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Blackwood hopes to maintain form

West Indies batsman Jermaine Blackwood hopes to build on his second innings performance against Sri Lanka last week when the two teams meets again in Colombo on Thursday

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Holder remains positive ahead of Colombo

West Indies captain Jason Holder is upbeat about his sides's chances in the second Test against Sri Lanka, in Colombo

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'Looking to improve in all departments' - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews talks about his team's chances and build-up ahead of their second Test against West Indies.

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Holder calls for batsmen to be more 'selective'

West Indies captain Jason Holder says his batsmen need to work on their temperament if they are to score bigger runs

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.