1st Test, Antigua, March 21, 2021, 07:30 PM
169/10(69.4ov) & 476/10(149.5ov)
271/10(103.0ov) & 236/4(100.0ov)
West Indies drew with Sri Lanka
Best Batsmen
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B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
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R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Nkrumah Bonner
Commentry
For his match-saving ton, Nkrumah Bonner has been named the Man of the Match. That is it from this game! Both sides seemed to have had the game in their bag at one stage or the other but over the course of 5 days, there was nothing to separate the two sides. All to play now in the second and final Test of the series. The last game of the series begins on Monday, 29th March. The action will begin at 1000 local (1400 GMT). We hope to see you then. Till then, goodbye and take care!
West Indies were down and out but managed to claw things back with the ball in the final session of Day 4. 3 wickets each for Cornwall and Roach. First they managed to bowl out Sri Lanka. The hosts then did not start off well with the bat as they lost Campbell early. Bonner and Brathwaite first saw off Day 4 without further damage. Though the skipper departed in the first session of the final day. Bonner stuck like glue. He built a vital partnership with Mayers and then a game-saving one with Holder. The Jamaican showed his caliber and scored his maiden ton at a crucial time. That was good enough for the hosts to save the game. Sri Lanka toiled hard but there was nothing on the wicket though.
Sri Lanka then proceeded to win the days 3 and 4 as first on the back of Lakmal's 5-fer they kept West Indies at bay and then put up a chalk and cheese performance with the bat as compared to the first innings. The visitors were a completely different side with the bat in the second innings. A brilliant century on debut from Pathum Nissanka was the star of the show. Dickwella and Oshada Fernando both got dismissed in the 90s with the former missing out on his maiden Test ton by 4 runs. That solid show saw them put on a huge total of 476.
A quick summary of the game then! West Indies won the toss and put the tourists in to bat. The hosts dominated the first 2 days of the Test as they first bundled out Sri Lanka for 169 on the back of a 5-fer from Jason Holder and 3-fer from Roach. The hosts then took a lead of 102. It was not an easy task for them with the bat in the first innings as few players got starts but could not convert it. A solid stand between Rahkeem Cornwall and Joshua Da Silva ensured a solid lead. With the former scoring his maiden Test fifty.
The players are shaking hands now and that will be the end of this Test. A fantastic game of Test cricket. A game that kept going from one way to another but in the end, a draw seems to be a fair result as both sides did not deserve to lose as there was nothing to separate them at the end of a solid 5 days of Test cricket.
In over# 1
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Lasith Embuldeniya 62/2(28)
99.6
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On off, Holder defends it off the back foot. THE MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW!
99.5
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Flighted delivery on off, Holder keeps it out.
99.4
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Tossed up ball outside off, Holder offers no shot to this one.
99.3
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Full on off, Jason drives it to covers.
99.2
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Flighted delivery on off, Holder keeps it out.
99.1
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Tossed up delivery on off, Holder defends it off the front foot.
In over# 1
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0
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4
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Vishwa Fernando 73/2(19)
98.6
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BEATEN! Short delivery outside off, Bonner looks to defend but misses it.
98.5
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Good length delivery outside off, Bonner does not bother to play at that.
98.4
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Back of a length outside off, Bonner offers no shot to this one.
98.3
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Good length delivery on middle, Bonner looks to defend but gets hit on the gloves.
98.2
4
FOUR! Short and outside off, Bonner slashes it over third man for a boundary.
98.1
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Length delivery outside off, Bonner offers no shot to this one.
Vishwa Fernando is back on!