Bonner scores maiden ton to salvage draw for West Indies vs Sri Lanka in 1st Test

WI vs. SL 1st Test Day five Live: The match results in a draw. Nkrumah Bonner kept the Sri Lanka seamers at bay and defused the spin of Lasith Embuldeniya. He batted out 274 deliveries to provide West Indies an interest that they’ll be glad about.

A day that started with all 4 possible outcomes has resulted in a conventional draw; however, West Indies can be delighted to see their batsmen stay strong at the pitch and spotted this match result in interest. Playing best in his 0.33 Test, Nkrumah Bonner grabbed his maiden ton while West Indies wanted it the most.

Help additionally came from Kyle Mayers, who tricked his way to fifty-two before being caught out through Thirimanne. As for Sri Lanka, they’ll be pleased with their attempt after yielding a 103-run lead. They had been shot out for 169 on an opening day; however, their fantastic comeback within the 2d innings will boost the team management.

Sri Lanka’s bowlers had been restrained via long, challenging periods, but the Antigua pitch had now no longer worsened significantly enough to cause them to threaten. The Sri Lankan seamers were given a bit of movement; however, the rise had slowed through then, or even the balls that did beat the bat usually died before they reached the wicketkeeper.

Vishwa Fernando claimed wickets withinside the innings and bowled the most offensive lengths, went at more than 3 an over. Embuldeniya claimed the 2 other wickets to fall.

