ARNOS VALE, St Vincent (CMC) – All-rounder Narsingh Deonarine hit his ninth first-class century as the second Test between West Indies A and Sri Lanka A ended in a draw yesterday. Responding to Sri Lanka A’s first innings score of 314, West Indies A , who resumed on 155 for three, were dismissed for 294 in the afternoon after reaching 258 for seven at lunch on the final day of the four-day match .
Deonarine, who was not out 58 overnight with opener Kraigg Brathwaite on an undefeated 70, played a responsible knock of 110 that helped to revive the home team’s innings after they were 44 for three at one stage.
He and Brathwaite shared a fourth-wicket stand of 123 before Brathwaite was bowled for 77, falling as the first of five wickets for Sri Lankan left-armer spinner Malinda Pushpakumara.
The left-handed Deonarine played with a solid mix of defence and aggression and reached his century off 179 balls, while striking 13 fours. He was dismissed just before lunch as he attempted an ambitious stroke off Pushpakumara and was caught at midwicket.
The last three wickets added 36 runs for West Indies as Pushpakumara checked the opposition with five for 94 from 30 overs.
Batting a second time, opener Udara Jayasundera stroked an unbeaten 50 for Sri Lanka A as he and K. Vithange (42) put on 80 for the second wicket as the visitors ended on 140 for three.
West Indies bowler Johnathan Carter, who took three for 51 in the opposition’s first innings, finished with two for 44 yesterday.
The second day of the four-day match was rained out while the third day’s play on Friday was also hit by intermittent showers.

SRI LANKA A first innings 314
WEST INDIES A first innings 155 for 3 (o/n):
K. Brathwaite b Pushpakumara 70
A. Fudadin c de Silva b Lakmal 1
K. Edwards b Lakmal 1
L . Johnson c de Silva b Perera 12
N. Deonarine c Perera b Pushpakumara 110
J. Carter lbw Pushpakumara 17
C. Walton lbw Pushpakumara 22
N. Miller c Silva b Lakmal 13
V. Permaul c Silva b Lakmal 12
S. Cotterell not out 11
M. Cummins b Lakmal 0
Extras: ( b-8, lb-6, nb-11)        15
Total: 294 all out
 Fall of Wickets: 1-6, 2-11, 3-44, 4-167, 5-204, 6-252, 7-258, 8-278, 9-294.
Bowling/ Sri Lanka A : Lakmal 19.2-2-55-4 ; V Perera 17-450-1; Kaushal 18-2-74-0 ;de Silva 4-1-7-0 ; M, Pushpakunara 30-5-94-5.
SRI LANKA A 2nd innings
U. Jayasundera not out 50
D. Karunarathne c Johnson b Cotterell 2
K. Vithanage c Brathwaite b Carter 42
A. Perera c Edwards b Carter 34
A. Priyanjana not out 2
Extras: (nb-7, w-3)    10.
Total: (for 3 wickets) 140
 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-88, 3-136.
Bowling/ West Indies A: Cotterell 4-0-33-1 (nb-3), Cummins 8-1-37-0 (nb-1), Carter 8-0-44-2 (nb-3, w-3), Fudadin 3.2-0-25-0.