SL vs WI 1st Test Commentary - Galle (21 November 2021)

Full and on middle. Shannon Gabriel lunges and defends it under his eyes. 

Full again, on off. Shannon Gabriel blocks it.

Too full and on middle. Shannon Gabriel hangs back and defends it. 

Shannon Gabriel surviving this over. Full again, on off. Shannon Gabriel dead bats it. 

Too full, on middle. Shannon Gabriel somehow defends it. Can he defend this last ball as well?

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! No he can't! The rain was around the corner and Shannon Gabriel had to just control this last ball but he is squared up as he tried to defend it. This was full and around leg, it lands and spins away from the right-hander. Shannon Gabriel gets on the front foot and tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards the first slip where Dhananjaya de Silva takes a sharp catch. SRI LANKA WIN BY 187 RUNS.

  Shorter length, turning into the batter. Bonner blocks it off the back foot..

Shorter length, on off. Bonner watchfully defends it out.

  Tossed up, on off and middle. Nkrumah Bonner plants his front foot forward and defends it.

Shorter length, Bonner gets back and defends it off the back foot towards the off side.

Nicely tossed up, on off. Nkrumah Bonner gets forward and defends it comfortably off the front foot.

FOUR! Shot! Full and on off. Nkrumah Bonner skips down and hammers it over mid off for a boundary. 

Slower and fuller, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner defends it off the front foot.

Fuller and slower on middle and off. Nkrumah Bonner looks to flick it away but gets an outside edge to the vacant third man region and gets a couple. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end and that excites Sri Lankan players a bit. But replays show that the batter is inside the crease.

Full and on middle. Blocked away to short fine leg.

Full, on off. Bonner skips down the track and drives it to long on for a single.

Full, on off. Warrican gets forward and blocks it.

OUT! TAKEN! Sri Lanka one wicket away now. A flighted ball, on leg, it lands and turns away. Jomel Warrican prods to defend but gets an inside edge back onto the pads. The ball lobs and goes to silly point where Oshada Fernando takes the catch and celebrates straightaway. Jomel Warrican takes the review. UltraEdge shows a thick inside edge and the on-field decision stays. 

  Ramesh Mendis drags this down the leg side. Jomel Warrican pulls aerially but gets in the vacant area towards square leg for a single.

Fuller, on middle. Bonner works it to short mid-wicket.

Shorter length, outside off. Bonner punches it off the back foot towards point for a single.

  On middle and turning into the batter. Jomel Warrican works it away with soft hands just right of short fine leg.

  Fuller, on middle. Warrican works it away to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, around off. Jomel Warrican watchfully defends this out.

Slower in the air, on off. Nkrumah Bonner blocks it off the front foot back to the bowler.

Shorter length around off. Nkrumah Bonner gets back and punches it to covers.

Tossed up, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner gets forward and defends it.

On middle, it lands and spins away. Nkrumah Bonner plays it late and away from the first slip. 

Full and on middle. Defended out. 

Prods forward and Nkrumah Bonner makes another solid block.

Short and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner rocks back and tries to work it on the leg side but fails to connect it. 

Flatter and on off, pushed to long off for a single. 

This one turns back in sharply. Jomel Warrican defends it in front of short leg. 

This one lands on off and turns in sharply. Jomel Warrican prods to defend but the ball goes through the gate and his him high on the pads.

Full and on off, driven back to the bowler.

This one stays low of the surface. Jomel Warrican defends it under his eyes. 

  Fuller, on off. Bonner drives it to sweeper covers. He initially hesitates to take a single but takes it in the end.

Flatter and outside off. Jomel Warrican leaves it alone.

Full toss, on the pads. Jomel Warrican drives it to mid on from the toe end of his blade.

Full again, on middle. Jomel Warrican pushes it to mid off.

Full and on middle. Jomel Warrican prods to defend but does so off the inner half towards short leg who is almost on the deck as he tries to catch it. 

Flighted ball, on the pads. Jomel Warrican blocks it watchfully.

Fuller, on middle. Jomel Warrican clips it to short mid-wicket.

Turn and bounce! Tossed up, on middle. Warrican looks to defend but gets beaten by turn and bounce. Gets hit high on the pads.

 Turing in from middle. Warrican turns it on the on side. Gets it just away form the fielder at short leg.

Fuller, on off. Jomel Warrican drives it to mid off.

Fuller, turning down the leg side. Warrican leaves it alone.

Slower in the air, on middle. Warrican blocks it to the on side.

Short, slower and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner tucks it to square leg for a single.

Slants it on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall defends it out. 

OUT! TAKEN! West Indies 8 down now.  A tossed up ball, Jayawickrama gives some flight to this one, on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall looks to go over mid off but toe ends it high in the air and towards mid off. Suranga Lakmal there, tracks back and takes a good skier. Sri Lanka two wicket away. 

Full and on off, pushed towards cover.

Tossed up, on off. Nkrumah Bonner prods and pushes it to cover.

Short and turning away, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner tries to guide it down but miscues it to point. 

Darted on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall lunges and defends it back to the bowler.

Another solid defense from Rahkeem Cornwall.

