Sri Lanka look like they are in for a big win on the second day of the first Test match of the series against West Indies at the Galle International Stadium in Colombo.
The hosts, owing to a splendid 147 runs from captain Dimuth Karunaratne got into a commanding position despite the visitors making inroads into the SL middle order.
Lanka scored 386 runs batting 144 overs.
Coming into bowl, Sri Lanka only bowled five overs of pace at the top and introduced the returning Lasith Embuldeniya from the sixth over. Things took time as a patient Windies pairing added 46 runs in 20 overs, before Embuldeniya broke through their batting removing Jermaine Blackwood batting at 20.
Sri Lanka took two more wickets in the next 12 overs cleaning up the top three, and from thereon Windies looked in shambles losing three wickets in 6 overs.
None among Roston Chase, Nkrumah Bonner Shai Hope put up any resistance to the spin attack and got out cheaply.
Ramesh Mendis was the pick among the bowlers, picking up three wickets for 23 runs from his six overs.
At the end of the day, the visitors were tottering at 113/6 with Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers batting. West Indies would need to hold out the SL bowlers on Day 3 for as long as they can if they want to survive this Test match