Dimuth (83) steers Lanka ‘A’ to 290/8

The touring Sri Lanka ‘A’ team scored 290 for 8 wickets at stumps on the first day in the second unofficial four day Test match against South Africa ‘A’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa ‘A’ captain F du Plessis won the toss and elected to field first. Sri Lanka ‘A’ captain and opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne scored 83 runs with a one six and 11 fours.

All-rounder Sachithra Serasinghe smashed 53 runs with four fours and he joined with Kosala Kulasekera for a 50-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Earlier, Karunaratne and Angelo Perera added a half century partnership for the fifth wicket. R Mclaren shone for South Africa ‘A’ claiming three wickets for 32 runs. South Africa ‘A’ lead the two-match series 1-0.

Chief scores:

Sri Lanka ‘A’: 290/8 in 87.2 overs (Dimuth Karunaratne 83, Angelo Perera 38, Sachithra Serasinghe 53, Kosala Kulasekera 30, R Mclaren 3/32, P Matshikwe 2/50, SR Hamer 2/61).