Best to play in 2nd ‘A’ Team Test

Team coach Ian Allen said the 23-year-old pacer suffered only cramps and should be able to take his place in the side for the second unofficial four-day "Test" starting tomorrow.

It was a very hot four days and we didn’t want to risk it that much, so he came off and got some precautionary treatment," Allen told CMC Sport.

Best had taken two quick wickets on Saturday evening to set back the Sri Lankans as they chased 316 for victory but did not bowl on the final day when the home side collapsed badly and lost by 57 runs.

"Hopefully he should be alright and we should have him back for tomorrow’s match," Allen added.

With three wickets in the first innings, and two scalps in the second innings, Best finished with a match haul of five for 94 to be the most successful bowler for the West Indies reserves in the game.

He has played 10 Tests and six one-day international (ODI) matches for the West Indies and is one of the players fancied to stay on in Sri Lanka for the West Indies tour starting next month.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) had named 13 players for the tour and announced that two players from the current ‘A’ team in the country would be added to the party for the series of two tests next month and a tri-nation series also involving India, from July 30 to August 9.

Meanwhile, here are the numbers West Indies ‘A’ Team players will wear during the one-day series: Dave Bernard 8; Tino Best 36; Darren Ganga 63; Kerry Jeremy 42; Jermaine Lawson 38; Runako Morton 37; Marlon Samuels 52; Dwayne Smith 50; Xavier Marshall 10; Ryan Ramdass 21; Narsingh Deonarine 12; Carlton Baugh 80; Dwight Washington 19; Nikita Miller 24; Dave Mohammed 31.