holder ekes out an outside edge that rolls square on the off-side

53.1 - Herath to J Holder, no run, flatter bowled on middle, Holder plays it with a straight bat

Over: 53	1 1 0 0 0 0	WI 156/5
Ramdin 23(59)	J Holder 10(21)	Dhammika 12-5-26-1

52.6 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, good lines and length from Dhammika, bowls this one right up there, Ramdin comes forward and dead-bats it

52.5 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, back of a length delivery, Ramdin defends it off the back foot into the off-side

52.4 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, Sri Lanka have come out with a short ball plan, another shorter one outside off, Ramdin arches back and lets it go

52.3 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, length delivery outside off, Ramdin defends it right under his eyes

52.2 - Dhammika to J Holder, 1 run, on a length, Holder defends it off the inner part of the bat, the duo run a single as the ball rolls to square leg

52.1 - Dhammika to Ramdin, 1 run, very full on off, Ramdin hops back and wrists this to mid-on, good single taken

Over: 52	1 1 0 1 0 0	WI 154/5
J Holder 9(20)	Ramdin 22(54)	Herath 19-5-31-4

51.6 - Herath to J Holder, no run, comes back in with the arm, Holder defends but misses, rapped on the pads but way outside leg, stifled appeal ignored by the umpire

51.5 - Herath to J Holder, no run, some air on this one, Holder defends it off the front foot

51.4 - Herath to Ramdin, 1 run, loopy on middle, Ramdin shuffles across to nudge this to mid-wicket

51.3 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, good revs on this fuller one, Ramdin blocks it back

51.2 - Herath to J Holder, 1 run, easy single on offer as Holder comes down the track to this tossed up delivery and drives it to long-off

51.1 - Herath to Ramdin, 1 run, flighted delivery, Ramdin uses his feet but drags it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket, steals a run

Over: 51	4 0 0 0 4 0	WI 151/5
J Holder 8(17)	Ramdin 20(51)	Dhammika 11-5-24-1

50.6 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, Holder leaves this bumper outside off, sanity prevails

Another reprieve for Holder

50.5 - Dhammika to J Holder, FOUR, short ball and Holder are best of friends today. Bouncer again, Holder hooks with all intent but less of technique, gets it off the toe-end which lobs to fine leg but bounces just wide of him and the fielder running in from deep square leg

50.4 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Holder moves around in the crease but ultimately plays it back to the bowler

50.3 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, full length delivery again, Holder toe-ends the drive back to the bowler

50.2 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, fullish, Holder pushes at it with laden feet, outside edge rolls to backward point

50.1 - Dhammika to J Holder, FOUR, length delivery outside off, Holder leans forward and drives it on the up, creams it to the sweeper cover fence for a soothing boundary

Over: 50	0 0 0 0 0 4	WI 143/5
Ramdin 20(51)	J Holder 0(11)	Herath 18-5-28-4

49.6 - Herath to Ramdin, FOUR, ruins the over with this long hop, Ramdin rocks back and pulls it all along the carpet to the deep mid-wicket fence

49.5 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, tossed up again, Ramdin blocks it back to the bowler

49.4 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, loopy outside off, defended off the front foot

49.3 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, loud appeal but that was going down leg. This arrowed in and rapped him on the pads but he was outside his leg stump

49.2 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, flatter, Ramdin uses his feet to drill this back to the bowler

49.1 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, floaty outside off, Ramdin drives it with hard hands to the right of short cover

Over: 49	4 0 0 1 0 0	WI 139/5
J Holder 0(11)	Ramdin 16(45)	Dhammika 10-5-16-1

48.6 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, so an instance of DRS actually proving helpful. Holder had gone up straightaway for the review. This was a bumper outside off from Dhammika, Holder was hurried into a pull, was hit on the shoulder and the ball lobbed to gully, instant appeal and was given out instantly

Given out for a catch to gully. Given OUT. Holder goes for the review. The delivery is a legal one. Looks like a tough one for Simon Fry! Holder seemed to have missed the ball while going for the pull. It hit the shoulder but was there a top-edge on that? Nothing from the TV umpire yet though. Decision reversed to NOT OUT.

48.5 - Dhammika to J Holder, no run, just back of a length delivery targetting the pads, Holder blocks it back to the bowler

48.4 - Dhammika to Ramdin, 1 run, length delivery on middle and leg, Ramdin tucks it off his hips to fine leg for an easy single

48.3 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, fullish outside off with a bit of curl in, Ramdin shoulders arms

48.2 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, back of a length just outside off, Ramdin gets on his toes to dig this into the ground

48.1 - Dhammika to Ramdin, FOUR, shortish down the leg-side, Ramdin swivels and pulls it behind square on the on-side for a boundary to start the session

Dhammika to run in, a slip and a gully

12:36 Local Time, 07:06 GMT, 12:36 IST: Welcome back after the lunch! Herath, earlier in the day, looked as bright as the sunshine at Galle. West Indies are still short of the follow-on score and they will have to get through a guess-which-one-is-an-armball quiz from Herath before they have any chance. Stay tuned..

Kaushal looked out-of-sorts as he managed only one over in the entire session. He over-stepped, over-stepped and eventually ended his over after bowling 10 deliveries, conceding 16 off the over. Darren Bravo, just when he recorded his fifty, was sent back courtesy of an absolute stunner from Dinesh Chandimal. Herath is now just one wicket away from notching up his 23rd 5-wicket haul in Test match cricket. West Indies have a lot of catching up to do when they come out to bat in the second session. Join us back at 12:40 local to catch all the post-lunch action...

Lunch, Day 3: Rangana Herath, as expected, threatened the overnight batsmen and eventually consumed Samuels in his second over of the day. Although, it was a rank long hop, Samuels found a way to get himself out as he was undone by the slowness of the delivery. Blackwood came in and showed good technique against Hearth and the pacers. His innings soon ended though after the drinks break as he went chasing a wide delivery.

