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West Indies will host Sri Lanka for a 3-match test series this June. Sri Lanka have played three series in West Indies before this one and they are still looking for their first series win on Caribbean soil.
Against an inexperienced West Indian side, this could be a perfect opportunity for the visitors to register their maiden series win. However, they will not take anything for granted as West Indies will have home advantage.
It has not been easy for the visiting teams to win against West Indies in their home conditions. The hosts will bank on their young talents to maintain their impressive record in home Tests.
The first Test match is scheduled to begin from 6th June. Here's a look at the 6 promising players who are likely to affect the result of the match.
#1 Angelo Mathews
It came as a great relief for the Sri Lankan team when Angelo Mathews declared fit for the series. He is one of the most experienced players in the side and Sri Lankan fortune will heavily depend on his performance. The veteran all-rounder was out of international cricket for past few months and his return will boost the morale of the team.
He has played 72 Tests for Sri Lanka and made 4914 runs for the team. He has scored 8 centuries and 28 half-centuries. He is also a handy medium pace bowler having claimed 33 wickets.
#2 Rangana Herath
Rangana Herath has been a consistent performer for the Sri Lankan team over the years. He has assumed the mantle of Sri Lanka's strike bowler post the Muralitharan's retirement. Having appeared in 89 Tests, he is the most experienced player in the current Sri Lankan squad. He has scalped 415 wickets at an impressive average of 28.18.
He has taken 33 five-wicket hauls and ranks 5th in the list. He is also the record holder of the most wickets by a left-arm spinner. Currently ranked 9 in the ICC test rankings, he will have a huge responsibility in this match.
#3 Dinesh Chandimal
Dinesh Chandimal is one of the most talented cricketers played for the Sri Lankan team post Sangakkara-Jayawardene era.
He has shown immense potential while playing for the team. Playing his first test series in the Caribbean, he will have an added responsibility of captaining the team. He is having a successful run ever since he was appointed the captain of the side. Sri Lanka became the first team to beat Pakistan in UAE under his captaincy.
As a batsman too, he has been impressive and scored more than 1000 runs in the last calendar year. Overall, he has 3413 runs with an average of 43.76 in 46 tests that include 10 centuries.
#4 Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg Brathwaite is one of the most talented young players in the present West Indian team. He made his Test debut at the age of just 19 and has established himself as a reliable opening batsman for the team over the years.
West Indies will rely heavily on him to give a solid start at the top. He is 80 runs short of completing 3000 runs in test cricket and is expected to achieve the feat in this Test. He has 6 tons against his name that include a double hundred.
#5 Roston Chase
Roston Chase, in his short career, has shown that he has got the temperament needed for the test cricket. This is rare for a West Indian player in nowadays as the majority of them gets drawn towards T20s. He debuted against India in 2016 and impressed everyone with his all-round abilities in that series.
He took a five-wicket haul before scoring a gritty century on the final day to draw the Jamaica Test. This was only his second test. He is only the fourth West Indian to take a five-wicket haul and score a hundred in the same Test match. He repeated his performance against Pakistan in the following year when he scored two centuries.
Overall, Chase has scored 1065 runs in 17 tests with 3 hundreds and 5 fifties. He also has claimed 31 wickets in as many matches. It will be exciting to watch him play against Sri Lanka.
#6 Kemar Roach
Hailing from Barbados, the land of the great fast bowlers, Kemar Roach is a highly talented pace bowler. He can make any batsman dance on his tunes when it is his day.
His tremendous pace owing to the quick arm action makes it troublesome for the batsmen facing him. He made his Test debut in 2009 thanks to the WIPA's strike over pay disputes which forced the selectors to pick a B team.
Over the years, he has established himself as the strike-bowler of the team. He has 147 wickets in 44 tests with a decent strike-rate of 54.78. He will have the job to provide early breakthroughs to his team in this match.
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