West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies 2026 - Player HighlightsWI vs SL, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies 2026 - Player Highlights

Shamar Joseph to Rajitha, 2 runs, on a good length and well wide of off, driven stylishly through cover-point and Rajitha is back for the second

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Kumara, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Kumara swings and gets a thick inside edge - the ball runs behind square on the on-side and Kumara brings up SL's 300 with the single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Kumara, byes, FOUR, another wayward delivery from Shamar, short and down leg, kept going away with the angle and gave the keeper no chance

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and just outside off - Kumara backs away, opens the face of the bat and then runs it over second slip for a boundary. Used Shamar's pace to his advantage

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Kumara, no ball, short of a good length and just outside off - Kumara opens the face of the bat and runs it to second slip. It's a no-ball from Joseph

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Kumara, no run, yorker length delivery on off, Kumara backs away and gets his bat down in time

Shamar Joseph to Rajitha, 1 run, short and at the body, clipped uppishly and behind square on the on-side for a single

Shamar Joseph to Rajitha, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Rajitha prods forward defensively

Shamar Joseph to Rajitha, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander - Rajitha inside halves it to the on-side

Shamar Joseph to Rajitha, no run, that was close, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, Rajitha stayed leg-sided as he poked and missd, didn't miss the off-stump by much

Shamar Joseph to Rajitha, no run, on a good length and around off, Rajitha hops across and defends it to the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, length ball on the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, defended back at the bowler

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, Shamar comes from round the wicket and shortens the length outside off, defended back at the bowler

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, banged in short and down leg, Rathnayake watches it go through to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, Shamar shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, an awkward looking cut from Rathnayake and he's beaten on the inside edge

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Rathnayake inside halves the drive to mid-on

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, 2 runs, banged in short and just outside off - Rathnayake gets on top of the bounce and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, comes back for the second

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, 5 wides, that's wayward from Shamar, slips it down leg and it kept going, giving the keeper no chance

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, 2 runs, a shout for a run-out, but Milan Priyanath Rathnayake was putting in the big strides and he's home - was driven straight to the fielder at cover who fumbled and led to a chase from mid-off. Rathnayake scampered hard and called his partner back for the second

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, a stifled appeal for caught behind! 139.7kph shortish delivery leaving the southpaw. He tries to pull it across but misses. It deflects off his shirt perhaps and carries through to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, easy pickings! Fullish delivery on the pads, Rathnayake stays well-balanced and flicks it with good timing through backward square leg. The man in the deep hares across to his right but can't reach it in time to stop it

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 141kph short of length delivery shaping across Rathnayake. He camps back and taps it towards point

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of length delivery on off at 139kph, Rathnayake hangs back and stonewalls it

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, shortish delivery around off, Dhananjaya pulls it powerfully to deep mid-wicket for a single

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, 137.2kph back of a length delivery on off, Dhananjaya hangs back and defends it towards covers

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, Rathnayake gets off the mark in style! Back of a length delivery shaping in on middle and leg, Rathnayake moves inside the line and works it nicely to the fine leg fence

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, pitched up delivery moving in on off at 138kph, Rathnayake leans ahead and blocks it back towards the bowler

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, length delivery seaming in on off at 138.6kph, Rathnayake covers the line and blocks it down the track

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, length delivery outside off, punched on the up to mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, back of a length around off, Dhananjaya dabs it towards backward point to move into the nineties

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, 141.9kph bouncer angling in on off, Dhananjaya gets on top of the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot through mid-wicket. A couple results

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, pitched up around off, driven towards wide mid-off. Rathnayake thinks about a single but it's not on

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, skiddy short of length delivery on off, Rathnayake camps back and defends it towards mid-on

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 139kph very full delivery shaping in on off, Rathnayake eases it towards mid-on. Shamar Joseph has a wry smile on his face

Shamar Joseph to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of length around off, Rathnayake dabs it to backward point

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, Dhananjaya hops to the short of length delivery and tucks it round the corner

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, FOUR, the intention might have been to take a single or double but he gets a boundary in fact. A short of length delivery around off, Dhananjaya hangs back and glides it nicely behind backward point. The fielder in the deep hares across to his left but can't prevent the boundary. Shamar Joseph is not pleased with the effort

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, 1 run, 137.8kph shortish delivery outside off, Dinusha rises with the bounce and pushes it through point to retain strike

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, oh, short delivery angling down leg but it keeps low. Joshua Da Silva moves to his right and gets behind the line to stop it

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, hard length delivery shaping in on off, cramping Dinusha for room. He tries to work it across but gets a soft leading edge down the track

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, short of length in the channel, kept out watchfully from the crease

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, 136.9kph skiddy short of length delivery angling in on off, Dinusha covers the line and stonewalls it

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, on a driveable length outside off, Dinusha is not drawn into an expansive drive and lets it go

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, FOUR, short, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva slaps the ball down wide of cover for a four. The batter managed to send it into the gap

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no ball, short of length delivery, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to pull and misses. The ball skidded on and went under the bat. The bowler has overstepped

