De Silva's unbeaten ton takes Sri Lanka to 328/8

GALLE: Dhananjaya de Silva's sensational innings (153 not out) took Sri Lanka to 328/8 at stumps, extending their lead to 279 runs on Day 4 of the second Test against West Indies, here on Thursday.

De Silva batted with sheer grit along with Lasith Embuldeniya (25 not out), who shared an unbeaten stand of 107 with the former. The duo batted through the entire final session, making the West Indies bowlers toil and putting out Sri Lanka in a commanding position on day four in Galle.

Sri Lanka resumed the day on 46/2, trailing West Indies by 3 runs, with Pathum Nissanka (21 not out) and Charith Asalanka (4 not out) in the middle. Agencies

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