Munaweera 86

Dashing opener Dilshan Munaweera hammered a sparkling 86 to help the Sri Lanka Development Squad beat the Canterbury XI by four wickets in their limited overs match played at Canterbury, New Zealand yesterday.

Canterbury XI: 242 in 50 overs (C. Harris 76, S. Pathirana 3 for 54, T. Perera 2 for 44).

Sri Lanka Development Squad: 243 for 6 in 43 overs (D. Munaweera 86, S. Pathirana 46 n.o, D. Karunaratne 33).

In another one day fixture Munaweera struck a magnificent 92 to spearhead the Sri Lanka Development Squad to a rousing eight wicket victory over the New Zealand under 19 team at Burnwood Park in New Zealand.

New Zealand under 19: 232 in 50 overs (T. Perera 3 for 42, S. Pathirana 2 for 48, U. Peiris 2 for 46).

Sri Lanka Development Squad: 233 for 2 in 26 overs (D. Munaweera 92, L. Thirimanna 53 n.o, A. Priyanjan 56 n.o).

Half ton by Lahiru

Middle order batsman Lahiru Thirimanna hit a fighting half century to guide the Sri Lanka Development Squad beat the New Zealand under 19 team by four wickets in another one day match played at Willows grounds in New Zealand.

New Zealand under 19: 148 in 50 overs (S. Pathirana 5 for 25, T. Perera 2 for 30).

Sri Lanka Development Squad: 150 for 6 in 35 overs (L. Thirimanna 51, N. Mazahir 38, A. Priyanjan 26).