Fresh from his maiden IPL stint, Akila Dananjaya captured 3 wickets and scored a vital 30 runs to help Sri Lanka take command against West Indies President’s XI on day two in their only tour game in Trinidad yesterday.
Resuming day two on 318 for 6, wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella and Dananjaya added an invaluable 72 runs for the 7th wicket to help the visitors get close to a solid first innings score.
Dickwella after being 26* overnight continued to use his sweeps, behind the square cuts to amass 74 off 159 balls with 8 fours while left-handed Dananjaya slammed 6 boundaries to post 30 off 69 balls.
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Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican dismissed Dickwella and Lahiru Gamage who struck three lusty sixes during his 22-run knock in the first session on day two as the Windies wrapped up the Lankan innings on 428.
In reply, West Indies President’s XI got off to a blistering start as the left-handed duo, John Campbell and skipper Kieran Powell added 98 runs in only 81 balls before the former was caught plumb in front by off-spinner Dilruwan Perera. Campbell struck at 119, collecting 11 fours in his 68-minute stay.
Powell too reached a half-century before he ran himself out for 60 runs. After being 164 for 2 at one stage, the hosts crumbled against the spin of Dananjaya and the pace of Lahiru Kumara as they were restricted to 192 for 7, losing five wickets for 28 runs.
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Dananjaya captured 3 scalps for 43 runs while Kumara took 2 wickets to stranglehold the Windies middle order. Rakhem Cornwall and Jomel Warrican ensured the home team does not slid anymore as they took the score to 223 for 7 at close of play.
Play will resume today (1st June) for third and final day’s play.
Full Scorecard
Sri Lanka
428/10 & 135/0
(33 overs)
Result
West Indies President's XI
272/10 & 0/0
(0 overs)
Match drawn
Sri Lanka’s 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Mendis | b M.Cummins | 0 | 1 | |||
| Kusal Perera | c K.Powell b R.Cornwell | 65 | 93 | |||
| Dinesh Chandimal | c S.Brooks b R.Reifer | 108 | 216 | |||
| Angelo Mathews | lbw by R.Cornwell | 41 | 110 | |||
| Roshen Silva | c R.Cornwell b J.Warrican | 28 | 52 | |||
| Niroshan Dickwella | c J.Cambell b J.Warrican | 74 | 117 | |||
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw by J.Warrican | 17 | 17 | |||
| A.Dananjaya | b R.Cornwell | 30 | 54 | |||
| L.Gamage | st J.Hamilton b J.Warrican | 22 | 51 | |||
| K.Rajitha | lbw by R.Reifer | 2 | 19 | |||
| L.Kumara | not out | 5 | 7 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cummins | 20 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Raymond Reifer | 19 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 3.95 |
| Keon Joseph | 16 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 3.81 |
| Jomel Warrican | 29.4 | 8 | 81 | 4 | 2.76 |
| Rahkeem Cornwell | 35 | 7 | 124 | 3 | 3.54 |
West Indies President's XI ‘s 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Cambell | lbw by D.Perera | 62 | 52 | |||
| K.Powell | (runout) A.Mathews | 60 | 81 | |||
| S.Brooks | c A.Mathews b A.Dananjaya | 29 | 71 | |||
| S.Ambris | b L.Kumara | 14 | 43 | |||
| V.Singh | c L.Kumara b A.Dananjaya | 12 | 29 | |||
| J.Hamilton | b A.Dananjaya | 4 | 15 | |||
| R.Reifer | lbw by L.Kumara | 0 | 14 | |||
| R.Cornwell | not out | 54 | 84 | |||
| K.Williams | lbw by L.Kumara | 8 | 19 | |||
| M.Cummins | lbw by D.Perera | 10 | 52 | |||
| K.Joseph | b D.Perera | 0 | 7 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Gamage | 13 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 4.46 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.56 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 19 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 2.63 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 12 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 3.92 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 20 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 2.30 |
| Kusal Mendis | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |
Sri Lanka’s 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Mendis | not out | 60 | 113 | |||
| K.Perera | not out | 50 | 54 | |||
| R.Silva | not out | 22 | 33 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cummins | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Raymond Reifer | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Keon Joseph | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Jomel Warican | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Rahkeem Cornwell | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Vishaul Singh | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |
| John Cambell | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Keiran Powell | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
West Indies President's XI ‘s 2nd Innings
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
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