FOUR! Freebie and this is dispatched! This was full and down the leg side. Rahkeem Cornwall whacks it wide of square leg for a boundary. 

Short and outside off. Rahkeem Cornwall rocks back and cuts it to deep point. The cover fielder runs across and cuts it off. Two taken. 

Full and outside off. Rahkeem Cornwall drives it straight to mid off. Was timed well but does not get any run.

Short and on off. Nkrumah Bonner punches off the back foot to covers.

Now goes full and outside off. Nkrumah Bonner defends it out. 

Full again, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner defends with open face of the bat and guides it through the first slip to third man for a single. 

Full and on off, pushed to mid off.

Around off. Rahkeem Cornwall solidly defends it off the front foot. 

Tossed up, on middle. Cornwall keeps it out. 

Fuller and on middle, tucked to mid on.

Full and on off. Rahkeem Cornwall drives it to the right of mid off who dives and does well to stop it. A single.

On middle. Blocked out. 

 Targets the pads now. Nkrumah Bonner nudges it towards square leg. 

DROPPED! Another chance goes begging. A full ball, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner drives it aerially and towards mid on. The short mid-wicket fielder dives across and gets hands onto it but fails to hold it. A single. 

This one turns back in. Rahkeem Cornwall flicks it to mid-wicket. 

Tossed up, outside off. Bonner gets forward and defends it.

Fuller, on off. Bonner skips down the tracka nd plays it back to the bowler. The bowler throws the direct hit back to the stumps. Sri Lankan players appeal. But the replays show that the batter is well inside his crease.

In the air...safe! Tossed up, on middle and leg. Bonner sweeps but gets a top edge towards the fine leg region away from the fielder in the ring for a couple.

Shorter length, around off. Bonner cuts it to point as that kept a little low.

  Quicker ball around leg. Turning into the batter. Bonner leaves it alone.

Tossed up, on off. Bonner gets forward and defends it.

Shorter length,turning in sharply. Cornwall looks to push it off the back foot but misses. The wicketkeeper misses too and deflects it to leg slip.

Fuller on off. Blocked away by Cornwall.

Fuller on off and Cornwall pushes it to long off for a single.

Shorter length, Bonner gets back and pulls it behind square on the on side for a single.

Fuller, on middle. Cornwall defends it off the front foot.

Shorter length, Rahkeem Cornwall hits it back to the bowler.

Fuller, on off. Bonner defends it off the front foot

Tossed up, on middle. Bonner comes forward and defends it.

Full and on middle. Blocked out. 

NOT OUT! Well, Bonner coming down the track has saved him. A flatter ball, around off, it lands and spins away a bit. Nkrumah Bonner prods and tries to block with bat and pad together but misses. An appeal but the umpire is not interested. Dimuth Karunaratne thinks before taking the review. UltraEdge shows it was pad first and then the bat. Ball Tracker shows the impact to be umpire's call, while the further projection indicates that it will bounce over the top. Can understand the desperation from the Lankans, but to the naked eye, that did look a bit high, given that Bonner was so far down the track.

Fuller and slower in the air on middle. Bonner defends it off the front foot.

FOUR! FIFTY for Nkrumah Bonner. This was full and down the leg side. Nkrumah Bonner sweeps it towards square leg for a boundary. He plays a key role for West Indies now.

Fuller from 'round the wicket, on middle. Cornwall blocks it off the front foot.

Fuller, on off. Cornwall drives it to the cover region.

Ohh...appeal there but Cornwall is safe! Fuller, piyching on middle and turning in. Cornwall looks to defend but misses. The ball hits his pads and Sri Lankan players appeal. But the umpire is unmoved. The replays show that the ball is missing the leg stump.

Fuller on middle. Cornwall defends it with soft hands.

A huge appeal but the umpire is unmoved A flighted ball, on the pads and turning away. Rahkeem Cornwall prods to defend but misses and the ball takes the pad before the leg slip takes the catch. The replay shows there was no bat. 

Full and on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall prods and defends it on the ground. 

Full, turning away, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner covers his stumps and lets it through to the keeper.

Another leave by Nkrumah Bonner as this one spins away from the off pole.

Around off, pushed to covers.

This one skids through, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner gets his bat down in time. 

A flighted ball, on off. Blocked out. 

Full and angling on the pads. Nkrumah Bonner tucks it on the leg side. 

A flatter ball, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner rocks back and blocks it back on the deck.

Full, turning away, down the leg side. Left alone. 

FOUR! Easy pickings! This was short and down the leg side. Nkrumah Bonner pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. First of this session. 

Tossed up, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner tucks it towards mid-wicket.

Full ball, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single. 

On the pads. Rahkeem Cornwall flicks it more off the inner half and the ball bounces in front of leg slip. 

Fuller, on off. Rahkeem Cornwall gets forward and defends it comfortably.

Tossed up on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall blocks it off the front foot.

Ohh...close! Fuller, on middle and turning away. Rahkeem Cornwall shoulder his arms and the ball turns away and just misses the off stump.

  Flatter and just outside off. Cornwall leaves it alone.

Full and on off. Defended under his eyes.

