The second unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and the England Lions commenced today (7th February), at Galle International Cricket Stadium.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ Skipper Nipun Dhananjaya won the toss and had no hesitation to bat first on the batting-friendly Galle surface.
The hosts made 6 changes to their playing XI from previous game.
OUT – Oshada Fernando, Sahan Arachchige, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dunith Wellalage, Amshi de Silva, Milan Rathnayake
IN – Lasith Croospulle, Kamindu Mendis, Lahiru Udara, Chamika Karunaratne, Vishwa Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama
The right-handed duo Nishan Madushka and Lasith Croospulle opened the batting for Sri Lanka ‘A’, and they managed to put on a 59-run stand for the first wicket. Croospulle and Nuwanidu Fernando then joined at the crease and built another vital 83-run partnership for the 2nd wicket.
Around an hour after the lunch break, the rain interrupted the play when Sri Lanka ‘A’ were 150/3. The play resumed after a 45-minute break with Croospulle and Skipper Dhananjaya at the middle. The 24-year old Croospulle went on to score his 5th first-class century, as the hosts steadied the innings at 190/3 going into the tea break.
Unfortunately however, there was no further play post-tea session as rain interrupted the match once more and washed out the final session on day 1 completely. The century-maker Croospulle (122*) and Dhananjaya (14*) remained unbeaten at the crease at stumps on day one.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | c Tom Abell b Josh Tongue | 22 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Matt Fisher b Josh Tongue | 128 | 130 | 16 | 3 | 98.46 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | lbw b Sam Cook | 22 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 30.14 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Josh Tongue b Matt Fisher | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Tom Abell b Josh Tongue | 61 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 58.65 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Josh Bohannon b Josh Tongue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | c Alex Lees b Josh Tongue | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | c Liam Patterson-White b Matt Fisher | 43 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 49.43 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Jack Haynes b Jack Carson | 42 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 76.36 |
| Vishwa Fernando | b Sam Cook | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | not out | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 332/10 (88.1 Overs, RR: 3.77) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 21 | 6 | 69 | 2 | 3.29 | |
| Matt Fisher | 22 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 3.77 | |
| Josh Tongue | 22 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 3.41 | |
| Liam Patterson-White | 11 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 5.09 | |
| Tom Abell | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Jack Carson | 10.1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.97 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | c Kamindu Mendis b Praveen Jayawickrama | 97 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 85.84 |
| Haseeb Hameed | c Lahiru Udara b Chamika Karunarathne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Tom Abell | c Nishan Madushka b Vishwa Fernando | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Josh Bohannon | c Nuwanidu Fernando b Vishwa Fernando | 54 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 87.10 |
| Jamie Smith | c Nishan Madushka b Chamika Karunarathne | 126 | 82 | 13 | 8 | 153.66 |
| Tom Haines | c Lahiru Udara b Chamika Karunarathne | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Liam Patterson-White | c Lasith Croospulle b Lasith Embuldeniya | 24 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 72.73 |
| Matt Fisher | not out | 35 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 40.70 |
| Jack Carson | b Vishwa Fernando | 6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Josh Tongue | c Lahiru Udara b Praveen Jayawickrama | 29 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 74.36 |
| Sam Cook | c Kamindu Mendis b Chamika Karunarathne | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 16 (b 3 , lb 9 , nb 1, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 405/10 (76.4 Overs, RR: 5.28) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 21 | 1 | 83 | 3 | 3.95 | |
| Chamika Karunarathne | 13.4 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 6.27 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 3 | 113 | 1 | 5.65 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 5 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 10.80 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 17 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 3.47 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | c Sam Cook b Josh Tongue | 100 | 125 | 16 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Liam Patterson-White b Jack Carson | 47 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 114.63 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Jack Carson b Matt Fisher | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Nathan Gilchrist b Jack Carson | 67 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 88.16 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Jamie Smith b Sam Cook | 13 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 25.49 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Josh Bohannon b Liam Patterson-White | 63 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 88.73 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | b Josh Tongue | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | lbw b Jack Carson | 43 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 119.44 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | c Tom Haines b Jack Carson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 3 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 356/10 (74.1 Overs, RR: 4.8) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.45 | |
| Matt Fisher | 12 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 4.83 | |
| Liam Patterson-White | 12 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 6.00 | |
| Josh Tongue | 15 | 2 | 77 | 3 | 5.13 | |
| Jack Carson | 22.1 | 4 | 94 | 4 | 4.25 | |
| Tom Abell | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | b Praveen Jayawickrama | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 112.50 |
| Haseeb Hameed | c Kamindu Mendis b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 47 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 71.21 |
| Tom Haines | c Nishan Madushka b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Tom Abell | c Lasith Croospulle b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Josh Bohannon | not out | 34 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 68.00 |
| Jamie Smith | c b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Liam Patterson-White | c b Lasith Embuldeniya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Matt Fisher | lbw b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 115.79 |
| Jack Carson | not out | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Extras | 12 (b 6 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 173/7 (39 Overs, RR: 4.44) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 16 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3.81 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 11 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 4.64 | |
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