वेस्ट इंडीज vs श्रीलंका, पहला टेस्ट, सर विवियन रिचर्ड्स स्टेडियम, नॉर्थ साउंड, एंटीगा, 25 June 2026 - कमेंट्री

Short, just outside off, Lahiru Kumara makes room to lash hard at it, but gets beaten.

OUT! CASTLED! That will be like hammering the final nail on the coffin. Jayden Seales has done the last part for bagging his third wicket of the innings and with that, West Indies beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 217 runs. Seales fires it fuller, pitching it just outside off and angling in sharply. Lahiru Kumara makes a bit room and clears his front foot to swat it across the line, but misses the shot completely. The ball misses the inside edge with a huge gap and hits the leg stump. 

Short, over off, Lahiru Kumara swings it bat, gets a top edge, before the ball bounces off toward deep fine leg. Single taken.

On a good length, outside off, Sonal Dinusha leaves it alone.

Pitches it up, does Roach, swinging it away from the batter, pitching it just outside off. Sonal Dinusha lunges to cover the stump and shoulder arms at it.

Right into the blockhole, on off, Sonal Dinusha blocks it to cover.

FOUR! It doesn't come off the middle of the bat, but it will work for Dinusha. Short of a length, on off, shaping in. Sonal Dinusha pulls at it, but gets the connection from the upper part of the bat, before the ball bounces off toward deep fine leg for four runs.

FOUR! More runs. Short of a length, outside off, Sonal Dinusha camps back, extends his arms and crunches a cut shot, through cover-point for another boundary. That will bring up 100 for Sri Lanka.

Good-length delivery, outside off, Sonal Dinusha looks to fend it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A touch fuller, just outside off, Sonal Dinusha defends it to cover.

Slanting in, around the pads, fuller in length. Sonal Dinusha flicks it to deep backward square leg. Denies the single.

Full, on middle and leg, Sonal Dinusha nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Swing and a miss! Bangs the length hard, does Seales, on off, shaping in. Sonal Dinusha hangs on his back foot to pull it away, but just misses the connection on the top edge.

Back of a length, Sonal Dinusha dead bats it down. Jayden Seales while his follow-through, collects the ball and gives a fake throw at the batter's end, despite Sonal Dinusha being in the crease. Seales walks up and has a few words to the batter. Lahiru Kumara doesn't like the attitude of the bowler and complains the umpire. 

Much fuller, nearly a yorker, on middle and leg. Asitha Fernando drops his bat down and defends it down.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! That's an exceptional delivery from Kemar Roach and with that wicket, all his teammates are jumping on him, patting his back and head, as he gets his 300th wicket in Test cricket. Roach comes from wide off the crease and angling in, sharply into the stumps, pitching it outside off. Asitha Fernando looks to go for a wild swing across the line, but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball rattles into the stumps. What a moment for Kemar Roach. Just one wicket to win for West Indies. Can he get his five-fer as well?

Low full toss, just outside off, Lahiru Kumara pushes it to point.

FOUR! Well played! Pitches it up, does Roach, around the pads of the batter. Lahiru Kumara clips it through the vacant square leg region and gets the four runs to get off the mark.

FOUR! Downtown this time! A touch fuller, shaping in, on middle and leg. Lahiru Kumara clears his front foot and punches it toward the left of the bowler. The ball races away toward long on for four runs.

Full, on middle, Lahiru Kumara blocks it on his front foot.

On a length, on off, Sonal Dinusha pushes it back to the bowler.

Good length, on off, Sonal Dinusha tucks it to deep square leg but denies the single.

Short, outside of, Sonal Dinusha gets on his toes and dabs it down to the off side.

Another short-length delivery, on middle and leg, Sonal Dinusha pulls it to deep fine leg, once again denying the single. 

Short and outside off, Sonal Dinusha makes room and tries to lash it hard over point, but misses.

Sharp bouncer, shaping in, on middle and leg. Sonal Dinusha ducks under it.

Hard length, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it wide of cover and gets a couple of runs.

A touch fuller, shaping in, just outside off. Dinesh Chandimal strides out and blocks it down. 

