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Guyana Test wide open

AFP, Providence
Sri Lanka were put under some early pressure after they set West Indies 437 to win in a minimum of 113 overs in the opening Test on Tuesday.
Though they poached an early scalp, the Sri Lankans were put on the back-foot as West Indies reached 96 for one in their second innings when stumps were drawn on the fourth day at the Guyana National Stadium.
Malinda Warnapura scored 62 and Thilan Samaraweera hit an unbeaten 56 that propelled Sri Lanka to 240 for seven before they declared for the second time in the match, after West Indies managed to avoid the follow-on, but conceded a first innings lead of 196 when they were dismissed for 280.
The Sri Lankans were then put
on the defensive by enterprising batting from makeshift opener Dwayne Bravo, in particular, and West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan.
The visitors failed to find an answer for the positive stroke-play of the pair, as they added 74 -unbroken — for the second wicket.
The Sri Lankans were jumped when Bravo emerged with lefthander Devon Smith to open the batting instead of West Indies captain Chris Gayle, obviously being shielded from the early misery of Chaminda Vaas' expert left-arm swing bowling.
The visitors saw the pair play some audacious strokes before Vaas had Smith caught at deep backward square leg for 10 by a sprawling Thilan Thushara when the batsman miscued a hook at a short, rising delivery.
Sri Lanka's bowlers produced some nervous moments for Bravo and Sarwan, but the two West
Indies batsmen consolidated to carry die home team through until the close.
Before lunch, Sri Lanka failed to make West Indies follow-on, after the hosts continued from their bedtime total of269 for nine.
The visitors knew they had to bat a second time, when Daren Powell edged Muttiah Muralidaran past Sri Linka captain Mahcla Jayawardene at slip to third man for three.
After Muralidaran and Vaas, Sri Linka's two most experienced bowlers, failed to separate the two West Indies tail-enders, Jayawardene turned to Thilan Thushara and he responded with the scalp of Powell caught low down at second slip for 12, leaving Taylor not out on 27.
Thushara, playing his first Test since making his debut on Sri Lanka's previous trip to the Caribbean fivy years ago, ended
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with three wickets for 59 runs from 20.5 overs, Vaas took three for 48 from 25 overs, and Muralidaran snared three for 112 from 40 overs.
When Sri Lanka batted a second time, they gained another stable foundation from Warnapura and fellow left-handed opener Michael Vandort.
Sri Lanka however, suffered a setback in the final half-hour before lunch, when Vandort was caught down the leg-side for 24 off West Indies captain Chris Gayle, bowling his uncomplicated off-spin.
After the interval, the hunt for quick runs continued, but the Sri Lankans lost wickets at regular intervals, and were 186 for five at tea.
Warnapura, one of two centurymakers in the Sri Lanka first innings, continued in his rich vein of form, and reached his 50, when he edged Powell for the last of his five boundaries through the vacant slip region in the first half-hour after lunch.
But the left-handed opener was one of four Sri Lanka wickets which fell between lunch and tea.
Sri Lanka had suffered a setback early in the afternoon period, when Kumar Sangakkara was caught at mid-wicket off Bravo for 21, following a second wicket stand of 51 with Warnapura.
Mahela Jayawardene came to the crease to pair the two first innings century-makers, but Warnapura, growing increasingly adventurous, was caught behind off Bravo chasing his ill-directed 91st delivery to end his innings which lasted a little over two hours.
With the Sri Lankans looking to increase the tempo, their batsmen played a few ill-advised strokes, and Jayawardene perished, when
he was caught at mid-wicket for 33 top-edging a pull to become leftarm spin bowler Sulieman Benn's first Test wicket.
In the final half-hour before the break, Tillakeratne Dilshan was adjudged lbw to Taylor for four to leave Sri Lanka on 171 for five, and Samaraweera and Vaas to carry the visitors to tea.
After tea, Samaraweera led the charge for quick runs, and reached his 50, when he drove Benn to long-on for a single.
But Vaas was caught behind off Benn and Thushara was caught at long-off off the same bowler before the Sri Lankans felt they had enough.
Benn, playing his first Test, ended with three for 59 from 13 overs, and Bravo took two for 54 from Movers.
Sri Lanka are aiming to win their first Test match in the Caribbean having lost two and drawn two of their previous four here. The visitors are also eyeing a Test series victory for the first time in the Caribbean.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at close on the fourth day of the opening Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday:
SRI LANKA: First Innings 476 for 8 deci (M Jayawardene 136, Warnapura 120)
WEST INDIES: First innings (overnight 269 for nine)
Gayle lbw b Vaas 0 D Smith cP Jayawardene b Thushara 14 Sarwan c P Jayawardene bVaas 80 Samuels cP Jayawardene b Thushara 5 Chanderpaul c Warnapura b Muralidaran 23 Bravo lbw b Muralidaran 8 Hinds cP Jayawardene b Muralidaran 37 Ramdin c Sangakkara b Vaas 38
Benn run out (Dilshan) 28 Taylor not out 27
Powell c M Jayawardene bThushara 12 Extras: (lb-4,nb-4) 8
Total: (All out in 111.5) 280
Fall of wickets: 1-4,2-46,3-58,4-99, 5-109,6-162,7-193,8-236,9-252.
Bowler GM R W
Vaas 25 7 48 3
Thushara 20.5 3 59 3
Dilshan 10 2 0
Muralidaran 40 6 112 3
Herath 24 6 55 0
SRI LANKA: Second innings Vandort c Ramdin b Gayle 24
Warnapurac Ramdin b Bravo 62
Sangakkara c (sub) Edwards b Bravo 21
M Jayawardene cChanderpaulb Benn 33 Samaraweera not out 56
Dilshan lbw bTaylor 4
Vaas c Ramdin b Benn 13
MirandocTaylorbBenn 14
P Jayawardene not out 5
Extras: (b-2, lb-l,nb-5) 8
Total: (For 7 wkts deci in 57 overs) 240 Did not bat: Muralidaran, Herath.
Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-94,3-133,4-159,5-171,6-192,7-224
Bowler GM R W
Powell 9 0 33 0
Taylor 8 0 37 1
Bravo 14 0 54 2
Benn 13 0 59 3
Gayle 13 1 54 1
WEST INDIES: Second innings D Smith cMirandob Vaas 10 Bravo not out 46
Sarwannotout 34
Extras: (b-5,nb-l) 6
Total: (For Iwkt in 23 overs) 96 To bat: Gayle, Chanderpaul, Ramdin, Powell, Samuels, Hinds, Taylor, Benn.
Fall of wickets: 1-22
Bowler GM R W
Vaas 6 2 23 1
Mirando 4 1 31 0
Herath 7 1 19 0
Muralidaran 6 1 18 0