Cricket: Gayle hits 333 instead of West Indies

The openers colossal whole allowable the West Indies to compile a gargantuan 580-9 declared trendy their paramount innings, with Sri Lanka feat 54-1 trendy respond ahead of fool around blocked on behalf of the day of the week.Resuming overnight on 219, Gayle went on to compile the 12th highest Test utter perpetually and the head perpetually triple-century by a West Indies player away from at home.Gayle took 437 balls to complete his highest still notch, surpassing the 317 he made contrary to South Africa by Antigua appearing in 2005, and thump 34 fours and nine sixes.The highest constantly notch within Test matches is held by Lara, who come to 400 not passй next to England next to the Antigua Recreation Ground within 2003.Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo and Brendan Nash too achieve partially centuries such as the West Indies declared on 580.Andre Russell dismissed Sri Lankan introduction Tillakaratne Dilshan pro a duck but Kumar Sangakkara and Tharanga Paranavitana helped the hosts to 54-1 next to the close.

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