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! That's the wicket West Indies were looking for and it's Roach who gets the set batter. Back of a length, just outside off, nipping it away from the batter. Dinesh Chandimal rocks back and attempts to punch it through cover with an angled bat, but catches the outside edge. The ball flies toward the first slip, where John Campbell tries to reverse scoop the catch at the front of his face, but fails to grasp it with total control. The ball wobbles off his palms, but he holds his composure to take the catch on the second attempt. Sri Lanka are 84 for 7 now.

On a length, outside off, Milan Rathnayaka makes a leave at it.

Short, outside off, Milan Rathnayaka lets it be.

OUT! LBW! The wickets are falling one after the other, and Kemar Roach has got his third wicket of the inning now. He delivers it fuller, pitching it on off and shaping in a shade. Milan Rathnayaka, with no footwork, looks to flick it, but plays the shot pretty well. The ball hits the front pad and the Windies let out a huge roar to appeal. The umpire agrees and raises the finger. Rathnayaka takes a review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking shows that the wickets hitting the leg stump is umpire's call. The on-field decision stands on. West Indies are just two wickets away from the win.

Good-length delivery, wide outside off, nipping it away. Dinesh Chandimal shoulders arms at it.

Beaten! A touch fuller, pitching it well outside off. Dinesh Chandimal lunges to have a drive at it but it swings past the outside edge. 

Good length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover.

A tad fuller, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal strides out and defends it to cover.

Nipping away, just outside off, fuller in length. Dinesh Chandimal drives it from the toe end of his bat through cover for a single.

On the fuller side, on off, Sonal Dinusha tucks it to mid-wicket for no runs.

Much fuller, on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to the right of the bowler.

Angling in, on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back to the bowler.

Keeps it full, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it off the inside half of his bat to backward square leg for a single. It's also a frontfoot no ball from Kemar Roach.

Nice and full, targeting the stumps, Sonal Dinusha blocks it to short cover.

Hard length, just outside off, shaping away. Sonal Dinusha reads it well and leaves it alone.

Keeps it full, on off, Sonal Dinusha stays back and blocks it solidly.

Too full, outside off, Sonal Dinusha digs it to mid off. That will be Lunch on Day 4.

Down the leg side, Sonal Dinusha looks to flick it but misses.

Too full, on off, Sonal Dinusha digs it to mid off.

FOUR! Sonal Dinusha gets off the mark with a boundary! Full and straight, Sonal Dinusha picks it well and drives it magnificently through covers for a boundary.

Angling in, on off, Sonal Dinusha blocks it to mid off.

Beaten all ends up! Back of a length, outside off, shaping away a touch. Sonal Dinusha stays back and looks to block it but is beaten.

A bit fuller, on the stump, Sonal Dinusha blocks it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, does Kemar Roach, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal defends it down.

Much fuller, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Back of a length, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal slaps it through covers for a brace.

Angling in, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it through covers for two more.

A bit fuller, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to the mid off fielder.

Outside the line, on a length, Dinesh Chandimal moves to his off side and looks to block it but gets it on his pads. The ball rolls back to the bowler. Dot.

Good length, angling in, on middle, shaping in. Dinesh Chandimal hops and clips it to the right of square leg fielder for a single.

Hard-length delivery, outside off, nipping a shade away. Kusal Mendis defends the inside line.

Angling in, on off, Kusal Mendis blocks it watchfully.

A tad fuller, outside off, shaping away. Kusal Mendis leaves the harmless delivery.

OUT! TIMBER! What a delivery from Alzarri Joseph. Hard length and outside off, and it nips in a long way. Kusal Mendis fails to read it and shoulders arms as the ball nips in sharply and clips the top of off. Alzarri Joseph gets his first wicket, and he is pumped up. Sri Lanka sink further to 71/6, still trailing by 247 runs.

Full, around off, Sonal Dinusha jams it back to the bowler.

A bit full, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to short cover.

FOUR! Now that's a good shot! Shamar Joseph bangs it short, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal swivels and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Good length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back to the bowler.

Slowish, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to point for a quick single. Roston Chase picks the ball with one hand and makes a direct hit at the batter's end. The ball rolls to mid-wicket as the batters collects two more. The umpire checks for a possible run out and replay show that Kusal Mendis was in.

