Day 1 reports

• West Indies win the toss and bat firstin Colombo
• Chaminda Vaas strikes double blow in opening overs
• Lara and Sarwan lead West Indian recovery
• West Indian batsmen dominate post-lunch session
• Lara scores 17th Test century
• Sri Lanka break through but tourists still in control
• West Indies on top after first day

Day 1 reports

Day 2 reports

• Vaas grabs two wickets with new ball
• West Indies collapse as Vaas takes six
• Vaas completes record figures as West Indies are bowled out
• Marvan Atapattu dismissed cheaply
• Sangakkara and Jayasuriya survive till tea
• Sangakkara scores sixth Test half century before dismissal
• Jayasuriya passes 4000 Test runs
• Jayasuriya dismissed as second day finishes with honours even

Day 4 reports

• Dillon strikes early in third morning
• Tillakaratne and Arnold grab initiative in fifth wicket stand
• West Indian hopes start to fade on third afternoon
• Tillakaratne scores ninth Test century
• Sri Lanka start to build first innings lead at SSC
• Tillakaratne and Samaraweera survive till the close
• Sri Lanka make slow progress on fouth morning
• West Indies finally end record sixth wicket stand
• Tillakaratne scores double century before declaration
• West Indies lose both openers before tea
• Lara and Sarwan resist Sri Lanka in defiant stand
• Lara and Sarwan give West Indies hope of survival

Day 5 reports

• Vaas claims ten-wickets with Sarwan dismissal
• West Indies on verge of series whitewas at lunch
• Chaminda Vaas finishes with 14 wickets in match
• Sri Lanka win by 10 wickets at SSC