Sri Lanka A go 1-0 up as Embuldeniya rips through Irish batting

Ireland A Tour of Sri Lanka 2019

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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.

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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.

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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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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
Extras
7 (lb 1, nb 5, w 1)
Total
153/10 (45.2 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-10 (S Doheny, 3.6 ov), 2-20 (A Gillespie, 7.1 ov), 3-21 (JNK Shannon, 7.3 ov), 4-41 (H Tector, 13.1 ov), 5-41 (L Tucker, 13.3 ov), 6-62 (MR Adair, 16.5 ov), 7-112 (N Rock, 30.3 ov), 8-129 (J Little, 35.3 ov), 9-136 (JA McCollum, 39.5 ov), 10-153 (JJ Garth, 45.2 ov)
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
Extras
14 (b 5, lb 2, nb 7)
Total
308/10 (77.1 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-32 (WIA Fernando, 10.4 ov), 2-42 (SMA Priyanjan, 12.4 ov), 3-42 (P Nissanka, 13.1 ov), 4-46 (AK Perera, 14.6 ov), 5-233 (TAM Siriwardana, 54.6 ov), 6-252 (PHKD Mendis, 59.2 ov), 7-263 (NT Gamage, 63.2 ov), 8-276 (DM Sarathchandra, 65.3 ov), 9-297 (L Ambuldeniya, 73.4 ov), 10-308 (M Shiraz, 77.1 ov)
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
Extras
10 (b 4, lb 1, nb 5)
Total
196/10 (54.3 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-16 (S Doheny, 5.3 ov), 2-40 (A Gillespie, 11.5 ov), 3-57 (JNK Shannon, 15.6 ov), 4-63 (H Tector, 18.4 ov), 5-103 (MR Adair, 33.2 ov), 6-103 (L Tucker, 34.1 ov), 7-123 (J Little, 36.5 ov), 8-156 (J Little, 36.5 ov), 9-162 (N Rock, 45.6 ov), 10-196 (J Cameron-Dow, 54.3 ov)
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
Extras
2 (lb 2)
Total
44/0 (6.5 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
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