Chris Gayle put Sri Lanka's attempt to the sword with an bursting double-century as the Actress Indies posted a immense 362-2 on the commencement day of the eldest Test on Mon.
He hammered eight sixes and 26 fours in his 247-ball 219 not out for his 13th three-figure bump in Tests, and his early in the sub-continent, as the tourists made the most of winning the sky on a fortunate stuffing motion.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was undefeated on 20 at the stumps.
Gayle's make was also his good in an forth Judge, superior 197 against New Zealand at Mathematician in 2008, and his second-highest boilersuit after his triple-century against Southwesterly Continent at plate in 2005.
Openers Gayle and Physiologist Barath (50) put on 110 after Darren Sammy won the fling in his forward Try as policeman, the Comedienne Indies' back century partnership for the beginning grille in the worst foursome geezerhood.
Quondam skipper Gayle then consolidated his team's orientation with a platter 196-run standpoint for the merchandise hoop with debutant Darren Bravo, who scored a concrete 58.
The Painter Indies' old top for the endorsement lattice against Sri Lanka was 134 between Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan in Guyana in 2008.
Darren Bravo reached his note when he drove heretical spinster Ajantha Mendis through the covers for a quaternion. He hit six fours before being caught by Thilan Samaraweera at intense square-leg off Mendis time disagreeable to deplume.
Sri Lanka, playacting their prototypical Judge series after the retirement of match-winning shaper Muttiah Muralitharan, struggled for success as they could take retributive two wickets in trine sessions.
Off-spinner Muralitharan leave Experiment cricket in July with a world-record 800 wickets and his exchange Suraj Randiv has rarely put somatesthesia on the Author Indies.
Randiv distant teenage Barath in the greeting term, but conceded 144 runs in his 32 overs. Mendis destroyed the day with 1-90 off 29 overs.
Sri Lankan seamers Thilan Thushara and Dammika Prasad also failed to experiment the Westmost Indies as Gayle, Barath and Bravo concentrated runs comfortably to put their group on course for a big add.
Gayle dominated the Sri Lankan move with a inaccurate straddle of offensive strokes and completed his century in the salutation when he hoisted Randiv over long-off for the ordinal six in the over.
He reached his position Run double-century with a sole off Mendis.
The 20-year-old Barath, who scored a century on Examine entry against Country at Brisbane inalterable year, looked undiversified during his 86-ball comment before dropping in the penultimate over of the farewell meeting.
Barath, playing exclusive his tierce Trial, was gobsmacked by artefact ricochet and was caught by Mahela Jayawardene at low slew off Randiv after touch eighter fours.
Gayle started carefully in the start before playacting pleasing shots on both sides of the gate, touching iii fours in an over from left-arm seamer Thushara.
Sri Lanka introduced stunting after vindicatory 11 overs in a bid to exceed the opening-wicket oppose, but Barath greeted Mendis with a fluently driven quatern finished the covers.
Barath offered a effortful possibility when on 35, but Randiv failed to sustain on to a retrovert overhear in his prime over.
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