West Indies beat Sri Lanka in Test series for the first time

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Test: West Indies won the second Test match against Sri Lanka in a draw. With this draw, the Caribbean team won the series 1–0, winning the first Test by an innings and 217 runs. After a long wait of 23 years, West Indies will face Sri Lanka. The first Test series was a victory.

team had previously won the series against an Asian team in 2003. At that time, the West Indies had won the two-match series 1–0. Now, history repeats itself, breaking a 23-year-old record.

first win of the Test Championship cycle

10 matches, the West Indies secured their first victory in the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle. The team is now ranked 8th. They won 1 of their 10 matches and lost 7. The remaining 2 matches ended in a draw. The team's winning percentage is 16.67. Pakistan is at the bottom, 9th place. Pakistan have won just one of their four matches and lost the remaining three. The team's winning percentage is 8.33.

23 years in waiting, the sweet taste of victory against Sri Lanka. 🏏 🏆 #WIvSL | #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/Nwp6xUTnbD

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 8, 2026

played in both West Indies and Sri Lanka Tests

First Test: The first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies was played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 308 in their first innings. In reply, West Indies declared their innings at 626 for 9. In reply, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 101 in the first innings. In this match, Amir Jungu scored the highest score of 233 runs from the West Indies, for which he was awarded the Player of the Match award

Second Test: The second Test was also played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Batting first, Sri Lanka declared their innings at 549 for 9. In reply, West Indies were bowled out for 499 in their first innings. Sri Lanka then declared their second innings at 251/9. In reply, West Indies could only score 109 runs without any loss, resulting in a draw in the match.