Milinda Siriwardane and Kamindu Mendis lift Sri Lanka A

Ireland A Tour of Sri Lanka 2019

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The first test match between the touring Ireland A team and Sri Lanka A team commenced today at Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds in Colombo.

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The Irish skipper won the toss and decided to take the first lease of the wicket but failed to make a significant contribution with the bat as they were bundled out for just 153 runs in their first innings. The Irish opening batsman James McCollum showed some resistance with the bat top scoring with a knock of 76 runs which came off 108 balls.

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The Sri Lankans were very disciplined with the ball right from the start with right arm seamer Mohomad Shiraz and left arm spinner Lasith Ambuldeniya taking 4 wickets each to demolish the Irish batting line-up. Though Sri Lanka shone with the ball, they did not get off to a good start with the bat as they lost their first 4 wickets for 46 runs in 15 overs.

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However, experienced campaigner Milinda Siriwardane and in-form left hand batsman Kamindu Mendis met at the crease and built an unbeaten 139 run partnership for the fifth wicket to finish the first day’s play in favor of the hosts. Right arm fast medium bowler Mark Adair starred with the ball for Ireland A picking up 3 wickets.









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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