The second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and England Lions continued for day three today (09th February) at Galle International Cricket Stadium.
Alex Lees and Jamie Smith resumed the visitors’ first innings on day three at 234/3, but the former unfortunately was dismissed for 97, missing out on a well-deserved century. The wicket-keeper batter Smith went on to score his 6th first-class ton strengthening the England Lions’ grip in this encounter.
Read : Unbeaten century stand from Lees and Smith leads England Lions’ strong reply
The seamer Karunaratne struck twice in two consecutive overs helping the hosts make a comeback into the game. After being 302/4, the visitors suffered a batting collapse losing 6 wickets for 103 runs.
Karunaratne was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka ‘A’ as he grabbed 4 scalps for 84 runs. The seamer Vishwa Fernando (3/83) and left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama (2/59) also starred with the ball sharing 5 wickets between them.
The hosts began their 2nd innings 73 runs behind, but the opening pair Nishan Madushka and Lasith Croospulle managed to put them into the lead with an 88-run partnership for the first wicket.
Read : Lasith Croospulle ton lights up rain-affected day one
Madushka and Kamindu Mendis extended their lead building another impressive stand worth 100 for the 3rd wicket as the hosts ended the third day’s play at 202/3. Sri Lanka ‘A’ will resume the final day tomorrow with a 129-run lead with 7 wickets in hand.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | c Tom Abell b Josh Tongue | 22 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Matt Fisher b Josh Tongue | 128 | 130 | 16 | 3 | 98.46 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | lbw b Sam Cook | 22 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 30.14 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Josh Tongue b Matt Fisher | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Tom Abell b Josh Tongue | 61 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 58.65 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Josh Bohannon b Josh Tongue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | c Alex Lees b Josh Tongue | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | c Liam Patterson-White b Matt Fisher | 43 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 49.43 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Jack Haynes b Jack Carson | 42 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 76.36 |
| Vishwa Fernando | b Sam Cook | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | not out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 332/10 (88.1 Overs, RR: 3.77) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 21 | 6 | 69 | 2 | 3.29 | |
| Matt Fisher | 22 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 3.77 | |
| Josh Tongue | 22 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 3.41 | |
| Liam Patterson-White | 11 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 5.09 | |
| Tom Abell | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Jack Carson | 10.1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.97 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | c Kamindu Mendis b Praveen Jayawickrama | 97 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 85.84 |
| Haseeb Hameed | c Lahiru Udara b Chamika Karunarathne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Tom Abell | c Nishan Madushka b Vishwa Fernando | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Josh Bohannon | c Nuwanidu Fernando b Vishwa Fernando | 54 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 87.10 |
| Jamie Smith | c Nishan Madushka b Chamika Karunarathne | 126 | 82 | 13 | 8 | 153.66 |
| Tom Haines | c Lahiru Udara b Chamika Karunarathne | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Liam Patterson-White | c Lasith Croospulle b Lasith Embuldeniya | 24 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 72.73 |
| Matt Fisher | not out | 35 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 40.70 |
| Jack Carson | b Vishwa Fernando | 6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Josh Tongue | c Lahiru Udara b Praveen Jayawickrama | 29 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 74.36 |
| Sam Cook | c Kamindu Mendis b Chamika Karunarathne | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 16 (b 3 , lb 9 , nb 1, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 405/10 (76.4 Overs, RR: 5.28) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 21 | 1 | 83 | 3 | 3.95 | |
| Chamika Karunarathne | 13.4 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 6.27 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 3 | 113 | 1 | 5.65 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 5 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 10.80 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 17 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 3.47 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | c Sam Cook b Josh Tongue | 100 | 125 | 16 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Liam Patterson-White b Jack Carson | 47 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 114.63 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Jack Carson b Matt Fisher | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Nathan Gilchrist b Jack Carson | 67 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 88.16 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Jamie Smith b Sam Cook | 13 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 25.49 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Josh Bohannon b Liam Patterson-White | 63 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 88.73 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | b Josh Tongue | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | lbw b Jack Carson | 43 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 119.44 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | c Tom Haines b Jack Carson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 3 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 356/10 (74.1 Overs, RR: 4.8) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.45 | |
| Matt Fisher | 12 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 4.83 | |
| Liam Patterson-White | 12 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 6.00 | |
| Josh Tongue | 15 | 2 | 77 | 3 | 5.13 | |
| Jack Carson | 22.1 | 4 | 94 | 4 | 4.25 | |
| Tom Abell | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | b Praveen Jayawickrama | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 112.50 |
| Haseeb Hameed | c Kamindu Mendis b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 47 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 71.21 |
| Tom Haines | c Nishan Madushka b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Tom Abell | c Lasith Croospulle b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Josh Bohannon | not out | 34 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 68.00 |
| Jamie Smith | c b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Liam Patterson-White | c b Lasith Embuldeniya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Matt Fisher | lbw b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 115.79 |
| Jack Carson | not out | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Extras | 12 (b 6 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 173/7 (39 Overs, RR: 4.44) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 16 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3.81 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 11 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 4.64 | |
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