Sri Lanka reeling in Colombo

West Indies' seam trio wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka to leave the hosts wobbling on 54-4 at lunch on the first day of the second Test.

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Colombo - West Indies' seam trio wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka to leave the hosts wobbling on 54-4 at lunch on the first day of the second Test at P Sara Oval on Thursday.

Jerome Taylor, who came through a late fitness test after fears about a groin problem, gave the West Indies the perfect start by striking with the fourth ball of the morning to dismiss Kaushal Silvam caught behind for a duck.

The batsman was given out by the television official after the on-field umpires had ignored the tourists appeals for a slight nick.

Opener Dimuth Karunaratne (13) was next to go in the 10th over after skipper Jason Holder trapped him leg before with an angled delivery from around the wicket, which the Sri Lankan failed to overturn after asking for a review.

Debutant Kusal Mendis followed three balls later after another successful review by the West Indies, leaving the hosts in trouble on 34-3. The 20-year-old batsman, starting ahead of out-of-form Lahiru Thirimanne, wafted at a delivery from Kemar Roach to go for 13.

Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews (14), who had won the toss and opted to bat, then fell just before the lunch break when he edged a Holder delivery to Kraigg Brathwaite at second slip, which again required television replays before a decision was ratified.

Milinda Siriwardana joined Dinesh Chandimal (11 not out) at the crease and saw off the final three balls of the session without scoring before lunch was called.

Sri Lanka, who won the first test by an innings and six runs in Galle on Saturday, had opted to start all-rounder Dilruwan Perera over Tharindu Kaushal, while the tourists handed a debut to left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican in place of quick Shannon Gabriel. – Reuters