Sri Lanka A managed to register a comprehensive victory over the touring Ireland A team in the 1st unofficial-test match between the two sides which concluded today at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds in Colombo.
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The Ireland A team’s last pair Jonathan Garth and James Cameron-Dow resumed day three on 182 runs for 9 wickets and added another 14 runs to the total before the latter was dismissed by off-spinner Ashan Priyanjan in the 55th over. Left arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya picked up a match bag of 9 wickets to demolish the Irish batting line-up. It set the hosts a target of 42 runs to chase and go 1-0 up in the series.
Photos : Ireland A Team Tour to Sri Lanka 2018/19 – 1st Four Day Game – Day 2
The Sri Lankan opening batsmen Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando were in a hurry as they chased down the target in 6.5 overs. Pathum Nissanka scored 26 runs off 23 balls including 6 fours at a strike rate of 113.04 while Avishka Fernando stroked 16 runs off 18 balls with 2 boundaries at a strike rate of 88.88.
Photos: Ireland A Team Tour to Sri Lanka 2018/19 – 1st Four Day Game – Day 1
With this win, Sri Lanka A leads the two match series 1-0 and the second game between the two sides will commence on the 13th January at Mahinda Rajapakshe International Cricket Stadium in Sooriyawewa.
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Photos: Ireland A Team Tour to Sri Lanka 2018/19 | 1st Four Day Game | Day 3
Full Scorecard
Ireland A
153/10 & 196/10
(54.3 overs)
Result
Sri Lanka A
308/10 & 44/0
(6.5 overs)
SL A won by 10 wickets
Ireland A’s 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Doheny | c Siriwardane b M Shiraz | 7 | 16 | |||
| JA McCollum | b L Ambuldeniya | 76 | 108 | |||
| A Gillespie | lbw by M Shiraz | 2 | 6 | |||
| JNK Shannon | b M Shiraz | 0 | 3 | |||
| H Tector | b N Peiris | 0 | 10 | |||
| L Tucker | lbw by N Peiris | 0 | 2 | |||
| MR Adair | c M Sarathchandra b L Ambuldeniya | 11 | 9 | |||
| N Rock | c Fernando b M Shiraz | 28 | 54 | |||
| J Little | b L Ambuldeniya | 5 | 21 | |||
| JJ Garth | c N Peiris b L Ambuldeniya | 10 | 30 | |||
| J Cameron-Dow | not out | 7 | 18 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisala Tharaka | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Mohamed Shiraz | 13 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 3.62 |
| Lasith Ambuldeniya | 13.2 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 3.48 |
| Nishan Peiris | 11 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2.73 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
Sri Lanka A’s 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | b Cameron-Dow | 11 | 41 | |||
| Avishka Fernando | c Tucker b Adair | 20 | 31 | |||
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Tucker b Adair | 6 | 6 | |||
| Angelo Perera | c Tucker b Adair | 4 | 8 | |||
| Milinda Siriwardane | c Gillespie b Cameron-Dow | 104 | 126 | |||
| Kamindu Mendis | b Cameron-Dow | 91 | 135 | |||
| Manoj Sarathchandra | lbw by Cameron-Dow | 20 | 38 | |||
| Nisala Tharaka | b Cameron-Dow | 6 | 11 | |||
| Lasith Ambuldeniya | c Hector b Cameron-Dow | 10 | 23 | |||
| Mohomed Shiraz | c Adair b Cameron-Dow | 17 | 41 | |||
| Nishan Peiris | not out | 5 | 10 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Little | 11 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 6.09 |
| James Cameron-Dow | 26.1 | 7 | 77 | 7 | 2.95 |
| Mark Adair | 14 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 3.07 |
| Jonathan Garth | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Harry Tector | 11 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 4.91 |
| James Shannon | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 |
Ireland A’s 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Doheny | c K Mendis b L Ambuldeniya | 7 | 18 | |||
| JNK Shannon | lbw by L Ambuldeniya | 32 | 47 | |||
| A Gillespie | c A Fernando b L Ambuldeniya | 13 | 23 | |||
| H Tector | lbw by K Mendis | 1 | 16 | |||
| L Tucker | c M Siriwardane b M Shiraz | 26 | 57 | |||
| MR Adair | c A Fernando b L Ambuldeniya | 17 | 42 | |||
| N Rock | c N Tharaka b L Ambuldeniya | 17 | 41 | |||
| J Little | c K Mendis b M Shiraz | 18 | 10 | |||
| JJ Garth | not out | 15 | 29 | |||
| J Cameron-Dow | b A Priyanjan | 18 | 27 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisala Tharaka | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Mohamed Shiraz | 10 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 |
| Lasith Ambuldeniya | 21 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 3.48 |
| Nishan Peiris | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.63 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13.33 |
Sri Lanka A’s 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | not out | 26 | 23 | |||
| Avishka Fernando | not out | 16 | 18 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 |
| James Cameron-Dow | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Jonathan Garth | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16.00 |