Over: 48	0 1 0 0 0 0	WI 134/5
J Holder 0(9)	Ramdin 11(41)	Herath 17-5-24-4

47.6 - Herath to J Holder, no run, slower and on the stumps, Holder presses forward and defends calmly

47.5 - Herath to J Holder, no run, flighted around off, Holder drives to mid-off, once again to the fielder

47.4 - Herath to J Holder, no run, floated up on leg-stump, Holder closes the bat face on the nudge, the leading edge balloons up and lands safely wide of cover

47.3 - Herath to J Holder, no run, tossed up just outside off, Holder drives neatly but picks out the man at mid-off

47.2 - Herath to Ramdin, 1 run, short and outside off, Ramdin goes back and cracks the cut square of the wicket

47.1 - Herath to Ramdin, no run, flatter and around off, Ramdin makes room and punches to cover, straight to the fielder

Last over before lunch.. Mathews has four men around the bat. A slip, gully, silly point and FSL in place...

Over: 47	0 0 0 0 1L 0	WI 133/5
J Holder 0(5)	Ramdin 10(39)	Pradeep 13-4-52-0

46.6 - Pradeep to J Holder, no run, on a length close to off, defended solidly off the front foot to the off-side

46.5 - Pradeep to Ramdin, leg byes, 1 run, Pradeep appeals for lbw, but umpire Erasmus moves away. The attempted yorker, ends up as a low full toss, Ramdin misses the flick and is rapped on the pads. It may have been sneaking down leg

46.4 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, bumper around off, Ramdin sinks under the ball and allows it to sail over him

46.3 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, short and width on offer, Ramdin slaps it straight to the fielder at cover

46.2 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, sharp bouncer, but starts on middle and slants away further, Ramdin stays inside the line and evades it comfortably

46.1 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, short of length around off, Ramdin goes back and guides it to backward point

Over: 46	0 W 0 0 0 0	WI 132/5
J Holder 0(4)	Ramdin 10(34)	Herath 16-5-23-4

45.6 - Herath to J Holder, no run, quicker and drifting onto leg-stump, Holder fails to meet with the flick and is hit on the pads. Appeal for lbw from Herath and the close-in fielders, but it was snaking down leg

45.5 - Herath to J Holder, no run, tossed up just outside off, draws the batsman forward to defend, Holder doesn't count for the spin and ends up being beaten

45.4 - Herath to J Holder, no run, slower through the air, Holder presses forward and dead-bats it

45.3 - Herath to J Holder, no run, into the blockhole, Holder digs it to the off-side

Jason Holder, right handed bat, comes to the crease

45.2 - Herath to Darren Bravo, out Caught by Chandimal!! Stunner! That is a terrific catch from Chandimal. He gets back on his feet and lets out a roar. All the hard work from Bravo has been undone. Floated up outside off, Bravo goes for the booming drive, ends up dragging it to the on-side off the inside part of the bat, Chandimal at short mid-wicket flies to his right, plucks it with one-hand while still in the air. Darren Bravo c Chandimal b Herath 50(107) [4s-8 6s-1]

Herath to Darren Bravo, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

45.1 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, fraction short and turning in, Bravo was shaping to play the cut, but he was undone by the turn, chops it back to the bowler

Rangana Herath [15.0-4-23-3] is back into the attack

Over: 45	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 132/4
Ramdin 10(34)	Darren Bravo 50(105)	Pradeep 12-3-52-0

44.6 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, another one that jumped up more than Ramdin expected. It was dug in short and around off, Ramdin was looking to defend, but does so awkwardly in the end. The ball hits the bottom glove and dribbles away to gully

44.5 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, back of a length close to off, Ramdin hangs back and knocks it to cover

44.4 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, fuller and outside off, Ramdin presses it to cover after coming forward

44.3 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, good length ball outside off, Ramdin lifts his bat and lets it go

44.2 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, on a length just outside off, Ramdin bunts it in front of cover

44.1 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, short of length and bit more bounce, Ramdin wanted to punch, the ball hits the splice and rolls away towards point

Over: 44	0 1 0 4 0 1	WI 132/4
Ramdin 10(28)	Darren Bravo 50(105)	Siriwardana 4-2-10-0

43.6 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Ramdin eases the drive to long-off

43.5 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, darted down the leg-side, Ramdin fails to glance it away, the ball brushes the pad on the way to Perera, who fails to collect it

43.4 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, FOUR, half tracker and it has been dealt with. Ramdin had all the time in the world to pick his spot, rocks back and pulls it in front of square on the leg-side, pinged to the deep mid-wicket fence

43.3 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, flighted on off, Ramdin lunges forward in defence

43.2 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, 1 run, 12th Test fifty for Bravo. It is also his 4th against Sri Lanka. He has stood firm for the visitors. Shortens the length on off, Bravo goes back and wrists it to long-on

43.1 - Siriwardana to Darren Bravo, no run, over the wicket, tossed up on off, Bravo prefers to hang back and keep it out

Over: 43	0 0 0 1L 0 0	WI 126/4
Ramdin 5(24)	Darren Bravo 49(103)	Pradeep 11-2-52-0

42.6 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, fullish and outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder

42.5 - Pradeep to Ramdin, no run, on a length just outside off, Ramdin drives it towards cover

42.4 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, leg byes, 1 run, confident appeal for lbw, but nothing from umpire Erasmus. Pitched up on leg-stump, Bravo fails to meet with the flick, is rapped low on the pads. The ball had pitched outside leg, hence Sri Lanka didn't go for the review

42.3 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, tight stuff from Pradeep, in and around off, Bravo is solidly behind that as well - blocked to the off-side

42.2 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, angled across the left-hander, Bravo guides it to backward point

Back over the wicket..

