00:12so here we are for day two in this the second test of the series between the
00:18West Indies and Sri Lanka in Antigua at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium at North
00:24Sound excellent conditions here and the story so far Sri Lanka winning the toss
00:33and electing to bat this score after day one of 338 for 5 built around a
00:40partnership of 215 between Lahiru Udara who made a brilliant 188 and Caminda
00:47Mendez with 84 the West Indies toiled all day Samar Joseph the standout two for
00:5560 and one apiece for Jaden Seals getting to a hundred test wickets one for
01:02Azari Joseph and one for Justin Greaves umpire rifle says play first ball of the
01:09day
01:21high and hard width offered by Azari Joseph so the first boundary of the
01:26morning goes to Dinusha
01:32pitching it full a little bit of outswing but a little too close in length and a
01:37watchful push through the vacant mid-off for Kussel Mendes gets him his first
01:44boundary gets him off the mark
01:49short and helped to the mid-wicket region brilliantly timed for a boundary from Kussel
01:56Mendes
02:02hammered hammered with disdain another short delivery punished by Kussel Mendes to
02:11finish the over it's 359 45 short and helped the round for another boundary for
02:22Dinusha he was early on it just swiveled kept it down and another boundary for
02:30Sri Lanka
02:32once again he's quick on anything shot he's helped that with the wind his first
02:40six
02:43there again
02:46doesn't over stride allows the ball to come to him and the power from the core and
02:51the rims
02:55and put down
02:59it was right there in the bread basket
03:03he had it for a couple seconds and then it slipped out
03:11chance very close to the diving rust and chase but it'll give Dinusha and Sri Lanka another boundary
03:20edge
03:21not carrying just failing to carry to the man at first slip but a good delivery to end the over
03:28it's 408 for five
03:33edged thick outside edge
03:36going past the despairing dive of the West Indies captain Ruston chase for another boundary to Sri Lanka
03:47think outside edge catchable height but bisecting first slip and the fourth slip good delivery to end
03:56the over it's 420 for five
04:03to do better than that got to do better than that looks like Justin Graves there in the slips that
04:09one's gone through him it wasn't catchable 50 for Sonal Dinusha a maiden test half century
04:17of the young left-hander
04:24into the ribcage helped around the corner and run signal so a bit fortuitous but still it's another boundary to
04:33Sri Lanka
04:37some innovation hope is after it he did very well to catch up to it he's dropped it though
04:44but more concerning is that he's done on the ground it also trickles into the boundary for four
04:52picked up brilliantly goes all the way as well and with that he brings up a half century in fine
05:00style
05:03talking about shots there you go right on cue
05:11use of the feet
05:13to perfection from Kusal Mendes
05:19use of the feet
05:22extremely straight
05:23extremely straight vertical but coming down there from Kusal Mendes
05:26he ends the over with a big one 469 for five
05:33thick outside edge
05:35quite intentional
05:38short of a length delivery from Anderson Philip
05:46so a delivery that finishes on the stumps a real consolation you can say
05:52for Anderson Philip and a welcome breakthrough for the Westernese
05:57he's
06:01electing to go across early with a view
06:05to just helping it over fine leg
06:08Anderson Philip on that occasion equal to it full straight into off stump
06:14Gusal indicating that maybe he got a bottom edge to it jubilation for the West Indies finally
06:21another wicket for them
06:23and Mendes goes for 69 it's 476 for six
06:33starts with a foolish length delivery and it's dispatched
06:41and that's a four that's a gift
06:43Dinosha doesn't mind that left unorthodox himself
06:47so he knows how to put that away quite competently
06:53yeah taking the opportunity
06:56he just senses as though
06:58this is a moment that I can capitalize
07:01moves on to the 90s quite quickly
07:07in the air should be taken he gets the wicket
07:12the breakthrough bowler Kavim Hodge
07:15all smiles
07:18falling for the trap a couple of loose deliveries two fours
07:23and what a response from Kavim Hodge
07:27disappointment for Dinosha
07:30yeah you feel it for Dinosha
07:32but Carl Kavim Hodge the magic man after being dispatched
07:35for two fours he answers back with that wicket