Whoa! Almost another wicket for Sri Lanka, right at the stroke of Lunch! Everyone is smiling. Yes, literally. Dhananjaya de Silva is on his haunches, covering his smile. Or trying to. Embuldeniya takes his cap and smiles as well. Now, Dimuth Karunaratne is walking back with a smile on his face. Now, the camera pans onto the batsmen and aha... Rahkeem Cornwall has a gentle smile on his face. A really gentle smile for a big man. Oh my, even the umpire is smiling! Dear me, that was a close shave. A really close one. A full toss, on middle, should have been swatted away really. And Cornwall tried to. But he just could not get his bat down at the right time. To his near horror, he missed it, well almost. The ball curved in and luckily for him, took the under edge and hit him on the pads. That was heading straight onto the stumps and an LBW was on the cards, but for the under edge. A dramatic finish to the opening session on the final day!

Full and outside off, Kept out. 

Full again, on middle, driven to mid on.

Tossed up, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner blocks it back on the surface. 

Flatter and down the leg side. Nkrumah Bonner lets it through to the keeper.

On middle, defended back to the bowler.

Again targeting the middle stump. Bonner hits it back to the bowler.

Another edge but just short of the slip fielder. Fuller, on off. Cornwall defends it off the front foot. Gets an outside edge but safe.

Fuller again on off. Cornwall blocks it off the front foot.

Fuller delivery around off. Rahkeem Cornwall pushes it to the off side.

FOUR! Shorter length this time and Rahkeem Cornwall cuts it wide of point for a boundary.

Fuller and spinning away around off. Rahkeem Cornwall leaves it.

NO BALL! Fuller ball and turning away. Rahkeem Cornwall leaves it alone. No ball for overstepping.

Fuller, on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall pushes it back to the bowler.

Full and on middle, turning away down the leg side. Nkrumah Bonner leaves it. The keeper fumbles but no harm done. 

Flatter and on off, Bonner taps it through covers for a single.

Short and outside off. Left alone.

Touch fuller, on off. Rahkeem Cornwall tucks it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, on middle. Rahkeem Cornwall gets an inside edge as he looks to flick. The ball falls in front of the leg slip. 

Full and on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

100-run partnership between these two. Short and turning away outside off. Joshua Da Silva cuts it through point and collects a brace. 

OUT! Finally a wicket for Sri Lanka! Fuller ball, pitching on middle and off. Joshua Da Silva goes back to the full delivery and looks to defend it. The ball turns away sharply and catches the outside edge of his blade towards Dhananjaya de Silva at first slip. He takes a fine catch. Big wicket for Sri Lanka and Joshua Da Silva walks back disappointed. 

On middle. Blocked out.

How is that missed the off stump? A full ball, around off, this one shoots off the deck. Rahkeem Cornwall shoulders arms and the ball rolls away from the off pole. Missing by an inch. 

Full and on middle. Cornwall defends it. 

Full and on off, pushed to mid off.

Fuller, on off. Joshua plays it back to the bowler.

Shorter length, on middle. Da Silva gets back and defends it.

Joshua nudges this delivery on the pads towards the on side for a single.

NOT OUT! Nkrumah Bonner survives! Fuller delivery around middle and leg. Nkrumah Bonner looks to clip it away but misses. Gets hit on the pads and there is a loud appeal for LBW. The Umpire raises his finger but Nkrumah Bonner straightaway goes for a review. UltraEdge shows pad first. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is missing the leg stumps and the umpire has to overturn his decision. So still no wicket for Sri Lanka in this session.

Full and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

An appeal for a catch but not given. A short ball, it is slower through the air, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner rocks back and seems to miss his flick. The ball goes to short leg off the pads. An appeal is raised but the umpire is unmoved. Dimuth Karunaratne opts not to take the review.

Fuller and slower in the air, on middle. Bonner defends it out.

Fuller, on off, Bonner comes forward and defends it off the front foot again.

NO BALL! Fuller, on off. Bonner drives it to mid off. No ball given as Lasith Embuldeniya oversteps. 

Fuller, on off. Bonner looks to drives but gets a thick outside edge to covers.

Fuller, on off again. Bonner pushes it towards the off side off the front foot.

Quicker, on the pads. Bonner works it to the on side.

  On middle this time. Bonner pushes it back to the bowler.

Short and outside off. Left alone.

Flatter and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker, on off. Nkrumah Bonner looks to defends it but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Shorter length, on the pads. Bonner works it to the on side.

Fuller, on off and middle. Bonner works it to the on side off the front foot.

Ramesh Mendis drifts on the pads again. Bonner nudges it to fine leg for a single.

NOT OUT! Joshua Da Silva survives! Lasith Embuldeniya bowls this fuller, on off. Joshua Da Silva fails to judge the length of the ball and plays this fuller delivery off the back foot. Gets hit on the pads first as he looks to tap it away towards the off side. Sri Lanka appeal but the umpire is unmoved. They review it and the Ball Tracker shows impact as umpire's call. Sri Lanka cannot believe it but the batter gets a leg bye in the end.

A flatter ball, outside off. Kept out.

Short and outside off, cut away to point. 

