The second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Australia ‘A’ continued for day two today (22nd June) at Hambantota.
Matt Renshaw and the skipper Marcus Harris opened the innings for the visitors after Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 330/9 in the morning session on day two.
The duo provided a solid start for the visitors adding 68 runs for the opening wicket before the left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka broke the partnership in the 17th over.
However, the Australian middle order was exposed by the off-spinner Lakshitha Manasinghe as the visitors were restricted to 254 runs in 74.3 overs.
Manasinghe was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as he picked up 5 wickets for 82 runs while the left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka starred with the ball snaring 3 wickets for 43 runs.
Sri Lanka began their second innings 76 runs ahead but lost 2 quick wickets for 27 runs at the end of the second day’s play.
254/10 (74.3) & 370/5 (95)
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Minod Bhanuka
c Marcus Harris b Mark Steketee
7
18
1
0
38.89
Lahiru Udara
c jimmy peirson b Mark Steketee
63
133
3
0
47.37
Kamindu Mendis
c jimmy peirson b Mark Steketee
14
12
1
0
116.67
Nuwanidu Fernando
c jimmy peirson b Aaron Hardie
32
77
3
0
41.56
Sadeera Samarawickrama
c Matt Renshaw b Scott Boland
29
32
4
0
90.62
Nipun Dananjaya
c jimmy peirson b Scott Boland
92
130
4
0
70.77
Sahan Arachchige
c jimmy peirson b Scott Boland
61
124
3
0
49.19
Suminda Lakshan
c Marcus Harris b Scott Boland
4
2
1
0
200.00
Lakshitha Manasinghe
c Matt Renshaw b Mark Steketee
8
7
2
0
114.29
Mohamed Shiraz
not out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Dilshan Madusanka
not out
5
8
1
0
62.50
Extras
14 (b 4 , lb 4 , nb 6, w 0, pen 0)
Total
330/9 (90 Overs, RR: 3.67)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Scott Boland
16
5
38
4
2.38
Mark Steketee
17
2
69
4
4.06
Jon Holland
19
1
91
0
4.79
Aaron Hardie
13
3
27
1
2.08
Tanveer Sangha
15
1
68
0
4.53
Matt Renshaw
10
1
29
0
2.90
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matt Renshaw
c Minod Bhanuka b Dilshan Madusanka
35
51
2
0
68.63
Marcus Harris
b Rasanjana
39
60
3
0
65.00
Henry Hunt
c Kalana Perera b Rasanjana
28
56
2
0
50.00
Nic Maddinson
b Suminda Lakshan
0
12
0
0
0.00
Josh Philippe
lbw b Rasanjana
16
12
2
0
133.33
jimmy peirson
not out
67
112
3
0
59.82
Aaron Hardie
c Kamindu Mendis b Rasanjana
24
41
3
0
58.54
Mark Steketee
b Dilshan Madusanka
19
38
2
0
50.00
Scott Boland
lbw b Dilshan Madusanka
5
46
0
0
10.87
Tanveer Sangha
c Minod Bhanuka b Rasanjana
7
16
1
0
43.75
Jon Holland
c Nuwanidu Fernando b Suminda Lakshan
4
9
0
0
44.44
Extras
10 (b 2 , lb 2 , nb 6, w 0, pen 0)
Total
254/10 (74.3 Overs, RR: 3.41)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Dilshan Madusanka
15
1
43
3
2.87
Mohamed Shiraz
10
1
33
0
3.30
Sahan Arachchige
6
0
25
0
4.17
Lakshitha Manasinghe
25
1
82
5
3.28
Suminda Lakshan
18.3
0
67
2
3.66
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Minod Bhanuka
c Matt Renshaw b Jon Holland
8
35
1
0
22.86
Lahiru Udara
c jimmy peirson b Mark Steketee
4
3
0
0
133.33
Kamindu Mendis
b Jon Holland
48
80
6
0
60.00
Mohamed Shiraz
c jimmy peirson b Scott Boland
7
38
0
0
18.42
Nuwanidu Fernando
c jimmy peirson b Scott Boland
0
7
0
0
0.00
Sadeera Samarawickrama
c jimmy peirson b Mark Steketee
20
23
2
0
86.96
Nipun Dananjaya
c Josh Philippe b Tanveer Sangha
77
130
2
0
59.23
Sahan Arachchige
b Tanveer Sangha
58
120
4
0
48.33
Lakshitha Manasinghe
lbw b Tanveer Sangha
25
26
2
0
96.15
Suminda Lakshan
not out
30
37
4
0
81.08
Dilshan Madusanka
b Scott Boland
9
24
1
0
37.50
Extras
4 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0)
Total
290/10 (87 Overs, RR: 3.33)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Scott Boland
19
5
51
3
2.68
Mark Steketee
16
4
55
2
3.44
Jon Holland
22
2
85
2
3.86
Aaron Hardie
7
0
24
0
3.43
Tanveer Sangha
16
0
53
3
3.31
Matt Renshaw
4
2
8
0
2.00
Nic Maddinson
3
0
12
0
4.00
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marcus Harris
lbw b Rasanjana
11
38
0
0
28.95
Matt Renshaw
lbw b Rasanjana
0
1
0
0
0.00
Henry Hunt
b Rasanjana
107
212
3
0
50.47
Nic Maddinson
c & b Dilshan Madusanka
18
39
2
0
46.15
Josh Philippe
c & b Dilshan Madusanka
2
5
0
0
40.00
jimmy peirson
not out
128
189
4
0
67.72
Aaron Hardie
not out
78
94
6
0
82.98
Extras
26 (b 13 , lb 1 , nb 8, w 4, pen 0)
Total
370/5 (95 Overs, RR: 3.89)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Lakshitha Manasinghe
32
4
116
3
3.62
Dilshan Madusanka
15
3
52
2
3.47
Suminda Lakshan
22
0
87
0
3.95
Sahan Arachchige
4
0
14
0
3.50
Mohamed Shiraz
11
0
37
0
3.36
Kamindu Mendis
7
0
15
0
2.14
Nuwanidu Fernando
2
0
11
0
5.50
Nipun Dananjaya
2
0
14
0
7.00