WI vs SL: Buoyant West Indies Out To Deepen Sri Lanka's Woes In Two-Test Series

Sri Lankan cricket’s woes of the past 12 months could be extended for at least another fortnight unless the visitors can rise to the challenge of a buoyant West Indies team in the two-Test series st

If nothing else, Chandimal will be seeking to avoid the controversy which surrounded him on Sri Lanka’s last tour to the Caribbean in 2018.

On that occasion, he was held responsible on behalf of his team for what the umpires determined to be illegal ball-tampering after the first day of the second Test of the three-match series in St Lucia.

Incensed by the officials’ ruling, the Sri Lankans refused to take the field on the second morning and amid fears that the match would have been forfeited in favor of the West Indies, they eventually continued with the match and then won the final Test in Barbados to leave the series level at 1-1.

A similar series result three years later, given all the challenges they have faced, including the early departure of former captain and senior all-rounder Angelo Mathews for personal reasons, will be an excellent effort.

Teams (probable):

West Indies - Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), John Campbell, Darren Bravo, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Joshua da Silva, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shannon Gabriel.

Sri Lanka - Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera.