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Kemar Roach Takes His 300th Test Wicket as West Indies Overwhelms Sri Lanka in the 1st Test
Roach became the fifth West Indian to reach 300 Test wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 101 and lost by an innings and 217 runs.
- On Sunday, veteran fast bowler Kemar Roach claimed his 300th Test wicket as the West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 217 runs, taking a 1-0 series lead in Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
- Amir Jangoo and Captain Roston Chase shared a world-record 401-run sixth-wicket partnership on the third day, allowing the home side to declare at 626-9 with a first-innings lead of 318 runs.
- Sri Lanka collapsed for 101 in their second innings, routed by the West Indies pace attack in only 31 overs. Roach took 4-51, while Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph, and Alzarri Joseph combined to end the match shortly after lunch.
- This victory marks the West Indies' first home Test win since defeating Bangladesh in November 2024, and represents the first win for Captain Roston Chase and coach Daren Sammy. The team moved off the bottom of the World Test Championship points table.
- The second Test begins on Friday at the same venue. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva acknowledged the absence of key bowler Lahiru Kumara as a setback, noting the team needs a better bowling attack to take 20 wickets in the next match.
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Roach takes 300th Test wicket as West Indies crush Sri Lanka by innings and 217 runs
Kemar Roach claimed his 300th Test wicket as Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph, and Alzarri Joseph produced incisive spells to dismantle Sri Lanka for just 101, sealing a dominant innings-and-217-run victory for the West Indies.
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Kemar Roach takes his 300th test wicket as West Indies overwhelms Sri Lanka in the 1st test
Veteran fast bowler Kemar Roach has claimed his 300th test wicket as West Indies rolled Sri Lanka for 101 in its second innings to win the first test by an innings and 217 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the two-test series
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