DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Oct 19, CMC – ShimronHetmyer fell agonisingly short of a hundred as he led a solid West Indies A reply on the second day of the final four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A here Wednesday.
Left-hander ShimronHetmyer … stroked an aggressive 94.
The Caribbean side closed the day on 183 for four at the RangiriDambulla International Stadium, with Hetmyer top-scoring with an aggressive 94 and captain Shamarh Brooks unbeaten on 43.
Sri Lanka A had earlier converted their overnight 272 for seven into 318 all out, as left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson helped polish off the tail to finish with four for 65.
Off-spinner Rahkeen Cornwall claimed three for 93 while leg-spinner Damion Jacobs picked up two for 64.
Roshen Silva added just nine to his overnight 40 while number 10 KasunMadushanka slammed five fours in an eight-ball 20.
West Indies A were quickly in trouble, however, when openers Rajendra Chandrika (11) and left-hander Kieran Powell (8) departed cheaply to leave the visitors stumbling on 35 for two.
Hetmyer and Brooks then came together to rescue the innings in an enterprising 104-run, third wicket stand.
The left-handed Hetmyer was dominant throughout in a better than run-a-ball innings, carving out 17 boundaries off just 93 deliveries.