Simmons seals West Indies A win

Lendl Simmons cracked a brilliant 97 from just 102 balls to lead West Indies A to an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the fourth one-day match against Sri Lanka A at Moratuwa. His efforts ensured that Sri Lanka's meagre total of 164 was overhauled at a canter, as victory was completed with more than 15 overs to spare.

After winning the toss and bowling first, West Indies were given a fine start by Richard Kelly, whose opening burst picked up the wickets of both Avishka Gunawardene and Shantha Kalavitigoda. Darren Sammy was also on the mark immediately, and at 26 for 4, Sri Lanka's innings was in tatters.

Russel Arnold and Prasanna Jayawardene salvaged the situation with a pair of 44s, but they had been left with too much to do, and Sri Lanka were eventually bowled out in 43.2 overs, as Kelly and Dwight Washington returned to the attack.

An opening stand of 111 between Simmons and Sewnarine Chattergoon broke the back of the run-chase, as West Indies eased to victory.