FOUR! Finds the fence. A full ball, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner hangs back and nudges it through mid on for a boundary. 

Full and on off, pushed to mid off.

Length ball, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner looks to defend but gloves it in between the short leg and the slip. Lucky.

BEATEN! Fuller and slower in the air, around off. Joshua Da Silva gets forward to defend it but gets beaten by sharp turn.

FOUR! Full toss, on middle. Joshua Da Silva punches it to mid on for a boundary.

Shorter length, around off. Joshua hangs back and punches it to covers for a couple.

Darted on the pads. Joshua Da Silva works it to the on side and gets a single. Fifty for Joshua Da Silva. A good knock under pressure by the young man.

Shorter length, on middle. Bonner works it to the on side.

Another shorter length delivery, on middle and leg. Nkrumah Bonner gets back and nudges it to the on side.

Fuller and slower in the air. On off. Bonner defends it off the front foot.

Fuller again, on off. Turn and bounce for Lasith Embuldeniya. Bonner leaves it alone.

Fuller, on off. Bonner hits this back to the bowler.

Shorter length, around off. Nkrumah Bonner taps it to the off side off the back foot.

Fuller on middle and leg. Bonner defends it off the front foot.

Fuller, on off. Driven to extra covers.

Quicker, on the pads. Joshua Da Silva clips it to the on side.

Fuller, on off. Joshua defends it off the front foot.

Fuller delivery on middle. Da Silva drives it to the covers.

Fuller again. Driven to mid off this time.

Full, on off. Joshua Da Silva drives it powerfully but the ball hits the fielder at silly point.

Shorter length, outside off. Joshua defends it off the back foot.

Tossed up, on off. Nkrumah Bonner keeps it out. 

CHANCE! It is just not happening for Sri Lanka today. Full again, on off, it turns away. Nkrumah Bonner looks to play against the turn but toe ends it to the right of silly point where the fielder stretches his right arm out but does not hold onto it. 

An appeal for LBW but turned down. Full and angling on the pads. Nkrumah Bonner misses his sweep and gets hit on the pads. Might be pitching outside leg.

Fuller and turning away sharply. Nkrumah Bonner watches it all the way through. 

Turn again, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner covers his stumps and allows it through. 

Full and just around off. Nkrumah Bonner with another sharp leave. 

Darted on the pads. Joshua Da Silva misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Around off, pushed to covers.

FOUR! Good shot! Joshua Da Silva moves into the 40s. A full ball, on middle. Joshua Da Silva sweeps it through square leg and collects a boundary. 

100 up for West Indies! This was way outside off. Joshua Da Silva slaps it through covers for a brace. 

Full and on middle. Joshua Da Silva bunts it to mid on.

Full and wide outside off. Joshua Da Silva smashes it straight to silly point where the fielder gets hit on the chest. He looks in some pain but Joshua Da Silva apologizes for it straightaway with a fist bump.

Fuller, on the pads. Joshua looks to work it away but misses. Gets hit on the pads. Down the leg side.

Fuller and slower on off. Joshua defends it back to the bowler.

Fuller, on off again. Joshua blocks it out off the front foot.

  Fuller,on middle and leg. Joshua Da Silva sweeps itbehind square on the on side. The fielder there stops it with a dive.

Floated on off. Da Silva drives it back to the bowler.

Fuller, on middle. Joshua Da Silva looks to sweep gets the inside half of his blade wide of square leg for a single.

Flatter and slanting down leg. Nkrumah Bonner clips it but it falls short if the leg slip. 

Full and on off. Blocked out.

CHANCE! Full again, on off. Nkrumah Bonner skips down and tries to chip it over silly point but instead hits it straight to the fielder who does not have enough time to react. 

Full and on off. Kept out.

Outside off. Left alone.

Full again, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner hits it on the off side.

On off and middle. Joshua defends it off the back foot.

FOUR! Joshua drives this full delivery on off beautifully towards mid off for a boundary.

Full toss, on middle. Joshua misses out as he just manages to play it back to the bowler.

Fuller on off. Joshua drives it to mid off.

Shorter length, on middle. Joshua pushes it off the back foot towards the bowler.

Quicker this time on the stumps. Joshua gets back and defends it.

Praveen Jayawickrama bowls this on middle. Bonner looks to defend it but gets an outside edge square on the off side.

Fuller, Bonner defends it off the front foot.

Fuller again, on off. Bonner drives it to covers.

Slower in the air, on off. Bonner pushes it to the off side.

Tossed up, om middle and off. Bonner gets forward and defends it comfortably.

Fuller again, on off. Blocked away by Bonner.

A short ball, on off. Joshua Da Silva punches it to covers for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played with soft hands! A flighted ball, full and outside off. Nkrumah Bonner drives it with soft hands wide of mid off for a boundary. 

On middle. Nkrumah Bonner tucks it to short leg. 

A flatter ball, on off. Nkrumah Bonner knocks it to covers for one more.

Slower through the air and on middle. Joshua Da Silva bunts it to short leg.

Short and angling on middle. Joshua Da Silva rocks back and blocks it out. 

BEATEN! Praveen Jayawickrama tossed this up around off. Gets a good turn and bounce. Bonner looks to defend it off the front foot but gets beaten.