07:39so now Dinosha understands that he threw it away there
07:43he's looking to just turn it to the left side in the end gets a leading edge
07:48he has to go back for 92 well played young man
07:53512 for seven
07:57that's going to be four
08:00competently played by Jaya Surya
08:06yeah that's in the air who wants it short mid wicket takes it
08:12justin graves it seems the man with the catch and finally a wicket for roston chase all bowlers used
08:20by the western is now with a wicket to their name
08:26a lot of flight on that one milan had to reach for it into a little bit of a rough
08:32area
08:34got height only no distance and a comfortable catch for justin graves
08:38so milan ratnaika goes for 15 it's 532 for here
08:48pulled high pulled hard into the wind but enough on it so six more to the score
09:00gets the gap and will get a boundary he's shown some good enterprise in his first test innings another four
09:11that's in the air feel circles and takes the catch john campbell with a catch in the outfield
09:21another wicket for jayden seals and that's the end of the innings the declaration has come
09:31on 549 for nine
09:35short attempted pull shot not getting any distance per se and affording john campbell a catch running back
09:45from the orthodox mid wicket made it look easy in the end so debutant which is sundara goes for 14
09:53run a ball and the innings closes at 549 for nine declaration by sri lanka let's reflect on their innings
10:05then madushka fell cheaply but look at udara 188 camindo with 84 uh kushal mendes with a half century of
10:16his own and denusha falling agonizingly cool close to what would have been a maiden test done for him
10:24is what the west indies bowled and all of their bowlers toil all of them rewarded with at least
10:31one wicket two for jayden seals who got his 100 and his 101 and shamar joseph picked up a couple
10:40as well
10:47for those of you following this test match the west indians will have
10:5331 overs to face
11:00long half volley put away just what john camber would have wanted
11:06he's away west indies are we the first boundary on the board
11:13does love anything just short fast hands on show once again his second boundary of the over
11:24one's on the legs and put away nicely bit of class that from brandon king not his strongest area but
11:33well played nonetheless
11:37beaten on the right side
11:41bit of work for skipper danajaya de silva the ball will beat him into the boundary
11:50this one's wayward first time the shilankans have just lost the radar
11:58it's there had him feeling for that one a little bit outside the off stump but fantastic timing once
12:04again through the gap on the offside brandon king with his second boundary of the over
12:17he was going to be the man
12:20just drawing brandon king on that drive and a wonderful catch in the slipper region first one
12:28down for the west indies fernanda he was going to be the man
12:34down for the end brandon king looking to drive whether they get him in the slip or in front of
12:39the bat that's how they were always planning to get him out drawn into it and a very good catch
12:46as
12:46well by comendo mendes brandon king has to go back for 17 west indies 33 for one
12:56walking in the mound
12:57quite deliberate from john campbell
13:00all the way for six he's had enough of leaving them alone
13:09john campbell swinging high will the wind take it there's a man getting underneath it and
13:15And in the end, John Campbell rather fortuitously gets another boundary.
13:25Squeezing it through John Campbell, staying in control, keeping it down.
13:30He gets another boundary.
13:35Edge and dropped.
13:37Beautiful delivery from Ratnika.
13:40And it has been dropped in the slips.
13:43Disappointment for the Sri Lankans.
13:53A single off the final over of the day.
14:00The West Indies finish on 58 for one with John Campbell not out on 31 from 77.
14:08And Kavim Hodge not out on six.
14:12So, all in all, a successful day for Sri Lanka, having gotten up to that mammoth total of 549 for
14:23nine.
14:27So, a mammoth task in front of the West Indies trailing now by 491 runs.
14:34Remembering they'll need 349 minimum if they are to force Sri Lanka to bat a second time.
14:42A lot of work ahead of them come day three.
14:47And Kavim Hodge.
14:49And Kavim Hodge.
14:50And Kavim Hodge.
14:52And Kavim Hodge.
14:53And Kavim Hodge.
14:53And Kavim Hodge.
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