SRI Lanka-A’s commanding start to the innings – Test batsmen Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera putting on 167 for the first wicket – ensured they finished the second day against West Indies-A in a strong position.Scores: Sri Lanka A 348 for 8 (Karunaratne 131, Perera 87, Cornwall 6-87) lead West Indies-A 276 (Vishaul Singh 96, Brooks 65, Gunaratne 3-27) by 72 runs.
The left-handed opening pair scored at 4.57 per over, with Perera especially going after a West Indian bowling that might have looked even more pedestrian had it not been for Leeward Islands off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall, who ended the day with 6 for 87, his third five-wicket haul in a row in first-class cricket.
Cornwall has taken 42 wickets in his last ten innings.
Cornwall broke the opening stand and further damaged Sri Lanka-A’s momentum as he picked up Lahiru Thirimanne and Roshan Silva shortly after. However, Karunaratne dug in and scored 131, setting up a fifth-wicket stand of 85 with Niroshan Dickwella, who scored 59.
Cornwall then returned to take three wickets for no runs as Sri Lanka-A slipped to 337 for 8. They finished on 348 for 8, 72 ahead of West Indies-A. (ESPN Cricinfo)