00:09last week history today the sequel it's the final time we're seeing these two teams on this multi
00:16format tour west indies up against sri lanka the second test bowls off momentarily in north
00:23south antiga a few moments earlier the coin went up fell in favor of sri lanka and some may say
00:35surprisingly they chose the bat in similar conditions to that first the test a few changes
00:43for sri lanka three of them actually is it uh which is undara on debut before them lahir udara
00:50and rabat jayasuri at the left-hand orthodox in for the west indies a couple changes of their own
00:56everyone was quite curious as to see what this plane 11 will be amir jangu unsurprisingly retains
01:04his spot she hope has recovered from injury and he's back in anderson philip replaces
01:09an injured kema roach having just gotten 300 test wickets so these are the 11 for this second test
01:23there's that shape straight away mali richards son of the soil alongside me good morning mali you had
01:30a look at the conditions
01:36confident cut through the offside will result in a couple actually goes all the way for four
01:42continues to be a fast outfield here at the sir vivian richards the stadium
01:49in there just wide of that gully fielder flashing blade for tutor's boundary
02:00yeah that's gonna be another boundary dribbles there now for udara this one confident and controlled
02:09more than the first
02:15taken straight to the fielder seems as though it's brandon king
02:22there was with an offer but he couldn't keep it down madushka perishes again an early strike for the
02:30west indies yeah that would be disappointing for the shilankans winning the toss choosing to bat first
02:37and madushka would think he's just giving his wicket away there in quite good batting conditions
02:43and to be fair sami i think we haven't seen too much going on with the ball but madushka has
02:49to go
02:49for just six it's 15 for one
02:54punch away with an open blade there was a slight bit of room on that delivery
03:04that's another wicket he's found the man brandon king once more with a safe pair of hands
03:12and it's the experience chandamal that will have to trudge back to the pavilion
03:19full into leg and without thinking of keeping it down chandamal whipping it straight into the eager
03:28hands of brandon king and this is the wicket that the west indies would have wanted chamar joseph really
03:35excited and the experience chandamal has to go for one it's 25 for two
03:44beautifully driven by udara
03:49i'm just beating the fielder into the boundary so an excellent push drive to bring up another boundary for udara
04:01to be on side timed well enough to go into the boundary so that's a release of pressure by sri
04:11lanka
04:17and a miss field that's not gonna please him one bit kim o paul on the field for jayden seals
04:26yeah already an alzari joseph who's not very happy and then free runs being offered up on the last
04:33delivery 42 for two
04:40a slashing blade there from camendo mendels picks up his first boundary of this match 49 for two
04:52and that one played into the gap as well kim o paul unable to catch up with it
04:57so back-to-back boundaries now for sri lanka
05:03here with offered needing no second invitation there udara who's well set
05:10ends that over with a boundary sri lanka 62 for two
05:15yeah there is some swing but it's met the middle of that bat from camendo mendels
05:22all along the carpet glorious
05:26and with that they'll pose different challenges neatly tucked away this looks
05:31like a maiden test match half century for udara a man who's been around first class cricket for such a
05:38long time getting rewards at the highest level and accrobations from all of his teammates wonderful
05:47knock from him so far
05:51driving again delightfully through the offside
05:55typical left handers response to a ball angled full outside the off stump another boundary for the young
06:01left hander
06:07that's an opportunity my word
06:12he is disappointed you can hear his remarks you can't be serious
06:18he's searching for a hundred test match wicket that's a bad bad miss
06:29shouts of catch him
06:33ball going agonizingly close to the man at gully
06:47yeah drifting to leg anderson philip
06:56string down leg once again anderson philip to finish this over the 27th
07:06shouts of catch him
07:10man at cover despairingly putting his hands in the air
07:14so a boundary to finish the 29th over 125 for two
07:21that's poor that's as bad a delivery that you'll see at this level it's been helped away for six with
07:28the wind so adara moves into the 80s now and alzari joseph just losing it completely on that last delivery
07:39flicked away again off the legs strong area this for the shilankans it's the left-hander kamindu this time
07:50bounce but well played didn't try to actually keep that one down just the two slips and the gully
07:58was driven sweetly when they get to the boundary will get to 50 as well
08:07that three takes him to 51
08:11kamindu mendes his first half century versus the west indies in the west indies
08:20this one's ariel once again just goes with it and it sails
08:28over that boundary for six so the second six of the inning so far
08:37wayward
08:40all the way for four maybe symbolic of what we've seen from alzari joseph and his multiple spells
08:50pulled away that's with the wind all he had to do was get the timing right and the placement too
09:01pulled
09:04and it goes all the way for six maiden tesmat century for lahiru udara and innings of control aggression
09:19one of short validation and belonging at this level
09:27picked up got under this delivery and he knows he's hitting with the wind so that's low risk in his
09:35mind
