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Jangoo and Chase Forge Record 401-Run Stand as West Indies Crush Sri Lanka by an Innings

The victory delivered Kemar Roach’s 300th Test wicket and moved West Indies up the World Test Championship table.

Kemar Roach completed 300 Test wickets with a four-wicket haul in the second innings against Sri Lanka. Asitha Fernando was his 300th scalp.
West Indies registered their first win of the ongoing WTC cycle, beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 217 runs. Here are the updated World Test Championship standings after the result.
At North Sound, Amir Jangoo and Roston Chase set a new record for the highest Test partnership for the sixth wicket.
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Overview

  • A 401-run sixth-wicket partnership between Amir Jangoo and captain Roston Chase on Saturday set the Test record for that wicket and helped West Indies declare at 626 for 9.
  • Amir Jangoo scored 233 in only his second Test after being a late replacement for Shai Hope and Roston Chase made 194 as the pair rebuilt the innings from 168 for 5.
  • Sri Lanka were bowled out for 101 on Sunday as West Indies' pace unit, led by Kemar Roach, finished the match and Roach claimed his 300th Test wicket.
  • Sri Lanka’s attack was weakened when Lahiru Kumara left with a hamstring strain, forcing long spells from Milan Rathnayake and Sonal Dinusha that could not stop the hosts.
  • The win gives West Indies a 1–0 lead in the two-match series, moves them off the bottom of the WTC standings, and sets up the second Test at the same Antigua venue later this week.