Gayle powers West Indies past 500

Nov 16, 2010

Chris Gayle was restrained at the start of the second day ...•AFP

Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 86 for the third wicket•AFP

Chris Gayle celebrates after reaching his triple-century•AFP

Sri Lanka had something to celebrate when Ajantha Mendis dismissed Nash•AFP

It was debutant Andre Russell's first wicket in Tests, and it tightened West Indies' grip on the match•AFP

... but that didn't prevent him from reaching 250•AFP

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was dismissed for 32•AFP

He became only the fourth Test cricketer to score two triple-centuries•AFP

Mendis picked up six wickets as West Indies declared at 580 for 9 •AFP

But that was Sri Lanka's only success in the first session as Gayle continued to power West Indies on•AFP

Brendan Nash too joined the run-feast with a half-century•AFP

Sri Lanka's chase got off to a poor start , with Tillakaratne Dilshan getting out for a second-ball duck•AFP