Galle: Sri Lanka solely dominated the court docket cases on Day 4 and the hosts are unprejudiced appropriate four wickets some distance from registering a victory against West Indies within the continuing first Test here on the Galle Worldwide Stadium.
At stumps, West Indies win read 52/6 — accumulated wanting 296 runs for the procure. For the friends, Joshua Da Silva (15) and Nkrumah Bonner (18) are unbeaten on the crease.Chasing 348, West Indies purchased off to primarily the most horrendous birth conceivable after being diminished to 18/6 within the 12th over.
Ramesh Mendis wreaked havoc as he brushed apart friends top-articulate and West Indies used to be taking a leer solely down and out.
Joshua Da Silva and Nkrumah Bonner then revived the innings for Windies and each batters grinded it out within the center. Unsuitable light compelled an early discontinue to Day 4 and the hosts are unprejudiced appropriate four wickets some distance from victory.
Earlier, after gaining a lead of 156, Sri Lanka purchased off to a adverse birth as Pathum Nissanka (3) departed cheaply off the bowling of Rahkeem Cornwall.
Oshada Fernando (14) furthermore did now not prepare to preserve on the crease for a prolonged haul, however Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews took Sri Lanka to the lunch interval and the hosts had eight wickets in hand, with the lead prolonged to 240.Karunaratne went on to attain 83 while Mathews remained unbeaten on 69 as Sri Lanka declared their innings at 191/4, setting West Indies a draw of 348.
Earlier, resuming Day 4 at 224/9, in a single day batters Joshua Da Silva and Shannon Gabriel did now not prepare to preserve on the crease for a prolonged haul as the latter used to be brushed apart by Praveen Jayawickrama, and Windies innings folded for 230, giving hosts a lead of 156 runs.
Transient Scores: Sri Lanka 367 and 191/4 (Dimuth Karunaratne 83, Angelo Mathews 69*; Rahkeem Cornwall 2-60); West Indies 230 and 52/6 (Nkrumah Bonner 18*, Joshua Da Silva 15*; Ramesh Mendis 4-17). (ANI)
