Shane Dowrich maiden ton, bowlers give West Indies big advantage vs Sri Lanka
A painstaking unbeaten century by Shane Dowrich has given the West Indies the upper hand after the second day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka.
Dowrich’s resolute innings occupied most of the day. He first saw off the threat of the new ball, which swung in the morning, then resisted the danger of the Sri Lanka spinners later in the day.
Dowrich shared partnerships of 102 for the seventh wicket with Devendra Bishoo (40) and 90 for the sixth wicket with Jason Holder (40) which allowed the West Indies to recover from 145-5.
Dowrich made 125 not out from 325 balls Thursday in an innings which accentuated dour defense, to lead the West Indies to a declaration at 414/8
At stumps and after facing only 10 overs, Sri Lanka was 31-3 in reply. Opener Kusal Mendis (4) and Kusal Perera (0) and former captain Angelo Mathews (11) had fallen; Dinesh Chandimal was 3 not out and Roshen Silva 1 not out.
On Day 2 Thursday June 07,2018: Sri Lanka trail by 383 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the innings
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