Vaas stars as Sri Lanka beat WIndies

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Set an unlikely victory target of 437, the Windies were dismissed for 315 in their second innings, Chaminda Vaas finishing with figures of five for 61.

Opener Dwayne Bravo's 83 had given the hosts hope of pulling off a dramatic run chase as they reached lunch on 170 for two, but an impressive afternoon session helped the tourists to a 121-run triumph.

Vaas removed Marlon Samuels and Shivnarine Chanderpaul in quick succession after lunch to put the tourists well on their way to claiming their first Test match win in the West Indies.

Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan, who made 72, had earlier allowed the hosts to dream of a shock victory. Bravo struck 10 fours and a six in his impressive knock before he fell caught and bowled to Muttiah Muralitharan before lunch.

Sarwan - back in the Windies line-up after a 10-month absence - continued to look in good form as he followed up his first-innings score of 80 with another half-century before he fell lbw, playing back to Thilina Mirando.

Ryan Hinds then edged a Muralitharan delivery to Kumar Sangakkara for 10 from the final ball before tea to leave the Windies on 229 for six.

Captain Chris Gayle frustrated the Sri Lankan attack with a stubborn 51 not, but received little support from his partners at the other end.

Denesh Ramdin edged Mirando to skipper Mahela Jayawardene at first slip for one, while Sulieman Benn also went cheaply, lbw playing forward to Muralitharan for seven.

And veteran Vaas removed Jerome Taylor, who sent an outside edge to Tillakaratne Dilshan at second slip for 12, and then Daren Powell, brilliantly caught at mid-off by Muralitharan for 14 to end the Windies' resistance and leave Gayle stranded.