All you need to know: Australia v West Indies, first Test Source:-www.cricket.com.au Meeting for the second time in as many summers, Australia will be hoping the 2-0 scoreline is repeated when they meet West Indies in Adelaide and Brisbane. Match facts Who: Australia v West Indies What: First NRMA Insurance Test Match When: 17-21 January 2023, first ball at 10am local time (10:30am AEDT) Where: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide How to watch: Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports and Channel 7 Officials: Adrian Holdstock and Nitin Menon (standing), Sharfuddoula Saikat (third), Andy Pycroft (match referee) Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live app, the Unplayable Podcast. Listen and subscribe to the podcast below. Here’s how to stay on top of all the action in the first Test between Australia and West Indies The Squads Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell ...

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West Indies batsmen stable after spin duo Permaul, Warrican ran through formidable Sri Lanka batting line up been 113 for 1 wicket O/V – by Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) Photo Source:newsday.co.tt   Chief Scores”   West Indies 69 for 1 (Blackwood 44, Brathwaite 22*, Bonner 1*, Jayawickrama 1-11) trail Sri Lanka 204 (Nissanka 73, Karunaratne 42, Permaul 5-35, Warrican 4-50) by 135 runs    Rain permitted for barely half a day’s play on the second day of the second and final Test in Galle, but West Indies took big steps in the direction of squaring the series in that short time. Following a morning session that produced nine Sri Lankan wickets for just 91 runs, West Indies came up with a solid batting display after lunch, bringing the disparity to 135 runs for the loss of only Jermaine Blackwood’s wicket before the rain came. Kraig Brathwaite was unbeaten on 22 off 77 ...

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Lasith Embuldeniya 5- 46  aids Sri Lanka beat threatening rain and West Indies – By Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) Photo source: daily news ( https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/11/25/sports/265652/sl-vs-wi-test-match-sri-lanka-wins-187-runs ) Chief Scores   Sri Lanka 386 (Karunaratne 147, Chase 5-83) and 191 for 4 dec (Karunaratne 83, Mathews 69*) beat West Indies 230 (Jayawickrama 4-40) and 160 (Bonner 68*, Embuldeniya 5-46) by 187 runs  Nkrumah Bonner scoffed Sri Lanka for 173 balls on day five, Joshua Da Silva joined him for a 100-run, (44.4-over stand) , but even though the sky was swaying with drab clouds, rain did not come until minutes after Sri Lanka took the last wicket to seal victory in Galle.  Having swept through West Indies’ top order on the fourth evening, Sri Lanka’s spinners were made to sweat on day five, bowling 48.3 overs for the last four wickets. Offspinner Ramesh Mendis had begun the day with four wickets to his name,but could not add ...

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West Indies avert follow-on  to be 224/9 Rain interrupts play after 4th over after lunch – by Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) West Indies 224 for 9 (Mayers 45, Brathwaite 41,holder 36,Cornwell 39 Jayawickrama 3-38, Ramesh 3-75) trail Sri Lanka 386 by 162 runs  Rain washed out the final session the entirety of the second session barring- only four overs completed after lunch before the trained ground staff was called into action – West Indies ended the third day on 224 for 9, still 162 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first-innings total. Play will begin 15 minutes earlier on the fourth and fifth days to cover for the lost time.  The rain proved a blessing in disguise the acquittal for the visitors on a day that had otherwise begun rather encouragingly, with Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers taking the attack to the home side. After the stand  ended,, with Rahkeem Cornwall being dismissed  for a ...

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Windies arrive in Sri Lanka for Test series-by Dhammika Ratnaweera West Indies cricketers on their arrival at the Katunayake Air Port yesterday morning Source:Dailynews The West Indies National cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday morning to take part in a two Test match series which will commence from November 21st at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. Both Test matches will be played under strict bio bubble conditions according to health regulations. West Indies will have a four-day warm-up match in Colombo prior to Test series which scheduled from November 14 to 17. The Tests will be played on November 21 to 25 and November 29 to December 3. ...

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