Sri Lanka v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2021/22) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 21 November 2021
Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
Sri Lanka won by 187 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 147 for Sri Lanka. Lasith Embuldeniya took 5/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies in Sri Lanka - 2021 (2021/22)
- Ground
- Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Dates
- 21 November 2021 to 25 November 2021
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
- Player of the match
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Captains
- Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies)
- Debut
- Jeremy Solozano (West Indies)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Jeremy Solozano's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 386 all out. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 147 off 300 balls, and Dhananjaya de Silva made 61. Roston Chase took 5 for 83 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the first wicket between Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka.
West Indies replied with 230 for 9. Kyle Mayers top-scored with 45 off 62 balls, and Kraigg Brathwaite made 41. Praveen Jayawickrama took 4 for 40 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 156 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 191 for 4 declared in their second innings. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 83 off 104 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 69. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the third wicket between Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne, 64% of the total.
Set 348 to win, West Indies made 160 for 9. Nkrumah Bonner top-scored with 68 not out off 220 balls, and Joshua Da Silva made 54. Lasith Embuldeniya took 5 for 46 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the seventh wicket between Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva, 63% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 18 runs, to 18 for 6.
Sri Lanka won by 187 runs.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 386 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Rahkeem Cornwall b Shannon Gabriel | 56 | 140 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | st Joshua Da Silva b Roston Chase | 147 | 300 |
| Oshada Fernando | c Nkrumah Bonner b Roston Chase | 3 | 27 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Jason Holder b Roston Chase | 3 | 25 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | hit wicket b Shannon Gabriel | 61 | 95 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Rahkeem Cornwall b Roston Chase | 45 | 83 |
| Ramesh Mendis | c Joshua Da Silva b Jomel Warrican | 13 | 49 |
| Suranga Lakmal | lbw b Jomel Warrican | 11 | 44 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Kraigg Brathwaite b Jomel Warrican | 3 | 12 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Jermaine Blackwood b Roston Chase | 17 | 18 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | not out | 8 | 18 |
Extras 19 · Total 386 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Gabriel | 19 | 2 | 69 | 2 |
| Jason Holder | 19 | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| Rahkeem Cornwall | 27 | 3 | 91 | 0 |
| Kyle Mayers | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jomel Warrican | 32 | 5 | 87 | 3 |
| Roston Chase | 28.5 | 3 | 83 | 5 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-139 (Pathum Nissanka, 49.1 ov), 2-164 (Oshada Fernando, 57.3 ov), 3-170 (Angelo Mathews, 65.1 ov), 4-281 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 94.4 ov), 5-296 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 99.5 ov), 6-331 (Ramesh Mendis, 112.6 ov), 7-355 (Suranga Lakmal, 124.4 ov), 8-361 (Dinesh Chandimal, 127.4 ov), 9-361 (Dushmantha Chameera, 128.1 ov), 10-386 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 133.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (73) and Pathum Nissanka (56) | 139 | 299 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (17) and Oshada Fernando (3) | 25 | 51 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (3) and Dimuth Karunaratne (3) | 6 | 46 |
| fourth | Dimuth Karunaratne (47) and Dhananjaya de Silva (61) | 111 | 179 |
| fifth | Dimuth Karunaratne (7) and Dinesh Chandimal (7) | 15 | 32 |
| sixth | Dinesh Chandimal (22) and Ramesh Mendis (13) | 35 | 79 |
| seventh | Suranga Lakmal (11) and Dinesh Chandimal (13) | 24 | 70 |
| eighth | Dinesh Chandimal (3) and Dushmantha Chameera (3) | 6 | 18 |
| ninth | Dushmantha Chameera (0) and Lasith Embuldeniya (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Lasith Embuldeniya (17) and Praveen Jayawickrama (8) | 25 | 34 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 230 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraigg Brathwaite | c Pathum Nissanka b Ramesh Mendis | 41 | 115 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 43 |
| Nkrumah Bonner | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Praveen Jayawickrama | 1 | 11 |
| Shai Hope | c Oshada Fernando b Ramesh Mendis | 10 | 31 |
| Roston Chase | c Oshada Fernando b Ramesh Mendis | 2 | 24 |
| Jomel Warrican | c Dinesh Chandimal b Praveen Jayawickrama | 1 | 8 |
| Kyle Mayers | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dhananjaya de Silva | 45 | 62 |
