SportWest Indies 'A' thrashed Sri Lanka 'A' by 165 runs in the first Unofficial ODI match of the three-match series played at Dambulla on Tuesday (25). Electing to bat first West Indies 'A' piled up 267-6 in 50 overs and bowled out Sri Lanka 'A' for 102 with 17.3 overs to spare. For West Indies 'A' Kyle Hope (81), Jason Mohammed (58) and Rovman Powell (55) hammered half centuries while Binura Fernando and Amila Aponso picked two wickets each. Off-spinner Jon-Russ Jaggesar picked up four wickets while fast bowlers Ransford Beaton and Delron Johnson ripped through the Sri Lanka 'A' batting line up by claiming three and two scalps respectively earlier on. The game that was kicked off on Monday (24) was forced to be extended for Tuesday (25) due to bad weather.

Source: Sunday Times October 26, 2016 06:22 UTC