ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The trio of Dilum Sudeera, Dulaj Samuditha, and Ashian Daniel spun an online round West Indies Academy’s batters to propel Sri Lanka Rising Gamers to a 75-run win inside three days within the opening four-day match right here on Monday.
The three spinners accounted for all 10 wickets to fall within the Academy’s second innings, as the house aspect, in pursuit of 297 for victory, have been bowled out for 222 in 50.5 overs on the Coolidge Cricket Floor, regardless of a valiant half-century by opener Akeem Auguste.
The match was evenly poised at one stage, with the Academy on 113 for one, however a middle-order collapse noticed them lose their final six wickets for 39 runs.
That didn’t appear to be on the playing cards when Auguste and Mbeki Joseph have been on the crease throughout an 82-run partnership following the early lack of opener Justin Jagessar for seven.
Nevertheless, as soon as Joseph misplaced his wicket for 25, the house aspect misplaced two extra wickets in fast succession, together with the wicket of Auguste for 82 off 95 balls, to droop to 132 for 4.
Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, who made 43, and Rivaldo Clarke, who scored 36, tried to revive the innings in a 49-run stand, however as soon as the latter misplaced his wicket, the Academy’s innings folded tamely.
Sudeera led the way in which for Sri Lanka with 4-51, Samuditha took 3-46, and Daniel 3-55.
Earlier, after Sri Lanka resumed the day on 141 for 5, an general lead of 222 runs, left-arm pacer Nathan Edward ran by the decrease order to dismiss them for 219.
Edward took 6-23 from 14.2 overs, whereas left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop claimed 3-41.
