Sri Lanka ‘A’ beat Afghanistan ‘A’ by an innings & 26 runs to clinch the one-off four day encounter played at P. Sara Oval Grounds, Colombo.
Afghanistan ‘A’ resumed their second innings in the fourth and final day on a solid position at 108/2 with 129 runs behind with 8 wickets in hand, but a batting collapse saw them being bowled out for 211 runs, handing an innings win for the hosts.
The visitors lost 8 wickets for just 103 runs in the morning session on Day 4. The speedster Nisala Tharaka was the standout performer with the ball for Sri Lanka ‘A’ as he scalped 6 wickets for 42 runs.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka ‘A’– 435 (101.3) Sonal Dinusha 145, Wanuja Sahan 75, Lahiru Udara 65, Vishad Randika 63, Oshada Fernando 32, Ahan Wickramasinghe 27, Zia-ur-Rehman 6/127, Naveed Zadran 2/94
Afghanistan ‘A’ – 198 (67.5) Imran Mir 62, Abdul Hadi 45, Ijaz Ahmad 28, Bahir Shah 23, Wanuja Sahan 5/58, Nishan Peiris 3/37 & 211 (62.3) Ijaz Ahmad 54, Imran Mir 53, Naveed Zadran 34, Ihsanullah Janat 27, Nisala Tharaka 6/42, Nishan Peiris 2/63
Result – Sri Lanka ‘A’ won by an innings & 26 runs
