The second and final unofficial Test in the Bangladesh A tour of Sri Lanka 2019 was worked off today at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the hosts were 223/5 at the stumps.
Read: 1st Unofficial Test – Kamindu Mendis puts up a show at Hambantota
Sri Lanka A made 4 changes leading up to this match, making room for the bench players who sat out in the 1st game.
Out: Ashen Bandara, Manoj Sarathchandra, Malinda Pushpakumara, Vishwa Fernando, Ramesh Mendis
In: Charith Asalanka, Lahiru Udara, Mohammad Shiraz, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris
Sri Lanka openers, prolific run-scorer Pathum Nissanka and Sangeeth
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Then the other centurion from the 1st game, Kamindu Mendis partnered up with Nissanka to build the pivotal partnership of 121 runs to assert the dominance of Sri Lanka A. Mendis who is in the form of his life, dispatched 8 boundaries and 1 maximum on his way to a strokeful 62.
His partner, Pathum Nissanka made an eye-catching 85 off 166 balls, showcasing his potential in the multiday format as an opener. Both batsmen were dismissed by the experienced campaigner Mehedy Hasan Miraz
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After the dismissal of two set batsmen, skipper Ashan Priyanjana and Priyamal Perera didn’t last in the crease for long as Sri Lanka-A were suddenly down to 221-5 from 188-2. Pair at the crease were wicket keeper batsman Lahiru Udara and former Sri Lanka U19 skipper Charith Asalanka who were on 4* and 17* respectively as the game hangs in balance.
The series is 0-0 so far after the first unofficial Test ended as a draw and both teams will look to have a crack at the win if the weather permits.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 85 | 166 | 11 | 0 | 51.20 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Najmul Hossain b Mehidy Hasan | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 53.12 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan | 62 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 51.24 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Nurul Hasan b Ebadat Hossain | 28 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Mominul Haque b Salauddin Sakil | 44 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 44.00 |
| Priyamal Perera | c Mohammad Mithun b Ebadat Hossain | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan | 20 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Nishan Peiris | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | c Rishad Hossain b Mehidy Hasan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohamed Shiraz | c Mominul Haque b Mehidy Hasan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0 , lb 6 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 268/10 (90.2 Overs, RR: 2.97) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-32 (13.4) Sangeeth Cooray, 2-153 (47.4) Kamindu Mendis, 3-188 (57.3) Pathum Nissanka, 4-217 (66.5) Ashan Priyanjan, 5-221 (70.3) Priyamal Perera, 6-264 (87.1) Lahiru Udara, 7-264 (87.3) Nishan Peiris, 8-268 (89.2) Prabath Jayasuriya, 9-268 (89.4) Mohamed Shiraz, 10-268 (90.2) Charith Asalanka, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebadat Hossain | 23 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 2.70 | |
| Salauddin Sakil | 17.2 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 3.49 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 37 | 14 | 84 | 7 | 2.27 | |
| Rishad Hossain | 13 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 4.31 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahurul Islam | b Mohamed Shiraz | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Shadman Islam | c Sangeeth Cooray b Prabath Jayasuriya | 77 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 74.04 |
| Najmul Hossain | c Lahiru Udara b Mohamed Shiraz | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Mominul Haque | c Lahiru Udara b Mohamed Shiraz | 117 | 190 | 15 | 1 | 61.58 |
| Mohammad Mithun | c Lahiru Udara b Asitha Fernando | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Anamul Haque | c Lahiru Udara b Prabath Jayasuriya | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Nurul Hasan | c Lahiru Udara b Asitha Fernando | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 116.13 |
| Mehidy Hasan | not out | 38 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 62.30 |
| Rishad Hossain | c Lahiru Udara b Mohamed Shiraz | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 20.59 |
| Salauddin Sakil | c Sangeeth Cooray b Prabath Jayasuriya | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Ebadat Hossain | b Mohamed Shiraz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 12 (b 4 , lb 4 , nb 3, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 330/10 (83.1 Overs, RR: 3.97) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-3 (1.2) Jahurul Islam, 2-22 (5.1) Najmul Hossain, 3-176 (40.1) Shadman Islam, 4-215 (51.5) Mohammad Mithun, 5-230 (56.4) Anamul Haque, 6-270 (63.6) Mominul Haque, 7-285 (67.3) Nurul Hasan, 8-310 (79.4) Rishad Hossain, 9-315 (80.6) Salauddin Sakil, 10-330 (83.1) Ebadat Hossain, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 16 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 3.00 | |
| Mohamed Shiraz | 21.1 | 6 | 63 | 5 | 2.99 | |
| Nishan Peiris | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.86 | |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 31 | 3 | 114 | 3 | 3.68 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | run out (Mehidy Hasan) | 192 | 307 | 20 | 1 | 62.54 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Nurul Hasan b Rishad Hossain | 89 | 188 | 12 | 0 | 47.34 |
| Kamindu Mendis | not out | 67 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | not out | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 357/2 (107 Overs, RR: 3.34) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-219 (62.3) Sangeeth Cooray, 2-351 (103.4) Pathum Nissanka, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebadat Hossain | 21 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 2.86 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 37 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 3.19 | |
| Salauddin Sakil | 22 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 3.59 | |
| Rishad Hossain | 23 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 3.39 | |
| Mohammad Mithun | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Mominul Haque | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | |
