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Fernando and Madushka script strong comeback for Sri Lanka A

England Lions Tour of Sri Lanka 2023

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Oshada Fernando (114) and Nishan Madushka (91*) put on 203 to bring Sri Lanka A within 103 runs of the England Lions 1st innings lead on day 2 of the 1st Unofficial Test between the sides at the Galle International Cricket Stadium.

Having been skittled for 136 in the 1st innings, the hosts had an uphill task on day with the Lions building a 331-run lead thanks to a century from debutant Tom Haines. They did so through their opening pair of Fernando and Madushka who batted with assurance on a docile track.

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The pair put on 203 in 41.3 overs before Fernando fell for a well-made 114. Madushka remained unbeaten on 91 at stumps alongside nightwatchman Lakshitha Manasinghe. The hosts have still a ways to go before overhauling the Lions total, with Madushka, who has been in tremendous form domestically likely to be the key on day 3.

The Lions’ determination to emulate the senior English side’s aggressive style of play has meant that there is yet plenty of time remaining in the game to force a result in their favour unless the Sri Lankan batters can produce a mammoth 3rd innings total.

With the ball for the hosts, Lasith Embuldeniya and Amshi de Silva did pick up three wickets apiece, however, both went at 5+ runs an over. Embuldeniya in particlaur will be disappointed with the effort as the left-arm spinner has struggled to find rhythm since suffering a finger injury in 2021.

Result

Match drawn

Sri Lanka A Team
136/10 (35.4) & 663/9 (157.1)

England Lions
467/10 (87.5) & 221/7 (48)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Nishan Madushka lbw b Matt Fisher 1 2 0 0 50.00
Oshada Fernando c Jack Haynes b Liam Patterson-White 21 39 3 0 53.85
Nuwanidu Fernando st Jamie Smith b Liam Patterson-White 17 27 3 0 62.96
Nipun Dhananjaya c Haseeb Hameed b Sam Cook 15 21 2 0 71.43
Sadeera Samarawickrama c Liam Patterson-White b Matt Fisher 43 61 7 0 70.49
Sahan Arachchige c Jamie Smith b Tom Abell 3 20 0 0 15.00
Dunith Wellalage c Jamie Smith b Liam Patterson-White 0 4 0 0 0.00
Lakshitha Manasinghe c Jamie Smith b Liam Patterson-White 26 27 5 0 96.30
Amshi De Silva c Jamie Smith b Matt Fisher 0 4 0 0 0.00
Lasith Embuldeniya c Jamie Smith b Matt Fisher 3 9 0 0 33.33
Milan Rathnayake not out 1 5 0 0 20.00


Extras 6 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 5, w 0, pen 0)
Total 136/10 (35.4 Overs, RR: 3.81)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Sam Cook 7 2 17 1 2.43
Matt Fisher 9.4 1 34 5 3.62
Liam Patterson-White 13 1 51 3 3.92
Tom Abell 4 0 17 1 4.25
Jack Carson 2 0 16 0 8.00
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Alex Lees b Lasith Embuldeniya 56 69 7 1 81.16
Haseeb Hameed c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Sahan Arachchige 81 109 10 0 74.31
Tom Haines c Lahiru Udara b Lakshitha Manasinghe 118 138 12 1 85.51
Tom Abell lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya 7 7 0 1 100.00
Josh Bohannon c Milan Rathnayake b Lasith Embuldeniya 42 50 5 0 84.00
Jack Haynes c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Amshi De Silva 16 13 3 0 123.08
Jamie Smith b Lakshitha Manasinghe 22 23 3 0 95.65
Liam Patterson-White c Dunith Wellalage b Amshi De Silva 41 61 6 0 67.21
Matt Fisher c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Milan Rathnayake 53 46 2 2 115.22
Jack Carson c Nishan Madushka b Amshi De Silva 4 10 1 0 40.00
Sam Cook not out 2 6 0 0 33.33


Extras 25 (b 7 , lb 12 , nb 5, w 1, pen 0)
Total 467/10 (87.5 Overs, RR: 5.32)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Milan Rathnayake 16.5 1 81 1 4.91
Amshi De Silva 10 0 59 3 5.90
Lasith Embuldeniya 30 0 158 3 5.27
Lakshitha Manasinghe 17 1 85 2 5.00
Sahan Arachchige 9 1 44 1 4.89
Dunith Wellalage 5 0 21 0 4.20
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Nishan Madushka c Matt Fisher b Jack Carson 241 423 25 4 56.97
Oshada Fernando c Alex Lees b Liam Patterson-White 114 134 18 0 85.07
Lakshitha Manasinghe c Sam Cook b Tom Abell 73 107 11 2 68.22
Nuwanidu Fernando b Jack Carson 80 90 11 2 88.89
Nipun Dhananjaya b Liam Patterson-White 128 170 18 1 75.29
Sadeera Samarawickrama lbw b Jack Carson 1 2 0 0 50.00
Sahan Arachchige c Tom Haines b Liam Patterson-White 4 11 0 0 36.36
Dunith Wellalage run out (Haseeb Hameed) 0 2 0 0 0.00
Amshi De Silva c & b Jack Carson 0 5 0 0 0.00
Lasith Embuldeniya not out 0 4 0 0 0.00


Extras 22 (b 11 , lb 6 , nb 5, w 0, pen 0)
Total 663/9 (157.1 Overs, RR: 4.22)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Sam Cook 19 1 95 0 5.00
Matt Fisher 15 3 57 0 3.80
Liam Patterson-White 50 7 231 3 4.62
Jack Carson 44.1 6 173 4 3.92
Tom Abell 20 7 55 1 2.75
Tom Haines 9 0 35 0 3.89


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Alex Lees c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Milan Rathnayake 1 8 0 0 12.50
Haseeb Hameed c & b Milan Rathnayake 15 33 3 0 45.45
Tom Haines c Nishan Madushka b Milan Rathnayake 20 24 3 0 83.33
Tom Abell c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Amshi De Silva 11 21 1 0 52.38
Josh Bohannon lbw b Lakshitha Manasinghe 57 86 7 0 66.28
Jack Haynes lbw b Lakshitha Manasinghe 43 38 3 0 113.16
Jamie Smith not out 39 44 5 0 88.64
Liam Patterson-White run out (Lakshitha Manasinghe) 25 34 2 1 73.53
Matt Fisher not out 1 3 0 0 33.33


Extras 9 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 3, w 2, pen 0)
Total 221/7 (48 Overs, RR: 4.6)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Lasith Embuldeniya 19 3 82 0 4.32
Milan Rathnayake 8 0 31 3 3.88
Dunith Wellalage 5 0 24 0 4.80
Amshi De Silva 5 1 25 1 5.00
Lakshitha Manasinghe 11 0 55 2 5.00