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West Indies Select XI beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in Antigua
Jun 22, 202605:12 AM
West Indies Select XI beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in Antigua
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Pacers Nial Smith and Alzarri Joseph ran through Sri Lanka’s batting lineup to lead a West Indies Select XI to a 15-run comeback victory at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

 

The duo shared nine wickets between them as Sri Lanka, resuming the fourth and final day of play on 30 for one in pursuit of 124, were skittled out for 108 in 29.5 overs.

 

Sri Lanka seemed on track for an expected win with Nishan Madushka and Dinesh Chandimal at the crease and the score 46 for one.

 

Nial Smith captured five wickets to bowl a West Indies Select XI to victory over Sri Lanka.

 

But the game took a sudden turn after Smith trapped Chandimal lbw for 19 and then bowled Madushka for 30 to leave them 60 for three.

 

He followed up by having Dhananjaya de Silva caught behind for one before Joseph joined the demolition by bowling Pasindu Sooriyabandara, while Ojay Shields accounted for the wicket of Sonal Dinusha for four, to leave Sri Lanka in a spot of bother at 68 for six.

 

Sri Lanka were still favourites to win when Prabath Jayasuriya and Milan Rathnayake carried the score to 89 for six.

 

However, that advantage disappeared when Smith held on to a return catch to dismiss Jayasuriya for 10 and Joseph bowled Rathnayake for six to reduce them to 93 for eight.

 

The duo then wrapped up the contest by dismissing Vishwa Fernando and Lahiru Kumara in quick succession to complete a stunning victory.

 

Smith led the way with 5-30, while Joseph snared 4-41.

 

Brief scores:

 

West Indies Select XI: 205 & 199.

Sri Lanka: 281 & 108 in 29.5 overs (Nishan Madushka 30, Dinesh Chandimal 19, Prabath Jayasuriya 10; Nial Smith 5-30, Alzarri Joseph 4-41).

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