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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (DECEMBER 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka beat the touring West Indies by 164 runs to win the second and final Test played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. Scores: Sri Lanka – 1st Innings – 204 (Nissanka 73, Karunaratne 42, Mathews 29, Permaul 5/35, Warrican 4/50, Chase 1/64) West Indies – 1st Innings   253 (Brathwaite 72, Blackwood 44, Mayers 36no, Bonner 35, Mendis 6/70, Jayawickrama 2/59, Embuldeniya 2/94) Sri Lanka – 2nd Innings (de Silva 155, Nissanka 66, Mendis 25, Parmaul 3/106, Chase 2/82, Brathwaite 1/11, Holder 1/26) West Indies – 2nd Innings – 132 (Bonner 44, Blackwood 36,  Embuldeniya 5/35, Mendis 5/66_ Player of the Match:  Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) Player of the Series: Ramesh Mendis (Sri Lanka)   Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0 Test Debut: Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) Points: Sri Lanka 12, West Indies 0 Zimbabwe and Sri ...