{"id":187081,"date":"2026-06-28T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T19:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=187081"},"modified":"2026-06-28T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T19:03:19","slug":"west-indies-beats-sri-lanka-in-first-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=187081","title":{"rendered":"West Indies beats Sri Lanka in first Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71158949\">West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 217 runs in mid-afternoon on the fourth day of the first Test of a two-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams will face off again in the second Test from July 3-8 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nScores<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\nSri Lanka 308 (Dhananjaya de Silva 120, Dinesh Chandimal 54, Sonal Dinusha 43; Justin Greaves 3-39, Kemar Roach 2-32, Alzarri Joseph 2-60, Shamar Joseph 2-79) and 101 (Dinesh Chandimal 43; Kemar Roach 4-51, Jayden Seales 3-14, Shamar Joseph 2-19); West Indies 626-9 declared (Amir Jangoo 233, Roston Chase 194, John Campbell 39; Milan Rathnayaka 5-124, Sonal Dinusha 2-234)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>More to follow&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/west-indies-beats-sri-lanka-1st-test-score-highlights-report-wi-vs-sl\/article71158949.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 217 runs in mid-afternoon on the fourth day of the first Test of a two-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187082,"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-187081","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\/AFP__20260628__B8KZ38Q__v1__HighRes__CricketWisSri.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":185887,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185887","url_meta":{"origin":187081,"position":0},"title":"SL vs WI 1st Test: Dhananjaya de Silva&#8217;s century lifts Sri Lanka to 308 on Day 1","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva produced a composed 120 to rescue his side from early trouble and steer it to 308 on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies after being sent in to bat on Thursday. Sri Lanka slumped to 42-3, but de Silva rebuilt\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP_B8CK2W8.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP_B8CK2W8.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP_B8CK2W8.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP_B8CK2W8.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP_B8CK2W8.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":185747,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185747","url_meta":{"origin":187081,"position":1},"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. West Indies (Playing XI): 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 Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2054.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2054.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2054.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2054.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image2054.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":186792,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186792","url_meta":{"origin":187081,"position":2},"title":"WI vs SL 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Dhananjaya hundred, Chandimal fifty carry Sri Lanka to 308","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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, Roston Chase(c), Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782621924_image2054.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782621924_image2054.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782621924_image2054.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782621924_image2054.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782621924_image2054.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":184869,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=184869","url_meta":{"origin":187081,"position":3},"title":"Antigua Test preview: West Indies looks to end slump against in-form Sri Lanka","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"After a rain-hit ODI series and a closely contested T20I leg, West Indies and Sri Lanka shift their focus to the longest format when the first Test begins at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday. The two-match series carries contrasting significance for the teams. West Indies, rooted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03_RVM_2783.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03_RVM_2783.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03_RVM_2783.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03_RVM_2783.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03_RVM_2783.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":172226,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172226","url_meta":{"origin":187081,"position":4},"title":"Kusal Mendis back as Sri Lanka white ball captain against West Indies; Dhananjaya de Silva stays Test skipper","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sri Lanka has handed the captaincy of its one-day and T20I teams back to Kusal Mendis while retaining Dhananjaya de Silva as skipper for the Tests on next month\u2019s cricket tour of the West Indies. Mendis captained Sri Lanka in the 50-over World Cup in 2023 but was replaced in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779727367_image2013.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779727367_image2013.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779727367_image2013.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779727367_image2013.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779727367_image2013.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":180626,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180626","url_meta":{"origin":187081,"position":5},"title":"West Indies beats Sri Lanka by five wickets to clinch T20 series","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sherfane Rutherford reached his half-century in the last over of a dramatic run chase as West Indies completed a series-clinching five-wicket win with two deliveries to spare on Sunday in the third Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka. Rutherford was unbeaten on 54 from 40 deliveries, and Jason Holder clobbered three\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260615__B73G4AR__v1__HighRes__CricketTwenty20T20InternationalWestIndiesVSriLa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260615__B73G4AR__v1__HighRes__CricketTwenty20T20InternationalWestIndiesVSriLa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260615__B73G4AR__v1__HighRes__CricketTwenty20T20InternationalWestIndiesVSriLa.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260615__B73G4AR__v1__HighRes__CricketTwenty20T20InternationalWestIndiesVSriLa.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260615__B73G4AR__v1__HighRes__CricketTwenty20T20InternationalWestIndiesVSriLa.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgnRh4-MFr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=187081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/187082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=187081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=187081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=187081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}