Kraigg Brathwaite closing on a century after the opening day of the second Test
On the opening day of the second and final test against Sri Lanka in Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Kraigg Brathwaite struck the day for an unbeatable 99 as the West Indies achieved a respectable 287/7 at stumps. In the first hour, West Indian Captain Brathwaite has content to let off the attacking Kyle Mayers in a 3rd-winded partnership. Opening Partner John Campbell’s first Test century-maker Nkrumah Bonner.Â
The left-hander just drove his luck to Vishwa Fernando the first day. Dhananjaya de Silva, Lasith Embuldeniya fellow spinner, and Dushmantha Chameera, Sri Lankans other seamer. Similarly, each took a wicket to languish at the last sessional of the day at 222/27. However, in Rahkeem Cornwall, Brathwaite finds another good partner. A burly off-spinner who reiterated his argument to becoming a true all-rounder in a partnership with an unbeaten 43 who have carried out 65 runs on the 8th Wicket to date. Brathwaite lasted six and a half hours, facing 239 balls, and hit 11 fours.
I think we lost so many wickets but I am still comfortable with the position:
Brathwaite said in his reflection on an effort that leads him at the edge of the first test century for 19 matches. Sri Lanka is a disciplined Bowling Group. So it has a matter of capitalizing on the few bad balls and taking my time and allowing the ball to come to me. I think we lost so many wickets but I am still comfortable with the position. Although it is important to keep the first sitting on the second day. Fresh from the best-known test entries. Lakmal lost little time in defending his captain, Dimuth Karunaratne decision.
Hence, Both teams remain unchanged from the first Test. Sri Lanka is aiming for their first-ever Test series victory in the Caribbean. The West Indies are looking to build on their series victory in Bangladesh in February with a victory at home before a prolonged international break to satisfy the Indian Premier League.