09:40gone after that length delivery didn't get up very high from alzari joseph
09:47but with a batter set it allows for sufficient time to pick his spot
09:54outside edge found and more frustration for seals
10:04nicely very very
10:07brilliant stroke from
10:10kamindo mendes just lent on it and worked it through the mid-wicket region
10:18miscued
10:20but it falls safely
10:23just behind the wicket keeper and more frustration for jayden seals and the westernese
10:31picked off
10:34picked off through mid-wicket excellent stroke from udara
10:41yeah a bit of width offered up
10:45he's too good coming to mendes he picks up another boundary takes him to the 70s now
10:54this time just sits on it guiding it to that vacant deep third area and picks up another boundary so
11:01the runs continuing to flow
11:07go out cut away so it will be a boundary
11:13anderson philip once again the west indies have just been a little sloppy in the field
11:23look like sharp work indeed from shee hope standing up to the stumps down the leg side
11:30did kamindo mendes just slightly over balance was that
11:38it's a fair delivery can i have the side of the play please
11:42i can see the foot is in the ear as the bells are taken off
11:46satisfied my decision for the big screen is
11:5884 of 120 the partnership ends 240 for three
12:06hammers it in short have put the mockers on him stacy and
12:10we were talking him up in terms of just how well he was bowling sustaining pressure
12:15he's delivered a long hop dispatched by dan and jaya
12:22one's aerial but it will go to the boundary off the legs once again a strong area for the sri
12:29lankans
12:33this will result in a couple in fact it goes for four brings up 150
12:39before the sri lankans opening batter only his third test match
12:45converted to triple figures and now he's converted to 150 and he's still going
12:55beautifully played
12:58not that wide but wide enough for somebody who has been at the crease since 10 o'clock this morning
13:06just enough room gets 100 test wickets
13:11didn't like that at all in exact line they managed to pick up a four and it's 50 partnership as
13:18well
13:19for udara and then and jaya the silver
13:24a little bit of width off for the outside the off stump and he crashes that through the offside
13:30300 up as well for sri lanka
13:35one shorter to the left side this time in fact this goes all the way from udara
13:42he has pulled really well in that direction so far that's another commonality
13:48in the air but importantly in the gap and another boundary for udara
13:57edge taken edge taken only the one slip in place that's something we were very weary and worried
14:08about from a west indian perspective when the edge would be taken if the catches would be in position
14:15yeah tucked away is that runs will he move into the 190s no it's not it's the leg buys
14:27that's in the air is it for tutors fielder settles and taken
14:32and shemar joseph with the catch and disappointment for lahiru udara who's batted brilliantly all day
14:45and he will receive some applause from those who are here and also from the west indians
14:51and no doubt from his teammates and shemar joseph from one joseph to the other
14:59top edge taken they've opted to go for the sharp ball he's proven to be the downfall of udara
15:08wasn't in control at that one one previously that he brought up his hundred he wasn't in control either
15:14but that one sailed for six but he has to go for a magnificently played 188 333 for four
15:23edge taken a hundred test match wickets for jayden seals
15:29the second quickest for the westernese and the third youngest and smiles all around his parents are here
15:39his teammates appreciate his efforts yeah there they are beaming with pride
15:48exceptional stuff yeah the overhead conditions here in the favor of the fast bowlers and we did
15:57speak about it can the west indies execute conditions in the last 20 minutes or so
16:04that overhead that overcast conditions just favoring that outswing and he picks up his 100th wicket
16:13it's taking him a while he was hunting that 100th but nonetheless he picks it up
16:19the silver goes 3-3-3 for five
16:24they crunched away what a way to get off the mark confident four to start for denusha searching for that
16:34swing
16:39another median and 338 for five is where things would end on day one
16:47of the second test here at north sound in antiga a gripping day of test match cricket
16:57it ebbed and it flowed sri lanka dominant west indies roaring back and a 338 for five edge
17:05slightly to sri lanka you can argue west indies will be very happy with those two late strikes
17:11and jayden seals will be even happier with his 100th test match wicket these two
17:20new to the crease denusha and five kushel mendes yet to get off the mark
17:26and sri lanka would end on 338 for five a few of us shy of the requirements for day one
17:36this is the sri lanka innings as a reminder they won the toss and they said hey we're going to
17:40bat
17:41first madushka fell early and so did chandimal but the 225 run partnership between udara and
17:48coming to mendes got them in a position of real strength and then a couple of late strikes by the
17:54west indians has restored some level of parity on day one
18:03dara the standout with that 188 the bowling for the west indies a couple for
18:08shamar joseph early on day one seals with a late strike alzari with a late strike
18:15and justin graves got one of his own
18:24this is how the day panned out 99 125 and 114 the run scored from one session to the next
18:33we had that middle session where there weren't any wickets falling but three at the end and
18:39two at the start makes it five on day one
18:48three at two
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