The Independent - London, June 14th, 1997
Curtley Ambrose persecuted the Sri Lankan batsmen on a venomous pitch on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday before a partnership of rare skill and courage between Sanath Jayasuriya and captain Arjuna Ranatunga lifted the threat of a disastrous collapse.
The first Test between the teams in the Caribbean saw Sri Lanka recover from 23 for 3 to 119 for 3 early in the afternoon session. Jayasuriya was 71 and Ranatunga 31.
Courtney Walsh, the West Indies' captain, had no hesitation in sending Sri Lanka in to bat on a pitch still unusually moist from the late pre- match preparation. T...
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