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Sri Lankan skipper Dimuth Karunaratne scored a fighting half-century that propelled visitors to a draw in the second Test against West Indies at Sir Vivianಌ Richards S🦂tadium in Antigua on Friday.
Resuming the final day at 29/0 during their chase of massive 377, the tourists reached 193/2 with a top inning of 75 runs from 176 deliveries by Karunaratne. He was well assisted by Oshada Fernando, who smashed unbeaten 66 off 119 balls to ensure th🗹e two-match Test series ends on a draw.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was named ‘Player of the Match’ for his outstanding century in the first innings and 85 runs knock in the second-essay.
“Happy to get those two scores. I wanted to keep it simple, made sure I had a solid plan and backed it 100%. I could change at times; I always play to the situation of the game. I am pretty confident that I could score at whatever rate I choose to. Very happy, it was a good pitch,” said Brathwaite ♍on his batting display afterౠ the match.
When it comes to ‘Player of the Series’, Lankan bowler Suranga Lakmal received the 🧸honour after completing the two-match leg with🍰 11 wickets.
“I have been working really hard in the practice sessions, and it’s paying off. The surfaces did help a bit; the pitch for this game was flatter, but I was trying to challenge the batsmen with accuracy,” said Lakmal in the post-match chat.
Brief Scores: West Indies 354 and 280/4 dec (Brathwaite 85, Jason Holder 71*, Kyle Mayers 55; Lakmal 2/62) drew with Sri Lanka 258 (Lahiru Thirimanne 55, Pathum Nissanka 51;🥃 Kemar Roach 3/58) and 193/2 (Dimuth Karunaratne 75, Oshada Fernando 66*).
Here is how Twitter reacted:
All things considered, this was another tour of growth and development for across formats. Well done to and his staff. sometimes conditions cannot be beaten. Thanks for coming to these shores island brethren 💮. Future is bright.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
A shared rewar♌d for a hard-fought series! 🏆🏏👏
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
A century in the first innings and 85 in the🃏 second 👏 captain Kraigg Brathwaite has been named Player of the Match. | |
— ICC (@ICC)
Suranga Lakmal is the Player of the Series for his 11 wickets! Congratulat🏅ions! 🙌
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
Sri Lanka end t꧃our on high after drawn Test series Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
First ꦍinning similarities between WI vs SL 2021 and Aus vs SL 1992
🏏 Both the 1st inning lasted 111.1 overs.
🏏 In both, the (1st)innings captain scored a century.
Allan Border- 106
K Braithwaite- 126
🏏 A tail(8-11) scored 70+ runs
I Healy- 73
R Cornwall- 71— Partho Das (@Partho_das007)
The second Test between West Indies vs Sri Lanka ended in a draw as the series ended 0-0. Suranga Lakmal won the man of the series with 11 wickets – Some of the positive has been impressive debut by Pathum Nissanka, Kraigg Brathwaite back among runs.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Brilliant hand by the Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne in the 4th innings of a 🔥Test on Day 5. He scored a terrific 75, a much needed score to boost his confidence back for the coming series.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Suranga Lakmal has just been officially awarde��d Player of 🦹the Series
Kraigg Brathwaite, the Player of the Match
— Caribbean Cricket Podcast (@CaribCricke🐷t)
