COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CMC):
CARLTON BAUGH and Dave Mohammed shared in a smashing unbeaten seventh-wicket century stand that lifted West Indies 'A' to a tie against Sri Lanka 'A' on the Duckworth/Lewis run-rate method in the first game of their five-match one-day series at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground yesterday.
After a rain-break, West Indies A were set a revised target of 201 from 41 overs, and clutched a share of the honours in spite of slipping to a very wobbly 99 for six in the 26th over. Baugh lashed 65 off 67 balls with two fours and three sixes, and Mohammed finished on 33, off 37 balls, to complete a fine allround game.
CHIEF WICKET-TAKER
Left-arm spinner Mohammed was the chief wicket-taker for the West Indies when the home side batted and scored 253 for eight off 50 overs.
In the Sri Lanka A team's innings, Saman Jayantha top-scored with 73, supported by Avishka Gunawardene (68).
Bowling for the West Indies, Mohammed returned tidy figures of four for 44 off 10 overs, while Marlon Samuels (1-8), Dwight Washington (1-32) and Darren Sammy (1-56) shared three wickets.
When the West Indies reserves replied, they lost Lendl Simmons (six), Sewnarine Chattergoon (12) and captain Daren Ganga (two) cheaply and slipped to 21 for three.
Samuels (34) and Dave Bernard (29) halted the slide and took the score to 84 when legspinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi dislodged Bernard, and 13 runs later, Darren Sammy was run-out for two.
Baugh then delivered his aggressive half-century, and with Mohammed, revived West Indies A's hopes of victory, before falling one run short.
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka 'A' innings
A. Gunawardene b Mohammed 68
U. Tharanga lbw Mohammed 37
S. Kalavitigoda c Simmons b Mohammed 0
S. Jayantha c&b Samuels 73
R. Arnold c Baugh b Mohammed 5
P. Jayawardene c Ganga b Sammy 23
M. Maharoof run out 0
L. Dilhara lbw Washington 0
K. Lokuarachchi not out 28
S. Weerakoon not out 7
Extras: (lb2, w3, nb7) 12
TOTAL: (for eight wkts - 50 overs) 253
Fall: 1-99, 2-99, 3-112, 4-126, 5-176, 6-178, 7-181, 8-230
Bowling: Washington 7-0-32-1 (2w); Peters 6-0-37-0 (1nb); Bernard 6-0-31-0 (4nb); Mohammed 10-0-44-4; Miller 10-0-43-0; Sammy 9-0-56-1 (2nb, 1w); Samuels 2-0-8-1).
West Indies 'A'
L. Simmons c Arnold b Dilhara 6
S. Chattergoon c Lokuarachichi 12
D. Ganga c Jaywardene b Dilhara 2
M. Samuels c Jayawardene Fernando 34
D. Bernard c Maharoof b Lokuarachchi 29
C. Baugh not out 65
D. Sammy run out 2
D. Mohammed not out 33
Extras: (lb5, w7, nb5) 17
TOTAL: (for six wkts - 41 overs) 200
Fall: 1-14, 2-20, 3-21, 4-84, 5-95, 6-99.
Bowling: Maharoof 7-0-33-0 (1nb, 2w); Dilhara 6-0-21-3; Fernando 9-0-46-1 (4nb, 3w); Weerakoon 10-0-42-0 (1w); Lokuarachchi 7-0-7-0-43-1 (1w); Arnold 2-0-10-0.
Result: Match tied (Duckworth/Lewis method.
