Windies pace-spin duo rattles India A to win Test

Chasing 220,spineless batting saw India A being bundled out for a paltry 94 as Johnson (6/34) and Permaul (4/22) shared the spoils.

Left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson and skipper Veersammy Permaul wreaked havoc,helping West Indies A thrash India A by 125 runs to level the 3-match Test series 1-1 here on Tuesday.

Chasing 220,spineless batting saw India A being bundled out for a paltry 94 as Johnson (6/34) and Permaul (4/22) shared the spoils. Permaul had impressive match-figures of nine for 80 to show for his efforts while Johnson returned with figures of eight for 62. Such was the duos domination that the match ended well before lunch on the final day with India A losing six wickets for 37 runs.

Johnson troubled India A batsmen with sharp bounce while left-arm spinner Permaul got a lot of purchase from the wicket,with the odd-ball keeping low. Starting the day at 57 for four,a lot depended on Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwary. Rohit started with a lofted boundary but then got a delivery that kept low as he went on the backfoot and was dismissed for 13.

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Wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha (0) was then out plumb in-front. Rahul Sharma was the next man dismissed. After Johnson softened him up with a snorter and then bowled a full pitched outswinger which the batsmen guided into the hands of the wicketkeeper as the pacer got his maiden five-for in first-class cricket.

At 68 for seven,Tiwary ran out of patience as he pushed hard at a Permaul delivery,only to be caught by Jonathan Carter at second slip. Akashay Darekar,Shami Ahmed and Ashok Dinda failed to delay the inevitable.

Brief scores: West Indies A 217 & 204; India A 202 & 94 (D Johnson 6/34,V Permaul 4/22).