2nd Test: West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite unbeaten on 99 as hosts end Day 1 against Sri Lanka on 287/7

Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal (3/71) struck early and had West Indies in trouble at 15/2, but Kraigg Brathwaite and Rakheem Cornwall ended the day well for the hosts.

It was a long day for the West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday. After Sri Lanka won the toss and put the hosts to bat, Brathwaite opened the innings along with John Campbell. Stumps on day one at Antigua with Kraigg Brathwaite unbeaten on 99.The West Indies will resume play tomorrow at 287/7#WIvSL | #WTC21 | https://t.co/RDUCc298d5 pic.twitter.com/Ua2cY0npsH At the end of the day, he walked back to the pavilion with all-rounder Rakheem Cornwall (43), just one run short of what would be his 9th Test hundred.