Quicker, on off. Bonner defends it off the back foot.

FOUR! Wrong line by Praveen Jayawickrama. On the pads, Bonner just clips it fine and gets the boundary towards the fine leg fence.

Shorter length, around off. Bonner taps it to point.

Shorter length, on middle and leg. Bonner nudges it to mid-wicket.

Darted on the pads. Bonner pushes this back to the bowler.

  Quicker, on middle. Joshua blocks it out.

  This time little slower and Joshua blocks it out off the front foot.

Fuller, on off. Joshua drives it wide of covers for a single.

Quicker around middle. Bonner blocks it out watchfully off the back foot.

 Turning into the pads. Bonner works it to the on side.

Shorter length, outside off. Bonner looks to cut it. But is cramped for room and gets it to point for a single. Good partnership building for West Indies.

Praveen Jayawickrama starts off with a good delivery. On off, turning away. Bonner defends it with soft hand towards the off side.

Quicker, on off. Bonner blocks it out.

Fuller, on off. Bonner drives it aerially towards covers. No damage done.

Shorter length, on off. Bonner blocks it off the back foot.

Fuller this time on off. Bonner defends it back to the bowler.

Darted on tha pads. Bonner works it to the on side. Short leg fielder stops it

Good loopy delivery on off. Joshua blocks it off the back foot.

Shorter length this time. Joshua works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower in the air. On off. Bonner pushes it to mid on.

Another flighted delivery on off and middle. Bonner works it to the on side.

Tossed up delivery outside off. Bonner defends it off the front foot.

Quicker and flatter, on middle. Bonner works it square on the on side for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner lets it through without any trouble. 

Short and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner pulls it along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.

Good running between the wickets. Short and around off. Joshua Da Silva pushes it through covers and takes three runs. Nkrumah Bonner makes his ground easily for the last run.

Chameera sticking with the short balls. On middle. Nkrumah Bonner sways away from it.

Back of a length, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A full toss, on middle. Joshua Da Silva pushes it to long off. The fielder from long on gives a chase and cuts it off. Three taken. Runs are coming nicely for West Indies at the moment. 

Slower in the air and turn for Ramesh Mendis. He bowls this on off and middle. Joshua looks to work it across the line but misses. The ball hit his pads. But it is sliding down the leg side.

Shorter length, on the stumps. Joshua blocks it off the back foot.

Fuller, on off. Joshua Da Silva defends it off the front foot.

This one lands on middle and turns away sharply. Joshua Da Silva lets it through. 

Turning away again, down the leg side. Joshua Da Silva watchfully leaves it. 

Chance for the leg slip and Mendis is making the ball turn sharply. This one lands on middle and turns sharply, Joshua Da Silva flicks it wide of the leg slip who dives but fails to reach to it. 

Short delivery on off. Joshua rides the bounce and taps it to point for a single.

Shorter length again, on the body. Bonner nudges it to the on side.

Another short delivery. This time on off. Bonner gets back and defends it comfortably.

Dushmantha Chameera goes over the wicket now. Bowls short again, on off. Bonner pulls it to square leg.

Beaten! Good-length delivery around off. Bonner pokes at it tentatively but misses.

Ouch! Shorter length, on the body. Bonner tries to leave it but the ball hit his body. This one did not bounce as much as Bonner expected.

Fuller on off. Bonner defends it out.

Slower, in the air, outside off. Fuller and Bonner looks to defend it off the front foot but gets beaten.

Fuller again, on off. Blocked away by Bonner.

On the pads this time. Bonner works it to mid on.

Fuller on the pads, Bonner works it behind square on the on side for a single.

Slower in the air, on the pads. Joshua Da Silva sweeps it fine towards the fine leg region and gets three runs. Good running.

Short delivery from 'round the wicket, angling into the body. Bonner ducks under it.

WIDE! Chameera bowls this short again. Bonner ducks under it again but this time umpire calls it wide for the height.

 Length ball, outside off. Bonner comfortably leaves it alone.

Dushmantha Chameera is staying with the same tactics here. Bowling short from 'round the wicket. Bonner ducks under it.

Almost an action-replay. Short ball. angling into the body. Bonner ducks under it again.

Another short delivery around leg this time. Bonner ducks under it.

Length ball, on off. Bonner pushes it to the cover region. Looks for a quick single. The fielder there is quick on the ball and fires in a throw at the batters end but misses. Single taken.

Slower in the air, on off. Joshua Da Silva blocks it off the front foot.

Fuller, on middle. Joshua Da Silva sweeps it aerially towards deep mid-wicket but the ball lands safe and the batter gets a couple.

 Shorter length, outside off, Joshua taps it to point.

Fuller, on middle. Joshua Da Silva blocks it off the front foot.

Another fuller dlivery on middle. Joshua blocks it away.

Fuller, on off. Joshua defends it off the front foot towards the off side.

  Dushmantha Chameera starts off with a length ball, outside off. Bonner looks to cut but misses.

  Another length delivery outside off. Bonner leaves it alone this time.

On a length, around off. Bonner defends it off the back foot towards point. He looks for a single but is sent back by his partner.

