Australia ‘A’ registered a massive win over Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the opening game of the three-match One Day series played today (4th July) in Darwin.
Having been asked to bat first, the hosts managed to put on a mammoth total – 332/4 on the board with four of their batters – Nathan McSweeney, Matthew Renshaw, Oliver Peake and Jason Sangha chipping in with half-centuries.
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In reply, Sri Lanka ‘A’ faltered with the bat as they were bundled out for just 134 runs, handing a 198-run win for the hosts. No. 3 batter Kamil Mishara was the standout batter for the visitors as made impressive 65 runs off 79 balls with 7 fours.
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The second match of the One Day series will be played on the 6th July. It will be telecast LIVE on ThePapare 1 (Dialog TV Ch.62), Dialog ViU app and ThePapare.com.
Brief Scores
Australia ‘A’ – 332/4 (50) Nathan McSweeney 85*, Matthew Renshaw 80, Oliver Peake 55*, Jason Sangha 50, Dushan Hemantha 1/29, Wanuja Sahan 1/46
Sri Lanka ‘A’ – 134 (35.4) Kamil Mishara 65, Pavan Rathnayake 28, Sam Elliott 5/14, Billy Stanlake 3/18
Result – Australia ‘A’ won by 198 runs
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