42.1 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, good length ball on off, Bravo is not fully forward as he defends to cover

Over: 42	0 4 0 0 0 0	WI 125/4
Ramdin 5(22)	Darren Bravo 49(99)	Siriwardana 3-2-4-0

41.6 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, loopy delivery on the stumps, Ramdin leans forward and dead-bats it to the on-side

41.5 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, bit more bounce on this, Ramdin goes back and taps it to Siriwardana

41.4 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, shortens the length just outside off, eased off the back foot to the left of the bowler

41.3 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, flatter and around off, punched towards short cover

41.2 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, FOUR, first runs off Siriwardana. Flighted and width on offer, Ramdin smashes it straight back over the bowler's head, he has been trying to take him on and finally manages to do so

41.1 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, Ramdin uses his feet, gets too close to the ball, squeezes the drive to short cover

Over: 41	0 0 Nb 0 0 4 4	WI 121/4
Darren Bravo 49(99)	Ramdin 1(16)	Pradeep 10-1-52-0

40.6 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, FOUR, Bravo showing his range. Even this was played with an open bat face, but it was hit behind point, drives it to the right of backward point and inches closer to his fifty

40.5 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, FOUR, lovely shot! Overpitched outside off, Bravo leans forward, opens the bat face and drives it square on the off-side, the timing was sweet as the ball raced away to the fence

40.4 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, off-speed delivery, Pradeep rolled his fingers over the ball, Bravo saw it early, went back and knocked it to cover

40.3 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, on a length close to off, Bravo goes back and across, taps it to cover

40.3 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no ball, that's a quick bouncer. But he had overstepped, Bravo was hurried into the duck, the ball sails over him and Perera had to jump up to glove the ball

40.2 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length outside off, Bravo covers the line and watches the ball go past him

40.1 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, starts from round the wicket, good length ball on off, Bravo stays in the crease and defends

Nuwan Pradeep [9.0-1-43-0] is back into the attack

Over: 40	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 112/4
Ramdin 1(16)	Darren Bravo 41(92)	Siriwardana 2-2-0-0

39.6 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, quicker, fuller and on the stumps, Ramdin turns it to the on-side, straight to mid-wicket

39.5 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, flighted outside off, Ramdin drives and finds the fielder at cover-point this time

39.4 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, Silva takes a blow on the shin. Floated up outside off, Ramdin crashes the drive straight into the FSL fielder. Thankfully, Silva had the guard on

39.3 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, goes straight on, Ramdin is solid in forward defence

39.2 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, nice loopy delivery, Ramdin shuffles across, comes on the front foot and defends watchfully

39.1 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, slower and on off, Ramdin pushes it back to the bowler

Over: 39	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 112/4
Darren Bravo 41(92)	Ramdin 1(10)	Dhammika 9-5-11-1

38.6 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, slants it in from a length, but still not close enough to make Bravo play, fifth leave of the over

38.5 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, again, goes back to the line outside off, Bravo hoists his bat up and lets it pass

38.4 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, straightaway makes the batsman play with this angle, fuller and on the fourth stump line, Bravo drives and the ball goes off the outer part of the bat, on the bounce to gully

Round the wicket now..

38.3 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, wasted delivery. Short and well wide of off, Bravo won't be chasing those

38.2 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, hint of away movement, but Dhammika had shortened his length and that allowed Bravo to shoulder arms comfortably

38.1 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, on a length and slanted across off, Bravo has nothing to do with it, left alone

Over: 38	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 112/4
Ramdin 1(10)	Darren Bravo 41(86)	Siriwardana 1-1-0-0

37.6 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, bit too full and around off, Ramdin squeezes the drive to cover

37.5 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, beaten! Siriwardana also gets the ball to turn. Tosses this up gently and gets Ramdin to drive, the batsman goes hard and the ball spins past the outside edge

37.4 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, stifled appeal for lbw, the angle from round the wicket was taking it down leg. The drifter from Siriwardana, Ramdin plays for the turn and is struck on the pad, the impact was in front of leg-stump

37.3 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, bit more air on this one, Ramdin lunges forward to smother the spin

37.2 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, shortens the length, Ramdin goes back and punches to the right of the bowler

37.1 - Siriwardana to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on off, Ramdin presses forward to defend

Just the one over for Kaushal. On comes the debutant...

Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Over: 37	0 W 0 0 0 1	WI 112/4
Ramdin 1(4)	Darren Bravo 41(86)	Dhammika 8-4-11-1

36.6 - Dhammika to Ramdin, 1 run, fullish and on off, Ramdin drives it hard on the wicket, bounces over the leaping bowler and the batsmen set off for a quick single

36.5 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, good length ball in and around off, Ramdin covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

36.4 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, pitched up delivery, Ramdin drives and the bat face turns in his hands, it goes on the bounce back to the bowler

36.3 - Dhammika to Ramdin, no run, on a length close to off, Ramdin gets right behind the line and blocks

Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

36.2 - Dhammika to Blackwood, out Caught by Siriwardana!! How many times have we seen a wicket fall right after drinks? It was surely a lapse in concentration for Blackwood. He waits as the umpire checks for a no-ball, Dhammika has some part behind the line and Blackwood trudges off. A short of length delivery that shapes away a touch outside off, Blackwood looked to force it off the back foot, the outside edge flies to widish first slip, Siriwardana almost messed it up, he juggles for a couple of times before gobbling it up. Blackwood c Siriwardana b Dhammika 11(37) [4s-1]

Dhammika to Blackwood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

36.1 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, back of a length around off, Blackwood stays behind the line and defends in front of cover

Drinks are on the field now

Over: 36	1 Nb 0 0 1Nb 4 6 Nb Nb 0	WI 111/3
Darren Bravo 41(86)	Blackwood 11(35)	Kaushal 5-1-35-0

35.6 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, Kaushal finally ends his over, tossed up and just outside off, Bravo lunges forward and blocks

35.6 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no ball, this is turning out to be a long over, Kaushal has overstepped again, flighted delivery and just outside off, Bravo lunges forward and blocks

35.6 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no ball, another no-ball from Kaushal, drops it short and just outside off, punched straight to the fielder at short extra cover

35.5 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, SIX, poor first over from Kaushal, another rank long hop outside off, Bravo rocks back and pulls it flat and over the mid-wicket fence for his first maximum

35.4 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, FOUR, poor ball from Kaushal, drops it short and just outside off, Bravo rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary

He switches to round the wicket now

35.4 - Kaushal to Blackwood, no ball, 1 run, flighted delivery and well outside off, driven crisply and to the left of mid-off for a run, another no-ball from Kaushal

35.3 - Kaushal to Blackwood, no run, the off-break from Kaushal, spins back in sharply, Blackwood makes room and pushes it back at the bowler

35.2 - Kaushal to Blackwood, no run, fraction short and on the stumps, Blackwood goes back and works it towards mid-on

35.2 - Kaushal to Blackwood, no ball, flighted delivery and just outside off, Blackwood lunges forward and blocks. Kaushal has overstepped as well, his third no-ball

