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Croospulle ton seals stunning chase for Sri Lanka BP XI

Sri Lanka Board President’s XI vs England Lions Warmup

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Lasith Croospulle struck 116 off 84 deliveries as the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI chased down 309 in 50 overs to complete a comfortable 4-wicket win against the England Lions at the R Premadasa earlier today.

The Lions came into the day 222 runs ahead after two run-filled days. The overnight batters Jack Haynes and Josh Bohannon struck half centuries to rescue the visitors from 164/8 but could not prevent the side eventually being bowled out for 250, leaving the Sri Lankan XI two and a half sessions to chase 309.

Croospulle got the home side going as they went into the Lunch break with 49 runs on the board in just 8 overs. The young opener kept the attacking intent going throughout his knock, putting on quick partnerships with Lahiru Udara, Avishka Tharindu and skipper Sahan Arachchige before he was clean bowled by left-arm orthodox bowler Tom Hartley for a superb 116.

A couple of wickets fell in quick succession but a 73-run partnership between Janith Liyanage and Pasindu Sooriyabandara brought Sri Lanka back on track with plenty of time remaining in the day’s play.

When Liyanage was dismissed for 42, Sri Lanka needed 39 to win with 6 wickets in hand and Sooriyabandara and Dushan Hemantha wasted no time in getting them, breezing to the target in just 4.4 overs. Croospulle, Sooriyabandara, Udara and Hemantha all scored at quicker than a run-a-ball as Sri Lanka chased down the target in just 50.4 overs.

The game was a run-fest from start to end with the Lions’ 250 in 47.4 overs (5.24 rpo) seeming pedestrian in comparison to the other three innings of the game where the teams went at over 6 an over.

The Lions will now travel to Galle for the 2-match Unofficial Test series against Sri Lanka A, set to begin on the 31st of January.

Result


Sri Lanka Board President’s XI
355/9 (72) & 309/6 (50.4)

England Lions
413/8 (67) & 250/10 (47.4)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Alex Lees st Lahiru Udara b Tharindu Ratnayake 103 97 12 2 106.19
Haseeb Hameed c Dushan Hemantha b Kavindu Pathirathna 0 1 0 0 0.00
Tom Haines lbw b Kavindu Pathirathna 6 5 1 0 120.00
Tom Abell b Tharindu Ratnayake 57 58 11 0 98.28
Josh Bohannon b Nimesh Vimukthi 58 75 7 0 77.33
Lyndon James lbw b Nimesh Vimukthi 24 44 2 0 54.55
Jack Haynes not out 63 56 4 1 112.50
Jamie Smith c Lahiru Udara b Kavindu Nadeeshan 50 34 7 1 147.06
Ollie Robinson b Tharindu Ratnayake 25 24 1 0 104.17


Extras 27 (b 4 , lb 10 , nb 12, w 1, pen 0)
Total 413/8 (67 Overs, RR: 6.16)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Kavindu Pathirathna 7 0 40 2 5.71
Isitha Wijesundera 7 2 14 1 2.00
Nimsara Atharagalla 1.3 0 13 0 10.00
Nimesh Vimukthi 9 0 59 0 6.56
Kalana Perera 7.3 0 30 0 4.11
Sahan Arachchige 2 0 31 0 15.50
Tharindu Ratnayake 15 0 85 2 5.67
Janith Liyanage  8 0 47 2 5.88
Dushan Hemantha 7 0 62 0 8.86
Kavindu Nadeeshan 3 0 18 1 6.00
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Nishan Madushka retired 150 158 24 1 94.94
Lasith Croospulle c Jack Carson b Liam Patterson-White 19 36 2 0 52.78
Nimesh Vimukthi b Jack Carson 17 28 2 1 60.71
Lahiru Udara c Nathan Gilchrist b Jack Carson 93 85 13 2 109.41
Sahan Arachchige c Tom Haines b Liam Patterson-White 25 51 4 0 49.02
Dunith wellalage b Josh Tongue 13 25 3 0 52.00
Janith Liyanage  lbw b Josh Tongue 0 2 0 0 0.00
Pasindu Sooriyabandara lbw b Liam Patterson-White 1 6 0 0 16.67
Avishka Tharindu b Josh Tongue 6 8 1 0 75.00
Nimsara Atharagalla not out 6 24 1 0 25.00
Kavindu Pathirathna not out 4 17 1 0 23.53


Extras 21 (b 8 , lb 0 , nb 8, w 5, pen 0)
Total 355/9 (72 Overs, RR: 4.93)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Sam Cook 11 0 52 0 4.73
Matt Fisher 9.4 2 28 0 2.98
Liam Patterson-White 16 4 80 3 5.00
Jack Carson 14 1 73 2 5.21
Tom Hartley 8 2 40 0 5.00
Josh Tongue 8 2 22 3 2.75
Nathan Gilchrist 5 2 48 0 9.60
Tom Abell 0.2 0 4 0 20.00
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
AZ Lees retired 27 22 3 0 122.73
Haseeb Hameed c Isitha Wijesundera b Kavindu Pathirathna 2 10 0 0 20.00
Tom Haines b Sahan Arachchige 13 30 1 0 43.33
Lyndon James b Sahan Arachchige 17 22 2 0 77.27
Liam Patterson-White c & b Nimesh Vimukthi 26 34 3 1 76.47
Ollie Robinson c Isitha Wijesundera b Janith Liyanage  39 25 6 0 156.00
Jamie Smith b Nimesh Vimukthi 13 8 2 0 162.50
Jack Haynes c Dushan Hemantha b Isitha Wijesundera 51 70 5 0 72.86
Tom Abell c Sahan Arachchige b Dushan Hemantha 0 2 0 0 0.00
Josh Bohannon c Lasith Croospulle b Isitha Wijesundera 50 64 4 0 78.12
Tom Hartley not out 1 1 0 0 100.00


Extras 11 (b 2 , lb 5 , nb 3, w 1, pen 0)
Total 250/10 (47.4 Overs, RR: 5.24)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Kavindu Pathirathna 8 0 45 1 5.62
Isitha Wijesundera 4.4 0 16 2 3.64
Sahan Arachchige 7 0 50 2 7.14
Kalana Perera 3 0 10 0 3.33
Janith Liyanage  8 0 45 1 5.62
Nimesh Vimukthi 11 0 46 2 4.18
Dushan Hemantha 5 0 16 1 3.20
Tharindu Ratnayake 1 0 15 0 15.00


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Lasith Croospulle b Tom Hartley 116 84 15 5 138.10
Lahiru Udara b Sam Cook 25 22 4 1 113.64
Avishka Tharindu c Jack Carson b Liam Patterson-White 0 10 0 0 0.00
Sahan Arachchige c & b Jack Carson 22 46 3 0 47.83
Janith Liyanage  c Jack Haynes b Josh Tongue 42 59 7 0 71.19
Dunith wellalage c Sam Cook b Jack Carson 19 35 2 1 54.29
Pasindu Sooriyabandara not out 52 38 7 2 136.84
Dushan Hemantha not out 23 14 2 1 164.29


Extras 10 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 4, w 2, pen 0)
Total 309/6 (50.4 Overs, RR: 6.1)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Sam Cook 12 2 61 1 5.08
Josh Tongue 9 2 46 1 5.11
Liam Patterson-White 9 1 55 1 6.11
Jack Carson 11 2 72 2 6.55
Tom Hartley 7.4 0 60 1 8.11
Nathan Gilchrist 2 0 11 0 5.50