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West Indies in control of first Test

The West Indies have closed day three of the first Test against Sri Lanka with a 360-run lead.

The West Indies are in pole position to win the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka after closing day three with a 360-run lead.

The tourists were dismissed for 185 in reply to 8(dec)-414 before the hosts reached stumps on 4-131.

Sri Lanka started day three in a precarious position at 3-31 and were left in a worse state in the third over of the day when Kemar Roach bowled Roshen Silva for five.

Niroshan Dickwella and Dinesh Chandimal steadied the ship with a fifth-wicket partnership of 78, but the latter holed out off Shannon Gabriel six short of his half-century to leave Sri Lanka on 5-121.

Unlike the Windies' lower order, the Sri Lankan salvo never got going as they were mopped up in less than an hour after lunch.

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The Windies could have enforced the follow-on but decided to bat again with Kieran Powell finishing the day 64 not out off 80 balls, bringing his fifty up with a big six off Dilruwan Perera, as his side built a commanding lead.


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