Saturday, Dec 04, 2021
Dec 03, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Ramesh Mendis (5/35) and Lasith Embuldeniya (5/66) took five wickets each as West Indies lost their last eight wickets for just 40 runs. Chasing 297 runs to win, West Indies were bowled out for 132.
Dec 03, 2021 Jayanta Oinam Catch Day 5 highlights and cricket scores of the second and final SL vs SL Test in Galle. Sri Lanka won the first Test by 187 runs and thus completed a series sweep against the West Indies.
Pakistan will host West Indies for a limited-overs series, featuring three T20Is and three ODIs. All the matches will be played in Karachi. Check full squads and complete schedule for PAK vs WI 2021 cricket series here.
Dec 02, 2021 Koushik Paul Catch Day 4 highlights and cricket scores of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and West Indies, being played in Galle. At the close of play, Sri Lanka were 328/8 (119). They lead by 279 runs.
At the end of the day's play, Sri Lanka were 46/2 in the second innings having conceded a 49-run lead to visitors West Indies in the second Test in Galle on Wednesday.
The hero of the day is surely Ramesh Mendis whose 6/70 brought Sri Lanka back into the game after Kraigg Brathwaite (72) lifted West Indies. Sri Lanka had earlier scored 204 in their first essay.
When Day 2's play was called off, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was on 22 and Nkhrumah Bonner on 1. The tourists trailed Sri Lanka by 135 runs with nine wickets in hand.
On yet another rain-affected day in Galle, Sri Lanka collapsed from 113/1 to 204 all out. West Indies were 69/1 at the close of play on Day 2 of the second Test. Catch highlights.
Play on Day 1 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies a Galle International Stadium was suspended because of bad light in the 35th over. Sri Lanka won the first match by 187 runs.
Veteran West Indian Chris Gayle, currently playing Abu Dhabi T10, feels the entertainment from T20 cricket is slowly fading away with the openers’ cagey approach in the powerplays.
Nkrumar Bonner and Joshua Da Silva put on 100 runs for the seventh West Indies wicket after being reduced to 18/6 but couldn't save the Test match in Galle. Bonner top-scored with 68 not out from 220 balls.
Lasith Embeldeniya (5/46) and Ramesh Mendis (4/64) ran through the West Indies second innings as Sri Lanka raced to 1-0 lead on Day 5.
Chasing 348 runs for victory, West Indies collapsed to 18/6 before ending the fourth day on 52/6. The Caribbeans still need 296 runs on the final day to win the first Test.
Ramesh Mendis' took 4/17 after first innings centurion Dimuth Karunaratne's 83 and Angelo Mathews' 69 not out helped Sri Lanka declare at 191/4 in the second innings.
In reply to Sri Lanka's 386, West Indies were 224/9, still another 162 runs behind in the first innings, at the close of the third day's play of the first Test in Galle. Joshua Da Silva was unbeaten on 11.
Starting the day at 113/6, Jason Holder (36), Kyle Mayers (45) and Rakheem Cornwall (39) helped West Indies avoid the follow-on against Sri Lanka before rain gods opened up.
Off-spinner Mendis removed Kraigg Brathwaite (41), Shai Hope (10) and Roston Chase (2) to finish the day with figures of 3/23.
In reply to Sri Lanka's 386, West Indies were struggling at 113/6 at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test in Galle. Catch highlights and cricket scores of the SL Vs WI cricket match.
A healthcare worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test in view of the threat of the new variant (Omicron) of the virus, at a railway station in Patna.
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Beach side temporary shops covered by polythene sheets in the wake of Cyclone Jawad, in Puri.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and others during BJP election campaign rally, ahead of state Assembly polls in 2022, in Dehradun.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during a BJP election campaign rally, ahead of state Assembly polls in 2022, in Dehradun.
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Indian bowler R Ashwin bowls during the 2nd day of the 2nd test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
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Young, brash and little-known artistes are using hip-hop as an outlet to speak up and speak out.
Aamir Shaikh aka Shaikhspeare traces talks about the genre that uses music as a means to dissent.
Family from UP village forced to run around to complete post-death official paperwork and even last rites.
While everyone is going gaga over actress Katrina Kaif in the revamped version of 'Tip Tip Barsa Pani', the replacement of Raveena Tandon does point towards the problem of sexism and ageism in the Indian film industry
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