Tharanga, Angelo shine for Sri Lanka A

Tharanga Paranavitana and Angelo Matthews powered Sri Lanka A to a first innings win over Karnataka in their three day encounter at the Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium recently.

Batting first, Sri Lanka made 224 runs helped by 78 from opener Paranavitana and 46 from Matthews. In reply, Karnataka were bowled for 175 runs with allrounder Jeewan Mendis, a leg spinner and top order batsman, picking up four wickets.

In the second innings Paranavitana made 37 while Matthews chipped in with 34, taking the Sri Lankan total to 191 to leave Karnataka chasing 241 from 40 overs. In their second essay made 143 for 5. Sri Lanka A tour to India includes four matches against Karnataka, Hyderbad, Andra Pradesh, all matches to be played at Visakhapatnam.