The West Indies pace attack put on a show on the fourth morning to blow Sri Lanka away in the opening Test in Antigua. In pursuit of a monumental effort to claw back into the Test match, Sri Lanka's batting caved to get bowled out for just 101 inside 32 overs, eventually losing the contest by a massive margin of an innings and 217 runs, reports Cricbuzz.
Sri Lanka kickstarted the day at 15/1, still needing 303 runs just to make West Indies bat again. But the visitors made a horror start by losing a wicket in the very first over of the day with Nishan Madushka getting trapped lbw by Kemar Roach. More misery was in store just three balls later when nightwatchman Kasun Rajitha edged Jayden Seales behind to the slip cordon. Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal had an epic task ahead of them after those early strikes.
Chandimal did find the boundary on a few occasions to break the shackles with Mendis showcasing more caution. But that approach didn't yield the desired result as he shouldered arms to a delivery from Shamar Joseph that crashed into the stumps just before the drinks break. Next, it was the turn of the Sri Lankan skipper Dhananjaya de Silva to head back to the pavilion early as the first innings centurion was also trapped lbw by Shamar.
With half the side already in the pavilion, the writing was on the wall for Sri Lanka. A delivery from Roach then seamed in sharply to knock over the stumps to send Kusal Mendis packing just before a drizzle forced the groundstaff to run in with the covers. But any hopes Sri Lanka had of delaying the inevitable with assistance from the rain god evaporated as play resumed very soon.
West Indies pacers wreck Sri Lanka for massive win
FE Team | Published: June 29, 2026 23:22:50
West Indies pacers wreck Sri Lanka for massive win
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