He picked four wickets in the first innings.
Latham scored a massive 264 runs and carried his bat.
A weakened Lankan side seem to be putting up quite a fight against the hosts.
After being thoroughly dominated by West Indies on the first three days, Sri Lanka is now battling hard to draw the match.
Dowrich slammed a century while the Lankans lost a majority of their top-order at the close of play on Day 1.
It will be important for West Indies to push the first innings total further on day-2 to be able to make an impact in the game.
The players who will attract a lot of attention and scrutiny around their performance.
Indian players dominate the list but the Sri Lankan names included did make a mark for themselves.
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