West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies 2026 - Player HighlightsWI vs SL, 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies 2026 - Player Highlights

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, rides the bounce, knocking this towards cover

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, back of a length delivery by Shamar Joseph as Sonal Dinusha defends it watchfully

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no ball, FOUR, well-directed short ball at the ribs, but Shamar Joseph has overstepped. Sonal Dinusha tucks it away to the fine leg fence for four runs

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, banged in short by Shamar Joseph as Sonal Dinusha ducks underneath

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, 2 runs, steered through the off-side by Sonal Dinusha for a couple of runs. There was a mis-field that allowed them to get through for two

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, FOUR, Sonal Dinusha brings up his fifty and raises his bat. Not a convincing shot to get there. On a length outside off and it keeps a touch low, Sonal Dinusha plays away from his body, and gets a bottom edge past the fielder at slip. That didn't bounce much, hence the fielder failed to gather it. The Sri Lankan players give him a standing ovation, while his senior partner walks up to him and congratulates him

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, length delivery in that channel outside off, seaming away from the batter, left alone

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes full and straight outside off, Kusal Mendis leaves it

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery that nips back in significantly, Kusal Mendis avoids it

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, left alone as Shamar Joseph pitches it up

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, in that channel outside off, left alone once again

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and wide outside off, shaping away from Kusal Mendis who lets it through to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, in that channel outside off, keeps straight as Kusal Mendis lets it through to the keeper

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, FOUR, edged but safe! On a length outside off, Sonal Dinusha looks to defend, gets an outside edge past the fielder at slip. Races away to the boundary as the batsman moves into the 40s

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Sonal Dinusha defends it watchfully

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, good length delivery around off, shaping away slightly as Sonal Dinusha gets beaten on his defence

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, good length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batsman, left alone

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, on a length around middle and leg, hint of movement in the air, Sonal Dinusha knocks it towards mid-on

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Sonal Dinusha hops a touch and knocks it towards mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no ball, on a length outside off, shaping away slightly, Sonal Dinusha shoulders arms

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length delivery wide outside off stump, Mendis watches it go through

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a length and targeting the stumps, another compact forward defence from Mendis

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, keeps it full around the 5th stump line, Mendis gets across and defends it watchfully

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length and closer to the off stump, right on the money, Mendis gets right behind the line and defends it

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, speared in full on off, Mendis defends it down on the track

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery in the channel outside off, tempting the batsmen into a false shot, Mendis gets forward and leaves it alone

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 50-run stand between the two! On good length and Mendis opens the face of the blade and places it to the point region for a single

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, just around off and Mendis sees it closely before letting it go

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, slightly fuller outside off, Mendis decides to leave it

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery outside off, Mendis fiddles and is beaten once again on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, put down, that's as simple as it could get! That should have been taken at first slip but John Campbell has made a mess of it. Mendis went chasing at a delivery outside off and gets an outside edge. The ball carries at good height to the slip fielder who gets both hands behind the ball but fails to grab it. Joseph just turns around and goes back to his run-up

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and a lot wide, Mendis gets on the front foot but leaves it alone

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, 1 run, around the hips of Dinusha who tucks it to square leg and retains the strike with a single off the last ball

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, 2 runs, plays it late and opens the face of the bat to guide it between the gully and point for a brace. The width allowed him to play it without any feet movement

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, keeping it around off but not much movement on this one, Dinusha stands tall and dabs it to the off side

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no ball, on good length outside off as Dinusha blocks it. But guess what, the bowler has overstepped

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, tailing into the middle stump from round the wicket, Dinusha stands inside the crease and pushes it back to Joseph

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, 141.3kph as the ball holds its line around off, Dinusha covers the movement and blocks it close to him

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, back of a length delivery angling into the batter, who knocks it down to the pitch with the upper part of his bat

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and wide at over 140kph, Mendis goes too hard at it for the drive and ends up playing it to mid-wicket with the inside half of the bat

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, holds its line this time around and Mendis blocks it tentatively to the off side

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, shot, and holds the pose! Full and coming in, Mendis thumps the straight drive to the left of the mid-on fielder and collects a boundary

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, no run, that was pads! Keeps coming in with the angle and Mendis fails to put any bat to it as the ball kisses his pads before landing into the gloves of the keeper. Some appeal for caught behind but the umpire was never interested

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, SIX, poor stuff from Shamar Joseph and Mendis makes the most of it! Short of a length delivery and Mendis swivels across and helps it over deep square leg for a six. The breeze helps it go over the fence

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, 1 run, too straight once again from Shamar Joseph, Dinusha easily tucks it to the leg side and moves to the other end. The paceman needs to keep it around off

Shamar Joseph to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short and wide at 134.9kph, Mendis times it to deep backward point for one run

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, 1 run, on the pads once again, Dinusha tucks it to backward square leg and gets to the other. Back-to-back poor deliveries after such a good start to the over

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, FOUR, short and helped around with ease to the deep fine leg area for an easy boundary. Wanted to surpise the batter but there wasn't much pace and line was also down the leg as Dinusha stood tall and got a boundary

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, nips away from the length once again around off, Dinusha leaves it alone

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, that's a peach of a delivery from Joseph! Comes in with the angle and then moves away from the length, Dinusha fends and is beaten on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Dinusha, no run, a bit of wobble seam on this one, hits the good length outside off as the ball comes in and then moves away after leaving the batter. Left alone

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, authoritative! Length delivery outside off and it doesn't bounces much, Udara stands tall and thumps it to cover for a boundary

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, Joseph hits the back of a length around off, Udara hops and keeps it down to the off side

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, a bit shorter outside off, Lahiru Udara punches it to the off side

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, waits for this length delivery to come to him and blocks it with ease

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, angled into the pads and Lahiru Udara whips it to deep square leg for an easy boundary. Also brings up his 150! He has been outstanding in what is his only third Test. Removes his helmet and gets a big hug from his captain at the other end. He would now want to convert this into a double hundred

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, Lahiru Udara goes on the back foot on this short of a length delivery outside off and defends it to the off side, no runs on offer though

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, Shamar Joseph gets it to come back in a tad from over the wicket, Udara brings his bat down and blocks it right back into the surface

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, slightly closer to the batter but the line is still outside off, Lahiru Udara blocks it on the front foot from deep in the crease

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, Shamar Joseph hits the length around off, Udara shuffles across a bit and knocks it to the off side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, slightly away from the off stump, Dhananjaya comes forward for the defense and ends up inside edging it to the fine leg region for a single

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, Shamar Joseph will keep hitting the stump-line, especially to Dhananjaya. The right-hander plays this one to the leg side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, Shamar Joseph goes full and on the pads, a bit of inward movement as well. Dhananjaya tentatively works it to mid-wicket, was almost late on bringing his bat down

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, superbly stopped by King at cover-point! Short outside off and Udara punched it firmly by standing tall, King ran to his right and dived to stop the ball

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 2 runs, on the shorter side as Udara goes on the back foot and wrists it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a brace

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, Shamar Joseph gets this length ball to come back in from just outside off, Udara plays it late and blocks it close to the pads

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, short and slightly side, Dhananjaya stands on his toes and taps it to the point area for one run

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no ball, hits the length hard as Dhananjaya goes on the back foot to defend it. The bowler has overstepped

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, curls back in from short of a length, Dhananjaya punches it back to the bowler

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, on back of a length around off but no movement whatsoever, left alone by Dhananjaya

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, superbly timed off the back foot, but equally well fielded at cover-point. Short and width on offer, Lahiru stands tall and carves it to the fielder who dives and stops a certain boundary

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, almost drags it back onto the stumps! Shorter, and Shamar puts in a bit more effort on this one. Udara was slightly late on the ball which also jagged back a bit, got an inside edge as the ball dropped in front of the stumps but didn't get in contact with it

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, goes fuller around off and gets it to curl back in just a bit, Udara sees it closely before lifting his bat and letting it go

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, length delivery but still way too far away from the batter, Udara doesn't bother about it