Angling in, on leg, Kusal Mendis tucks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Hard length, on off, Kusal Mendis flicks it through mid-wicket for two more.

Slightly shorter, on off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it to cover.

FOUR! Streaky! Full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal stays back and looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball races through the left of backward point for a boundary.

Good length, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it through square leg for a single.

Back of a length, on off, Kusal Mendis stays back and blocks it to cover.

On the stumps, Kusal Mendis blocks it back to the bowler.

Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Kusal Mendis shoulders arms at it.

Shaping in, on off, Dinesh Chandimal looks to block it but miscues it to short mid-wicket.

A tad fuller, on off, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it to mid on for a single.

Angling in, on off, Kusal Mendis blocks it to short cover.

Back of a length, on off, Kusal Mendis fends it to the off side.

A big short, outside off, Kusal Mendis leaves it alone.

Beaten! Good length, just outside off, shaping away. Kusal Mendis looks to block it but misses.

Back of a length, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal hops a bit and tucks it to square leg for a single.

A loud appeal but turned down. It looked like it was going down leg. Hard length, on leg, shaping away. Kusal Mendis looks to block it but wears it on his pads. An appeal but turned down. They review. Nothing on Ultra Edge and Ball Tracking shows that it was going down leg. The onfield decision stands NOT OUT.

Shaping away, outside off, Kusal Mendis shoulders arms at it.

Good length, on off, Kusal Mendis blocks it to cover.

Length and outside off, with a hint of away movement, Kusal Mendis leaves it alone.

A yard behind good length, on off, Kusal Mendis punches it to short cover.

Angling in, on off, Dinesh Chandimal tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Sways it down leg, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to flick it but misses.

Good length, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to block it but edges it to the gully fielder.

OUT! LBW! Shamar Joseph strikes and gets the Sri Lankan skipper. Dhananjaya de Silva falls for a duck. A tad fuller, on off, with a hint of inward movement. Dhananjaya de Silva stays back and looks to block it but misses and wears it on his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up straightaway. Dhananjaya de Silva goes against the review. It was plumb. West Indies are 48/5, still trailing by 270 runs.

Hard length, on off, Kusal Mendis blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Nicely played! Nice and full, outside off, Kusal Mendis lunges and drives it magnificently through wide of mid off for a boundary.

Back of a length, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal rides the bounce and dabs it down.

Hard length, angling down the leg side, Dinesh Chandimal looks to flick but misses and just brushes the thigh pads. Joshua Da Silva does well to dive and gets some gloves on it. A leg bye as been taken.

Back of a length, pitching it just outside off and shaping in. Dhananjaya de Silva hops and looks to tuck it but wears on the thigh pad.

A touch fuller, around off, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks this to the off side.

Back of a length, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it to backward point.

Shaping away, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva stabs it to point.

Hits the deck hard does Shamar, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks the inside line. 

On a nagging length, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal rocks back and blocks it down from the toe end of the bat.

Full, slanting in, on middle and leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to deep square leg and gets a single.

That's a very close call! Full-length delivery, pitching it outside off and shaping in. Kamindu Mendis prods halfway, trying to defend it, but the ball skids through and beats the inner edge of the bat, just missing the off stump by a few inches.

Full, around off, Kamindu Mendis fends it away.

OUT! TIMBER! The line and length of that delivery is pure perfect. Pitching it fuller, just outside off and angling in. Kamindu Mendis lunges but looks to shoulder-arm at it, but the ball is too close to the stumps to leave. The ball pitches on the deck and shapes in toward the off stump. Mendis tries to use his back leg to cover the stumps, but it's too late as the ball rattles the off stump by that time. Sri Lanka are 46 for 4, trailing by 272 runs. 

A touch fuller, outside off, not much movement on that one. Kamindu Mendis looks to defend it, but then changes his mind and lets it travel.

Fuller, outside off, Kamindu Mendis makes a leave.

Back of a length, outisde off, Kamindu Mendis lets it through.

Back of a length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis defends the inside line.

On a length, outside off, swinging in, Kamindu Mendis lunges to cover the off stump and watchfully leaves it.

Good length, wide outside off, Kamindu Mendis is unbothered to offer any shot at it.

Good-length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis defends it to point.

