From Garth Wattley in Port of
As he stretched out tired muscles in the large shadow of the Jeffrey Stollmeyer Stand yesterday afternoon, Chris Gayle must have wondered at this strange beast called cricket. It’s so hard to fathom.
Up to lunch time, with Sri Lanka floundering on 99 for five, his West Indies side were so in control of this Second Digicel Test, a series-saving win on the third day seemed a possibility.
But now, with Sri Lanka dismissed only minutes before this sit-down for 268, it was a totally different game. Instead of needing just around 100 for victory, his West Indies side must now battle Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan and company to get 252 on Day Four, or face a first-ever series whitewash at home.
Little things, captain Chris might have thought, could make such a big difference.