WIDE! Short ball this time on off. Bonner sways away from the line. Wide called for height.

Good-length delivery outside off. Bonner leaves it alone.

Short ball again around off. Bonner ducks under it.

On a length, outside off. Bonner leaves it alone.

Short again, on middle. Joshua Da Silva pushes it back to the bowler.

Sharp turn for the first time today. Full and on middle, it lands and spins away. Joshua Da Silva is beaten as he prods and tries to block. 

Full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

A loopy ball, outside off, pushed to covers.

On middle. Joshua Da Silva tries to defend on the off side but does so off the inner half on the deck.

Around off, full, pushed straight to covers. 

Flatter and on middle. Joshua Da Silva comes down the track and looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Full again, on off, pushed to mid on.

Short and on middle. Joshua Da Silva rocks on the back foot and bunts it to mid on.

Full and on middle. Joshua Da Silva prods and defends it out.

Short and on middle. Joshua Da Silva rocks back and punches it to long on for a single.

Flighted ball, outside off. Nkrumah Bonner defends it out.

Fuller, on off. Bonner blocks it off the front foot.

Quicker, on off. Bonner defends it off the front foot towards the off side.

Darted on the pads. Bonner looks to clip it away but misses.

  On the pads. Bonner looks to flick it but misses.

  Arm ball, on the stumps. Bonner blocks it out.

Nicely floated on middle. Bonner defends it off the front foot. Just away from the fielder at short leg.

Full and on off, Kept out.

Ramesh Mendis bowls this fuller, on middle. Joshua Da Silva defends it comfortably.

Tossed up, on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Shorter length, on off. Bonner blocks it off the back foot.

On the pads, Bonner works it to mid-wicket and gets a couple.

  Shorter length again, outside off. Bonner pushes it off the back foot towards point.

A flatter ball, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner pushes it to covers.

Darted in quicker on the pads. Blocked away.

Lasith Embuldeniya bowls this quicker, on the stumps. Nkrumah Bonner blocks this off the back foot.

Fuller delivery on off. Bonner defends this off the front foot.

  Another quicker and fuller delivery on off. Nkrumah Bonner blocks it off the front foot.

Slower in the air, on off. Bonner plants his front foot forward and defends it.

Short and outside off. Nkrumah Bonner slaps it through covers and takes three runs before Angelo Mathews cuts it off in the deep.

On middle. Joshua Da Silva drills it to long on for a single.

Full and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner pushes it down to long on for one more.

Starts with a flatter ball, on middle. Joshua Da Silva punches it off the back foot to mid on.

Full and on middle. Joshua Da Silva solidly blocks it back on the deck.

Tossed up, on middle. Joshua Da Silva watchfully keeps it out.

On a length, on middle. Nkrumah Bonner blocks it on the leg side.

A loopy ball, on off. Bonner dead bats it. 

Flatter and outside off. Nkrumah Bonner chops it to backward point for a quick single.

Full and outside off. Kept out watchfully.

What a delivery! A loopy ball, spinning sharply in, on middle. Joshua Da Silva gets hit high on the pads. 

Spin again but this time the batter tucks it away. 

Short and on middle. Joshua Da Silva punches it to mid on for a single.

This is drilled down to long off for a single.

On miiddle, full and blocked out by Joshua Da Silva.

FOUR! A full ball, spilled down the leg side. Joshua Da Silva sweeps it fine to the fine leg fence. 

This one spins away sharply. Joshua Da Silva is beaten as he looks to defend.

Around off, Joshua Da Silva punches it nicely but straight to covers.

Angles it on middle. Joshua Da Silva rocks back and blocks it. 

Slower one on middle. Joshua Da Silva turns it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Flatter and landing on off before spinning away. Joshua Da Silva watchfully leaves it.

Around off, kept out.

Full and on off, pushed to covers.

Full again, outside off, driven through cover for a single.

Tosses it up, on off. Nkrumah Bonner defends it out.

Now prods forward and blocks this one on the off side.

Tossed up, full and on off, pushed to covers.

Nicely driven but straight to mid off.

Short and outside off. Nkrumah Bonner taps it to backward point.

Full and on middle, driven to covers. 

Flatter and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner prods to defend. It takes the inside edge and rolls towards square leg for a single.

Ful and on off, pushed to mid off.

Full again, on middle. Joshua Da Silva lunges and blocks it out.

An arm ball, on middle. Joshua Da Silva rocks back and flicks it to square leg.

On middle, blocked out.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Full and way outside off. Joshua Da Silva drives it to wide of the point fielder, through to the fence.

Touch short, around leg. Bonner looks to pull it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Pitching outside leg.

Flatter, on the pads. Bonner defends it out off the outer half, as ball goes towards third man, They take one.

Floated up, on off. Joshua Da Silva blocks it out watchfully.

On off, Joshua Da Silva defends it out.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva continues to stay inside the crease and defends it to point.

On off. Joshua Da Silva works it towards mid on.

Tossed up, on off. Joshua Da Silva stays back and pushes it out.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva defends it with a straight bat.

