Arren Bravo scored 80 runs attack Thursday, but Tillakaratne Dilshan hit back with two wickets in the same course to reduce West Indies to 165-5 at stumps on three days in the second Test against Sri Lanka 387th hosts declared their first innings in - 9 in the first session and was quickly between the wickets, reducing the visitors to 77-3.
Nuwan Kulasekara took sewing opens Adrian Barath (3) IPN with the score at seven. Shaped like Chris Gayle fell cheaply for beginner bowler couture Suranga Lakmal After 30 promising seven boundaries.
Gayle, who made a career-best-333 in the previous test at Galle, was lured into a hook shot and was caught at deep square leg by Angelo Mathews.
Darren Bravo, who also scored a half century in the previous test in Galle, and Brendan Nash combined for a 83-run partnership, but both came in this drummer who turned out to be the penultimate over Game of the day with clear signs of an early closing.
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