Windies scrape home

DUBAI – Devon Thomas and Danza Hyatt hit half-centuries after André Russell warmed up for higher-intensity battles in Bangladesh with a workmanlike spell to limp West Indies to a five-wicket victory over ICC Associate side Afghanistan in a One-Day match yesterday.
Thomas is in Dubai with the High Performance Centre and is not scheduled to travel to Dhaka, but he hit the top score of 58 and Hyatt made 53 as West Indies successfully chased 250 for victory with just one ball remaining in a match at the ICC Global Cricket Academy that brought the curtain down on the Carib-Asian Series.
Carlos Brathwaite supported with 40, Kieran Powell got 37, Marlon Samuels gathered 21 and West Indies’ captain Darren Sammy was not out on 20 in the Caribbean side’s final work-out during their brief stay before travelling to Bangladesh.
Russell’s star continued to shine when he collected five wickets for 46 runs from nine overs to be the pick of the West Indies’ bowlers, and Kemar Roach snapped up two for 38 from nine overs as Afghanistan posted 249 for eight from their allocation of 50 overs. (CMC)
 
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