WI vs SL 1st Test: SRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS
BATSMEN R B M 4s 6s SR
Dimuth Karunaratne (c) c Campbell b Cornwall 12 43 52 1 0 27.91
Lahiru Thirimanne  b Holder 70 180 293 4 0 38.89
Oshada Fernando run out (Brathwaite) 4 11 21 0 0 36.36
Dinesh Chandimal c †Da Silva b Holder 4 25 46 0 0 16.00
Dhananjaya de Silva  b Roach 13 26 45 2 0 50.00
Pathum Nissanka c Holder b Roach 9 12 24 2 0 75.00
Niroshan Dickwella † c Cornwall b Holder 32 76 86 2 0 42.11
Suranga Lakmal c Brathwaite b Holder 3 13 27 0 0 23.08
Dushmantha Chameera  b Roach 2 7 11 0 0 28.57
Lasith Embuldeniya lbw b Holder 3 15 24 0 0 20.00
Vishwa Fernando not out 1 11 18 0 0 9.09
Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 5) 16
TOTAL (69.4 Ov, RR: 2.42) 169
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 10.4 ov), 2-29 (Oshada Fernando, 15.1 ov), 3-54 (Dinesh Chandimal, 26.1 ov), 4-76 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 34.4 ov), 5-92 (Pathum Nissanka, 38.3 ov), 6-150 (Niroshan Dickwella, 59.6 ov), 7-160 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 63.6 ov), 8-163 (Suranga Lakmal, 65.1 ov), 9-164 (Dushmantha Chameera, 66.1 ov), 10-169 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 69.4 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Kemar Roach 16 2 47 3 2.94 0 1
Shannon Gabriel 9 2 22 0 2.44 3 0
Rahkeem Cornwall 14 6 25 1 1.79 0 0
Alzarri Joseph 11 2 32 0 2.91 0 0
Jason Holder 17.4 6 27 5 1.53 2 0
Kyle Mayers 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
WI vs SL 1st Test: WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS
BATSMEN R B M 4s 6s SR
Kraigg Brathwaite (c) c de Silva b Lakmal 3 43 73 0 0 6.98
John Campbell c †Dickwella b Chameera 42 148 210 4 0 28.38
Nkrumah Bonner lbw b Embuldeniya 31 63 106 5 0 49.21
Kyle Mayers c de Silva b Lakmal 45 70 85 6 2 64.29
Jermaine Blackwood  b Lakmal 2 7 23 0 0 28.57
Jason Holder  b Lakmal 19 61 90 2 0 31.15
Joshua Da Silva † c †Dickwella b Chameera 46 124 176 5 0 37.10
Alzarri Joseph c Chandimal b Lakmal 0 8 15 0 0 0.00
Rahkeem Cornwall  b MVT Fernando 61 85 125 9 2 71.76
Kemar Roach not out 5 15 29 1 0 33.33
Shannon Gabriel lbw b MVT Fernando 0 3 6 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 6, nb 9, w 1) 17
TOTAL (103 Ov, RR: 2.63) 271
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 15.1 ov), 2-69 (Nkrumah Bonner, 36.1 ov), 3-95 (John Campbell, 46.2 ov), 4-120 (Jermaine Blackwood, 51.1 ov), 5-133 (Kyle Mayers, 57.1 ov), 6-169 (Jason Holder, 71.3 ov), 7-171 (Alzarri Joseph, 73.6 ov), 8-261 (Joshua Da Silva, 97.2 ov), 9-271 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 102.3 ov), 10-271 (Shannon Gabriel, 102.6 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Suranga Lakmal 25 9 47 5 1.88 0 3
Vishwa Fernando 17 6 52 2 3.06 0 0
Dushmantha Chameera 22 1 71 2 3.23 1 2
Lasith Embuldeniya 28 6 64 1 2.29 0 4
Dhananjaya de Silva 11 2 30 0 2.73 0 0
WI vs SL 1st Test: SRI LANKA 2ND INNINGS
BATSMEN R B M 4s 6s SR
Lahiru Thirimanne  b Roach 76 201 277 4 0 37.81
Dimuth Karunaratne (c) c Campbell b Roach 3 13 25 0 0 23.08
Oshada Fernando c †Da Silva b Mayers 91 149 220 11 0 61.07
Dinesh Chandimal c †Da Silva b Mayers 4 9 12 0 0 44.44
Dhananjaya de Silva  b Joseph 50 79 115 6 0 63.29
Pathum Nissanka c Roach b Cornwall 103 252 341 6 0 40.87
Niroshan Dickwella †  b Roach 96 163 274 8 0 58.90
Suranga Lakmal run out (Blackwood/†Da Silva) 8 24 34 0 0 33.33
Dushmantha Chameera c Mayers b Cornwall 6 9 17 0 0 66.67
Lasith Embuldeniya c Holder b Cornwall 10 11 9 0 1 90.91
Vishwa Fernando not out 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 13, lb 5, nb 11) 29
TOTAL (149.5 Ov, RR: 3.17) 476
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 4.6 ov), 2-170 (Oshada Fernando, 56.1 ov), 3-178 (Dinesh Chandimal, 58.5 ov), 4-189 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 63.3 ov), 5-259 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 86.5 ov), 6-438 (Pathum Nissanka, 139.3 ov), 7-460 (Niroshan Dickwella, 146.1 ov), 8-462 (Suranga Lakmal, 147.3 ov), 9-476 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 149.4 ov), 10-476 (Dushmantha Chameera, 149.5 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Kemar Roach 27 3 74 3 2.74 0 6
Shannon Gabriel 18 2 67 0 3.72 0 0
Jason Holder 22 4 40 0 1.82 0 2
Alzarri Joseph 21 2 83 1 3.95 0 0
Rahkeem Cornwall 42.5 4 137 3 3.20 0 0
Kraigg Brathwaite 9 1 30 0 3.33 0 0
Kyle Mayers 9 2 24 2 2.67 0 3
Jermaine Blackwood 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0
WI vs SL 1st Test: WEST INDIES 2ND INNINGS (TARGET: 375 RUNS)
BATSMEN R B M 4s 6s SR
Kraigg Brathwaite (c)  b Embuldeniya 23 124 185 0 0 18.55
John Campbell c †Dickwella b MVT Fernando 11 15 29 2 0 73.33
Nkrumah Bonner not out 113 274 423 13 1 41.24
Kyle Mayers c Thirimanne b Embuldeniya 52 113 152 5 0 46.02
Jermaine Blackwood  b MVT Fernando 4 29 49 0 0 13.79
Jason Holder not out 18 48 68 4 0 37.50
Extras (b 4, lb 8, nb 3) 15
TOTAL (100 Ov, RR: 2.36) 236/4
Did not bat: Joshua Da Silva †, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (John Campbell, 5.6 ov), 2-78 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 39.3 ov), 3-183 (Kyle Mayers, 75.4 ov), 4-204 (Jermaine Blackwood, 85.2 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Suranga Lakmal 25 10 33 0 1.32 0 0
Vishwa Fernando 19 0 73 2 3.84 0 1
Lasith Embuldeniya 28 9 62 2 2.21 0 1
Dushmantha Chameera 18 3 44 0 2.44 0 1
Dhananjaya de Silva 10 5 12 0 1.20 0 0

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