WI vs SL, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
North Sound
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Series
West Indies v Sri Lanka Tests 2026 - Men
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Toss
West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
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Umpire
Ahsan Raza , Unknown 2
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Match Referee
Javagal Srinath
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Tv Umpire
Sharfuddoula Saikat
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Man of the Match
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WI
SL
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Sonal Dinusha | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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31.2 Jayden Seales to Lahiru Kumara
A swinging-in length ball just outside off stump. The batter attempts a wild slog but misses completely, and that ball crashes into the stumps. Lahiru Kumara departs for 9 off 7.
31.1 Jayden Seales to Lahiru Kumara
30.6 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
A back of a length swinging away delivery outside off, expertly cut by Sonal Dinusha. He times it perfectly, guiding the ball crisply through cover for four. Sonal Dinusha adds another boundary, pushing Sri Lanka to 101 for 9.
30.5 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
A short ball outside off, met with a top-edged pull that races away fine leg for four.
30.4 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
A full-length swinging delivery outside off stump, met with a solid defensive stroke by Sonal Dinusha; no run comes off this careful play.
30.3 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
Kemar Roach bowls a length swinging delivery outside off, with Sonal Dinusha using a solid shoulders and arms block to carefully negate the threat. It's a tidy dot ball, well fielded by the keeper.
30.2 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
Roach bowls a length swinging away outside off, and Sonal Dinusha uses just his shoulders and arms to carefully guide the ball into the ground for no run.
30.1 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
A short ball outside off, no movement on offer. The batter attempts a pull but only manages a top edge, yet it races away for a quick single.
29.6 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A full outside off swinging in delivery is expertly pushed along the ground by Sonal Dinusha, resulting in no run.
29.5 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Sonal Dinusha attempts a pull off a short ball outside off, but misses completely. No run there.
29.4 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Jayden Seales delivers a full-length swinging-in delivery outside off. Sonal Dinusha deftly flicks it low towards deep mid-wicket, but it's cut off quickly. A well-measured shot that yields no run.
29.3 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Jayden Seales bowls a length swinging-in delivery on off stump, and Sonal Dinusha flicks it neatly down towards deep backward square leg for no run.
29.2 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
The bowler delivers a length ball swinging in outside off stump, and the batter defends it carefully on the ground for no run.
29.1 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A length ball outside off, the batter attempts a defensive shot but misses, leaving it safely to the keeper.
28.6 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
An off cutter on a full length aimed at off stump, tamed easily by the batter who defends it firmly along the ground for no run.
28.5 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
A length ball outside off comes without any movement and Lahiru Kumara swings a well-timed drive crisply through the field, sending it racing past long on. Another boundary for Lahiru Kumara, his second in this over.
28.4 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
A full delivery right on middle stump, and the batter flicks it crisply. The well-timed shot races away through deep backward square leg for four. Lahiru Kumara gets off the mark in style.
28.3 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
This full toss, swinging away outside off, is pushed gently into the cover region but yields no run.
28.2 Kemar Roach to Asitha Fernando
A length ball just outside off, swinging in. The batter attempts a risky slog but misses completely, and he's bowled clean through his defense. Asitha Fernando departs for a duck after just two balls.
28.1 Kemar Roach to Asitha Fernando
Roach delivers a swinging-in length ball outside off, and Fernando works it with a slightly mis-timed touch just short of silly mid on for no run.
27.6 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
The bowler fires in a short, no movement delivery outside off stump. Sonal Dinusha attempts an upper cut but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
27.5 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A length swinging in delivery outside off stump, the batter attempts a cut but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
27.4 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Seales delivers a back-of-a-length swinging-in delivery outside off, but Sonal Dinusha tries to pull it away and fails to find the gap, resulting in no run.
27.3 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
On a back of a length delivery outside off, the batter calmly pushes it into the cover region where the fielder is quick to stop any scoring opportunity for a dot ball.
27.2 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A back of a length delivery outside off, Sonal Dinusha works it neatly along the ground towards deep square leg for no run.
27.1 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A length ball swinging in outside off, gently pushed by the batter towards mid on for no run.
31.2 Jayden Seales to Lahiru Kumara
A swinging-in length ball just outside off stump. The batter attempts a wild slog but misses completely, and that ball crashes into the stumps. Lahiru Kumara departs for 9 off 7.
31.1 Jayden Seales to Lahiru Kumara
Outside off, a back of a length delivery with no movement sees the batter attempt a late cut but miss the ball cleanly.
30.6 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
A back of a length swinging away delivery outside off, expertly cut by Sonal Dinusha. He times it perfectly, guiding the ball crisply through cover for four. Sonal Dinusha adds another boundary, pushing Sri Lanka to 101 for 9.
30.5 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
A short ball outside off, met with a top-edged pull that races away fine leg for four.
30.4 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
A full-length swinging delivery outside off stump, met with a solid defensive stroke by Sonal Dinusha; no run comes off this careful play.
30.3 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
Kemar Roach bowls a length swinging delivery outside off, with Sonal Dinusha using a solid shoulders and arms block to carefully negate the threat. It's a tidy dot ball, well fielded by the keeper.
30.2 Kemar Roach to Sonal Dinusha
Roach bowls a length swinging away outside off, and Sonal Dinusha uses just his shoulders and arms to carefully guide the ball into the ground for no run.
30.1 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
A short ball outside off, no movement on offer. The batter attempts a pull but only manages a top edge, yet it races away for a quick single.
29.6 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A full outside off swinging in delivery is expertly pushed along the ground by Sonal Dinusha, resulting in no run.
29.5 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Sonal Dinusha attempts a pull off a short ball outside off, but misses completely. No run there.
