Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2007–08
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The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured the West Indies in March and April 2008 to play two Test matches and three Limited Overs Internationals.
Dates
17 March – 15 April 2008
Captains
Chris Gayle
Result
2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs
Ramnaresh Sarwan (311)
| Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2008 | |||
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| West Indies | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 17 March – 15 April 2008 | ||
| Captains | Chris Gayle | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ramnaresh Sarwan (311) | Malinda Warnapura (217) | |
| Most wickets | Jerome Taylor (11) |
Chaminda Vaas (12) Muttiah Muralitharan (12) | |
| Player of the series | Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (114) | Chamara Kapugedera (135) | |
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (7) | Nuwan Kulasekara (6) | |
| Player of the series | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | ||
Squads
| Tests | ODIs | ||
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 West Indies[1] |
 Sri Lanka[2] |
West Indies[3] |
Sri Lanka[4] |
Tour Matches
Test series
First Test
22–26 March Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sulieman Benn (WI) made his Test debut.
- This was Sri Lanka's first win in the Caribbean in Tests.[6]
Second Test
ODI series
First ODI
10 April Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Sulieman Benn (WI), and Mahela Udawatte and Ajantha Mendis (SL) made their ODI debuts.
Second ODI
12 April Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delays reduced Sri Lanka's innings to 30.3 overs and set a revised target for West Indies of 125 from 25 overs.
Third ODI
15 April Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain in the second innings forced the match to be abandoned.
- Thilan Thushara (SL) made his ODI debut.