Reuters
Sri Lankan fielders successfully appeal for leg before wicket against West Indies batsman Pedro Collins during the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Asgiriya stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka yesterday.KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters):SRI LANKA extended their grip on the second Test against West Indies yesterday, reaching 128 for one in their second innings at the close of the fourth day for an overall lead of 225.
Sanath Jayasuriya was the one wicket to fall, hitting seven fours in a fluent 55 before being dismissed by the wrist-spin of Dinanath Ramnarine.
Jayasuriya had shared in a first-wicket stand of 89 with Marvan Atapattu, who ended the day unbeaten on 58. Kumar Sangakkara was on 10.
Earlier, Chaminda Vaas produced a lethal spell of reverse swing bowling as West Indies were dismissed for a paltry 191 midway through the afternoon.
The left-arm paceman snapped up four wickets for 12 in six overs as West Indies lost their last five wickets for just 24 runs.
Vaas finished with figures of four for 56 and off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan with four for 54 as the hosts took a first-innings lead of 98 runs.
"After lunch, I really bowled well," Vaas said.
"I didn't try to do much but bowled a line and length and got wickets. I took me one year to learn how to bowl reverse swing.
"I have asked Wasim Akram and some of the Pakistani bowlers many times (how to reverse swing), but they didn't tell me. But I somehow learnt it and I am quite happy that I got wickets with it today."
Left-handed Brian Lara, the last man to be dismissed, top scored for West Indies with 74 before falling lbw to Muralitharan after batting for just over three hours.
Earlier, Muralitharan picked up three quick wickets as West Indies slumped to 129 for five at lunch.
The off-spinner, man of the match with 11 wickets in the first Test, bowled Ramnaresh Sarwan for 17 in his second over of the day, ending a 43-run second-wicket stand with Chris Gayle.
Opener Gayle was next to go, playing down the wrong line to be bowled by left-arm paceman Nuwan Zoysa for 44.
After switching ends, Muralitharan then sent back West Indies captain Carl Hooper for 23 and Marlon Samuels for no score.
Hooper survived two lbw appeals against Muralitharan before he was finally given out playing forward defensively.
Samuels lasted just 10 balls before he was beaten off the pitch and edged a catch behind to wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara.