Back of a length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis shoulders arms at it.

Angling in, on middle. fuller in length. Kamindu Mendis nudges it to mid-wicket.

Hard length, on off, Kamindu Mendis dabs it to point.

Short, on middle, shaping in, Kamindu Mendis pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a single.

Full, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal shoulders arms at it.

Jayden Seales comes round the wicket to bowl the left-hander. A touch fuller, around the pads, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to deep backward square leg for one.

Seales switches his side again to come over the stumps to bowl the right-hander. A touch fuller, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover.

Hard length, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal looks to push it through cover, but misses on the inside edge.

Full, on off, Dinesh Chandimal defens defends it back to the bowler.

On the fuller side, angling in, on off. Dinesh Chandimal blocks it down.

Back of a length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal rocks back and bunts it to the off side.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Kamindu Mendis looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. 

On a length, Kamindu Mendis blocks it to short mid-wicket.

Full, on off, Kamindu Mendis defends it back to the bowler.

A touch fuller, just outside off, Kamindu Mendis opens the face of the bat and pushes it through cover.

Nipping away, good length delivery, outside off, Kamindu Mendis lunges and lets it travel to the keeper.

On the fuller side, on middle and leg, Kamindu Mendis tucks it to backward square leg for one.

Beaten! Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and swinging it away. Dinesh Chandimal gets on his front foot to defend, but it just sneaks past the outside edge.

Full, on off, Dinesh Chandimal defends it from the outer part of his bat to the off side.

Pitches it up, does Seales, on middle. Dinesh Chandimal works it to mid-wicket.

Good-length delivery, on middle, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to deep square leg for one.

Hard length, just outside off, Kamindu Mendis defends it to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to deep square leg for one.

A touch fuller, around off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it straight, through mid on for a couple of runs.

Full, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal defends it to cover. The umpire calls another No Ball as Roach has overstepped once again.

Back of a length, around off, Dinesh Chandimal cuts it toward deep backward point and collects two runs.

Hard length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal fends it down.

Shaping in, down the leg side, on the fuller side. Dinesh Chandimal fails to connect his flick and Joshua Da Silva dives to his left to glove it with one hand.

Full, on off and middle, Dinesh Chandimal works it to mid-wicket.

Tap and run! Full, on off and middle. Dinesh Chandimal nudges it to mid-wicket with soft hands and gets a single.

Fuller, outside off, Kamindu Mendis fends it to the left of gully.

Hard length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis lets it be.

Hard-length delivery, just outside off, Kamindu Mendis bunts it to cover.

Full, around off, Kamindu Mendis defends it to cover.

Pitches it up, does Seales, on middle and leg, Kamindu Mendis pushes it to mid on. 

FOUR! Now that's an excellent shot! Much fuller, angling in, on off and middle. Kamindu Mendis rolls his wrists and flicks it siflty, into the gap between mid on and mid-wicket for four runs.

FOUR! SHOT! Much fuller, on off, Dinesh Chandimal drops his bat in time and manages to flick it wide of mid on for four runs.

NO BALL! Short, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal makes a leave. Roach oversteps and the umpire calls it a No Ball.

Back of a length, angling in, down the leg side, Dinesh Chandimal misses to clip at it and hits the thigh pad.

Full, on off, Dinesh Chandimal watchfully blocks it down.

Hard length, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal covers the stumps and strides out to defend, but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears on the front pad.

Full, angling in, down the leg side. Dinesh Chandimal once again misses his flick shot and thuds on the front pad.

FOUR! Dinesh Chandimal gets his third boundary. Overpitched delivery, pitching it wide outside off, but nipping in sharply. Dinesh Chandimal lunges and drives it, showing the full face of the bat toward long off for four runs.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The start of the Day 4 is just getting better and better. The nightwatchman departs and West Indies get their third wicket. Seales bowls it on a fuller length, outside off, pitching it around the fifth stump and angles in. Kasun Rajitha, with no footwork, looks to clip it but induces an outside edge, before it flies to third slip, where Kavem Hodge moves a bit to his right and pouches the catch near his chest.

Good length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

On a length, on middle and leg, The ball comes with extra bounce. Kamindu Mendis looks to nudge it but gets beaten and thuds the thigh pad.

