WI vs SL 2018 : 2nd Test - Statistical Preview

All the major stats and facts all you need to know as West Indies take on Sri Lanka in the second Test match in St. Lucia.

West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 226 runs in the first Test in Port of Spain last week. (Photo - getty images)

After an impressive 226 runs win over Sri Lanka in Port of Spain in the first Test, a motivated West Indies team will be looking forward to winning the series in St. Lucia where they will take on Sri Lanka in the second Test match of the series.

West Indies bowling looked top class in the first Test and would love to lead from the front once again. On the other hand, Sri Lanka suffered two blows as Angelo Matthews and Lahiru Gamage will not play in the second Test due to personal reasons and injury respectively. 

All the major stats and facts all you need to know as West Indies take on Sri Lanka in the second Test match in St. Lucia :

Head to Head in Test cricket -

 Team  Match  Won  Lost  Drawn
 West Indies  18  4  8  6
 Sri Lanka  18  8  4  6

4 - Dilruwan Perera needs 62 more runs to become the 4th Sri Lankan player to complete the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket after Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Rangana Herath.

5 - Kusal Mendis has scored 5 Test hundreds and only Mahlea Jayawardene (9) scored more Test hundreds for Sri Lanka than him before turning 24.

11.33 - Miguel Cummins has taken 9 wickets at an average of 11.33 at St. Lucia in one Test which he played against India in 2016.

72.66 - Rangana Herath's Test bowling average in West Indies, he has taken only 3 wickets in 4 Test innings in West Indies.

149- Number of wickets taken by Kemar Roach in Test cricket and needs 1 more wicket to become the 13th Windies player to take 150 Test wickets.

2939 - West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite has scored 2939 runs in Test cricket and needs 61 more runs to complete the 3000 runs milestone.

 
 

By Jasveer Singh Kharra - 14 Jun, 2018

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