
But if there is pressure here, you'd never know it watching de Silva. West Indies had ripped through the middle order in the first innings too. It's a day four Galle pitch, which is less a strip of clay, more an altar upon which entire batting orders are sacrificed to the spin gods. A leaf blown by the ocean breeze.ĭe Silva had arrived at the crease with Sri Lanka essentially 23 for 3, and their most experienced batter likely to come in only way down the order, on account of a quad strain that does not allow him to run. The ball glides away behind square this time. This time, the hook is even more laidback. Haste, hurry, urgency - this is not a universe in which such things exist. But when he's batting this well, time serves at de Silva's leisure. Trying to get him to seize up, swipe across the line, get the ball to pop off the shoulder of the bat to the catching midwicket, or fly off the top edge to fine leg. Kemar Roach is trying to rush de Silva into the shot. "Dhananjayaaaa," Jason Holder had crooned at him, earlier this year when these teams met in Antigua. West Indies think he's got a weakness against the short ball.

West Indies in Sri Lanka 2021-22, ICC World Test Championship, CricketĬollar popped, jersey (crisp, white) done up to the clavicle, long sleeves clinging to dainty wrists, Dhananjaya de Silva swivels to hit a bouncer between the legside catchers.
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