NOT OUT! Full, around middle and leg. Joshua Da Silva looks to dig it out to the leg side. The ball deflects to the off side off the pads and the fielder at silly point turns and takes a good catch. The players appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Although, he refers to confirm. The soft signal is not out. The replays show that the ball has bounced before deflecting off the pads. The on-field decision stays.

On off, Da Silva blocks it out watchfully.

Tossed up, on off. Joshua Da Silva defends it out.

On off, Joshua Da Silva continues to remain solid in his defense.

Tossed up, on off. Nkrumah Bonner defends it solidly.

Full and on the pads. Bonner clips it to square leg.

A single now! Floated, around leg. Bonner goes back and tucks it to square leg for a single.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva leans forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

Flatter and on off. Joshua Da Silva pushes it to point for a single.

Loopy ball, around leg. The ball turns in. Bonner leaves it alone and the ball goes down leg.

Floated, full and on off. Joshua Da Silva pushes it towards short mid off.

That is some turn! Such movements are keeping the fielders alive behind the stumps. Looped up, around off. Joshua Da Silva leans in and looks to defend it out but gets beaten by the turn. 

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva pushes it back to the bowler.

Darted on the pads, Joshua Da Silva looks to flick it away but misses. The ball goes out to the leg side off the pads.

NOT OUT! Full and going down leg. Joshua Da Silva looks to sweep it away but misses. Dinesh Chandimal moves to his left and takes a good low catch. He is asking the question from behind the stumps. He thinks the batsman got some glove on it. Dimuth Karunaratne gets convinced and decides to take the review. The UltraEdge shows the bat is not involved, which rules out the review for caught behind. The third umpire also looks for an lbw. The Ball Tracker shows the ball is pitching outside leg. Hence, the on-field decision stands.

On off, Joshua Da Silva blocks it out watchfully.

Darted on the pads, Bonner blocks it out to short leg.

Loopy ball, around leg. The ball turns away outside leg. Bonner looks to flick it away but misses.

On off, Bonner comes forward and tucks it towards mid on for a single.

BEATEN! Tossed up, outside off. Joshua Da Silva stays back and looks to poke it out but misses.

Floated, full and on middle. Joshua Da Silva prods and blocks it out solidly.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva steps forward and works it towards mid on for a single.

Floated, full and on off. Joshua Da Silva defends it out.

Tossed up, on off. Joshua Da Silva blocks it out watchfully.

Full and on off. Da Silva remains solid in his defense.

Full, around middle and off. Joshua Da Silva prods and defends it onto the pitch.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva punches it to cover.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva remains solid in his defense.

FOUR BYES! Some turn and bounce this time. Looped up, around leg. The ball turns away and gets some extra bounce off it, which beats the keeper behind the stumps. The ball goes towards fine leg. Free runs for West Indies and they would not mind that at all.

Tossed up, on off. Bonner defends it out solidly.

Flatter and on off. Bonner pushes it towards point.

FOUR! Nicely played. Touch short, on off. Bonner stays back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Full and outside off. Bonner gets behind and blocks it out.

Full, around middle and leg. Bonner flicks it to square leg.

Full and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner tucks it to mid-on.

Tossed up, around off. Bonner works it to point.

Full, on the pads, Nkrumah Bonner clips it to right of mid-on for a single.

Flatter, around middle. The ball spins in. Joshua Da Silva goes back and gets his bat down in time to defend it out.

Full and on off. Joshua Da Silva prods and blocks it out.

Full and on off. Da Silva pushes it to cover.

Flatter and short, outside off. Mayers stays back and punches it to point for a single.

A single as this is eased down to long on.

OUT! LBW! In just 12 overs West Indies have half of their team sent back. Ramesh Mendis picks up his third wicket. An attempted off-break, around off, but it goes straight through. Mayers leaves it alone, hoping it will go past him, but the ball stays low and struck him on the pads right in front of the stumps. Mendis appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. The thought about taking a review could not have passed by Kyle Mayers mind after being so exposed in front of the stumps.

OUT! TIMBER! Ramesh Mendis picks up another wicket and Holder has been sent back on a golden duck. Holder is confused how did it go through his defense. He cannot believe it. The heads are down in the West Indies dressing room. Tossed up, outside off. Holder covers his stumps and looks to defend it out but misses. The ball sneaks past the blade and clips the off pole. The spinners have strangled the West Indies batting line up. Just adding on to the agony. Ramesh Mendis is on a Hat Trick. And, for his bowling performance today, he certainly deserves it. 

Ramesh Mendis misses out on his Hat Trick! Looped up, around leg. Joshua Da Silva defends it out with the pads. Mendis appeals but the umpire is unmoved.

Flatter and on off. Joshua Da Silva pushes it to point. West Indies are 18/6 after 12 overs.

Floated, around off. Chase pushes it towards cover.

OUT! TIMBER! Sri Lanka right on top. Everything is going their way at the moment. Roston Chase gets sent back on just one run. Looped up, around off. Chase looks to defend it out but misses. The ball sneaks through the gap between the bat and the pad to castle the stumps behind. It has been all Sri Lanka in this session. West Indies lose their fourth wicket. They have absolutely no clue and are struggling here at the moment. The spinners are doing exceptionally well for Sri Lanka.

