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Bhanuka heroics in vain as batsmen fail again

Sri Lanka A Tour of India 2019

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3rd day of the 2nd 4-day unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka A vs India A ended today as the hosts look to wrap up the series 2-0 unless there is a spirited fight back from the  Sri Lanka lower order tomorrow at the KSCA Stadium, Hubli.

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Visitors are chasing a mammoth 430 target in the 4th innings and were 210 for 7 wickets at the stumps of day 03 with Kamindu Mendis (33*) and Lakshan Sandakan (1*) in the middle.

India A won the toss and elected to bat first at Hubli and were all-out for 269 thanks to a brilliant bowling effort from pacer Lahiru Kumara and chinaman Lakshan Sandakan. Sri Lanka A could only muster 212 in reply, anchored by Kamindu Mendis’s half century.

At the conclusion of day 2, home team were in a bit of trouble after being at 216-6, with Shivam Dube and Rahul Chahar seeing off the last few overs of the evening. Dube couldn’t make the most of it this morning as Sandakan got through his defences when he was on 19.

Then, the experienced Jayath Yadav joined Rajul Chahar to construct a worrying partnership for Sri Lanka as the visitors hope of leveling the series became thin. Pair added a valuable 123 partnership, cantering India A total to 372 with the scores of 53 and 84 respectively.

Kamindu Mendis guides Sri Lanka ‘A’ to safety

Sandakan again made valuable contribution as he picked up 3 wickets while young left armer Vishwa Fernando ended up with figures of 68/3.

Sri Lanka openers Sadeera Samarawickrama and Pathum Nissanka failed again in the 4th innings, falling cheaply without making any impact for scores of 4 and 5 respectively. Skipper Ashan Priyanjan too departed for 5, trapped by Shivam Dube on pads, leaving Sri Lanka A in a mess at 56 for 3 chasing a target of 430.

Wicket keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella and Bhanuka Rajapaksha tried to revive the innings, but Dickwella (19) and new-comer Priyamal Perera’s (11) dismissals turned things bad to worse, both getting LBW to Rahul Chahar, dampening Sri Lanka A spirits even more.

Isolated at the other ends, Bhanuka Rajapaksha launched an innings to remember, counter attacking India A bowlers without letting them settle. He made a magnificent 110 off 112 balls with 17 boundaries and 3 huge sixes.

Unfortunately, he was bowled by Rahul Chahar when the total was 175, hinting a 3rd day finish to the test, but Kamindu Mendis again stood guard with his bat to see the stumps of day 03.

He racked up 33 while he was on strike, guiding Sri Lanka to 210. Sri Lanka are still 220 runs behind the target with only 3 wickets in hand going into the final day of the match.

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Result


Sri Lanka A Team
212/10 (60) & 277/10 (66.4)

India A Team
269/10 (69.1) & 372/10 (112.2)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
PK Panchal c Niroshan Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara 0 3 0 0 0.00
AR Easwaran c Niroshan Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara 0 2 0 0 0.00
Anmolpreet Singh c Bhanuka Rajapaksa b Priyamal Perera 65 116 6 2 56.03
Siddhesh Lad c Niroshan Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando 32 47 5 0 68.09
KS Bharat c Niroshan Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara 117 156 14 1 75.00
Shivam Dube b Lakshan Sandakan 15 24 2 0 62.50
Jayant Yadav b Lakshan Sandakan 1 11 0 0 9.09
A Sarwate c Kamindu Mendis b Lakshan Sandakan 10 31 2 0 32.26
Rahul Chahar c Niroshan Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara 21 24 3 0 87.50
Sandeep Warrier lbw b Lakshan Sandakan 0 4 0 0 0.00
Ishan Porel not out 0 1 0 0 0.00


Extras 8 (b 0 , lb 3 , nb 4, w 1, pen 0)
Total 269/10 (69.1 Overs, RR: 3.89)
Fall of Wickets 1-0 (0.3) PK Panchal, 2-2 (0.3) AR Easwaran, 3-64 (18.5) Siddhesh Lad, 4-155 (39.1) Anmolpreet Singh, 5-184 (48.4) Shivam Dube, 6-194 (52.4) Jayant Yadav, 7-214 (60.3) A Sarwate, 8-268 (67.6) Rahul Chahar, 9-269 (68.5) Sandeep Warrier, 10-269 (69.1) KS Bharat,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Lahiru Kumara 15.1 3 53 4 3.51
Vishwa Fernando 14 2 56 1 4.00
Malinda Pushpakumara 24 2 87 1 3.62
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2 1 6 0 3.00
Lakshan Sandakan 14 0 64 4 4.57
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka c Jayant Yadav b Sandeep Warrier 0 1 0 0 0.00
Sadeera Samarawickrama lbw b Shivam Dube 8 15 2 0 53.33
Bhanuka Rajapaksa c AR Easwaran b Sandeep Warrier 18 28 4 0 64.29
Ashan Priyanjan c Anmolpreet Singh b Shivam Dube 19 20 3 0 95.00
Niroshan Dickwella c Anmolpreet Singh b Ishan Porel 39 42 6 0 92.86
Priyamal Perera c KS Bharat b Jayant Yadav 36 56 4 1 64.29
Kamindu Mendis b A Sarwate 68 105 11 0 64.76
Malinda Pushpakumara b Jayant Yadav 6 12 1 0 50.00
Lakshan Sandakan c KS Bharat b Jayant Yadav 11 40 0 0 27.50
Vishwa Fernando b Rahul Chahar 5 36 0 0 13.89
Lahiru Kumara not out 0 3 0 0 0.00


