Bell, Solanki help England 'A' to victory

PROMISING schoolboy Mahela Udawatte hit a fighting half century but could not prevent Sri Lanka 'A' from going down to the touring England 'A' team by 84 runs in their warm up match played at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Udawatte the captain of Ananda College hit a superb 52 from 71 balls with one six and seven fours and also shared a second wicket stand of 62 runs with Dilruwan Perera but the home side collapsed to 174 in reply to England's formidable 258 for 7.

Off spinner Richard Dawson did most of the damage with 4 for 27 after Wikram Solanki and skipper Ian Bell had completed half centurues.

England 'A': 258 for 7 in 50 overs (Wikram Solonki 61, Mark Prior 36, Ian Bell 58, Alistair Cook 40, Chamila Gamage 2 for 58).

Sri Lanka Cricket XI: 174 in 40.4 overs (D. Perera 24, M. Udawatte 52, K. Dharmasena 30, Jonathan Lewis 3 for 35, R. Clark 2 for 32, Richard Dawson 4 for 27)
- C.D.

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Pakistan 'A' by five wickets

OPENER Chanaka Wijesinghe hit a superb 99 with one six and fifteen fours but could not prevent the Sri Lanka Cricket Academy XI going down to the touring Pakistan 'A' team by five wickets in their warm up match played at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Sri Lanka Academy XI: 252 for 9 in 50 overs (Chanaka Wijesinghe 99, Kanchana Gunawardena 57, Ishan Muthalib 27, Yasir Arafat 3 for 30, Asher Zaidi 2 for 34).

Pakistan 'A': 257 for 5 in 47.3 overs (Asher Zaidi 49, Wajahulla Wasti 40, F. Ather 50, Misbah ul Haq 49 n.o)
- D.W.