Sri Lanka scores historic win

Chris Gayle scratches his head wondering where it all went wrong as the Sri Lankans celebrate an historic triumph (Lawrence Fanfair photo)Sri Lanka’s total dominance over the last four days culminated in defeat for the West Indies on the fifth and final day of the first Digicel Home Series test at the National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.

Starting the day on 96-1 and needing a further 341 runs for victory, the homesters were dismissed for 315 with 6.4 overs of the mandatory 15 overs to be bowled in the final hour remaining , giving Sri Lanka victory by 121 runs.