Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 1st Test at Galle, , Oct 14 2015 - Cricket Photos

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1st Test, Galle, October 14 - 17, 2015, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

484

West Indies

(f/o) 251 & 227

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 6 runs

Player Of The Match

Rangana Herath

, SL

6/68 & 4/79

Jermaine Blackwood goes on the attack•Oct 17, 2015•Associated Press

Jermaine Blackwood cracks one through the off side, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, October 17, 2015

Jermaine Blackwood cracks one through the off side•Oct 17, 2015•Associated Press

Marlon Samuels was trapped lbw first ball, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, October 17, 2015

Marlon Samuels was trapped lbw first ball•Oct 17, 2015•Associated Press

Tharindu Kaushal in his delivery stride, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Tharindu Kaushal in his delivery stride•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Rangana Herath's figures read 33-9-68-6, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Rangana Herath's figures read 33-9-68-6•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Dhammika Prasad celebrates a wicket, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Dhammika Prasad celebrates a wicket•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Darren Bravo dragged one to midwicket after getting to his half-century, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Darren Bravo dragged one to midwicket after getting to his half-century•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Marlon Samuels was bowled off the inside of his left thigh, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Marlon Samuels was bowled off the inside of his left thigh•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Kusal Perera and Angelo Mathews unsuccessfully appeal for an lbw, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, October 15, 2015

Kusal Perera and Angelo Mathews unsuccessfully appeal for an lbw •Oct 15, 2015•AFP

Kraigg Brathwaite has his bat split in half by a Dhammika Prasad delivery, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, October 15, 2015

Kraigg Brathwaite has his bat split in half by a Dhammika Prasad delivery•Oct 15, 2015•AFP

Denesh Ramdin cuts on the off side, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, October 17, 2015

Denesh Ramdin cuts on the off side•Oct 17, 2015•Associated Press

Jason Holder was run-out through some quick work from Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, October 17, 2015

Jason Holder was run-out through some quick work from Angelo Mathews•Oct 17, 2015•Associated Press

Milinda Siriwardana celebrates the wicket of Denesh Ramdin, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, October 17, 2015

Milinda Siriwardana celebrates the wicket of Denesh Ramdin•Oct 17, 2015•Associated Press

Denesh Ramdin drives down the ground, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Denesh Ramdin drives down the ground•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Shai Hope looks down after being bowled for 6, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Shai Hope looks down after being bowled for 6•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Jason Holder evades Dimuth Karunaratne on the off side, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Jason Holder evades Dimuth Karunaratne on the off side•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Darren Bravo made a patient fifty, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, October 16, 2015

Darren Bravo made a patient fifty•Oct 16, 2015•AFP

Rangana Herath celebrates the wicket of Shai Hope, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, October 15, 2015

Rangana Herath celebrates the wicket of Shai Hope•Oct 15, 2015•AFP

Jason Holder celebrates after taking a return catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, October 15, 2015

Jason Holder celebrates after taking a return catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews•Oct 15, 2015•AFP

There's always time to catch some cricket: Buddhist monks watch the game from the Galle fort, Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, October 15, 2015

There's always time to catch some cricket: Buddhist monks watch the game from the Galle fort•Oct 15, 2015•AFP

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By The Numbers: Herath takes fifth ten-for

West Indies Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
KC Brathwaite	lbw	34	75
SD Hope	bowled	6	32
DM Bravo	caught	31	66
D Bishoo	caught	10	25
MN Samuels	lbw	0	1
J Blackwood	caught	92	135
D Ramdin	caught	11	31
JO Holder	run out	18	26
KAJ Roach	stumped	5	6
JE Taylor	lbw	5	4
ST Gabriel	not out	7	13
Extras	(lb 3, nb 3, w 2)
Total	227(10 wkts; 68.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
KTGD Prasad	9.3	3	28	2	2.94 (2 nb)
HMRKB Herath	22	5	79	4	3.59
N Pradeep	14	1	28	1	2
TAM Siriwardana	12	1	60	2	5
PHT Kaushal	11	3	29	0	2.63 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	18	Kraigg Brathwaite	Shai Hope
2nd	42	Darren Bravo	Kraigg Brathwaite
3rd	14	Darren Bravo	Devendra Bishoo
4th	0	Marlon Samuels	Darren Bravo
5th	14	Darren Bravo	Jermaine Blackwood
6th	48	Denesh Ramdin	Jermaine Blackwood
7th	36	Jason Holder	Jermaine Blackwood
8th	6	Kemar Roach	Jermaine Blackwood
9th	11	Jerome Taylor	Jermaine Blackwood
10th	38	Jermaine Blackwood	Shannon Gabriel

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