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, short and keeps going away from the batter, too wide and Udara had no hesitation in shouldering arms

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, nips back just a bit after hitting the length, Lahiru Udara comes forward and defends it to the off side

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, 1 run, short and wide, Dhananjaya plays it on the rise and in the air towards deep point for a single

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, a bit of inward movement from good length, still had enough width to guide it on the back foot towards gully where Chase dives to his right and prevent a certain single

Shamar Joseph to Dhananjaya, no run, now throws this one on length and wide, Dhananjaya gets into front foot but ends up leaving it alone

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, full and outside off, Udara opens the face of the bat and steers it to the vacant point region for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, Shamar Joseph is targetting the stumps, Udara tucks it to the leg side

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, catch it is the call, but it will end up going for a boundary. Full and curling in a bit, ends up being on the pads and Udara flicks it in the air towards mid-wicket but beats the fielder to his right and hits the fence

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, blocks this short of a length ball on the back foot

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, full and moves in as Udara open the face of the bat and places it to cover point for one run

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, on length as Udara pushes it to the cover area

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, short of a length on the stumps, the right-hander works it to mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, full and some width on offer, Mendis steers it to the off-side for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, keeps coming in from back of a length and bounces a bit more than the batter expected. Udara's bottom hand comes off as he was trying to work it down to his left and ends up getting pinned on the gloves

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, short of a length around off, Udara stands tall and plays it down right in front of him

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no ball, 1 run, the left-hander gets on top of the bounce and punches it square of the wicket for a single. Wait a second, the pacer has overstepped and he will have to bowl that one again

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, that's much better from the batter. Gets forward on the length delivery, shows the full face of the bat and defends it to the cover area

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, back of a length ball and that holds the line, Mendis fiddles and is beaten on the outside edge

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, sees the length, sees the width, and goes chasing after it. A bit of extra bounce and that doesn't allow Mendis to get any connection to the ball

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, another one short of a good length, but the ball keeps its line after pitching. Mendis knocks it to the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, back of a length around off as the ball comes in with the angle, Mendis rides the bounce and defends it

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, slanting into the pads, Mendis watches it closely, covers the line and knocks it down to the pitch

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, no run, full and a bit of inward movement from round the wicket, not close enough for Mendis to put any bat to it

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, gets the width on this occasion and the fuller length allowss Udara to carve it square of the wicket for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, close to 140kph on the fuller length, Udara blocks it with ease

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, this one is wide from the stumps and the batter lets it go

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, that was close to the man in gully! First ball back after the first session, and Shamar Joseph goes full and wide. A bit of away movement as well and Udara tentatively pushed at it, but didn't go for the full drive. The ball took the outside edge of the bat and went to the right of the diving gully towards third man. The man from deep backward point tried to stop the ball but couldn't

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, nudged to fine leg by Kamindu Mendis for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Lahiru Udara cuts it through backward point for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Lahiru Udara knocks it towards the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, fired at the pads, Kamindu Mendis glances it to fine leg for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, skids along the deck from back of a length, Lahiru Udara gets hurried up due to the pace, worked through the on-side for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, flicked to wide mid-on by Lahiru Udara

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, Lahiru Udara nudges it towards mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 2 runs, width on offer outside off, punched through cover by Lahiru Udara for a couple of runs

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, tad short around off, knocked to cover-point on the rise

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, on a length around off, pushed towards the off-side by Lahiru Udara

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, Lahiru Udara brings up his fifty with a boundary! A loose delivery down the leg-side, Lahiru Udara flicks it through backward square leg for a rollicking four. Raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Lahiru Udara

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, on a length outside off, curving away from the batter, Lahiru Udara throws his hands at it, doesn't make contact though

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, right call from the umpire! A good length delivery by Shamar Joseph that nips in by a long way. Lahiru Udara looks to defend, but gets hit on the pads, but above the kneeroll and replays confirm it was sailing over the stumps. An unsuccessful review by West Indies, they have lost one review

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, driven through wide mid-off. Pitched up by the bowler outside off and Lahiru Udara creams it past the man at wide mid-off. Phillip chases it all the way to the boundary, but fails to stop it

