Galle: Sri Lanka only needed four goals to win the first test against West Indies in Galle after setting a target that was all impossible on Wednesday 348 for the last day of playing.
West Indies just made 52 before a bad light forced the end after the hosts’ round trio made a quick job of the top order.
The sensational collapse of seeing tourists lose four goals in 15 balls only for four runs.
Ramesh Mendis is a choice of finishing bowler with four for 17.
Off-spinner has a hat-trick talent when he traps Kyle Mayers before.
Jason’s holder expects the ball to turn into the next shipment but the straight path destroys his stump.
Joshua da Silva entered to face a hat-trick but it was far from the Disk, which bent on the side of the foot.
Lasith Embuldeniya contributed Jermaine Blackwood and Roston Chase.
There was little hope for West Indies at the age of 18 for six and all signs were that the game would end on the fourth day.
Then Nkrumah Bonner (18) and Da Silva (15) fight only for more than 45 minutes to survive before the referee is called a bad light.
The total low of West Indies against Sri Lanka was 93 in Barbados in 2018.
Sri Lanka stated their second half in 191 for four after 123-Run stand by Angelo Mathews and Dimath Karunaratne in just 150 shipping.
Skipper Karunaratne, who has posted 147 in the first round, twin centuries missed by 83, including nine four.
He finally found out after trying to cut Rahkeem Cornwall, the top edge knocked the ball from the Wicketkeeper glove and into the first slip hand.
Karunaratne has productive this year with more than 850 running now on average 77.
He is the third highest getter run in the world in a cricket test for 2021, behind Joe Root and Rohit Sharma England.
West Indies is 230 in the first round, with nine-goal falling into Sri Lanka spinner.
Praveen Jayawickrama left supervisor is the choice of bowler with four scalp as the name.
The fourth day of the drama was postponed by one hour due to rain.
52 Overs lost on the third day due to rain.
Test 1, Day 4: Sri Lanka Four Wickets Far from a big victory over West Indies
