OFF-spinners Shehan Jayasuriya and Malinda Pushpakumara mesmerised West Indies ‘A’ as they combined to propel Sri Lanka ‘A’ to a 2-1 series triumph, after handing the hosts a 10-wicket defeat on day three of the their third unofficial four-day ‘Test’ match here at Sabina Park Saturday.

With skilful bowling on a pitch that still showed signs of life, Jayasuriya grabbed 6-60, while the impressive left-arm spinner Pushpakumara snared 4-19 as West Indies ‘A’ struggled to find their way and crumbled to 118 in their second innings.
Captain Shamarh Brooks with 52 was the only batsman to offer resistance, as they set the visitors a target of 26 runs, which was easily surpassed by the opening pair of Ron Chandraguptha, three, and Nipun Karunanayake, 17.
Jayasuriya ended with a match haul of 8-101, while Pushpakumara ended with figures of 8-80.

Scores: West Indies ‘A’ 181 all out (60.3 overs) & 118 all out (37.3 overs); Sri Lanka A 273-9 declared (76.2 overs) & 27-0.
With the pitch still useful for batting, the Sri Lankans exploited the conditions well and went on to post 273-9 shortly after lunch, posting a lead of 92 runs after resuming the day on 132-3.

Captain Dhananjaya De Silva led from the front as he piloted the visitors’ first innings with his third half-century of the series, scoring a 98-ball 64, in an innings which started on Friday evening and ended on Saturday.
The two teams will now play a three-match One-day series, starting on Wednesday under the lights again at this venue.

WEST INDIES “A” 1st Innings 181
Sri Lanka “A” 1st Innings
(overnight 132 for three)
R Chandraguptha c Ambris b Joseph 16
N Karunanayake c wkpr Hamilton b Joseph 26
*D De Silva lbw b Thomas 64
C Asalanka c Hodge b Jacobs 4
R Silva retired hurt 52
+S Weerakkody lbw b Cornwall 21
S Jayasuriya c Cornwall b Thomas 36
W Hasaranga c Singh b Leveridge 17
M Pushpakumara b Jacobs 5
K Rajitha b Leveridge 1
L Kumara not out 2
Extras (b10, lb7, w1, nb11) 29
TOTAL (all out, 76.2 overs) 273
Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-80, 3-108, 4-157, 5-181, 6-234, 7-262, 8-270, 9-273. NB: Silva retired hurt at 6-253.
Bowling: Joseph 12-2-43-2 (nb7, w1); Thomas 16-1-54-2 (nb4); Leveridge 13.2-2-25-2; Cornwall 21-6-70-1; Jacobs 14-1-58-2
WEST INDIES “A” 2nd Innings
J Campbell b Jayasuriya 13
M Hodge lbw b Jayasuriya 0
*S Brooks b Jayasuriya 52
V Singh st Weerakkody b Jayasuriya 32
S Ambris lbw b Jayasuriya 1
+J Hamilton b Jayasuriya
R Cornwall c Hasaranga b Pushpakumara 15
D Jacobs lbw b Pushpakumara 5
K Joseph lbw b Pushpakumara 1
O Thomas not out 7
R Leveridge b Pushpakumara 0
Extras (b1, lb5, nb3) 9
TOTAL (all out, 37.3 overs) 118
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-22, 3-63, 4-67, 5-67, 6-90, 7-102, 8-110, 9-118
Bowling: Rajitha 4-0-17-0; Kumara 5-0-16-0 (nb2); Jayasuriya 17-0-60-6 (nb1); Pushpakumara 11.3-3-19-4
SRI LANKA 2nd Innings (target: 27)
R Chandraguptha not out 3
N Karunanayake not out 17
Extras (b4, lb1, w1, nb1) 7
TOTAL (without loss, 5.5 overs) 27
Bowling: Leveridge 3-1-5-0; Thomas 2.5-0-17-0 (nb1)