Match summary
Sri Lanka played West Indies in the 1st Test, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2021 at Galle International Stadium, from 21 Nov 2021 to 25 Nov 2021. Sri Lanka won by 187 runs.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Sri Lanka made 386 in 133.5 overs, West Indies made 230 in 85.5 overs, Sri Lanka made 191/4 declared in 40.5 overs, West Indies made 160 in 79 overs.
Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 230 runs in the match; Ramesh Mendis took 7/139 in the match; Dimuth Karunaratne was named player of the match.
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka c RRS Cornwall b ST Gabriel |
c RRS Cornwall b ST Gabriel | 56 | 140 | 7 | 0 | 40.00 |
| FDM Karunaratne st J Da Silva b RL Chase |
st J Da Silva b RL Chase | 147 | 300 | 15 | 0 | 49.00 |
| BOP Fernando c NE Bonner b RL Chase |
c NE Bonner b RL Chase | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| AD Mathews c JO Holder b RL Chase |
c JO Holder b RL Chase | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| DM de Silva hit wicket b ST Gabriel |
hit wicket b ST Gabriel | 61 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 64.21 |
| LD Chandimal c RRS Cornwall b RL Chase |
c RRS Cornwall b RL Chase | 45 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 54.22 |
| RTM Mendis c J Da Silva b JA Warrican |
c J Da Silva b JA Warrican | 13 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 26.53 |
| RAS Lakmal lbw b JA Warrican |
lbw b JA Warrican | 11 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 25.00 |
| PVD Chameera c KC Brathwaite b JA Warrican |
c KC Brathwaite b JA Warrican | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| L Embuldeniya c J Blackwood b RL Chase |
c J Blackwood b RL Chase | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 94.44 |
| P Jayawickrama not out |
not out | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 6, w 0, nb 8) | 19 | ||||
| Total | 133.5 Ov (RR: 2.88) | 386/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-139 (P Nissanka, 49.1 ov), 2-164 (BOP Fernando, 57.3 ov), 3-170 (AD Mathews, 65.1 ov), 4-281 (DM de Silva, 94.4 ov), 5-296 (FDM Karunaratne, 99.5 ov), 6-331 (RTM Mendis, 112.6 ov), 7-355 (RAS Lakmal, 124.4 ov), 8-361 (LD Chandimal, 127.4 ov), 9-361 (PVD Chameera, 128.1 ov), 10-386 (L Embuldeniya, 133.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Gabriel | 19 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 3.63 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| JO Holder | 19 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1.26 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRS Cornwall | 27 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 3.37 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KR Mayers | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Warrican | 32 | 5 | 87 | 3 | 2.72 | 151 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RL Chase | 28.5 | 3 | 83 | 5 | 2.88 | 129 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Brathwaite | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Indies Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Brathwaite c P Nissanka b RTM Mendis |
c P Nissanka b RTM Mendis | 41 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 35.65 |
| J Blackwood lbw b L Embuldeniya |
lbw b L Embuldeniya | 20 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 46.51 |
| NE Bonner c DM de Silva b P Jayawickrama |
c DM de Silva b P Jayawickrama | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| SD Hope c BOP Fernando b RTM Mendis |
c BOP Fernando b RTM Mendis | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 32.26 |
| RL Chase c BOP Fernando b RTM Mendis |
c BOP Fernando b RTM Mendis | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| JA Warrican c LD Chandimal b P Jayawickrama |
c LD Chandimal b P Jayawickrama | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| KR Mayers c FDM Karunaratne b DM de Silva |
c FDM Karunaratne b DM de Silva | 45 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 72.58 |
| JO Holder c PVD Chameera b P Jayawickrama |
c PVD Chameera b P Jayawickrama | 36 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 60.00 |
| J Da Silva not out |
not out | 15 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 15.96 |
| RRS Cornwall c RTM Mendis b RAS Lakmal |
c RTM Mendis b RAS Lakmal | 39 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 67.24 |
| ST Gabriel lbw b P Jayawickrama |
lbw b P Jayawickrama | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, w 3, nb 2) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 85.5 Ov (RR: 2.68) | 230/10 | ||||
Did not bat: JL Solozano
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (J Blackwood, 20.1 ov), 2-51 (NE Bonner, 23.5 ov), 3-80 (KC Brathwaite, 31.6 ov), 4-83 (SD Hope, 33.1 ov), 5-86 (JA Warrican, 36.5 ov), 6-100 (RL Chase, 39.6 ov), 7-163 (KR Mayers, 57.1 ov), 8-175 (JO Holder, 60.4 ov), 9-224 (RRS Cornwall, 79.6 ov), 10-230 (ST Gabriel, 85.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.67 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PVD Chameera | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1.75 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| L Embuldeniya | 32 | 11 | 67 | 1 | 2.09 | 159 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P Jayawickrama | 19.5 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 2.02 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RTM Mendis | 17 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 4.41 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka c SD Hope b RRS Cornwall |
