The visitor team Sri Lanka asked to bat first after losing the toss. Sri Lanka scored 169 runs in their first innings and 476 in their second innings. The home team West Indies scored 271 runs in their first and 236/4 in their second innings. In the end, the match was drawn. From the Sri Lankan team batting performance HDRL Thirimanne was the top runs scorer with 146 runs. N Dickwella scored 128, P Nissanka 112. From the West Indian batsmen, NE Bonner scored 144, KR Mayers 97, RRS Cornwall 61. KAJ Roach took 6 wickets, JO Holder 5, RAS Lakmal 5, MVT Fernando took four wickets.
WI vs SL Highlights today Thursday, 3-25-2021 – 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies from Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.
Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and chose to bowl first.
West Indies team: Brathwaite (capt), Campbell, Bonner, Mayers, Blackwood, Silva (wk), Holder, Cornwall, Joseph, Roach, Gabriel.
Sri Lanka team: Karunaratne (capt), Thiramanne, Fernando, Chandimal, Dhananjaya, Nissanka, Dickwella (wk), Lakmal, Vishwa, Embuldeniya, Chameera.
Match Timings: 14:00 GMT | 10:00 Local
Umpires – Gregory Brathwaite, Joel Wilson
TV Umpires – Nigel Duguid
Match Referee – Richie Richardson
Reserve Umpire – Leslie Reifer
Match number – Test no. 2416
