Sri Lanka ‘A’ registered a convincing win over South Africa ‘A’ in the first unofficial Test of the two-match series played today (11th September) at Kimberley.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ resumed their second innings at 34/1 in the pursuit of target of 174 on the fourth and final day.
Sri Lanka’s No. 3 Nuwanidu Fernando threw his wicket in the second over of the day without troubling the scorers.
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The skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara then joined Fernando at the crease and the duo added vital 46 runs for the third wicket. Fernando and Janith Liyanage stitched together a 66-run stand for the fourth wicket sealing the victory for the visitors.
Fernando who scored a century in the first innings, notched up a match-winning half-century in the second innings being the chief architect of the run-chase.
Brief Scores
South Africa ‘A’ – 372 (108.2) Matthew Breetzke 129, Marques Ackerman 69, Tshepang Dithole 52, Neil Brand 39, Eshan Malinga 4/65, Isitha Wijesundara 2/59, Chamika Gunasekara 2/71, Nishan Peiris 2/98 & 124 (31) Beyers Swanepoel 38*, Marques Ackerman 27, Isitha Wijesundara 7/34, Eshan Malinga 2/28
Sri Lanka ‘A’ – 323 (91.5) Oshada Fernando 122, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 61, Sonal Dinusha 36, Vishad Randika 35, Beyers Swanepoel 4/52, Prenelan Subrayen 2/63 & 174/4 (43.4) Oshada Fernando 80, Lahiru Udara 26, Janith Liyanage 23*, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 22, Codi Yusuf 2/29
Result – Sri Lanka ‘A’ won by 6 wickets
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