22/10Result
2nd Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 22-26 2015
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs
Player of the Match
Milinda SiriwardanaSri Lanka
22/10Result
2nd Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 22-26 2015
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs
Player of the Match
Milinda SiriwardanaSri Lanka

2.30pm Gary Sobers and Michael Tissera hand the trophy to Angelo Mathews and with that, it is a wrap of our coverage of the Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. We will be back for the ODIs, beginning on November 1. Until then, take care

2.20pm Time for the presentation.

Milinda Siriwardana is the Player of the Match: 'I'm really proud and happy about my performance. I was just trying to bowl normally and the wicket helps.'

Rangana Herath is the Man of the Series: 'As a spinner and a bowler, we have to take the responsibility. The batsmen can hit three or four sixes, I don't mind, but we knew we had enough on the board because there was a bit in the pitch.'

Jason Holder: 'We fell just short in this Test, we didn't bat well enough in the second innings. We have got to be patient and patience is key. Whenever we came under pressure from the Sri Lankan bowlers, we succumbed to it. There is a lot we can take away from this series, we are still a young team and we have a lot to learn.'

Angelo Mathews: 'It was a hard-fought win, our bowlers were under constant pressure because our batsmen didn't deliver. I never had doubts about my bowlers, even when they were 80 for 1. Ranga has enough and more experience and he showed his masterclass yet again.'

2.10pm So, that brings us to the end of an intriguing and absorbing low-scoring encounter. Sri Lanka's bowlers were just a shade too good after the first hour on this last day. All it needed was a wicket and Milinda Siriwardana picked that up in his first over. Ever since, Sri Lanka have been completely dominant. West Indies' middle order could not find form or the boundary or partnerships and succumbed to some wonderful spin bowling. The hosts complete a comfortable series sweep in the end. The pitch was turning and bouncing throughout the Test and Sri Lanka found just enough runs to put it past the visitors.

65.5
W
Herath to Roach, OUT, and that is it. Roach has been given out. But he has gone for the review. Tossed up on middle, skids onto Roach who misses that. Is there some bat though? Doesn't look like it. Remember, the onfield decision is out. It just has to clip the leg stump for the win. Roach was looking to defend but the ball sneaks past his inside edge. And, it is clipping. That will be it. Sri Lanka complete a 72-run win and win the series 2-0.

KAJ Roach lbw b Herath 13 (59m 35b 1x4 0x6) SR: 37.14

65.4
1
Herath to Warrican, 1 run, almost sneaks through! Shorter and slower from around the wicket, clipped to midwicket very late
65.3
0
Herath to Warrican, no run, flight but down leg yet again, hit on the pads
65.2
0
Herath to Warrican, no run, tossed up down leg, defended back
65.1
0
Herath to Warrican, no run, tossed up on middle, muscled back to Herath

christian: "these two are batting beautifully. the score is moving along and they've now compiled the second best partnership of the innings for the windies. and they're both into double figures!"

END OF OVER:
65 | 10 Runs | WI: 170/9

  • Kemar Roach13 (34b)
  • Jomel Warrican19 (23b)
  • Dhammika Prasad10-2-38-1
  • Rangana Herath19-3-55-3
64.6
0
Prasad to Roach, no run, good length swinging back in a touch, Roach nurdles to midwicket
64.5
4
Prasad to Roach, FOUR, what a shot. Terrific timing, great placement. Overpitched outside off, Roach creams a drive through covers. Good technique that.

Rj: "If WI had followed Warrican's method they would have won the match by now. Aggression should have been the need of the hour. Another collapse, another loss."

64.4
0
Prasad to Roach, no run, full and swinging in just a touch, 132 ks, pushed to mid-on
64.3
1
Prasad to Warrican, 1 run, Warrican clears one foot and clobbers the ball with all his might through midwicket.
64.3
5nb
Prasad to Warrican, 5 no balls, short on leg, Warrican gets inside the line and leaves. But the ball hits him on the shoulder and rolls to the fine leg boundary. Evasive action so runs. He ha overstepped as well

The groundsmen gathering around the covers. Drama anyone?

