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Cornwall bats West Indies into control

Spinner Rahkeem Cornwall struck a brilliant and unbeaten 60 down the order to help the West Indies to 268-8 at stumps of day two in their clash with Sri Lanka.

Having toppled the Sri Lankans for only 169 the day before, the hosts looked to build towards a strong lead in Antigua on Monday.

READ: West Indies skittle Sri Lanka in Antigua

Opener John Campbell made 42, while Kyle Mayers and Joshua Da Silva added 45 and 46, respectively, down the order.

Cornwall then properly guided the West Indies to a strong position with his maiden Test century. The men from the Caribbean hold a 99-run lead over the Sri Lankans ahead of the third day’s play.

Full scorecard here

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