England Lions beat Sri Lanka A by 04 wickets to lead the 03 match series 1 – 0

England Lions Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 01st Unofficial One International, Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province

Sri Lanka A electing to bat, 230 all out – ( 45.2 Overs )Skipper Sadeera Samarawickrama 74, Sahan Aarachchige 54, Chamika Karunaratne 52, Angelo Matthews 13, Extras 15 – Sadeera Samarawickrama / Sahan Aarachchige added 121 runs for the 05th wicket, Sadeera Samarawickrama / Chamika Karunaratne put on 28 runs for the 06th wicket – Chamika Karunaratne / Praveen Jayawickrama involved in a 29 run stand for the last wicket – first 10 overs : 32 / 4, 25 overs : 112 / 4, last 5.1 overs : 37 / 4 – recovered from 25 / 4 – Saqib Mahmood 3 / 27, Sam Cook 2 / 35, Jacob Bethell 2 / 50, Jordon Cox 02 catches & 01 run out assist.

England Lions in reply, 231 / 6 – ( 40.2 Overs ) Sam Hain 52, Jacob Bethell 50, Jordon Cox 46, Tom Prest 27, Jack Haynes 25, Extras 10 – Jacob Bethell / Jack Haynes put on a 69 run opening stand, Jacob Bethell / Sam Hain added 32 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sam Hain / Jordon Cox involved in a 72 run partnership for the 03rd wicket, James Rew / Tom Prest associated in a 34 run stand for the 05th wicket – first 10 overs : 64 / 0, 25 overs : 145 / 2, last 10.2 overs : 56 / 3 – Dushan Hemantha 3 / 56, Praveen Jayawickrama 2 / 52, Nuwanidu Fernando 02 catches.

Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
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