64.2
0
Prasad to Warrican, no run, short bouncer down leg, Warrican gets inside the line and leaves
64.1
0
Prasad to Warrican, no run, short of a length outside off, Warrican gets behind the line and plays another push to cover

END OF OVER:
64 | 2 Runs | WI: 160/9

  • Jomel Warrican18 (19b)
  • Kemar Roach9 (31b)
  • Rangana Herath19-3-55-3
  • Dhammika Prasad9-2-28-1
63.6
1
Herath to Warrican, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Warrican looks to heave over midwicket but the leading edge lobs towards point. No fielder there though
63.5
0
Herath to Warrican, no run, slower and short spinning into Warrican from over the wicket, played into the leg side
63.4
1
Herath to Roach, 1 run, lots of flight outside off, Roach drills one to long-off
63.3
0
Herath to Roach, no run, slower on leg, Roach gets behind the line to block
63.2
0
Herath to Roach, no run, spins past Roach's outside edge again. Kusal whips off the bails in a flash but the fielders aren't too excited. Roach is comfortably in, hasn't moved since playing the stroke in fact. No dragging
63.1
0
Herath to Roach, no run, tossed up on off, blocked off the front foot

END OF OVER:
63 | 7 Runs | WI: 158/9

  • Jomel Warrican17 (17b)
  • Kemar Roach8 (27b)
  • Dhammika Prasad9-2-28-1
  • Rangana Herath18-3-53-3

Time for a drink

62.6
0
Prasad to Warrican, no run, short of a length on off, defended off the back foot
62.5
4
Prasad to Warrican, FOUR, swiped away over midwicket for four. What a shot hat was. Picked the length early and sent a message with that stroke. Flat-batted heave!
62.4
2
Prasad to Warrican, 2 runs, half-volley outside off, smashed fiercely but with not adequate timing past cover. Two more
62.3
0
Prasad to Warrican, no run, excellent short delivery. Good bounce. Warrican shuffles across off and Dhammika follows him. He sways out of the line just in time
62.2
1
Prasad to Roach, 1 run, good length outside off, Roach plays a crisp drive past cover but he'll get only one

Match Coverage

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An encore needed

2

No. of 50+ scores Holder has made from the 3 times he has batted in the 4th inns of a Test before this; scores of 103* and 52.

Receding hope

60

Runs added by the 2nd-wkt stand between Hope and Bravo. WI lost 3 wickets for 22 runs after that.

Useful part-timer

131

Wickets Siriwardana had taken in first-class cricket before this Test. He has taken 3 in his first 11 overs in this Test.

Bravo, Hope

39

WI's highest stand in this Test before the one between Hope and Bravo. Brathwaite and Samuels had added 39 in the first inns.

Not a very tall ask

29.00

Batsmen's average on the fifth day at P Sara in the last five Tests. WI need their batsmen to average 24.89 today.

Brathwaite doubles, and some

3

Wickets Kraigg Brathwaite had taken in first-class matches before this Test. He's taken 5 in this innings.

Angelo at P Sara

55.60

Mathews' batting ave at P Sara Oval before this Test. He has hit a fifty-plus scores in each of his last four Tests here.

Missing opening act

8

Runs by the opening stand in 3 inns in this Test. Only the third wicket has averaged worse - adding just 4 runs in 2 inns.

Unexpected lead

2006

Last time before this SL took 1st-inns lead after making 200 or fewer when batting 1st, against Pak at the SSC.

Prasad at P Sara

4

Wickets by Prasad in this innings - his third four-wicket haul in three Tests this year at P Sara Oval.

Dhammika's good morning

3

Wickets by Prasad in this inns - his best against WI in three Tests. He returned figures of 5-2-8-2 in his 1st spell on Day 2.

One of a quartet

4

No. of WI left-arm spinners to take a 4-wkt haul or better on Test debut including Warrican . Alf Valentine's 8-for on debut is the only five-for.

Five down for a few

2008

Last and only time before this inns SL lost half their side against WI for a lower score in Tests. They had been 73 for 5 in Port of Spain.