Galle, 17 October (CRICKETNMORE) - Rangana Herath picked up a 10-wicket haul as Sri Lanka crushed West Indies to take a 1-0 lead, at Galle International Stadium, Galle here.

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Toss : Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to bat first.

Venue : Galle International Stadium, Galle

1st Innings (Sri Lanka) : Dimuth Karunaratne (186) and Dinesh Chandimal (151) help Sri Lanka to post 484 in first innings.  For West Indies Devendra Bishoo  picked up 4 for 143. Jerome Taylor (2/65) and Skipper Jason Holder, Kemar Roach Shannon Gabriel and Marlon Samuels picked up 1 wicket each.   :

2nd Innings (West Indies) : Rangana Herath's six for 68 help host to bowled out  West Indies for 251 and forced to follow on after Sri Lanka amassed 484 in their first innings.  Darren Bravo (50)  was highest run getter for West Indies in first innings.

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3rd Innings (West Indies)  : Rangana Herath picked up a 10-wicket haul as Sri Lanka beat West Indies by an innings and 6 runs. Jermaine Blackwood (92) was highest run getter for West Indies in second innings.

Man of the Match : Rangana Herath (10/147)

Teams 

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Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews(c), Milinda Siriwardana, Kusal Perera(w), Dhammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, T Kaushal, Nuwan Pradeep

West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Denesh Ramdin(w), Jason Holder(c), Jerome Taylor, Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel

 

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