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June 13, 2012
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Rampant Windies A crush India A in quick time

Permaul ... had match figures of nine for 80. - file

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC):

West Indies A needed just an hour and eight minutes on the final day to steamroll India A's highly touted batting line-up and record a massive victory in the second unofficial Test here yesterday.

The hosts claimed the last six wickets for 37 runs as India A, resuming the day on 57 for four in pursuit of 220 for victory, were bundled out for a paltry 94 runs to give the home side an impressive victory by 125 runs on an action-packed morning at Arnos Vale

Left-arm fast bowler Delorn Johnson, who bowled with great pace and bounce, took two wickets in the morning to end with a career-best six for 34 off 17 overs.

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul took four for 22 - all four wickets coming on the final morning, as the experienced Indians looked at sea.

Man of the Match

Permaul, who took five for 58 in the first innings, ended with nine wickets in the match. He also made a vital 36 at number nine in the West Indies first innings to earn the Man of the Match award.

Johnson, playing on his home ground with family cheering him on, ended with eight wickets in the match, following his first-innings burst of two for 28.

"It feels really good to get this win. We played well, and when you play well you deserve some success," said Permaul.

"India have a 'big' batting line-up with guys who are well known in the IPL, but we knew once we worked hard and played good cricket over the five days, we could beat them.

The captain added: "This is a good comeback after the way we lost in Barbados. We felt we should have won there. After that defeat, we were a bit down. But we came back here and got it right."

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