Sri Lanka push lead after Greaves, Hope tons

Sri Lanka push lead after Greaves, Hope tons

After another tiring day in Antigua, Sri Lanka pushed their lead to 142 runs at stumps on Day 4, finishing at 92/2.

The Greaves and Hope show from Day 3 carried into Day 4, with both scoring centuries. However, West Indies still fell 50 runs short of Sri Lanka's total as Asitha Fernando claimed a five-wicket haul.

Shamar Joseph dismissed first-innings centurion Lahiru Udara for a golden duck, while Nishan Madushka fell to Alzarri Joseph. Dinesh Chandimal and Kamindu Mendis then steadied the innings with an unbeaten 60-run partnership.

Hope reached his fifth Test century and first at home, while Greaves scored his third. Their 242-run partnership ended just before lunch when Hope was run out in bizarre fashion after a delivery ricocheted off the keeper's gloves onto the stumps.

Greaves continued with Roston Chase, but Asitha Fernando's hostile spell triggered a collapse. West Indies went from 438/5 to 499 all out, with Greaves finishing on 180.

Shamar Joseph and Jayden Seales struck early to leave Sri Lanka at 32/2, but Mendis (30* off 35) and Chandimal (40* off 66) regained control.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 549/9 decl. & 92/2 lead West Indies 499 (Greaves 180, Hope 112; Asitha Fernando 5-130) by 142 runs.