http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 A by 67 runs – Cricket news
West Indies A sneaked past Sri Lanka A in the third match of the unofficial ODI Series with a 67-run win on Thursday, 27 June, at National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada.
West Indies’ batting might have let them down as they posted a meagre score 196 in 50 overs, however, it was their bowling that earned them victory as Shannon Gabriel and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Shillingford-c2397 shared three wickets each to restrict their opponents on 129 in
40.3 overs.
After winning the toss, West Indies A chose to bat first aiming to post a big total on the board, however, their plans hit rock bottom when they lost their first wicket with 11 runs on the board. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LMP-Simmons-c1843 was the first to go, losing his wicket
for nil off 13 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/N-Deonarine-c2051 as the two led their side towards 35 runs, before this partnership also met its end on the wicket
of Deonarine for 11. Two runs later, Bonner also found his way off the field after losing his wicket on 18 off 45.
With the top-order annihilated, West Indies A needed to regroup. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Devon-Cuthbert-Thomas-c53930 led a remarkable comeback as the two batsmen halted the bowling onslaught and smacked the bowlers all around the park. This pair was instrumental in helping
West Indies avert complete annihilation.
After leading their side towards 142 runs, this pair was broken by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Seekkuge-Prasanna-c89140, who dismissed Thomas for 50. Later in the innings, Fletcher fell with 59 runs to his name as his side failed to put 200 runs on the board.
From Sri Lanka, Lakmal was the best bowler with three wickets to his name. Meanwhile, chasing a small target, Sri Lanka were expected to win the match quite comfortably. However, they lost their first wicket with only 13 runs on the board, followed by the
departure of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Frank-Dimuth-Madushanka-Karunaratne-c57388 (12) with 20 on the scoreboard.
By the time they reached 43 runs, Sri Lanka had lost their top six batsmen with the game almost over for them. A 48-run knock by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahawaduge-Dilruwan-Kamalaneth-Perera-c73788 was still not good enough to take the side over the finish line.
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