Sri Lanka ‘A’ registered a massive 160-run win over South Africa ‘A’ in the first four-day game, which was played today (14th June) for the third day at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.
>>Manasinghe fifer dents South Africa ‘A’<<
With a 194-run first innings lead Sri Lanka ‘A’ started their second innings this morning. However, the hosts weren’t able to bat for a longer period this time as they were bowled out for 151 in 38.4 overs, but exceeded their lead further and set a target of 346 to the visitors.
In the bowling of South Africa ‘A’, Senuran Muthusamy bagged another fifer, leading the proteas bowling unit once again and finished with a match bag of 12 wickets for 175 runs while Lizaad Williams and Gerald Coetzee shared a couple of wickets apiece.
Apart from Mendis duo, no one made useful contributions for the second innings. Vice-captain, Kamindu Mendis scored 35 runs while Ramesh Mendis who took the home side to a decent first innings total, top-scored this time with a 63-ball 46 which included 5 fours & 2 sixes.
>>Croospulle and Mendis take Sri Lanka ‘A’ to 325<<
When chasing 300 plus total with a sharp spin on Pallekele pitch on day 3, most of the South African batters started but failed to convert those starts to a big score. With losing wickets at regular intervals, the visitors were bundled out for 185 to hand a comprehensive margin of win for the islanders.
Keegan Peterson and Senuran Muthusamy scored 29 each as their top scorers while Sinethemba Qeshile and Dewald Brevis also fell in twenties, cheaply. On the other hand, all the Lankan bowlers being amongst the wickets as Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshitha Manasinghe and Ramesh Mendis scalped 2/36, 2/36 and 2/50, respectively.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ is now leading the 2-match series 1-0, and the 2nd & final four-day game will kick off next Monday. Stay in touch with ThePapare.com for all the updates about South Africa A tour of Sri Lanka 2023.
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Croospulle | lbw b Senuran Muthusamy | 98 | 119 | 11 | 4 | 82.35 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Jordan Hermann b Kwena Maphaka | 42 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 68.85 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Tristan Stubbs b Senuran Muthusamy | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Senuran Muthusamy | 28 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 68.29 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Keegan Petersen b Tristan Stubbs | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 52.00 |
| Janith Liyanage | lbw b Senuran Muthusamy | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | b Kwena Maphaka | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 12.12 |
| Ramesh Mendis | lbw b Senuran Muthusamy | 78 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 87.64 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | lbw b Senuran Muthusamy | 15 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 39.47 |
| Milan Rathnayake | not out | 23 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 52.27 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | c Kwena Maphaka b Senuran Muthusamy | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extras | 9 (b 3 , lb 4 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 325/10 (83 Overs, RR: 3.92) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-66 (16.3) Lahiru Udara, 2-106 (28.4) Nuwanidu Fernando, 3-154 (38.2) Kamindu Mendis, 4-189 (45.3) Nipun Dhananjaya, 5-197 (46.4) Lasith Croospulle, 6-198 (48.6) Janith Liyanage , 7-217 (56.5) Lakshitha Manasinghe, 8-272 (68.6) Lasith Embuldeniya, 9-319 (80.4) Ramesh Mendis, 10-325 (82.6) Dilshan Madushanka, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizaad Williams | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4.09 | |
| Gerald Coetzee | 12 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2.33 | |
| Kwena Maphaka | 11 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 3.91 | |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 31 | 4 | 122 | 7 | 3.94 | |
| Dewald Brevis | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4.43 | |
| Tristan Stubbs | 11 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.45 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hermann | b Dilshan Madushanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tony de Zorzi | c Kamindu Mendis b Lasith Embuldeniya | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Matthew Breetzke | not out | 59 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 63.44 |
| Keegan Petersen | c Nipun Dhananjaya b Dilshan Madushanka | 19 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 45.24 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c Lahiru Udara b Dilshan Madushanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sinethemba Qeshile | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Dewald Brevis | lbw b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 69.57 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c Kamindu Mendis b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Gerald Coetzee | b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lizaad Williams | c Kamindu Mendis b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Kwena Maphaka | st Lahiru Udara b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Extras | 5 (b 3 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 131/10 (40 Overs, RR: 3.27) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-0 (0.2) Jordan Hermann, 2-22 (7.2) Tony de Zorzi, 3-57 (18.3) Keegan Petersen, 4-57 (18.6) Tristan Stubbs, 5-66 (19.6) Sinethemba Qeshile, 6-93 (25.6) Dewald Brevis, 7-109 (31.4) Senuran Muthusamy, 8-125 (37.3) Lizaad Williams, 9-131 (39.6) Kwena Maphaka, 10-119 (3502) Gerald Coetzee, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3.44 | |
| Milan Rathnayake | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 17 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 3.59 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 10 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1.90 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Croospulle | c Tony de Zorzi b Lizaad Williams | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Lahiru Udara | lbw b Senuran Muthusamy | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | b Senuran Muthusamy | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Kamindu Mendis | lbw b Senuran Muthusamy | 35 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Kwena Maphaka | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 44.00 |
| Janith Liyanage | b Senuran Muthusamy | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Ramesh Mendis | c & b Senuran Muthusamy | 46 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 73.02 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | c Matthew Breetzke b Lizaad Williams | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Gerald Coetzee | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Milan Rathnayake | c Sinethemba Qeshile b Gerald Coetzee | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 41.18 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 20 (b 17 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 151/10 (38.4 Overs, RR: 3.91) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizaad Williams | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2.29 | |
| Gerald Coetzee | 8 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 3.88 | |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 16.4 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 3.23 | |
| Kwena Maphaka | 6 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 4.50 | |
| Tony de Zorzi | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony de Zorzi | lbw b Dilshan Madushanka | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jordan Hermann | c Lakshitha Manasinghe b Lasith Embuldeniya | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 51.61 |
| Matthew Breetzke | lbw b Milan Rathnayake | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Keegan Petersen | c Janith Liyanage b Ramesh Mendis | 29 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 32.95 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c Nuwanidu Fernando b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 29 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 76.32 |
| Sinethemba Qeshile | run out (Ramesh Mendis) | 23 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 53.49 |
| Dewald Brevis | c Lakshitha Manasinghe b Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 60.61 |
| Gerald Coetzee | b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 12 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Lizaad Williams | not out | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 70.37 |
| Kwena Maphaka | c Lakshitha Manasinghe b Ramesh Mendis | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tristan Stubbs | retired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 12 (b 4 , lb 4 , nb 2, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 185/10 (50 Overs, RR: 3.7) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5.67 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3.60 | |
| Milan Rathnayake | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 13 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2.77 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 14 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 3.57 | |
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