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, on a length around off, Lahiru Udara defends it from within the crease

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, edged but safe! On a length around middle and Lahiru Udara gets squared up on his defence. Gets a thick outside edge towards the slip cordon, but it doesn't carry to the fielder. Taken on the bounce, but that was a good delivery, almost got Shamar Joseph his 3rd wicket

Shamar Joseph to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, good length delivery around middle and leg, clipped through the on-side for a single

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, out Caught by Brandon King!! Same bowler, same fielder. Two wickets for Shamar Joseph and two catches for King. Pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it towards square leg and King stationed there takes a sharp catch. The Sri Lankan batters are finding the fielders to perfection. Good field placement by WI so far. They have gotten rid of a couple of top-order batsmen within the first hour of the match. Their fans in the stands look pretty excited. Chandimal c Brandon King b Shamar Joseph 1(15)

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, 131.4 kph, good length delivery around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Lahiru Udara for a single

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 2 runs, tad short at the hips, Lahiru Udara clips it through backward square leg for a couple of runs

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, good length delivery around off, keeps straight as Lahiru Udara knocks it to cover-point

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, on a length around off, keeps a touch low as Lahiru Udara pats it into the off-side with soft hands

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, width on offer outside off, Lahiru Udara slashes away from his body as the ball flies over the gully region and finds the boundary. Lahiru Udara trying to be positive, trying to put away anything loose

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, tad short around off, shaping away from the batter, Lahiru Udara pats it into the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 2 runs, tad short outside off, Lahiru Udara plays it on the rise, steering it through backward point for two runs

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, 1 run, good length delivery around middle and leg, clipped through square leg for a single

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Dinesh Chandimal

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, moves in by a long way from a slightly shorter length, Dinesh Chandimal clips it in front of short leg. Off the gloves towards the fielder, and Dinesh Chandimal is certainly in some pain. The physio is out in the middle to have a check on him. Some magic sprays being applied on his right hand at the moment. That will sting a bit for a while

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, good length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, Dinesh Chandimal looks to defend, and misses

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, tad short outside off, Dinesh Chandimal rides the bounce, knocking it towards point with soft hands

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, huge appeal for an lbw, but the umpire shows no interest. Guess the impact was outside off. It was a sharp nip-backer by Shamar Joseph and Dinesh Chandimal got pinned on the pads as he tried to defend it. Clips the pads on its way to the keeper, but the impact was well outside off. There wasn't an inside edge either, would have been a caught behind otherwise

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery around off, knocked in front of extra cover by Dinesh Chandimal

Shamar Joseph to Chandimal, no run, good length delivery outside off, Dinesh Chandimal defends it watchfully

Shamar Joseph to Nishan Madushka, out Caught by Brandon King!! Shamar Joseph draws first blood. Not the greatest of deliveries, but he'll take it. Even Nishan Madushka looks pretty disappointed as soon as the fielder takes it. Slight width on offer outside off, Nishan Madushka plays it on the rise, carving it straight to point. King takes a sharp catch and with that West Indies have gotten an early wicket. This was a slightly loose delivery that had to be put away, but the batsman smashes it straight to the fielder. Nishan Madushka c Brandon King b Shamar Joseph 6(11) [4s-1]

Shamar Joseph to Nishan Madushka, no run, back of a length delivery around off, straightens off the deck as Nishan Madushka taps it into the off-side

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Lahiru Udara goes for a flashy drive away from his body, gets an outside edge that eludes the fielder at gully who was diving across to his right. Chase was the fielder stationed there. Shamar Joseph has a wry smile on his face as he enticed the batsman into a drive

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, 139.4 kph, back of a length delivery around off, Lahiru Udara plays it with soft hands, knocking this back to the bowler

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Lahiru Udara clips it towards mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, good length delivery around off, Nishan Madushka knocks it into the off-side and scampers across to the other end

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, back of a length delivery around off, Lahiru Udara pats it into the off-side with soft hands

Shamar Joseph to Lahiru Udara, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven crisply to mid-off by Lahiru Udara