The second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and England Lions ended in a draw today (10th February), at the Galle International Cricket Stadium.
Read : Madushka and Mendis bat Sri Lanka ‘A’ into lead
The start of 4th and final day was delayed due to wet ground conditions. After around an hour’s delay, the play began for day 4 with the overnight batters Nishan Madushka and Lasith Embuldeniya remaining unbeaten at the crease.
Madushka went on to score his 11th first-class ton, continuing his rich form in red-ball Cricket. Madushka was dismissed for 105 runs as the first wicket of the day, opening the door for the visitors to get into the game.
After the dismissal of the set batter Madushka, Sri Lanka witnessed a chaotic period in the middle as they lost 4 wickets for 60 runs, being restricted to 279/7. However, the wicket-keeper batter Lahiru Udara and Lakshitha Manasinghe provided late impetus to the innings, adding a vital 76-run partnership for the 8th wicket.
Udara stroked a 65-run knock, while Manasinghe contributed with a useful 43 runs as Sri Lanka ‘A’ posted 356, setting a target of 284 for the visitors.
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The visitors were unable to get going in the run-chase as they lost wickets at regular intervals. The Sri Lankan spinners were right on the money with their lines and lengths, causing many problems to the visitors’ batting lineup.
Manasinghe led the charge with the ball for Sri Lanka ‘A’ taking a 5-fer. Though, the visitors struggled to cope up with Sri Lankan spin threat, they managed to survive and hold onto a draw. As a result, the 2-match unofficial Test series between the sides ends in 0-0.
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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