In the ensuing match, captain Karunaratne and Tananjaya de Silva formed the 4th wicket partnership.
Head blows:
Then in the 24th over of the match Karunaratne Ongi hit the ball thrown by Roston Chase. The ball bounced off the head of West Indies debutant Jeremy Solasanov, who was wearing a helmet in the direction of the pine leg. Immediately he curled up. Immediately after this the stretcher was brought in, in which Jeremy was carried away. Such an unfortunate incident happened to him in the inaugural match and caused a great stir. He is currently hospitalized. The medical report is expected to be released soon.
Currently Karunaratne 132 (265) and Tananjaya de Silva 56 (77) are on the field. The first day’s game is over.
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