c SD Hope b RRS Cornwall | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| FDM Karunaratne c J Blackwood b RRS Cornwall |
c J Blackwood b RRS Cornwall | 83 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 79.81 |
| BOP Fernando lbw b JA Warrican |
lbw b JA Warrican | 14 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| AD Mathews not out |
not out | 69 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 82.14 |
| DM de Silva c & b JA Warrican |
c & b JA Warrican | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| LD Chandimal not out |
not out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, w 0, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 40.5 Ov (RR: 4.68) | 191/4 | ||||
Did not bat: RTM Mendis, RAS Lakmal, PVD Chameera, L Embuldeniya, P Jayawickrama
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (P Nissanka, 2.3 ov), 2-39 (BOP Fernando, 11.5 ov), 3-162 (FDM Karunaratne, 36.4 ov), 4-163 (DM de Silva, 37.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRS Cornwall | 15.5 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 3.79 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JO Holder | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL Chase | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Warrican | 9 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 4.67 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Gabriel | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC Brathwaite | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Indies Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Brathwaite lbw b RTM Mendis |
lbw b RTM Mendis | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J Blackwood c AD Mathews b L Embuldeniya |
c AD Mathews b L Embuldeniya | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| NE Bonner not out |
not out | 68 | 220 | 7 | 0 | 30.91 |
| SD Hope b RTM Mendis |
b RTM Mendis | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| RL Chase b L Embuldeniya |
b L Embuldeniya | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| KR Mayers lbw b RTM Mendis |
lbw b RTM Mendis | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| JO Holder b RTM Mendis |
b RTM Mendis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J Da Silva c DM de Silva b L Embuldeniya |
c DM de Silva b L Embuldeniya | 54 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 41.86 |
| RRS Cornwall c RAS Lakmal b P Jayawickrama |
c RAS Lakmal b P Jayawickrama | 13 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 28.26 |
| JA Warrican c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya |
c BOP Fernando b L Embuldeniya | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| ST Gabriel c DM de Silva b L Embuldeniya |
c DM de Silva b L Embuldeniya | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 2, nb 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 79 Ov (RR: 2.03) | 160/10 | ||||
Did not bat: JL Solozano
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (KC Brathwaite, 3.4 ov), 2-11 (J Blackwood, 6.4 ov), 3-14 (SD Hope, 9.1 ov), 4-15 (RL Chase, 10.2 ov), 5-18 (KR Mayers, 11.3 ov), 6-18 (JO Holder, 11.4 ov), 7-118 (J Da Silva, 56.2 ov), 8-149 (RRS Cornwall, 70.3 ov), 9-156 (JA Warrican, 76.6 ov), 10-160 (ST Gabriel, 78.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Embuldeniya | 29 | 12 | 46 | 5 | 1.59 | 154 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RTM Mendis | 31 | 5 | 64 | 4 | 2.06 | 143 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P Jayawickrama | 14 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2.00 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DM de Silva | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PVD Chameera | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- Match
- 1st Test · West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2021
- Venue
- Galle International Stadium
- Date
- 21 Nov 2021 to 25 Nov 2021
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
- Player of the match
- FDM Karunaratne
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2021/22
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Sri Lanka vs West Indies match on 21 Nov 2021?
Sri Lanka won by 187 runs.
Who was player of the match in Sri Lanka vs West Indies?
Dimuth Karunaratne.
Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs West Indies?
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) with 230 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs West Indies?
Ramesh Mendis, with 7/139.
Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs West Indies?
Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first.
Where was Sri Lanka vs West Indies played?
At Galle International Stadium.