| Jason Holder | c Dushmantha Chameera b Praveen Jayawickrama | 36 | 60 |
| Joshua Da Silva | not out | 15 | 94 |
| Rahkeem Cornwall | c Ramesh Mendis b Suranga Lakmal | 39 | 58 |
Did not bat: Jeremy Solozano
Extras 20 · Total 230 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 32 | 11 | 67 | 1 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 19.5 | 6 | 40 | 4 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 17 | 1 | 75 | 3 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Jermaine Blackwood, 20.1 ov), 2-51 (Nkrumah Bonner, 23.5 ov), 3-80 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 31.6 ov), 4-83 (Shai Hope, 33.1 ov), 5-86 (Jomel Warrican, 36.5 ov), 6-100 (Roston Chase, 39.6 ov), 7-163 (Kyle Mayers, 57.1 ov), 8-175 (Jason Holder, 60.4 ov), 9-224 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 79.6 ov), 10-230 (Shannon Gabriel, 85.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kraigg Brathwaite (23) and Jermaine Blackwood (20) | 46 | 121 |
| second | Nkrumah Bonner (1) and Kraigg Brathwaite (4) | 5 | 22 |
| third | Kraigg Brathwaite (14) and Shai Hope (7) | 29 | 51 |
| fourth | Roston Chase (0) and Shai Hope (3) | 3 | 7 |
| fifth | Roston Chase (2) and Jomel Warrican (1) | 3 | 22 |
| sixth | Kyle Mayers (10) and Roston Chase (0) | 14 | 19 |
| seventh | Kyle Mayers (35) and Jason Holder (27) | 63 | 103 |
| eighth | Jason Holder (9) and Joshua Da Silva (3) | 12 | 21 |
| ninth | Rahkeem Cornwall (39) and Joshua Da Silva (8) | 49 | 116 |
| tenth | Shannon Gabriel (2) and Joshua Da Silva (4) | 6 | 35 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 191 FOR 4 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Shai Hope b Rahkeem Cornwall | 3 | 11 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Jermaine Blackwood b Rahkeem Cornwall | 83 | 104 |
| Oshada Fernando | lbw b Jomel Warrican | 14 | 32 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 69 | 84 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c & b Jomel Warrican | 1 | 7 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 10 | 8 |
Did not bat: Ramesh Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama
Extras 11 · Total 191 for 4 declared
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahkeem Cornwall | 15.5 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Jason Holder | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Roston Chase | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Jomel Warrican | 9 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Shannon Gabriel | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Pathum Nissanka, 2.3 ov), 2-39 (Oshada Fernando, 11.5 ov), 3-162 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 36.4 ov), 4-163 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (1) and Pathum Nissanka (3) | 4 | 15 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (17) and Oshada Fernando (14) | 35 | 56 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (53) and Dimuth Karunaratne (65) | 123 | 150 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (0) and Dhananjaya de Silva (1) | 1 | 8 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (16) and Dinesh Chandimal (10) | 28 | 17 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 160 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraigg Brathwaite | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 0 | 14 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | c Angelo Mathews b Lasith Embuldeniya | 9 | 18 |
| Nkrumah Bonner | not out | 68 | 220 |
| Shai Hope | b Ramesh Mendis | 3 | 9 |
| Roston Chase | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 1 | 7 |
| Kyle Mayers | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 2 | 5 |
| Jason Holder | b Ramesh Mendis | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua Da Silva | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lasith Embuldeniya | 54 | 129 |
| Rahkeem Cornwall | c Suranga Lakmal b Praveen Jayawickrama | 13 | 46 |
| Jomel Warrican | c Oshada Fernando b Lasith Embuldeniya | 1 | 21 |
Did not bat: Jeremy Solozano
Extras 9 · Total 160 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 29 | 12 | 46 | 5 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 31 | 5 | 64 | 4 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 14 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 3.4 ov), 2-11 (Jermaine Blackwood, 6.4 ov), 3-14 (Shai Hope, 9.1 ov), 4-15 (Roston Chase, 10.2 ov), 5-18 (Kyle Mayers, 11.3 ov), 6-18 (Jason Holder, 11.4 ov), 7-118 (Joshua Da Silva, 56.2 ov), 8-149 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 70.3 ov), 9-156 (Jomel Warrican, 76.6 ov), 10-160 (Shannon Gabriel, 78.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kraigg Brathwaite (0) and Jermaine Blackwood (3) | 3 | 22 |
| second | Nkrumah Bonner (2) and Jermaine Blackwood (6) | 8 | 18 |
| third | Nkrumah Bonner (0) and Shai Hope (3) | 3 | 15 |
| fourth | Nkrumah Bonner (0) and Roston Chase (1) | 1 | 7 |
| fifth | Nkrumah Bonner (1) and Kyle Mayers (2) | 3 | 7 |
| sixth | Nkrumah Bonner (0) and Jason Holder (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Nkrumah Bonner (38) and Joshua Da Silva (54) | 100 | 269 |
| eighth | Nkrumah Bonner (17) and Rahkeem Cornwall (13) | 31 | 86 |
| ninth | Nkrumah Bonner (6) and Jomel Warrican (1) | 7 | 39 |
| tenth | Nkrumah Bonner (4) and Shannon Gabriel (0) | 4 | 12 |
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