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   Sri Lanka were struggling at 151 for six at lunch on the second day
of the one-off Test against the West Indies on Friday.  Resuming from
their overnight total of 66 for three, Sri Lanka lost their most
experienced batsmen Aravinda de Silva, captain Arjuna Ranatunga and
Sanath Jayasuriya.  All rounder Ruwan Kalpage (20) and wicketkeeper
Pubudu Dasanayake (6) were the two unbeaten men at the wicket.

   Paceman Winston Benjamin took two wickets in successive balls in
his fifth over of the morning to cause a slide after de Silva and
Ranatunga had pushed the score to 106.  Benjamin got the prize wicket
of de Silva, who played the ball onto his stumps. De Silva was out for
53, his 12th Test half-century.  In the next ball, Jayasuriya trying
to glance, missed the ball and was ruled out leg before.

   Kalpage, who opened his account with a flashing cover drive to the
boundary off Benjamin, and Ranatunga took the score to 130 before the
Sri Lankan captain was out caught at first slip by Lara off the
bowling of Walsh.  Benjamin, who bowled with plenty of fire, returned
the best figures in the morning session, taking two for 20 off seven
overs.

Sri Lanka First Innings (overnight 66 for 3)
   R. Mahanama c Murray b Benjamin ..........11
   D. Samaraweera c Harper b Hooper .........16
   H. Tillekeratne c Lara b Harper ...........0
   A. de Silva b Benjamin ...................53
   A. Ranatunga c Lara b Walsh ..............31
   S. Jayasuriya lbw Benjamin ................0
   R. Kalpage c Richardson b Ambrose ........39
   P. Dasanayake c Murray b Benjamin ........18
   P. Wickremasinghe c Lara b Ambrose ........0
   D. Anurasiri b Ambrose ....................1
   M. Muralidaran not out ....................1
   Extras (b1, lb9, nb10) ...................20
   Total ...................................190
   Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-20, 3-57, 4-106, 5-106,
                    6-130, 7-181, 8-182, 9-188.

   Bowling: Ambrose 12.2-5-14-3; Walsh 21-6-40-1,
            Harper 24-12-36-1, Hooper 20-5-44-1,
            Benjamin 20-8-46-4, Arthurton 1-1-0-0
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   Sri Lanka were 34 for two at tea on the third day of the one-off
Test on Saturday after bowling out the West Indies for 204.  Openers
Roshan Mahanama and Dulip Samaraweera were both out soon after wiping
out a 14-run first innings deficit as the West Indian attack bowled
their side back into the match.  Aravinda De Silva, who did not field
during the West Indian innings due to a bruised finger, began by
hooking his fourth ball from Courtney Walsh over the square leg
boundary.  Mahanama was first to go, out for 11, offering Simmons an
easy catch at forward short leg off Benjamin and Test debutant Dulip
Samaraweera followed after backing up at the non-striker's end and
being run out from a direct throw by Curtly Ambrose at mid on.

  The West Indians were all out 33 minutes after lunch with Sri Lankan
spinners Muttiah Muralidaran and Don Anurasiri taking the last four
wickets.  Muralidaran grabbed three wickets in ten balls to finish
with figures of 4 for 47. He was supported by left-arm legspinner Don
Anurasiri, who took three for 77 from 35 overs.  The West Indies took
a slender 14 run first innings lead over Sri Lanka, who were dismissed
for 190.

Sri Lanka first innings 190
   (A. de Silva 53, A. Ranatunga 31, R. Kalpage 39;
    Benjamin 4 for 46, Ambrose 3 for 14)

West Indies (overnight 99 for 4)
    D. Haynes lbw Anurasiri ..............................20
    P. Simmons c Dasanayake b Kalpage ....................17
    R. Richardson c Dasanayake b Kalpage .................51
    B. Lara c Dasanayake b Muralidaran ...................18
    K. Arthurton c Jayasuriya b Anurasiri .................0
    C. Hooper c Samaraweera b Muralidaran ................62
    R. Harper lbw Jayasuriya ..............................3
    J. Murray lbw Anurasiri ...............................7
    W. Benjamin b Muralidaran .............................2
    C. Ambrose not out ....................................7
    C. Walsh c Kalpage b Muralidaran ......................0
    Extras (lb5, nb12) ...................................17
    Total ...............................................204
    Overs: 78.5
    Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-42, 3-78, 4-84, 5-158, 6-178, 7-191,
                     8-191, 9-204.

    Bowling: Wickremasinghe 11-0-35-0, Ranatunga 4-1-6-0,
             Anurasiri 35-6-77-3, Kalpage 10-2-27-2,
             Muralidaran 15.5-4-47-4, Jayasuriya 3-0-7-1.

Sri Lanka 2nd innings
   R. Mahanama c Simmons b Benjamin .........11
   D. Samaraweera run out ....................5
   H.Tillekeratne not out ....................6
   A. de Silva not out .......................9
   Extras (lb2, nb1) .........................3
   Total (2 wkts) ...........................34
   Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-18

   Bowling: Ambrose 6-2-13-0, Walsh 4-2-3-0, Benjamin 4-4-0-1
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