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

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

TAM Siriwardana
68(111) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 13 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 10 1 9 9 7 15 17
DM Bravo
DM Bravo
61(134) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
3 5 5 8 5 13 7 15

Best performances - Bowlers

KC Brathwaite
KC Brathwaite
O11.3
M4
R29
W6
Eco2.52
RHB
OFFLEG
3W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
3W
KTGD Prasad
KTGD Prasad
O12
M3
R34
W4
Eco2.83
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W

Match Details

P Sara Oval, Colombo

Series

West Indies tour of Sri Lanka

Toss

Sri Lanka , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Sri LankaMilinda Siriwardana

Player Of The Series

Sri LankaRangana Herath

Series result

Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0

Match number

Test no. 2182

Season

2015/16

Hours of play (local time)

10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

22,23,24,25,26 October 2015 (5-day match)

Test debut

undefinedKusal MendisundefinedJomel Warrican

Umpires

AustraliaSimon FryAustraliaRod Tucker

TV Umpires

South AfricaMarais Erasmus

Reserve Umpire

Sri LankaRaveendra Wimalasiri

Match Referee

AustraliaDavid Boon

Scorecard Summary

SRI LANKA 200(66 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

WEST INDIES 163(64.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SRI LANKA 206(75.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

WEST INDIES 171(65.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: Binoy

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

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.