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| Gayle knocks 146 as WI beat PMs XI |
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| Thursday, 04 February 2010 | |
 Chris Gayle. Gayle hammered 14 fours and 8 sixes to guide West Indies to 399-5 in a rain affected innings reduced to 45 overs. He shared a 234 runs opening stand with Travis Dowlin who contributed 72. Lendl Simmons was not out on 70. Jamaica's Nikita Miller then took 3 for 51 as the Prime Minister's XI at 312 for 7 fell short of the 403 runs required for victory under the Duckworth Lewis Method. Their final score was made 312 for 7 with Darren Sammy claiming 2 for 37. Gayle's 146 runs, which was a record in Prime Minister's XI matches, was bettered by Tom Cooper who made 160 not out in the PM's XI reply. The first One Day International (ODI) against Australia will take place in Sydney Saturday night Jamaica time.  Wavel Hinds. In the meantime Jamaica's Wavell Hinds will depart the country Thursday evening to join other West Indies players in Australia for the five match ODI series and Twenty/20 games. Hinds replaces Trinidad and Tobago's Dwayne Bravo, who will return home after he failed to recover sufficiently from a broken thumb. Bravo sustained the injury while playing Twenty20 cricket in Australia on January 15. Hinds last represented the West Indies in 2006. JA team to find Hinds' replacement Meanwhile, Hinds' selection means Jamaica coach Junior Bennett will have to make further adjustments to his team for the fifth round match in the West Indies Cricket Board's Regional Four Day Tournament against the Combined Campuses and Colleges in Guyana, starting next Friday. Hinds has been Jamaica's most prolific scorer with 330 runs. Jamaica has also lost their leading wicket-taker Nikita miller to the australia tour. Jamaica leads the standings with 36 points, and will be looking to close in on an historic third straight title. |