Sri Lanka 'A' struggling at 154 for 6
Sri Lanka 'A' were struggling at 154 for 6 in reply to Pakistan 'A'
first innings total of 342 on day two of their second four day
unofficial Test match continued at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo
yesterday.
Opener Lahiru Thirimanna hit a fighting half century with one six and
six boundaries and also put on 79 runs for the first wicket along with
Madawa Warnapura (37). Earlier Pakistan 'A' hit up a formidable 342 with
skipper Faisal Iqbal stroking a superb 83 from 135 deliveries inclusive
of ten boundaries.
He also put on 119 runs for the fifth wicket together with all
rounder Fahad Iqbal who made 41 with two sixes and four boundaries.
PAKISTAN A
1st innings
(Overnight 294 for 4)
Khurram Manzoor c Warnapura b Weerakoon 35
Umar Amin c Mubarak b Darshanpriya 11
Ahmed Shehzad c Thirimanne b Pushpakumara 96
Azhar Ali run out (Mubarak) 20
Faisal Iqbal b Vidanapathirana 83
Fahad Iqbal lbw b Welegedara 41
Sarfraz Ahmed c C Silva b Vidanapathirana 7
Fahad Masood c K Silva b Vidanapathirana 12
Abdur Rehman not out 7
Wahab Riaz lbw b Rupasinghe 3
Mohammad Talha c Warnapura b Pushpakumara 6
Extras (b 1, lb 9, w 6, nb 5) 21
Total (all out; 110.3 overs) 342
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-118, 3-161, 4-183, 5-302, 6-308, 7-324, 8-325, 9-330.
Bowling: C. Welegedara 21-4-66-1, D. Darshanpriya 15-3-53-1,
M Pushpakumara 18.3-0-69-2, C. Vidanapathirana 20-9-43-3, J. Mubarak 1-0-12-0,
S. Weerakoon 25-9-62-1, G. Rupasinghe 8-2-19-1, M. Warnapura 2-0-8-0.
SRI LANKA A
1st innings
M. Warnapura c & b Abdur Rehman 37
L. Thirimanne lbw b Mohammad Talha 51
J. Mubarak c Sarfraz Ahmed b Wahab Riaz 13
C. Silva c Sarfraz Ahmed b Wahab Riaz 6
G. Rupasinghe b Mohammad Talha 2
K. Silva not out 9
M. Pushpakumara b Wahab Riaz 20
S Weerakoon not out 0
Extras (lb 3, w 6, nb 8) 17
Total (6 wickets; 46.1 overs) 154
Fall of wickets: 1-79, 2-112, 3-120, 4-123, 5-123, 6-154.
Bowling: Mohammad Talha 17-2-74-2, Wahab Riaz 12.1-3-32-3,
Fahad Masood 7-3-13-0, Abdur Rehman 10-1-33-1.
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