Gunathilaka, Mendis help SL recover from early stutter

Sri Lanka kept up the weight on Windies as they went into the supper break on 75 for 2 on the second day of the third Test in Barbados on Sunday (June 24). The guests presently trail by 129 after Windies were shot down for 204 in spite of half-hundreds of years from Jason Holder (74) and Shane Dowrich (71).

Sri Lanka got off to a poor begin in the session as they lost Kusal Perera for a duck in the plain first finished after the Tea break. The method of expulsion too ought to have disappointed the meeting camp as the opener pursued a wide ball just to be gotten behind. Mahela Udawatte too kept going only 18 conveyances before he was sent back by Kemar Roach. With the group wobbling at 16 for 2, Windies had begun engaging any expectations of keeping Sri Lanka to a worse than average aggregate. In any case, Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis scored unbeaten 59 for the third wicket to enduring the innings and upset those expectations.

Gunathilaka was given an existence in the 22nd over when he was gotten at short cover yet Miguel Cummins violated. Aside from that blip, the couple demonstrated some excellent application to enable the side to recoup from the early falter and afterward set the weight back on Windies. Be that as it may, they'll be very much aware that a lot of work lies in front of them as they get ready for another precarious period of batting under lights. Be that as it may, with the new-ball risk out of the condition until further notice, they are probably going to discover it generally simple to counter Windies under lights except if the hosts concoct something uncommon.

Prior in the day, slight sprinkle postpone deferred the beginning of procedures however splendid blue skies respected the groups for the urgent session. With the old pink ball not offering much development, Sri Lanka needed to bet on the ricochet on offer and the two-paced nature of the track. They continued testing yet both Dowrich and Holder rode their fortunes to survive the primary hour.

Holder, especially, carried on with an enchanted life as edges either left from the defenders or missed the mark amid his 123-ball remain. Beginning on 132 for 5, Windies required the set twosome to go ahead and lift the group out of inconvenience. They did only that with Holder scoring all the more openly in the wake of beginning from his medium-term score of 33. He enrolled his seventh Test 50 years to take the group forward while Dowrich held one wind up.

The 'manager batsman fell to begin with, when he was caught plumb in front by Lahiru Kumara in the 56th over. Windies had 168 on the board at that point yet lost two all the more snappy wickets - of Devendra Bishoo and Holder - to slip to 189 for 8. Kemar Roach and Miguel Cummins pushed the aggregate past 200 to baffle the guests considerably more before they were in the end shot down for a humble score.

Brief scores: Windies 204 (Jason Holder 74, Shane Dowrich 71; Lahiru Kumara 4-58) lead Sri Lanka 75/2 (Kemar Roach 2-13) by 129 runs.