Overview
- Sri Lanka piled up 549 for 9 in the first innings, with Lahiru Udara scoring 188 to give the visitors a commanding total.
- Shai Hope and Justin Greaves rebuilt West Indies from 144 for 4 to 386 for 5 with a 242-run fifth-wicket stand that produced centuries for both batters.
- The hosts were eventually dismissed for 499, and Sri Lanka reached 92 for 2 at stumps for an overall lead of 142 runs, keeping all three results possible going into the last day.
- Asitha Fernando was the day’s leading bowler, finishing with a marathon five-wicket haul (5-130) after using hostile short-ball spells to break through the West Indies lower order.
- The flat Antigua pitch has made wickets hard to get, forcing captains to weigh whether Sri Lanka should declare early to try for a win or bat on to protect a draw that would hand West Indies the series.