35.1 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, 1 run, tossed up and just outside off, Bravo makes room and punches it square on the off-side for a single

Herath gets a break, Kaushal replaces him. A slip and a FSL in place, a short extra cover as well

T Kaushal [4.0-1-19-0] is back into the attack

Over: 35	0 1 0 1 0 0	WI 95/3
Blackwood 10(31)	Darren Bravo 30(80)	Dhammika 7-4-10-0

34.6 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Blackwood presents the full face of the bat as he punches it towards short extra cover

34.5 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Blackwood stays behind the line and defends it

34.4 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, driven crisply and to the right of mid-off for a quick single

34.3 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Bravo gets behind the line and defends it

34.2 - Dhammika to Blackwood, 1 run, too straight from Dhammika, ends up drifting onto Blackwood's hips, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single

34.1 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Blackwood stands tall and punches it towards short extra cover

Over: 34	0 0 0 0 2 0	WI 93/3
Darren Bravo 29(78)	Blackwood 9(27)	Herath 15-4-23-3

33.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Bravo goes back and pushes it back at the bowler

33.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, marginally short and just outside off, Bravo goes back and punches it square past cover, comes back for the second run

33.4 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Bravo gets a big stride forward as he blocks

Herath changes to over the wicket

33.3 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, pushed through by Herath, Bravo goes back and defends it with a straight bat

33.2 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, slower and on the off-stump line, Bravo gets his bat and pad together as he blocks

33.1 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Bravo lunges forward and defends it

Over: 33	0 0 0 0 0 4	WI 91/3
Blackwood 9(27)	Darren Bravo 27(72)	Dhammika 6-4-8-0

32.6 - Dhammika to Blackwood, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Dhammika, Blackwood leans forward, drives it on the up and finds the gap past cover. The timing is sweet and the ball races away to the fence

32.5 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Blackwood shuffles across and defends it

32.4 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, on a good length and around off, Blackwood gets half-forward and defends it towards mid-wicket

32.3 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, fuller length delivery and wide outside off, left alone

32.2 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, short of a length and shaping away from outside off, another easy leave for the batsman

32.1 - Dhammika to Blackwood, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, looking to tempt Blackwood into the drive, he resists and lets it go

Over: 32	0 1 0 0 0 0	WI 87/3
Darren Bravo 27(72)	Blackwood 5(21)	Herath 14-4-21-3

31.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, the drifter from Herath, pitched around off and goes with the angle, Bravo was lunging forward on the defensive push and is beaten

Herath changes to round the wicket

31.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, this one went straight on, Bravo went back expecting it to spin, ends up playing down the wrong line and is beaten

31.4 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, this one turns from outside off, Bravo waits on the ball, closes the face of the bat and turns it towards the on-side

31.3 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, slower and just outside off, pushed back towards the bowler

31.2 - Herath to Blackwood, 1 run, this one is given more air, driven wide of mid-off for a quick single

31.1 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Blackwood lunges forward and defends it onto his pads

Over: 31	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 86/3
Darren Bravo 27(68)	Blackwood 4(19)	Dhammika 5-4-4-0

30.6 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Bravo shuffles across and defends it with a straight bat

30.5 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, another easy leave for the batsman

30.4 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and on the off-stump line, defended with a straight bat

30.3 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Bravo presents the full face of the bat and defends it towards the on-side

30.2 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, tad fuller and on the off-stump line, Bravo gets well forward and defends it

30.1 - Dhammika to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, defended towards the off-side

Dhammika Prasad [4.0-3-4-0] is back into the attack

Change of bowling, Dhammika replaces Pradeep, two slips and a gully in place

Over: 30	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 86/3
Blackwood 4(19)	Darren Bravo 27(62)	Herath 13-4-20-3

29.6 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, this one is given more air, Blackwood gets a big stride forward as he defends

29.5 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, slower and on the stumps, Blackwood presses forward and defends it

29.4 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, this one is given more air, Blackwood makes room and drives it straight to the fielder at cover

29.3 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, Herath drifts one into the batsman, he makes room and drives it back at the bowler

29.2 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, Herath tosses one on the off-stump line, Blackwood lunges forward and blocks

29.1 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, flighted and on the leg-stump line, turned towards FSL

Over: 29	0 0 1 4 0 0	WI 86/3
Darren Bravo 27(62)	Blackwood 4(13)	Pradeep 9-1-43-0

28.6 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, Pradeep shortens his length a tad and gets it to hold its line outside off, another leave by the batsman

28.5 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

28.4 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, FOUR, edged and four, plenty of action here, Pradeep came from round the wicket and angled one back into Bravo, he was caught in his crease as he pushed forward, the ball straightened a tad and found the outside edge, drops well in front of Mathews at 1st slip, he gets a bad bounce as well and allows the ball to race away to the fence

28.3 - Pradeep to Blackwood, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on Blackwood's pads, worked wide of mid-on for a single

28.2 - Pradeep to Blackwood, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Blackwood stays behind the line and defends it towards the off-side

28.1 - Pradeep to Blackwood, no run, on a good length and in just outside off, Blackwood presses forward on the defensive push, gets an inside edge onto the pads

Over: 28	0 0 1 0 0 0	WI 81/3
Darren Bravo 23(59)	Blackwood 3(10)	Herath 12-3-20-3

27.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery and on Bravo's pads, turned towards the on-side

27.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, uppish but safe! This was tossed up invitingly outside off, drew Bravo into the shot, he played at it a bit too early, ends up popping in the air and just in front of mid-off

27.4 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted and just outside off, Bravo gets well forward and blocks

27.3 - Herath to Blackwood, 1 run, Herath tosses one just outside off, driven in front of mid-off for a quick single

27.2 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, flighted delivery and on off, Blackwood prods well forward and smothers the spin

27.1 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Blackwood lunges forward and defends it

A slip, silly point and a FSL in place

Over: 27	1 0 0 0 4 0	WI 80/3
Darren Bravo 23(56)	Blackwood 2(7)	Pradeep 8-1-38-0

26.6 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, appeal for LBW, but the ball definitely pitched outside leg, Bravo was looking to flick and missed, the ball rolled away towards the on-side