Good length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis shoulders arms at it.

Back of a length, around off, shaping in, Kamindu Mendis covers the stumps and looks to leave but the ball hits the thigh pad.

A touch fuller, outside off, Kamindu Mendis walks across the stumps to flick it but misses and gets pinged on the front pad.

A touch fuller, around off, Nishan Madushka pushes it to cover.

Inswinger, around off, fuller in length. Nishan Madushka lunges and drives it straight to cover.

On a length, just outside off, Nishan Madushka tries to flick it, but catches the outside edge, before the ball rolls to slip.

OUT! LBW! West Indies got the start they wanted. Roach angles in, attacking the stumps, keeping it on a length. Nishan Madushka looks to tuck it, but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits the front pad and after a huge appeal, the umpire raises his finger. Madushka instantly reviews. UltraEdge shows no bat involvement. The Ball Tracking shows that the wickets hitting the leg stump is the umpire's call. The on-field decision stands and Sri Lanka lose their second wicket.

Back of a length, around off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover.

FOUR! That's the first runs off the day. Roach bowls it outside off, a touch fuller, in length and angling in. Dinesh Chandimal lunges and drives it with the straight bat toward long off for four runs.

Hard-length delivery, outside off, Kasun Rajitha hops to push it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

NO BALL! On a nagging length, around off. Kasun Rajitha blocks it back to the bowler. Seales has to reload it as he has overstepped and it's a No Ball.

Short of a length, around off, Kasun Rajitha nudges it to mid-wicket.

Beaten! Back of a length, pitching it on off and swinging it away. Kasun Rajitha looks to block it on his back foot, but it just zips past the outside edge.

Short, on off and middle, Kasun Rajitha gets on his toes and dabs it to mid-wicket.

Bangs hard on the good length, just outside off. Kasun Rajitha makes room and hops before leaving it away.

Good-length delivery, pitching it wide outside off, swinging it away. Kasun Rajitha lunges and shoulders arms at it. That will be Stumps on Day 3!

Oh, certainly a chance to catch it, but it's way too tough than it looks. Shaping in, on a good length, around middle. Nishan Madushka rolls his wrists to flick it. The ball flies flat and low toward the short leg fielder, Amir Jangoo, who stays low but fails to catch it. 

Short, on off, Nishan Madushka blocks it down.

A touch fuller, swinging in, around middle. Nishan Madushka nugdes it to wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Pitches it up, on off, Nishan Madushka defends it back to the bowler.

Just outside off, Nishan Madushka keeps it out.

Much fuller, on middle and leg, Nishan Madushka flicks it to deep backward square leg, but surprisingly he didn't take the single.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Oh... that's a dream start from Jayden Seales. It's just what the Windies were hoping for, a wicket. Seales angles it in beautifully, on the fifth stump, but swings it a shade away. Pathum Nissanka gets on his front foot to block it down, but it just kisses the outside edge, before Joshua Da Silva shuffles to his right and gloves it in. Sri Lanka are 8 for 1.

Short, around off, Kasun Rajitha blocks it down.

On a length, around off, Kasun Rajitha defends it to cover.

FOUR! SHOT! Kasun Rajitha opens his attack with some style. Pitches it up, does Seales, on middle and leg. Kasun Rajitha flicks it away, through square leg for four runs.

Fuller, around off, Kasun Rajitha looks to push it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On a length, around off, Kasun Rajitha defends it off his front foot.

Sri Lanka are underway! Back of a length, outside off, Pathum Nissanka slaps it away to deep point to get a couple of runs.

Back of a length, around leg, Pathum Nissanka misses the pull and wears it on the body.

Back of a length, around off, Pathum Nissanka once again looks to pull it away, but misses.

NO BALL AND FOUR BYES! Hard length, going way down the leg side, Pathum Nissanka drops his stance and Joshua Da Silva, behind the stumps, dives to his left, but fails to glove it, as the ball races away for four runs. Also Roach has overstepped, so it's a No Ball. 

Back of a length, around leg, Pathum Nissanka tucks it to right of mid on for one.

Back of a length, on off, Nishan Madushka dabs it down.

Swinging in, around off, Nishan Madushka blocks it off his back foot.