*LONDON – Evin Lewis’s quickfire fifty and economical bowling from spinnerSamuel Badree saw the West Indies to an emphatic 72-run victory over theWorld XI in the Hurricane Relief Twenty20 Challenge at Lord’s on Thursday.*——————————
Lewis struck 58 off 26 balls, including five sixes and as many fours in aWest Indies’ total of 199 for four where Marlon Samuels contributing 43 andDenesh Ramdin 44 not out.
Badree then took two wickets in his first two overs for the reigning WorldTwenty20 champions before finishing with with figures of two for four asthe West Indies proved too strong for a World XI.
Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera made a fine fifty, his 61 coming off 37 ballsbut the World XI never had any chance of winning this match after slumpingto eight for four.
But he was the only World XI player to score more than 12.
And, with Tymal Mills unable to bat, the World XI were all out nine wicketsdown when Mitchell McClenaghan was dismissed with the team on a total of 127
Kesrick Williams took three for 42 and Andre Russell two for 24 in acharity match to raise funds to rebuild cricket grounds in Anguilla andDominica damaged by ravaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria that swept throughthe Caribbean in September 2017. – APP/ AFP