26.5 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, FOUR, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, Bravo plays with an open face and slices the drive behind square on the off-side. It was in the air for a while, but went well wide of the fielder

26.4 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Bravo covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

26.3 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Bravo presses across and defends it towards mid-off

26.2 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, Bravo covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

26.1 - Pradeep to Blackwood, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, nudged wide of mid-on for a single

Over: 26	0 0 0 0 0 1	WI 75/3
Blackwood 1(6)	Darren Bravo 19(51)	Herath 11-3-19-3

25.6 - Herath to Blackwood, 1 run, flighted delivery and well outside off, Blackwood drives it in front of mid-off and quickly sets off for a quick single

A silly point comes in, a slip as well

25.5 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, Herath slows this one down and gets it to spin away from off, Blackwood lunges forward on the block

25.4 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, pushed through by Herath, Blackwood prods forward and gets an inside edge towards the on-side

25.3 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, slower and just outside off, Blackwood gets a big stride forward and defends it towards the off-side

25.2 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, lovely bowling from Herath, gets the ball to drift in, draws Blackwood forward before spinning past the outside edge

25.1 - Herath to Blackwood, no run, Herath gives this one more air, Blackwood gets forward and drives it towards cover

Over: 25	0 4 0 0 0 0	WI 74/3
Darren Bravo 19(51)	Blackwood 0(0)	Pradeep 7-1-33-0

24.6 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bravo looks to defend and the ball squirts away off the outside edge. The fielder at gully dives to his right and prevents a single

24.5 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, the bouncer from Pradeep, but it's way too short and well down the leg-side, Bravo drops his wrists and sways away from the line

24.4 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended solidly towards point

24.3 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, Bravo covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

A third slip is in now

24.2 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, FOUR, edged and four, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Bravo pushes forward from the crease, gets a thick edge that races away past the second slip fielder, Bravo is off and running with a boundary

24.1 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, Bravo covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Jermaine Blackwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 24	0 0 0 4 0 W	WI 70/3
Samuels 11(28)	Darren Bravo 15(45)	Herath 10-3-18-3

23.6 - Herath to Samuels, out Bowled!! Unlucky for Samuels, but Herath has his third wicket! It was a rank long-hop, short and angling well down the leg-side, Samuels rocked back on the pull, is done in by the pace, the ball hits the inside part of his front thigh and goes back to clip the leg-stump. Samuels surveys the damage behind him and walks off. Early strike by Sri Lanka and the best player of spin in the Windies camp has perished early. Samuels b Herath 11(28) [4s-2]

Herath to Samuels, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

23.5 - Herath to Samuels, no run, slower and on the stumps, Samuels makes room and cuts it straight to the fielder at point

23.4 - Herath to Samuels, FOUR, lovely shot, Herath gave this one more air and just outside off, Samuels comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lifts it high and over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes

23.3 - Herath to Samuels, no run, pushed through and on Samuels' pads, he looks to flick and gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad

23.2 - Herath to Samuels, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Samuels prods forward and defends it

23.1 - Herath to Samuels, no run, that was close! This was the arm-ball from Herath, slid back with the angle, Samuels made room for the cut, the ball brushed the pad before Samuels could cut it towards backward point. Scary for Samuels, but he survives. The ball struck him marginally outside off and was going to clip the outside of off-stump

Appeal for LBW, was it pad first? SL want a review. It's a fine delivery, did it clip the flap of the pad? If so, was the impact outside off? Was the height an issue? Might go with the umpire's call on impact, feels like it just struck him outside off. Hawk-Eye says umpire's call on both impact and hitting the off-stump. NOT OUT remains

Over: 23	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 66/2
Darren Bravo 15(45)	Samuels 7(22)	Pradeep 6-1-29-0

22.6 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, Pradeep slips one well down the leg-side, Bravo looks to flick and misses

22.5 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, good channels from Pradeep, tad fuller and in that corridor outside off, Bravo gets behind the line and defends it

22.4 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bravo shuffles across and defends it with soft hands

22.3 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Bravo watches it all along and defends it towards mid-off

22.2 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, Pradeep shortens his length outside off, Bravo prods across and plays with an open face, the ball rolls away towards point

22.1 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, on a good length and going away with the angle, Bravo covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Nuwan Pradeep will open from the other end..

Nuwan Pradeep [5.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack

Over: 22	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 66/2
Samuels 7(22)	Darren Bravo 15(39)	Herath 9-3-14-2

21.6 - Herath to Samuels, no run, Herath tosses one around off, Samuels gets a big stride forward and smothers the spin

21.5 - Herath to Samuels, no run, pushed through and coming back with the angle, Samuels gets a good stride forward and blocks

21.4 - Herath to Samuels, no run, fraction shorter and just outside off, Samuels goes back and punches it towards cover-point

21.3 - Herath to Samuels, no run, slower and on off, Samuels gets a big stride forward and blocks

21.2 - Herath to Samuels, no run, Herath gives this one more air and drifts it just outside off, Samuels lunges forward and defends it

21.1 - Herath to Samuels, no run, tossed up and just around off, Samuels prods forward and defends it

The players are out in the middle. We are ready for the start of day 3. Herath will open for the hosts. A slip and a FSL in place..

Pitch Report: 'The pitch remains good for batting, there is some turn but the bounce is true and reliable. The West Indies batsmen need to trust themselves, there is still plenty of runs on this pitch,' reckons Jeff Dujon

We have been extremely lucky on the weather front and it's another beautiful sunny morning. There are some showers expected later on, but it usually comes down only after the end of the day's play. No help then from the weather gods for the West Indies, they have to fight it out themselves if they are to save this match.

09:25 Local Time, 03:55 GMT, 09:25 IST: It's day 3 at the Galle International Stadium and Sri Lanka have slowly taken charge of this match. Rangana Herath was always going to be the crucial factor once the hosts piled up 484 runs on the board. The wily left-arm spinner didn't disappoint, scalping both openers as the West Indies ended yesterday's play at 66/2, still 418 runs adrift. It was also a day to remember for Dimuth Karunaratne, who made a career best 186 and Dinesh Chandimal - who notched up his second successive ton at this ground. The pitch has started playing tricks and should deteriorate further as the day progresses. An uphill task ahead then for the visitors.

