West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: See-saw battle on Day 3 leaves match hanging in balance
The third and final Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka was left delicately poised at the end of Day 3 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Monday.
Suranga Lakmal's Lanka did exceedingly well to bowl out the Windies for just 93 in the second innings, but found themselves in a hole at 81 for 5 chasing 144.
The first ever Day-Night Test in the West Indies saw 20 wickets fall on Monday. The result, however, could swing either way come Day 4.
Lakmal and Kasun Rajitha took three wickets apiece to blow away the hosts in their second innings. But Windies skipper Jason Holder took four wickets in an inspired spell to derail the Lankan chase.
Fast-bowler Kemar Roach reckoned the hosts held the upper hand going into what's most likely the final day of the match. "We're definitely into the game today. Not ideal, what happened with the bat today. But under lights, if we just landed it in the right areas, we knew it'll be hard for the Sri Lankan batsmen. So we kept hitting our lengths consistently," he said.
"The pink ball's seam is hard to pick up so it was hard for them as well, so we tried to bowl as full as possible, and make them play as much as possible. Holder led from the front as skipper, and he's up for it and he really wants to win the game. We have got to come here tomorrow morning and give it our best shot," he added.
A major talking point on Monday, though, was a horrific injury suffered by Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera. The opener crashed into an advertising board while attempting to take a catch at the long-on boundary. Perera was taken off the field in an ambulance.
If Perera can't come out to bat on Tuesday, Lanka will have to make the remaining 63 runs with just four wickets in hand.
West Indies lead the three-match Test series 1-0.
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