Match Drawn – Many Sterling Performances for Both Teams in Well Fought Out Encounter from Start to Finish
England Lions Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 01st Unofficial Test Galle International Stadium, Southern Province – concluded after 04 days
Sri Lanka A electing to bat, 136 all out – ( 35.4 Overs ) Sadeera Samarawickrama 43, Lakshitha Manasinghe 26, Oshada Fernando 21, Nuwanidu Fernando 17, Skipper Nipun Dhananjaya 15 – Oshada Fernando / Nuwanidu Fernando added 30 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 87 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 42 runs – Mathew Fisher 5 / 34, Liam Patterson-White 3 / 51, Jamie Smith 06 victims & 663 / 9 – ( 157.1 Overs ) Nishan Madushka 241 ( 4×6, 25×4 423 balls ), Skipper Nipun Dhananjaya 128 ( 1×6, 18×4, 170 balls ), Oshada Fernando 114 (18×4, 134 balls ), Nuwanidu Fernando 80, Lakshitha Manasinghe 73, Extras 22 – Nishan Madushka / Oshada Fernando involved in a 203 run opening stand, Nishan Madushka / Lakshitha Manasinghe put on 119 runs for the 02nd wicket, Nishan Madushka / Nuwanidu Fernando added 113 runs for the 03rd wicket, Nishan Madushka / Nipun Dhananjaya associated in a 219 run partnership for the 04th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 09 runs – Jack Carson 4 / 173, Liam Patterson-White 3 / 231.
England Lions in reply, 467 all out – ( 87.5 Overs ) Thomas Haines 118 ( 1×6, 12×4, 138 balls ), Skipper Haseeb Hameed 81, Alex Lees 56, Matthew Fisher 53, Josh Bohannon 42, Liam Patterson-White 41, Jamie Smith 23, Extras 24 – Alex Lees / Haseeb Hameed were involved in a 125 run opening stand, Haseeb Hameed / Thomas Haines added 64 runs for the 02nd wicket, Thomas Haines / Josh Bohannon put on 74 runs for the 04th wicket, Thomas Haines / Liam Patterson-White associated in a 56 run partnership for the 07th wicket – Amshi De Silva 3 / 59, Lasith Embuldeniya 3 / 159, Lakshitha Manasinghe 2 / 85, Nishan Madushka 03 catches, Sadeera Samarawickrama 02 victims & 221 / 7 – ( 48 Overs ) Josh Bohannon 57, Jack Haynes 43, Jamie Smith 39no, Liam Patterson-White 25,Tom Haines 20 – recovered from 67 / 4 – Josh Bohannon / Jack Haynes added 88 runs for the 05th wicket, Jamie Smith / Liam Patterson-White put on 62 runs for the 07th wicket – Milan Rathnayake 3 / 31, Lakshitha Manasinghe 2 / 55, Sadeera Samarawickrama 02 victims.
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