Sri Lanka registered an exciting 38-run win over England Lions in their four-day tour match concluded in Derby a short-while ago. It was a creditable win by the Lankan team after the visitors were forced to follow on – trailing by 266 runs.
But centuries by skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan and his fellow opener Tharanga Paranavithana enabled Sri Lanka to bounce back when following on as the visitors made a creditable 448 all it in their second innings.
In return, England Lions were bowled out for 183 runs in the second innings with Dilhara Fernando and Nuwan Pradeep sharing seven wickets between then. New boy Pradeep, a 24-year-old medium paceman from Negombo, bagged four wickets in his dream spell.
Chief scores: England Lions first innings 493/8 decl and second innings 183 all out (Dilhara Fernando 3 for 33, Nuwan Pradeep 4 for 29).
Sri Lanka first innings 266 all out and second innings 448 all out (Tillakaratne Dilshan 117, Tharanga Paranavithana 125, Thilan Samaraweera 74, J.W. Jernbach 4 for 94).