West Indies, Pakistan A in thrilling tie

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):

Kirk Edwards' brilliant unbeaten 89 almost took West Indies A over the line, but it was Ravi Rampaul's last ball heroics that earned them a thrilling tie with Pakistan A in the opening game of the three-match one-day series yesterday. With the hosts needing five runs off the last ball to win the game, Rampaul lashed a boundary as West Indies A finished on 227 for seven from their allotted 50 overs.

Scores:

PAKISTAN A 227 for nine off 50 overs (Khurram Manzoor 66 Umair Khan 59, Abid Ali 27; Devendra Bishoo 3-37, Ravi Rampaul 2-28, Jason Holder 2-47); WEST INDIES A 227 for seven off 50 overs (Kirk Edwards 89, Kieran Powell 41, David Bernard 31, Jonathan Carter 21; Anwar Ali 3-36, Zulfiqar Babar 2-37).