Bravo impresses in warm-up win

Dwayne Bravo cracked an unbeaten 51 to help West Indies to a long overdue win

Dwayne Bravo hit a quickfire half-century as West Indies started their preparations for the World Twenty20 with a 14-run victory over Scotland at Wormsley.

The Windies, who had previously failed to record a win since arriving in England last month, posted a total of 143 for six batting first, with Bravo smashing 51 not out from 30 balls and opener Andre Fletcher making 42.

St Lucian all-rounder Darren Sammy then impressed with the ball, taking 3-25 to restrict Scotland to 129 for nine, despite Colin Smith’s run-a-ball 40.

At Canterbury, Bangladesh hit form with the bat on their way to a 64-run win against Netherlands.

Mohammed Ashraful (69) and Mahmadullah (54) were the top-scorers for Bangladesh as they posted an imposing 206 for six.

The total was always beyond the reach of Netherlands and they were dismissed for 142 in 16.2 overs.

The day’s other warm-up game saw Ireland slip to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of a PCA Masters XI, which featured a number of former England cricketers as well as current West Indies international Kieron Pollard.