Hope, Jaggesar hit highs against Sri Lanka A
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (CMC): A COMBINED batting and bowling effort by West Indies A propelled them to a commanding 165-run victory over Sri Lanka A in the first unofficial one-day international (ODI) at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here yesterday.
Offspinner Jon-Russ Jaggesar, with a career best four-wicket haul, led the demolition of SriLanka A for 102 in 32.3 overs, after Kyle Pope posted a career best 81 and shared in three important partnerships that spurred West Indies A to 267 for six.
The new-ball pair of Ronsford Beaton, who picked up three wickets and Delorn Johnson, two, set up the victory with early wickets that ripped the fight out of the home side.
Captain Jason Mohammed and Rovman Powell triggered late momentum by slamming half-centuries as West Indies A cruised to a one-nil lead in the three-match series.
Mohammed’s men resumed the reserve day on 69 for two after rain intervened with the game just 12.5 overs into the innings.
TOP SCORE
Pope, who put on an opening stand of 40 with Chadwick Walton, held his end to hit a top score of 81 from 112 balls with eight boundaries, his list-A career-best score.
He featured in three important partnerships around which the innings was constructed – 42 for the third wicket with Andre Fletcher, who contributed 26; and 63 with Mohammed for the fourth wicket.
Mohammed found the boundary five times to post 58 from 71 balls, while Powell raced to 55 from just 35 balls, hitting three fours and as many sixes.
Mohamed and Powell put together 89 runs for the fifth wicket and lost their wickets in the final over, after helping West Indies A to compile 93 runs in the last 10 overs.
Beaton and Johnson ran through the Sri Lanka A top order, grabbing the first four CAK Walton+ c Milantha b Rajitha KA Hope b Aponso AB Fudadin c Shanaka b Aponso ADS Fletcher c Shanaka b Siriwardana JN Mohammed* c Asalanka b Fernando R Powell c Siriwardana b Fernando KR Mayers not out V Permaul not out
(lb 1, w 9, nb 5) (6 wickets; 50 overs)
JL Jaggesar, DE Johnson, RR Beaton.
1-40 (Walton, 4.5 ov), 2-63 (Fudadin, 7.6 ov), 3-111 (Fletcher, 25.3 ov), 4-174 (Hope, 39.5 ov), 5-263 (Mohammed, 49.2 ov), 6-265 (Powell, 49.4 ov). 16 81 14
26
58 55 1 1 15 267
Rajitha 7-0-54-1 (1nb,1w), Fernando 7-0-45-2(2w), Aponso 10-044-2 (1w),Shanaka 5-0-21-0 (1w),Jayasuriya 9-0-45-0 (2w), Siriwardana 10-1-47-1 (1w), Asalanka 2-0-10-0.
SRI LANKA A INNINGS
DS Weerakkody c +Walton b Johnson 3 MD Gunathilaka c Hope b Beaton 20 BKEL Milantha c +Walton b Johnson 2 M Bhanuka+ c & b Jaggesar 15 TAM Siriwardana* c Fletcher b Beaton 0 KIC Asalanka c Mayers b Jaggesar 17 MD Shanaka st +Walton b Jaggesar 10 DSNFG Jayasuriya c Mayers b Beaton 24 B Fernando b Jaggesar 0 MA Aponso lbw b Permaul 5 CAK Rajitha not out 1
(b 1, w 4) 5 (all out; 32.3 overs) 102
1-5 (Weerakkody, 1.2 ov), 2-26 (Milantha, 5.4 ov), 3-26 (Gunathilaka, 6.1 ov), 4-26 (Siriwardana, 6.4 ov), 5-49 (Bhanuka, 14.3 ov), 6-64 (Asalanka, 18.3 ov), 7-75 (Shanaka, 22.4 ov), 8-75 (Fernando, 22.5 ov), 9-84 (Aponso, 27.6 ov), 10-102 (Jayasuriya, 32.3 ov).
Beaton 6.3-1-26-3 (2w), Johnson 4-0-19-2,Mayers 7-2-19-0, Jaggesar 10-2-29-4 (1w), Permaul 5-1-8-1.
Indies A won by 165 runs West Indies A lead threematch series one-nilWest Indies A.
Prageeth Rambukwella, Pradeep Udawatta.
wickets seven overs into the chase as the home side tottered to a batting meltdown at 26 for four.
Beaton grabbed two wickets in four balls during the seventh over to finish with three for 26 from 6.3 overs, his best in list-A cricket, while Johnson ended with two for 19 from four overs.