Skipper Priyanjan (111) and Prasanna (5 for 50) help Sri Lanka 'A'
win by 107 runs
Sri Lankan skipper Ashan Priyanjana top scored with 111, and received
excellent support from Chathuranga de Silva (60), Mahela Udawatte, and
Danushka Gunatilleke to raise an elegant 329 for eight wickets in their
50 overs. Sri Lanka 'A' team went on to win the match when they
dismissed Ireland for 222 in 41.3 overs. Sri Lanka 'A' also won the
first game by 28 runs.
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Andrew Balbirnie of Ireland was leg before wicket and makes
his way to the pavilion after Sri Lanka 'A' leg spinner
Seekkuge Prasanna had him leg before wicket for two runs.
Seekkuge Prasanna (41) is congratulated by his teammates on
the dismissal. Sri Lanka 'A' batted first and made 329 for 8
in 50 overs and Ireland were all out for 222 in 41.3 overs.
The match was played at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont,
Belfast in Ireland on Friday. |
The Sri Lanka 'A' trio all scored half centuries and helped the team
on a big score. The Lankans were helped from an excellent pitch and a
lightning fast outfield, which offered full value for their strokes.
The Sri Lanka top order punished anything remotely loose, striking a
total of 49 boundaries, which the Irish attack found difficult to stem.
Andrew White showed all his experience to take 1-29 in his 10 overs,
while Craig Young bowled excellently to finish with 4 for 44.
The Irish reply got off to a poor start and were finally all out for
222. Sri Lanka 'A' Seekkuge Prasanna (5 for 50) and Dushmantha Chameera
(3 for 44) made victory possible with their on-the-spot bowling. the
worst possible start as Wednesday's centurion Stuart Poynter gave a
return catch to leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna (5-50) from the first
ball.
Andrew Balbirnie (2), Nick Larkin (16) and Andrew Poynter (1) fell
cheaply as Ireland stumbled to 47 for 4.
John Anderson struck five boundaries in his 32 before being bowled by
the impressive Chameera (3-34).
Stuart Thompson went on the offensive, striking 3 sixes and 2 fours
in his 51 from 52 balls, sharing a 6th wicket stand of 66 with Andrew
White (45).
Andrew McBrine (31) and Eddie Richardson (27) continued the late
order rally, adding 50 in just 33 balls for the 8th wicket, but the
dismissal of McBrine saw three wickets fall for just a single as they
finished on 222 all out. The teams meet again today in the third game of
the series at Coleraine. SRI LANKA A: 329-8 (A Priyanjana 111, C de
Silva 61, M Udawatte 60 D Gunathilaka 55, C Young 4-44) beat IRELAND 222
all out (41.3 overs; S Thompson 51, A White 45, A McBrine 31, E
Richardson 27 Prasanna 5-50, Chameera 3-34) Courtesy: Cricket Ireland
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