WI vs SL 1st Test Results

6:01 PM IST See you for the second Test - That wraps up our coverage of an absolute clinical opening Test match, with the West Indies holding a 1-0 series lead. But the cricket keeps coming, folks. The battle resumes for the crucial Second Test this coming Friday, July 3rd, with the first ball scheduled for 2 pm GMT. Make sure to tune in early as we bring you all the pre-match build-up, pitch reports, and team news before the action gets underway. Sri Lanka will be desperate to fight back, while the Windies will look to seal the series, so you won't want to miss a single delivery. Until then, thank you for your company throughout these four days. Take care, and cheers!

5:59 PM IST The skipper of West Indies - Roston Chase says that he is happy to win as the captain of the team. He reckons that it is a dream come true for him. He further says that Amir Jangoo's double hundred and Kemar Roach getting the 300 Test wickets satisfied him a lot. He adds that the important thing in the Test is to stay patient and not get overconfident. He ends by saying that the wicket had a lot for the bowlers, and they have quality pacers on their side.

5:58 PM IST The captain of Sri Lanka - Dhananjaya de Silva says that in the first innings, they had enough runs, but Amir Jangoo and Roston Chase took the game away from them. He adds that it was difficult to bat in the second innings as the ball kept low. Also, they were good for the first two days, but one injury took the game away from them. He reckons that Amir Jangoo and Roston Chase were sensational, and he ends by saying that he is happy with his century, but the result didn't go their way.

5:57 PM IST Windies reign supreme - The post-lunch session was a mere formality. Roach returned immediately to dismiss the lone warrior Chandimal for 43, and the tail folded meekly shortly after, courtesy of Kemar Roach. He ended up with 4 wickets in that innings. Also, Kemar Roach completed 300 test wickets for the West Indies, and he became the fifth West Indies bowler to reach that milestone. It was a complete performance from the Windies, ruthless with the bat and relentless with the ball. The visitors will have plenty of searching questions to answer before the next game, but tonight, the Caribbean side celebrates a thoroughly deserved and emphatic victory.

5:56 PM IST The Jangoo and Chase show - When West Indies came out to bat, they completely took the game away from the visitors. Amir Jangoo played a career-defining knock, first getting his maiden half-century in Test cricket and then converting it to his maiden century before putting up a spectacular 233. Jangoo found a perfect partner in skipper Roston Chase, who fell agonizingly short of his own double-ton on 194. Together, they piled on the agony, driving the Windies to a mammoth 626 for 9 declared, despite a fighting five-wicket haul from Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayake.

5:55 PM IST First Innings spark - The match began with a good touch as Sri Lanka registered a big score on Day 1. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva led from the front with a brilliant 120, well-supported by Dinesh Chandimal’s gritty 54. However, Justin Greaves’ 3 for 39 helped bundle the visitors out for 308. Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, and Shamar Joseph picked up two wickets each in that innings. It was a respectable score by Sri Lanka, but one that would soon prove to be vastly inadequate.