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07/07 11:32 CDT Sri Lanka leads by 281 runs on Day 5 as West Indies eyes a draw
to win the series
Sri Lanka leads by 281 runs on Day 5 as West Indies eyes a draw to win the
series
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AP) --- Sri Lanka grew its lead to 281 runs in a bid to
force an unlikely series-levelling victory against the West Indies on the fifth
and final day of the second test on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka was 231-8 at lunch after adding a brisk 139 runs at a healthy rate of
5.79 an over in the morning session to its overnight score of 92-2.
Top-scorer Dinesh Chandimal led the visitors' intent with 71 including four
boundaries and two sixes before slicing a catch to backward point.
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva scored run-a-ball 34 and Sonal Dinusha hit 28 off
26 balls as Sri Lanka pressed for quick runs against the spin of West Indies
captain Roston Chase (1-41) and Kavem Hodge (1-23) despite losing six wickets
in the session.
Alzarri Joseph had 2-44.
The West Indies can afford a draw and not be tempted into a chase.
The host won the opening match by an innings and 217 runs and needs only a draw
to claim its first series win in the World Test Championship since beating
Bangladesh in the Caribbean in 2022.
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