West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Guyana, 4th day
March 25, 2008
Muttiah Muralitharan began day four in an attempt to snap the last-wicket stand ...
... but Daren Powell and Jerome Taylor averted the follow-on rather easily
Thilan Thushara broke the last-wicket stand of 28 and West Indies were out for 280
Sri Lanka's openers added a brisk 43 to extend the lead
Michael Vandort began at a good clip before falling to Chris Gayle for 24
Malinda Warnapura followed up his first-innings hundred with an assured 62
Mahela Jayawardene made an aggressive 32 before he miscued a pull off Suleiman Benn
Thilan Samaraweera scored an unbeaten 56 off 89 before Sri Lanka declared on 240 for 7, leaving West Indies with a record target of 437
Dwayne Bravo reveled in the unfamiliar position of an opener, remaining unbeaten on 46
Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan returned to the pavilion after giving hope to West Indies, who now need a further 341 runs to win. They were involved in an unbroken 74-run stand, with Sarwan making 34 of those runs
Muttiah Muralitharan failed to snap the last-wicket stand
Daren Powell and Jerome Taylor averted the follow-on
Thilan Thushara broke a last-wicket stand of 28
Sri Lanka's openers added a brisk 43
Michael Vandort began at a good clip
Malinda Warnapura extended Sri Lanka's lead without hassle
Mahela Jayawardene miscues a pull
Thilan Samaraweera guides the ball towards third man
A stylish flick from Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan saw West Indies through to stumps
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