Tossed up, around leg. Mayers looks to defend it out but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Going down leg.

Floated, full and on off. Mayers defends it out solidly.

Mayers is off the mark. On the pads, Mayers clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

A dot to end the over! Looped up, full and on off. Bonner defends it out on the front foot. Another successful over for Lasith Embuldeniya. A wicket and just a single off it.

OUT! TIMBER! West Indies in a spot of bother! A flatter ball, on middle. Shai Hope was playing for the turn but this one comes with the angle. Hope goes deep in his crease trying to flick but misses. The ball brushes his pads and hits the stumps. 

Very full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler.

The spinners are all over West Indies right now! Full and down on the pads. Chase misses his defensive shot and gets hit on the pads.

This is down the leg side. Chase blocks it with his pads.

Tossed up, on off, pushed to covers.

On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single. 

Full and on off, driven straight to covers.

Full again, on off. Shai Hope defends it toward cover.

Short and on middle. Hope flicks it straight to short square leg who shows good reflexes.

This one spins away sharply. Hope gets an inside edge back onto the pads.

Tossed up, on middle. Hope shuffles across and blocks it out. 

Slightly short, on middle. Hope works it through mid-wicket. The fielder gives a chase and cuts it out near the fence. Saves a single. Three taken. 

A loopy ball, on middle, Nkrumah Bonner tucks it to square leg.

Darted on the pads. Nkrumah Bonner hangs back and tries to whip it across but misses.

Play and a miss! Short and outside off. Nkrumah Bonner misses his cut. 

An appeal for LBW but that was clearly missing the leg stump. Short and turning in sharply. Nkrumah Bonner misses his hit and gets hit high on the pads.

Around off, kept out.

Full and on off. Nkrumah Bonner lunges and blocks it out.

DROPPED! A full ball, outside off, turning away. Jermaine Blackwood looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge to the first slip who lets it through his hand. Two taken.

Full and angling on middle. Jermaine Blackwood looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal but nothing from the umpire.

Full and on middle. Jermaine Blackwood blocks it out.

OUT! TAKEN! What a catch by Angelo Mathews! A flatter ball, on off. Jermaine Blackwood rocks back and looks to break the shackles as he looks to heave it over the leg side but mistimes it towards mid on where Angelo Mathews dives forward and takes a sharp low catch. The umpires wanted to check it and the third umpire was satisfied with a single replay. West Indies 2 down now.

A sharp leave by Hope. A flatter ball, just around off. Hope tries to pad it away. 

Short and on off. Hope blocks it back on the deck. 

Flatter and down leg. Kept out.

Around off. Nkrumah Bonner punches off the back foot through covers for a brace. 

Full and on middle. Blocked out.

A loopy ball, on off. Nkrumah Bonner defends it out.

Flatter and on middle. Nkrumah Bonner defends it off the back foot.

Around off, defended towards cover. They wanted a quick single but decides against it in the end. 

Full and on off. Jermaine Blackwood prods and defends it. 

FOUR! Nicely played! Flatter and around off. Jermaine Blackwood cuts it off the back foot through point for a boundary. 

Full, loopy and outside off. Jermaine Blackwood covers his off stump and leaves it alone.

Another leave by Jermaine Blackwood as he lunges his front foot out. 

This one spins well away. Jermaine Blackwood lets it through. 

Now this one comes in with the angle. Jermaine Blackwood reads and defends it solidly. 

Flighted ball, on middle. Jermaine Blackwood defends off the back foot.

Short and outside off, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Kraigg Brathwaite defends under his eyes.

OUT! LBW! This was short but did not bounce as much as Brathwaite anticipated while playing the pull shot. He misses and gets high on the pads. An appeal and up goes the finger. The captain takes the review straightaway. UltraEdge shows no bat there. Three reds on Ball Tracker and Kraigg Brathwaite walks back for a 15-ball duck.

Short again and down the leg side. Nkrumah Bonner misses his pull and gets hit  high on the pads. Was missing the leg pole. 

Full and down the leg, Left alone by Nkrumah Bonner.

Full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Some leave from Jermaine Blackwood as this one misses the off pole by an inch! Flatter and around off. Left alone.

Short again, just around off. Jermaine Blackwood watchfully leaves it.

Full and on off, pushed to mid on for a single.

Full again, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite pushes it to covers.

A loopy ball, on middle. Blocked out. 

Short and down the leg side. Jermaine Blackwood rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short again but a quicker one, whacked to square leg.

This one shoots off thre deck. Kraigg Brathwaite leaves as this one is angled down the leg side.

Flatter and on middle. Blocked out. 

Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg.

Fuller and around off. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it through to the keeper.

Starts with a full ball, on middle. Kraigg Brathwaite blocks it out.

Flatter now, on middle. Kraigg Brathwaite defends it on the leg side.

A flighted ball, outside off. Kraigg Brathwaite looks to cut but misses it completely. 

Full and on middle. Blocked out.

Around off, pushed to covers.

Tossed up, on middle. Kraigg Brathwaite prods and blocks it out. Maiden to start for Sri Lanka.