Extras 2 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 2, w 0, pen 0)
Total 212/10 (60 Overs, RR: 3.53)
Fall of Wickets 1-0 (0.5) Pathum Nissanka, 2-26 (7.1) Sadeera Samarawickrama, 3-30 (8.4) Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 4-52 (13.4) Ashan Priyanjan, 5-105 (23.3) Niroshan Dickwella, 6-133 (32.2) Priyamal Perera, 7-145 (34.6) Malinda Pushpakumara, 8-185 (46.5) Lakshan Sandakan, 9-208 (58.3) Kamindu Mendis, 10-212 (59.6) Vishwa Fernando,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Sandeep Warrier 13 3 32 2 2.46
Ishan Porel 15 4 51 1 3.40
Shivam Dube 9 0 44 2 4.89
Rahul Chahar 7 1 39 1 5.57
A Sarwate 4 0 22 1 5.50
Jayant Yadav 12 4 24 3 2.00
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
AR Easwaran lbw b Vishwa Fernando 3 7 0 0 42.86
PK Panchal c Niroshan Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando 15 44 0 0 34.09
Anmolpreet Singh b Kamindu Mendis 60 69 9 0 86.96
Siddhesh Lad lbw b Lakshan Sandakan 58 76 6 0 76.32
KS Bharat b Malinda Pushpakumara 60 56 4 2 107.14
Shivam Dube b Lakshan Sandakan 19 28 1 1 67.86
A Sarwate c Niroshan Dickwella b Lakshan Sandakan 0 6 0 0 0.00
Rahul Chahar c Niroshan Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara 84 109 7 2 77.06
Jayant Yadav b Vishwa Fernando 53 96 3 0 55.21
Sandeep Warrier run out (Lakshan Sandakan) 0 7 0 0 0.00
Ishan Porel not out 4 3 1 0 133.33


Extras 16 (b 2 , lb 5 , nb 7, w 2, pen 0)
Total 372/10 (112.2 Overs, RR: 3.31)
Fall of Wickets 1-4 (1.2) AR Easwaran, 2-44 (14.1) PK Panchal, 3-107 (23.4) Anmolpreet Singh, 4-206 (40.6) Siddhesh Lad, 5-206 (41.2) KS Bharat, 6-207 (42.3) A Sarwate, 7-243 (50.5) Shivam Dube, 8-366 (80.1) Rahul Chahar, 9-368 (81.3) Jayant Yadav, 10-372 (82.2) Sandeep Warrier,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Lahiru Kumara 16.2 2 65 1 4.01
Vishwa Fernando 14 0 68 3 4.86
Malinda Pushpakumara 17 1 60 1 3.53
Lakshan Sandakan 19 0 87 3 4.58
Kamindu Mendis 7 0 36 1 5.14
Ashan Priyanjan 39 0 49 0 1.26


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Sadeera Samarawickrama c KS Bharat b Sandeep Warrier 4 6 1 0 66.67
Pathum Nissanka lbw b Shivam Dube 5 23 0 0 21.74
Bhanuka Rajapaksa b Rahul Chahar 110 112 17 3 98.21
Ashan Priyanjan lbw b Shivam Dube 6 17 0 1 35.29
Niroshan Dickwella lbw b Rahul Chahar 18 39 2 0 46.15
Priyamal Perera lbw b Rahul Chahar 11 20 2 0 55.00
Kamindu Mendis b Jayant Yadav 46 63 6 0 73.02
Malinda Pushpakumara c Siddhesh Lad b A Sarwate 11 24 0 1 45.83
Lakshan Sandakan lbw b Rahul Chahar 8 38 1 0 21.05
Vishwa Fernando st KS Bharat b Rahul Chahar 32 42 5 1 76.19
Lahiru Kumara not out 13 20 1 1 65.00


Extras 13 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 4, w 5, pen 0)
Total 277/10 (66.4 Overs, RR: 4.15)
Fall of Wickets 1-4 (0.6) Sadeera Samarawickrama, 2-34 (9.2) Pathum Nissanka, 3-56 (13.5) Ashan Priyanjan, 4-119 (26.6) Niroshan Dickwella, 5-143 (32.6) Priyamal Perera, 6-175 (38.5) Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 7-200 (45.2) Malinda Pushpakumara, 8-222 (54.4) Lakshan Sandakan, 9-234 (57.6) Kamindu Mendis, 10-277 (66.4) Vishwa Fernando,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Sandeep Warrier 8 0 33 1 4.12
Ishan Porel 5 2 11 0 2.20
A Sarwate 10 1 24 1 2.40
Shivam Dube 9 3 26 2 2.89
Rahul Chahar 20.4 0 112 5 5.49
Jayant Yadav 14 1 67 1 4.79