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to pull and misses. The ball skidded on

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, angled in, on a length, nudged wide of square leg for a single

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short ball, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to pull, pivots on the back foot and cue-ends the ball down to the pads. Gets hit on the inner thigh. In some pain as the physio

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, angled in, on the pads, tucked down to mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, on a length, Dhananjaya de Silva defends it down to the bowler

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, FOUR, short, wide, slashed and four again. Too wide, Dhananjaya de Silva throws his bat at it and the ball flies down to third man for a four. The ball landed short of the fence

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, on a length, Dhananjaya de Silva steps back and punches the ball down to mid-on

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, angled in, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to tuck it away and misses. The ball hit him high on the pads

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length delivery, angled in, Dhananjaya de Silva gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, patted down to point

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, down leg, angled in, left alone to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Justin Greaves!! SHA JO strikes! Loose from Kusal Mendis as he looks to drive one outside off. The ball goes off the edge and the man at second slip took it close to his mid-riff. Easy take for the fielder. Two wickets in an over and Windies on top. Shamar Joseph has turned the game around. Kusal Mendis c Justin Greaves b Shamar Joseph 0(4)

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery, outside off, patted down into the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a length, nips away, outside off, left alone to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, out, bowled! That's an absolute corker from Shamar and the missed chance hasn't cost them a lot - was full and there was a hint of swing back into the right-hander, Chandimal doesn't account for the movement, looks to work it onto the on-side, ended up playing all around the ball and missed it completely. The ball crashes into the off-stump and Chandimal's fighting innings ends. Chandimal b Shamar Joseph 54 (67) [4s-8]

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, 1 run, angled in, on a length, tucked down to fine leg for a single

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, FOUR, angled in, short ball, Chandimal gets on top of the bounce and slaps that down wide of cover for a four. Arched back to get on top of the bounce. Fifty for Chandimal, his 35th in Tests

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal drops his wrists on it and stabs the ball down wide of gully for a four. That was guided down easily

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, on the pads, angled in, clipped down to long leg for a single. 100 up for the visitorw

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, angled in, hits him high on the pads, Dhananjaya de Silva misses the tuclk

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, drops his wrists on it and pats the ball down into the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, FOUR, full delivery swinging in on middle and off, Dhananjaya tries to flick it across but gets a leading edge over backward point. That could have gone anywhere

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, pitched up on off, Dhananjaya plays it with soft hands towards point

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, well bowled! 138.3kph length delivery outside off, straightens a bit, Dhananjaya plays inside the line and gets beaten

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length delivery angling in on middle and leg, Dhananjaya blocks it besides the pitch on the leg-side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length on off, Dhananjaya hops a bit and punches it towards mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, FOUR, nicely played! Full delivery straying on the pads, Dhananjaya whips it powerfully through backward square leg to find the fence

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, peach! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and seams away, Chandimal gets opened up in his stance. He has no option but

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, FOUR, up and over! Short and wide, Chandimal rises with the bounce and opens the bat-face at the last moment to guide it over gully to get the desired result

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, full delivery around off, Chandimal strokes it nicely to mid-off this time

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, in the air... but safe! Pitched up around off, Chandimal goes for a booming drive but gets it off the bottom half of the bat. It lands just short of mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, short of length around off, Chandimal camps back and punches it towards mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, edged but safe! Chandimal pushes at this length delivery outside off and gets an outside edge but it goes on the bounce to gully

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, peach! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and seams away, Dhananjaya pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and seams away, Silva is opened up in his stance as he pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, good length delivery outside off, Dhananjaya lets it go

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery outside off, Dhananjaya tries to block. It has some backspin on it but it rolls wide of the stumps

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length outside off, Dhananjaya tries to cut but misses

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, 1 run, 134.3kph fullish delivery on off, played with soft hands to mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length outside off, Dhananjaya makes a watchful leave

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, full delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Dhananjaya flicks it through backward square leg and comes back for the second run

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, 142.1kph yorker swinging in towards the base of middle-stump, Dhananjaya digs it out towards mid-on

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, tentative from Dhananjaya! On a back of a length outside off, Dhananjaya tries to run it down to third man but gets beaten on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, 142.6kph good length delivery outside off, Dhananjaya pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, on a length around off, Silva leans ahead to keep it out

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, 1 run, 139.6kph skiddy back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal arches back a bit and chops it to cover-point to retain strike. He got cramped for space there due to the inward

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, full delivery shaping in on off, Chandimal covers the line and blocks it towards mid-on

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 3 runs, pitched up delivery shaping in on off, Dhananjaya drives it nicely on the up past the non-striker. The chase is on and the fielder saves a run for his side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, 142.5kph length delivery on off, Dhananjaya clips it towards square leg

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no ball, skiddy back of a length delivery on off, Dhananjaya covers the line and blocks it solidly. Shamar Joseph has overstepped

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, 140.7kph back of a length delivery in the channel, Dhananjaya hops and taps it with an open bat-face towards gully

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, 1 run, full delivery swinging down leg, Chandimal flicks it to fine leg