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Greaves, Hope rescue Windies

By Staff Editor Mon, July 6 2026, 12:29 AM GMT-4

Justin Greaves and Shai Hope put on a unbroken century stand • AFP/Getty Images

West Indies 318 for 4 (Hope 86*, Greaves 85*, Jayasuriya 2-77) trail Sri Lanka 549 for 9 dec by 330 runs

An unbroken 174-run fifth-wicket stand between Shai Hope and Justin Greaves all but averted the potential of defeat for West Indies in their second Test match against Sri Lanka in Antigua.

ESPN said that the hosts ended day three still 231 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first innings total, but they were just 31 runs away from avoiding the follow-on.

The pair had come together with the West Indies in a bit of trouble at 141 for 4, after Prabath Jayasuriya‘s post-lunch spell had brought about the wickets of both Amir Jangoo and Kavem Hodge.

Most impressive in their partnership was the lack of risk, ESPN said.

At stumps, Hope was on 86 off 173 and Greaves right behind on 85 off 162.

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