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Sri Lanka 142 ahead with eight wickets in hand

By Staff Editor Mon, July 6 2026, 10:58 PM GMT-4

Sri Lanka seized the momentum they had built in the latter half of the second session to capture the final two West Indies wickets, to take a 50-run first innings lead.

By stumps, they had extended that to 142 for the loss of two wickets after Shai Hope and Justin Greaves had earlier taken their fifth-wicket stand to 242, the latter making 180, ESPN reported.

At the crease by the close were Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal, on a third wicket stand of 60 off 72. Kamindu’s entrance at 32 for 2 proved the catalyst for Sri Lanka’s improved rate of scoring, ESPN said.

Sri Lanka 549 for 9 dec and 92 for 2 (Chandimal 40*, Mendis 30*) lead West Indies 499 (Greaves 180, Hope 112, Asitha 5-130) by 142 runs

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