Ramesh Mendis scalps five as hosts register 187-runs

Sri Lanka 386 (Karunaratne 147, de Silva 61, Nisaanka 56, Chase 5-83, Warrican 3-87) and 191 for 4 dec (Karunaratne 83, Mathews 69*, Warrican 2-42, Cornwall 2-60) beat West Indies 230 (Mayers 45, Jayawickrama 4-40, Ramesh 3-75) and 52 for 6 (Bonner 68*, Mendis 5-67, Embuldeniya 4-43) by 187 runs

Galle: Ramesh Mendis scalped five wickets as Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday.

Resuming Day 5 on 52/6, overnight batters Joshua Da Silva and Nkrumah Bonner grinded it out and the duo added 66 more runs to the total, leading the visitors' fightback.

However, right on the cusp of lunch break, Lasith Embuldeniya got the better of Joshua Da Silva (54) and Windies was reduced to 118/7, still needing 230 to win.

After the lunch break, Praveen Jayawickrama got the better of Rahkeem Cornwall (13) and Sri Lanka was just two wickets away from victory.

The last two batters were dismissed cheaply and in the end, Sri Lanka registered a 187-run win to gain a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

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