Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets in the final innings as hosts Sri Lanka thrashed the West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test on Thursday to surge 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Chasing a hefty target of 348, West Indies were bowled out for 160 before tea on the final day, with Nkrumah Bonner the lone warrior with an unbeaten 68 on a turning wicket at Galle International Stadium.
Bonner was one of only three West Indies batters to make it into double figures in their second innings, along with Joshua Da Silva, who made 54, and Rahkeem Cornwall who managed 13.
Reeling on 52 for six at the start of the final day, the West Indies clung on with Bonner and Da Silva putting on 100, the West Indies' highest partnership of the match.
Despite the wicket offering plenty of assistance, the two batters tackled the Sri Lankan spin threat well with clever use of footwork. Three chances were also put down by Sri Lanka with Pathum Nissanka the guilty party each time.
It was a crucial seventh-wicket partnership for the tourists after they had been reduced to 18 for six on day four. At that point, the West Indies were in danger of being shot out for their lowest score in Test cricket with the game ending inside four days.
Their lowest total was 47 all out against England in Jamaica in 2004. Embuldeniya finished the innings with a five-wicket haul while Ramesh Mendis complemented him well with four wickets.