29.4 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Jayden Seales delivers a full-length swinging-in delivery outside off. Sonal Dinusha deftly flicks it low towards deep mid-wicket, but it's cut off quickly. A well-measured shot that yields no run.
29.3 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Jayden Seales bowls a length swinging-in delivery on off stump, and Sonal Dinusha flicks it neatly down towards deep backward square leg for no run.
29.2 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
The bowler delivers a length ball swinging in outside off stump, and the batter defends it carefully on the ground for no run.
29.1 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A length ball outside off, the batter attempts a defensive shot but misses, leaving it safely to the keeper.
28.6 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
An off cutter on a full length aimed at off stump, tamed easily by the batter who defends it firmly along the ground for no run.
28.5 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
A length ball outside off comes without any movement and Lahiru Kumara swings a well-timed drive crisply through the field, sending it racing past long on. Another boundary for Lahiru Kumara, his second in this over.
28.4 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
A full delivery right on middle stump, and the batter flicks it crisply. The well-timed shot races away through deep backward square leg for four. Lahiru Kumara gets off the mark in style.
28.3 Kemar Roach to Lahiru Kumara
This full toss, swinging away outside off, is pushed gently into the cover region but yields no run.
28.2 Kemar Roach to Asitha Fernando
A length ball just outside off, swinging in. The batter attempts a risky slog but misses completely, and he's bowled clean through his defense. Asitha Fernando departs for a duck after just two balls.
28.1 Kemar Roach to Asitha Fernando
Roach delivers a swinging-in length ball outside off, and Fernando works it with a slightly mis-timed touch just short of silly mid on for no run.
27.6 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
The bowler fires in a short, no movement delivery outside off stump. Sonal Dinusha attempts an upper cut but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
27.5 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A length swinging in delivery outside off stump, the batter attempts a cut but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
27.4 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
Seales delivers a back-of-a-length swinging-in delivery outside off, but Sonal Dinusha tries to pull it away and fails to find the gap, resulting in no run.
27.3 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
On a back of a length delivery outside off, the batter calmly pushes it into the cover region where the fielder is quick to stop any scoring opportunity for a dot ball.
27.2 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A back of a length delivery outside off, Sonal Dinusha works it neatly along the ground towards deep square leg for no run.
27.1 Jayden Seales to Sonal Dinusha
A length ball swinging in outside off, gently pushed by the batter towards mid on for no run.
SL Batting: 101/10 in 31.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Pathum Nissanka | c: Joshua Da Silva b: Jayden Seales | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nishan Madushka | lbw: Kemar Roach | 2 (12) | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c: John Campbell b: Kemar Roach | 43 (60) | 5 | 0 | 71.67 |
| Kamindu Mendis | b: Shamar Joseph | 9 (34) | 1 | 0 | 26.47 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw: Shamar Joseph | 0 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kusal Mendis | b: Alzarri Joseph | 8 (20) | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Sonal Dinusha | not out | 12 (29) | 3 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Milan Rathnayake | lbw: Kemar Roach | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kasun Rajitha | c: Kavem Hodge b: Jayden Seales | 4 (13) | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Lahiru Kumara | b: Jayden Seales | 9 (7) | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Asitha Fernando | b: Kemar Roach | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | 11 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.64 |
| Jayden Seales | 10.2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 |
| Shamar Joseph | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 |
WI Batting: 626/9 in 160.5 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roston Chase | b: Sonal Dinusha | 194 (324) | 13 | 2 | 59.88 |
| John Campbell | c: Nishan Madushka b: Sonal Dinusha | 39 (64) | 3 | 2 | 60.94 |
| Joshua Da Silva | c: (Sub) b: Asitha Fernando | 20 (56) | 2 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Justin Greaves | c: Kusal Mendis b: Asitha Fernando | 3 (11) | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Kavem Hodge | b: Milan Rathnayake | 16 (44) | 3 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Amir Jangoo | c: Kusal Mendis b: Milan Rathnayake | 233 (373) | 19 | 3 | 62.47 |
| Alzarri Joseph | c: Kusal Mendis b: Milan Rathnayake | 21 (20) | 1 | 2 | 105.00 |
| Shamar Joseph | not out | 17 (21) | 1 | 1 | 80.95 |
| Brandon King | c: Sonal Dinusha b: Milan Rathnayake | 31 (52) | 4 | 0 | 59.62 |
| Kemar Roach | lbw: Milan Rathnayake | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jayden Seales | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 28 | 8 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 26 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.92 |
| Milan Rathnayake | 35.5 | 8 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.46 |
| Sonal Dinusha | 56 | 1 | 234 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.18 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 |
SL Batting: 308/10 in 71.5 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c: Amir Jangoo b: Kemar Roach | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nishan Madushka | lbw: Alzarri Joseph | 23 (27) | 3 | 1 | 85.19 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b: Shamar Joseph | 54 (67) | 8 | 0 | 80.60 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c: John Campbell b: Alzarri Joseph | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c: Brandon King b: Justin Greaves | 120 (168) | 17 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Kusal Mendis | c: Justin Greaves b: Shamar Joseph | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sonal Dinusha | lbw: Kemar Roach | 43 (75) | 6 | 0 | 57.33 |
| Milan Rathnayake | b: Justin Greaves | 27 (52) | 3 | 0 | 51.92 |
| Kasun Rajitha | c: Kemar Roach b: Justin Greaves | 8 (18) | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 12 (14) | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Asitha Fernando | c: Alzarri Joseph b: Jayden Seales | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Jayden Seales | 15.5 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.61 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 12 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Shamar Joseph | 16 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.94 |
| Justin Greaves | 11 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.55 |
| Roston Chase | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
Outside off, a back of a length delivery with no movement sees the batter attempt a late cut but miss the ball cleanly.