Sri Lanka complete 2-0 series sweep after 72-run win in 2nd Test vs West Indies
Sri Lanka complete 2-0 series sweep after 115-run win in 2nd Test vs West Indies
Sri Lanka completed 2-0 clean sweep of the Sobers-Tissera Trophy Test series against West Indies after their 72-run victory in the second Test at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo on Monday. It was an all-spin show for the Sri Lankans, with spinners Rangana Herath and Milinda Siriwardana emerging the pick of the bowlers with figures of four and three wickets each for 56 and 25 runs respectively. West Indies were off to promising start in their innings, thanks to the 60-run second wicket stand between Shai Hope (35 off 72 balls) and Darren Bravo (61 off 124 balls), but a slew of quick wickets on a track that was offering sharp bounce on the final day spelt the doom for the tourists. SCORECARD: Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2015, 2nd Test at Colombo (PSS), Day 5
Things started going south for the tourists following the dismissal of Shai Hope, who came down the track and attempted to launch Siriwardana, getting stumped in the process. Marlon Samuels and Jermaine Blackwood, who took five catches in the second Sri Lankan innings, were dismissed in quick succession to put the visitors on the backfoot at lunch, with the scorecard reading 112 for the loss of four wickets. Hope (not the batsman!) was still there with the visitors as Bravo was still standing firm on 55, with wicketkeeper batsman Denesh Ramdin accompanying him at the crease. UPDATES: Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2015, 2nd Test at Colombo (PSS), Day 5
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Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 200 (Milinda Siriwardana 68; Jomel Warrican 4 for 67, Jason Holder 2 for 22, Jerome Taylor 2 for 50) and 206 (Kaushal Silva 32, Kusal Mendis 39, Angelo Mathews 46, Milinda Siriwardana 42; Jerome Taylor 2 for 26, Jomel Warrican 2 for 57) lead West Indies 163 (Kraigg Brathwaite 47; Dhammika Prasad 4 for 34, Dilruwan Perera 3 for 28, Milinda Siriwardana 2 for 26) and 171 (Shai Hope 35, Darren Bravo 61; Rangana Herath 4 for 56, Milinda Siriwardana 3 for 25) by 223 runs.
Man of the Match: Milinda Siriwardana
Man of the Series: Rangana Herath
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