The first four-day fixture between Australia A and Sri Lanka A kicked off today at the Mahinda Rajapakse International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Australia A recovered from a tricky position of 5 for 98 to 379 thanks to a lower order surge.
Young left arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka, who opened the bowling for Sri Lanka A, bowled exceptionally to remove the Top 3 of Australia inside the first 5 overs to put them under pressure early in the day. Lakshitha Rasanjana who also joined the party clinched two more wickets as the visitors were reeling on 98 for 5.
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Josh Philippe and Aaron Hardie came to the rescue of the visitors as they combined to put together 125 runs for the 6th wicket in 124 deliveries. Suminda Lakshan managed to remove both the set batters but the Australian lower order continued to attack as the Sri Lanka A bowlers failed to capitalize on an advantageous position.
The 8th wicket partnership of 118 between Nathan McAndrew (92) and Mark Steketee (47) managed to push the Australia A total to 379.
For the hosts, Dilshan Madushanka grabbed 4 for 62 while Suminda Lakshan and Lakshitha Rasanjana took 3 wickets each.
As the Australian innings ended in the 88th over of the day, stumps were called for Day 1 and Sri Lanka A will begin their first innings replying to the 379 by the visitors on Day 2. Sri Lanka A will be disappointed for letting Australia A off the hook but a good batting performance will give them more than enough time to mount a solid comeback.
Day 2 of the encounter will begin tomorrow at 10.00AM Local Time.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Renshaw | b Dilshan Madusanka | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Marcus Harris | b Dilshan Madusanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Henry Hunt | b Dilshan Madusanka | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| travis head | b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 39 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 134.48 |
| Nic Maddinson | st Lahiru Udara b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 14 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 37.84 |
| Josh Philippe | c Lahiru Udara b Suminda Lakshan | 94 | 102 | 7 | 3 | 92.16 |
| Aaron Hardie | b Suminda Lakshan | 62 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 74.70 |
| Nathan McAndrew | b Dilshan Madusanka | 92 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 69.70 |
| Mark Steketee | b Suminda Lakshan | 47 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 56.63 |
| Todd Murphy | b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | not out | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | 17 (b 11 , lb 2 , nb 4, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 379/10 (88.1 Overs, RR: 4.3) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madusanka | 14.1 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 4.40 | |
| Nisala Tharaka | 12 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 5.08 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 28 | 2 | 115 | 3 | 4.11 | |
| Pramod Madushan | 18 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 3.83 | |
| Suminda Lakshan | 16 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 3.69 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pabasara Waduge | c travis head b Nathan McAndrew | 30 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Minod Bhanuka | lbw b Todd Murphy | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 40.74 |
| Kamindu Mendis | b Todd Murphy | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Matt Renshaw b Matthew Kuhnemann | 86 | 140 | 11 | 1 | 61.43 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw b Mark Steketee | 29 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 54.72 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Matt Renshaw b Matthew Kuhnemann | 50 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 80.65 |
| Suminda Lakshan | c Josh Philippe b Todd Murphy | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 38.71 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | c Josh Philippe b Mark Steketee | 35 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 57.38 |
| Nisala Tharaka | c & b Todd Murphy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| prabath jayasuriya | c Henry Hunt b Mark Steketee | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Dilshan Madusanka | not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Extras | 10 (b 7 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 274/10 (79.1 Overs, RR: 3.46) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Steketee | 15.1 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 3.38 | |
| Aaron Hardie | 8 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3.62 | |
| Nathan McAndrew | 13 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2.92 | |
| Todd Murphy | 23 | 7 | 67 | 4 | 2.91 | |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 14 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2.93 | |
| travis head | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris | lbw b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 32 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 82.05 |
| Matt Renshaw | lbw b prabath jayasuriya | 32 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Henry Hunt | c Oshada Ferenado b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nic Maddinson | c b Suminda Lakshan | 59 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 62.11 |
| Josh Philippe | b Dilshan Madusanka | 69 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 98.57 |
| jimmy peirson | not out | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Aaron Hardie | not out | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extras | 3 (b 2 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 212/5 (46 Overs, RR: 4.61) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madusanka | 8 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 5.38 | |
| Nisala Tharaka | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 17 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 4.88 | |
| prabath jayasuriya | 13 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 3.46 | |
| Suminda Lakshan | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3.20 | |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minod Bhanuka | c Josh Philippe b Aaron Hardie | 87 | 142 | 11 | 1 | 61.27 |
| Pabasara Waduge | lbw b Aaron Hardie | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c jimmy peirson b Nathan McAndrew | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Aaron Hardie b Nathan McAndrew | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Nic Maddinson b Tanveer Sangha | 105 | 145 | 9 | 0 | 72.41 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Josh Philippe b Aaron Hardie | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Suminda Lakshan | c Josh Philippe b Tanveer Sangha | 23 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 58.97 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | b Tanveer Sangha | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Nisala Tharaka | c Todd Murphy b Nathan McAndrew | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| prabath jayasuriya | c Aaron Hardie b Tanveer Sangha | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dilshan Madusanka | not out | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Extras | 4 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 249/10 (72 Overs, RR: 3.46) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Steketee | 12 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 4.17 | |
| Aaron Hardie | 12 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 2.92 | |
| Nathan McAndrew | 15 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 2.07 | |
| Todd Murphy | 18 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 3.44 | |
| Tanveer Sangha | 13 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 4.31 | |
| Nic Maddinson | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
