NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AP):Captain Dhananjaya de Silva's 13th century rallied Sri Lanka after they twice lost two wickets in an over, guiding his team to 308 all out after being sent in on yesterday’s opening day of the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua.De Silva shared partnerships of 68 for the fourth wicket with Dinesh Chandimal (54), and 99 for the sixth wicket with Sonal Dinusha (43) after Sri Lanka had been 42-3.

Sri Lanka reached 95 for 3 at lunch, with Chandimal's unbeaten 40 and Dhananjaya's steady 25 countering Alzarri Joseph's impressive two-wicket haul.

Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten 79 steadied Sri Lanka to 204 for 5 by tea, recovering from two double-strikes by West Indies bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph.