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Windies win toss, fielding vs Sri Lanka in first Test

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NORTH SOUND – West Indies won the toss and decided to field against Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

Teams:

WEST INDIES: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), John Campbell, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Joshua da Silva (wicketkeeper), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel.

SRI LANKA: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya, Dushmantha Chameera.

UMPIRES: Joel Wilson, Gregory Brathwaite.

TV UMPIRE: Nigel Duguid.

MATCH REFEREE: Sir Richie Richardson.

RESERVE UMPIRE: Leslier Reifer Jr.

(AR)

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