Facing Herath will be a tough challenge for the Windies batsmen when they come out to bat tomorrow. He has already shown enough signs of what he can do for the rest of the series. With two experienced batsmen out in the middle, will the visitors come back strongly and emulate what Karunaratne and Chandimal did for Sri Lanka? If you're excited to find an answer for that question, do remember to join us back to catch all the action from day 3. Until then, from all of us here, goodbye!

Chandimal and Karunaratne carried the good work from yesterday and amassed a record 238-run partnership for the third wicket. They were also helped by some poor fielding and bowling from the visitors. Herath, as ever, was right on top of his game and posed all sorts of problems to the West Indian batters.

So, that will be stumps on day 2. Sri Lanka are right on top as they have managed to send the openers back to the hut. Samuels and Bravo struggled against Herath but have managed to survive a scary spell (from Herath and Kaushal) towards the end of the day.

Over: 21	0 2 0 1 1 0	WI 66/2
Darren Bravo 15(39)	Samuels 7(16)	Kaushal 4-1-19-0

20.6 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up around off, Bravo plays with an open face as he dabs softly in front of FSL

20.5 - Kaushal to Samuels, 1 run, dragged down on off, Samuels goes on the back foot and pulls it past FSL

20.4 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, 1 run, full again and driven again. Pradeep, at mid-off, dives to his right and saves a certain boundary

20.3 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker on middle and leg, Bravo drives to the left of the bowler, who gets across and fields

20.2 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, very full and on off, Bravo drives to the right of mid-off, who dives and saves a couple of runs

20.1 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter and around off, Bravo leans forward and blocks

Over: 20	0 0 0 0 0 4	WI 62/2
Samuels 6(15)	Darren Bravo 12(34)	Herath 8-2-14-2

19.6 - Herath to Samuels, FOUR, short again and Samuels pounces on it this time. Stays on the back foot and slaps the cut through cover

19.5 - Herath to Samuels, no run, slightly short and just outside off, Samuels went back to cut that hard. Ball just spins away and beats his outside edge, the keeper fails to collect it cleanly either

19.4 - Herath to Samuels, no run, drifted into middle and leg, Samuels turns it to the leg-side

19.3 - Herath to Samuels, no run, slightly fuller and outside off, Samuels drives and picks cover

19.2 - Herath to Samuels, no run, quicker on the stumps, Samuels defends

19.1 - Herath to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Samuels is on the forward defence again

Over: 19	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 58/2
Darren Bravo 12(34)	Samuels 2(9)	Kaushal 3-1-15-0

18.6 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up just outside off, Bravo presses forward and blocks

18.5 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, full again, Bravo drives straight to the man at cover

18.4 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, fullish and just outside off, Bravo finds cover with a drive

18.3 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, loopy delivery around off, Bravo offers a dead bat

18.2 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, slower and just outside off, Bravo defends it off the front foot

18.1 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter and just outside off, pushed back to the bowler

Over: 18	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 58/2
Samuels 2(9)	Darren Bravo 12(28)	Herath 7-2-10-2

17.6 - Herath to Samuels, no run, on middle and leg line, Samuels goes back and tucks it to FSL

17.5 - Herath to Samuels, no run, huge appeal for lbw! But nothing from the umpire. Pushed through quicker just outside off, Samuels comes forward and pads it away. He was hit just outside the line of off. Mathews, after a brief chat, decided not to review that. Haw-Eye suggests that the ball wasn't doing enough to hit the stumps. Good decision by umpire Illingworth and the Sri Lankan camp - not to challenge his call

17.4 - Herath to Samuels, no run, quicker and just outside off, Samuels leaves it to the keeper. That wasn't far away from the off-stump either

17.3 - Herath to Samuels, no run, very full and down leg, Samuels clips straight to mid-on

17.2 - Herath to Samuels, no run, floaty delivery around off, Samuels is solid in his front foot defence

17.1 - Herath to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Samuels strides forward in defence

Over: 17	1 4 0 2 Nb 0 0	WI 58/2
Darren Bravo 12(28)	Samuels 2(3)	Kaushal 2-0-15-0

16.6 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, full and just outside off, driven with soft hands towards cover

16.5 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, slower and just outside off, Bravo goes on the back foot and punches it towards mid-off

16.5 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no ball, Kaushal has overstepped yet again. Fullish on off, defended off the front foot

16.4 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, full and on the pads, Bravo tickles it down to fine leg

16.3 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, pitched on off and turning away, left alone to the keeper

16.2 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, FOUR, half-tracker on the stumps, Bravo jumps back and takes full toll of it - pulling it through mid-wicket with superb timing

16.1 - Kaushal to Samuels, 1 run, gives this one more air around off, Samuels dabs towards cover and gets off strike

Over: 16	W 0 1 0 0 0	WI 50/2
Darren Bravo 6(22)	Samuels 1(2)	Herath 6-1-10-2

15.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up on middle, Bravo blocks it down the track

15.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, fuller and on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

15.4 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker one just outside off, Bravo looks to defend that off the front foot. Bravo played inside the line and got beaten

15.3 - Herath to Samuels, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Samuels drives towards cover where the fielder fumbles and allows Samuels to get off the mark with a single

15.2 - Herath to Samuels, no run, pitched on middle and turning away, left alone to the keeper

Marlon Samuels, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.1 - Herath to Shai Hope, out Bowled!! That's Rangana for you! Pitched around middle and taking Hope's off-stump (hit on the top of off). A dream delivery for any spinner. Hope was well forward looking to block, beaten by the turn and dip - In fact he was outfoxed by Herath's stock ball. Shai Hope b Herath 23(49) [4s-3]

Herath to Shai Hope, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Over: 15	4 0 1Nb 0 0 0 1	WI 49/1
Shai Hope 23(48)	Darren Bravo 6(19)	Kaushal 1-0-7-0

14.6 - Kaushal to Shai Hope, 1 run, goes back and punches this tossed up delivery in front of mid-on, retains the strike with that run

14.5 - Kaushal to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on off, Hope flicks and finds mid-wicket

14.4 - Kaushal to Shai Hope, no run, on the stumps, worked straight to mid-wicket

