{"id":186792,"date":"2026-06-27T23:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186792"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:45:23","slug":"wi-vs-sl-1st-test-day-1-highlights-dhananjaya-hundred-chandimal-fifty-carry-sri-lanka-to-308-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186792","title":{"rendered":"WI vs SL 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Dhananjaya hundred, Chandimal fifty carry Sri Lanka to 308"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71154500\"><b>Toss update: <\/b>West Indies has won the toss and decided to bowl first.<\/p>\n<p><b>West Indies (Playing XI):<\/b> John Campbell, Brandon King, Kavem Hodge, Amir Jangoo, Joshua Da Silva(w), Justin Greaves, Roston Chase(c), Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales<\/p>\n<p><b>Sri Lanka (Playing XI):<\/b> Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Sonal Dinusha, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE: <\/b>Shai Hope has been ruled out of the first Test after sustaining a left shoulder injury during a training session on the eve of the match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/west-indies-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-live-score-day-1-antigua-and-barbadua\/article71154500.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toss update: West Indies has won the toss and decided to bowl first. West Indies (Playing XI): John Campbell, Brandon King, Kavem Hodge, Amir Jangoo, Joshua Da Silva(w), Justin Greaves,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782621924_image2054.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":185747,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185747","url_meta":{"origin":186792,"position":0},"title":"WI vs SL 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Dhananjaya hundred, Chandimal fifty carry Sri Lanka to 308","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Toss update: West Indies has won the toss and decided to bowl first. 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