Galle Test: Sri Lanka spinners strangle West Indies after Dimuth Karunaratne misses out on twin hundreds
India Today
Sri Lanka vs West Indies: Ramesh Mendis and Lasith Embuldeniya spun a web around West Indies batsmen as the visitors were redacted to 18/6 before they recovered to reach 52/6 at Stumps on Day 4 of the 1st Test in Galle.
West Indies are staring at a big defeat as they were reeling at 52/6, trailing Sri Lanka by 296 runs at Stumps on Day 4 of the first Test of a 2-match series in Galle on Wednesday. West Indies were in a pot of bother when they were reduced to 18/6 in their 2nd innings but Nkrumah Bonner (18) and Joshua da Silva (15) made sure the visitors avoided an embarrassing innings defeat on a rain-curtailed day.
Sri Lanka spinners Ramesh Mendis (4/17) and Lasith Embuldeniya (2/18) ran riot on a turning pitch in Galle as West Indies top-order's frailty against spin was exposed.