14.3 - Kaushal to Shai Hope, no run, short again, Hope gets across and turns it to mid-wicket

14.3 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no ball, 1 run, shortish outside off, Kaushal has overstepped too. Bravo cuts through cover

14.2 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, no run, that must have hurt! Rank long-hop outside off, Bravo went back and slapped it hard towards the bowler, Kaushal gets hit on his right knee while trying to stop that. He grimaces in pain and looks okay to go now

14.1 - Kaushal to Darren Bravo, FOUR, bowls it slightly short and gets good bounce outside off, Bravo rocks back and cuts it late behind point, no need to run for those

T Kaushal, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Here comes the offie Kaushal. Just a reminder: He is not allowed to bowl the doosra

Over: 14	0 0 1 0 0 0	WI 42/1
Shai Hope 22(44)	Darren Bravo 1(16)	Herath 5-1-9-1

13.6 - Herath to Shai Hope, no run, quicker delivery that is met with a defensive blade from Hope

13.5 - Herath to Shai Hope, no run, full and on leg, Hope defends it off the inside half towards FSL

13.4 - Herath to Shai Hope, no run, prods forward and blocks this flighted delivery down the track

13.3 - Herath to Darren Bravo, 1 run, floaty delivery aroud off, Bravo stays deep inside the crease and punches towards mid-off

13.2 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker and just outside off, a solid dab to the off-side from Bravo

13.1 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Bravo defends it with the full face of the bat

Over: 13	0 2 0 0 0 0	WI 41/1
Shai Hope 22(41)	Darren Bravo 0(13)	Pradeep 5-0-29-0

12.6 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, on a good length and in the channel outside off, punched solidly back to Pradeep

12.5 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, well-directed bouncer on the stumps, Hope is late to react but manages to duck underneath it at the last moment

12.4 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, Pradeep pulls his length back and keeps it just outside off, Hope defends off the splice, back towards the bowler

12.3 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, well outside off, Hope lifts his bat and lets it go

12.2 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, 2 runs, slips this one onto the pads, Hope hops inside the crease and clips that through mid-wicket

12.1 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, short of length delivery around off, Hope pushes that back to the bowler

Over: 12	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 39/1
Darren Bravo 0(13)	Shai Hope 20(35)	Herath 4-1-8-1

11.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, loopy delivery delivery on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

11.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery that spun in sharply, Bravo strides forward to block. He misses and is hit high on the pad. He was in line with off but can't be given as the ball would have clearly missed leg

11.4 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, gives this one more air around middle, Bravo defends watchfully

11.3 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, slower and just outside off, Bravo goes back and blocks

11.2 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, drifting in around off, Bravo lunges forward and blocks to the man at FSL

11.1 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker and outside off, Bravo goes on the back foot when he should have been forward, looks to drive, beaten on the outside edge. The ball didn't turn much on that occasion

Over: 11	0 0 0 0 0 4	WI 39/1
Shai Hope 20(35)	Darren Bravo 0(7)	Pradeep 4-0-27-0

10.6 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, FOUR, back of a length delivery with ample width on offer. Hope stays on the back foot and times the punch to perfection, placed it through cover and the timing did the rest

10.5 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Hope answers with a straight bat

10.4 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, bumper outside off, Hope stays away from the line of the delivery

10.3 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, hits the back of a length region again, this time Hope blocks it back to the bowler

10.2 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, short of length delivery around the fourth stump line, Hope presents the full face of the bat as he punches it to the off-side

10.1 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, length delivery curling in around off, Hope gets across and turns it to the on-side off the inside half of the bat

Over: 10	0 0 0 1 0 0	WI 35/1
Darren Bravo 0(7)	Shai Hope 16(29)	Herath 3-0-8-1

9.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter delivery from Herath and it nearly took the outside edge of Bravo who was prodding forward, he was playing for spin but was deceived as it went straight on. Lots of oohs and aahs from the close-in fieldsmen

9.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Bravo lunges forward and blocks

9.4 - Herath to Shai Hope, 1 run, loopy delivery just outside off, Hope makes room slightly and drives wide of mid-off

9.3 - Herath to Shai Hope, no run, floated up around off, Hope offers a dead blade

9.2 - Herath to Shai Hope, no run, the slider from Herath, Hope prods forward in defence. Gets an inside edge onto the pad which lands well in front of FSL

9.1 - Herath to Shai Hope, no run, drifting in on middle, Hope drives straight to the man at mid-on

Over: 9	0 0 0 1 0 0	WI 34/1
Darren Bravo 0(5)	Shai Hope 15(25)	Pradeep 3-0-23-0

8.6 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, angled across from a fullish length, Bravo was a little late in leaving the ball, wasn't far away from taking the edge

8.5 - Pradeep to Darren Bravo, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Bravo punches it off the back foot towards cover

8.4 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, 1 run, angled in on off, Hope tucks off the back foot wide of mid-on and gets across for a single

8.3 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length delivery with a hint of nip back in, Hope nudges it with soft hands towards mid-on

8.2 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, pitched on middle and around off, Hope gets across slightly and punches it firmly onto the ground. Pradeep leaps high to stop that in his followthrough, gets a hand and parries it towards mid-off

8.1 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, bowls a length delivery well outside off-stump, Hope covers his off-stump and shoulders arms

Nuwan Pradeep [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

Over: 8	1 1 W 0 0 0	WI 33/1
Darren Bravo 0(3)	Shai Hope 14(21)	Herath 2-0-7-1

7.6 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, pushed through, no turn and Bravo blocks it back to the bowler

7.5 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, fullish this time on off and middle, Bravo blocks this back to the bowler

Slip, leg gully and short leg in place. Herath is over the wicket to Bravo

7.4 - Herath to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery delivery is defended off the front foot

Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.3 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, out Lbw!! That was plumb in front. The famous Herath arm-ball, Brathwaite didn't read this and the ball rapped him dead straight on the back pad as he tried to defend off the front foot. He played for turn but the ball came in with the angle from round the wicket to send him back. Impact was on off stump and it was easily crashing into middle. Instant appeal and an instant decision from the umpire. First blood for Sri Lanka. Kraigg Brathwaite lbw b Herath 19(24) [4s-4]

Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

7.2 - Herath to Shai Hope, 1 run, a touch shorter, Hope takes a step back to swipe this to mid-wicket

7.1 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, to mid on, tossed up on off, Brathwaite wrists this to mid-on

Over: 7	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 31/0
Shai Hope 13(20)	Kraigg Brathwaite 18(22)	Dhammika 4-3-4-0

6.6 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, maiden over from Dhammika. Bowls this length ball right on off stump, Hope dead-bats it right under his eyes

6.5 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Hope os on his toes to tuck this towards mid-on

6.4 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, right up there from Dhammika, Hope obliges with a drive but cannot get it past extra-cover

6.3 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery nipping back in, Hope covers for it and blocks towards mid-on with a straight bat

6.2 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Hope defends it into the off-side off the back foot

6.1 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, short of length delivery without much of bounce, Hope drags his pull to mid-on

Over: 6	1 0 0 0 4 0	WI 31/0
Kraigg Brathwaite 18(22)	Shai Hope 13(14)	Herath 1-0-5-0

5.6 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flatter delivery is driven back to the bowler

5.5 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, tossed up delivery outside off, Brathwaite drives this nicely off the front foot, the ball creams the turf on its way to the deep extra-cover fence

5.4 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, spinning away sharply, looks to defend but it beaten

5.3 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, magic delivery falls just short of taking a wicket. Lots of air on this, the ball pitched just outside leg, turned away viciously to rap him on the back foot, impact wasn't a problem and was given out initially but a review saved him

A review from Brathwaite who has been given out LBW. Fair delivery, beats the bat by a mile. And the ball has pitched outside leg! Decision overturned.

5.2 - Herath to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, loopy delivery on middle, Brathwaite is well forward to defend this

5.1 - Herath to Shai Hope, 1 run, ooh, just wide of FSL. Tossed up nicely on middle, Hope jabs at it, the inside edge flies to the right of Silva who seemed to have reacted late

Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Over: 5	0 0 4 0 0 0	WI 26/0
Kraigg Brathwaite 14(17)	Shai Hope 12(13)	Dhammika 3-2-4-0

4.6 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, on a fullish length this, Brathwaite is squared up a touch as he defends it with laden feet, the outside edge rolls to point

Herath is seen warming up

4.5 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back of a length delivery is met with a straight defensive bat, ball scoots along the ground to mid-off

4.4 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, full and outside off, Brathwaite lets it go

4.3 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, risky but effective! This was straight on the stumps, Brathwaite clips it nicely off the pads to send this to the fine leg fence. Would have been plumb in front had he missed it

4.2 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, length delivery and Brathwaite prods forward to defend this to mid-off

4.1 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, just back of a length delivery outside off, Brathwaite blocks it to extra-cover

Over: 4	1 0 0 4 3 1	WI 22/0
Kraigg Brathwaite 10(11)	Shai Hope 12(13)	Pradeep 2-0-22-0

3.6 - Pradeep to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, Brathwaite turned it round the corner for a single

3.5 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, 3 runs, length delivery on the stumps, Hope defends it from the inside half of the bat, the timing is so good that the ball rolls past mid-off and almost goes to the boundary

3.4 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, FOUR, bold shot! Short delivery that sat up nicely, Hope decides to take on the new ball with a pull shot and sends it to deep mid-wicket

3.3 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, fullish again and closer to the batsman this time, left alone yet again

3.2 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, right up there and curling away just a touch, Hope ignores it with a lifted bat

3.1 - Pradeep to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, tap and run off this length ball, a direct hit from cover disturbs the bails but the batsman was well in at the keeper's end

Over: 3	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 13/0
Shai Hope 5(9)	Kraigg Brathwaite 8(9)	Dhammika 2-2-0-0

2.6 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, there's something in this pitch for Dhammika. Bowls this on a length again and it cut back, a bit too wide to trouble the batsman though

2.5 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, good bowling this! Length delivery bowled with a scrambled seam outside off and cutting back in, Hope covers his stumps and lets the ball go

2.4 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, mild appeal as a back of a length delivery hits Hope high on the pads but too high to be given out. Hope missed the tuck there

2.3 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, length delivery nipping away just a touch outside off, Hope leaves it alone to the keeper

2.2 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length outside off, Hope pushes it into the off-side off the back foot

2.1 - Dhammika to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length outside off, Brathwaite meets it with his bat hoisted above his head

Over: 2	4 0 1 4 0 4	WI 13/0
Kraigg Brathwaite 8(9)	Shai Hope 5(3)	Pradeep 1-0-13-0

1.6 - Pradeep to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, is this an ODI? Pitched up by Pradeep, some movement away but Brathwaite leans forward nicely to carress the drive through cover

1.5 - Pradeep to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, this one is right up there, nipped back in off the pitch, the batsman was looking to drive, the ball went past the inside edge

1.4 - Pradeep to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, another good shot this time. Fullish in length, Brathwaite just punched it through mid-off and the Galle outfield obliges

1.3 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, Hope tucks it into the on-side and takes a quick single

1.2 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, no run, fullish outside off, left alone this time by the batsman

1.1 - Pradeep to Shai Hope, FOUR, fullish from him first up, Hope leans forward and creams a drive through mid-off to get off the mark in style

Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Over: 1	0 0 0 0 0 0	WI 0/0
Kraigg Brathwaite 0(6)	Shai Hope 0(0)	Dhammika 1-1-0-0

0.6 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, probing away outside off with good pace and bounce. Brathwaite, like a typical Test-match opener, leaves it all alone

0.5 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, fuller and outside off, Brathwaite's new willow offers a solid defence

0.4 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, Dhammika sir! What do you eat everyday? He just broke the bat of Brathwaite with a delivery that was bowled at 132.5kph. Brathwaite looks miffed and now he calls for a change of bat. Touch fuller and just outside off, Brathwaite gets across and defends it. Ball thuds the meat of the bat and needless to say what happened next

0.3 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, fullish and around off, Brathwaite drives to the right of the bowler

0.2 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, good length delivery on off, Brathwaite defends it gently down the track

0.1 - Dhammika to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, angling in from a length, gets across slightly and drives it to mid-on

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope are at the crease. Kraigg Brathwaite is on strike. Dhammika will open the attack