Match Drawn
New Zealand A Tour of Sri Lanka 2026 – 01st Unofficial Test – Rajapaksha Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Southern Province – concluded after 04 days
Sri Lanka A electing to bat, 381 all out – ( 97.5 Overs )
Sonal Dinusha 108 ( 1×6, 9×4, 148 balls ), Lahiru Udara 61, Ramesh Mendis 48, Isitha Wijesundara 36, Skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara 32, Pavan Rathnayake 27, Nuwanidu Fernando 21, Nishan Madushka 20, Extras 14 – Nishan Madushka / Lahiru Udara 46 run opening stand, Lahiru Udara / Nuwanidu Fernando 56 runs for the 02nd wicket, Lahiru Udara / Pavan Rathnayake 30 runs for the 03rd wicket, Pasindu Sooriyabandara / Sonal Dinusha 45 runs for the 05th wicket, Sonal Dinusha / Ramesh Mendis 102 runs for the 06th wicket, Sonal Dinusha / Isitha Wijesundara 58 runs for the 08th wicket – Timothy Pringle 3 / 88, Ryan Harrison 2 / 60, Peter Younghusband 2 / 97, Mitchell Hay 04 victims & 168 / 4 – ( 49 Overs ) Nuwanidu Fernando 50no, Lahiru Udara 39, Nishan Madushka 25, Skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara 20 – Nishan Madushka / Lahiru Udara 64 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 18 runs – Nuwanidu Fernando / Pasindu Sooriyabandara 31 runs for the 04th wicket, Nuwanidu Fernando / Sonal Dinusha 55 runs unbroken for the 05th wicket – Timothy Pringle 3 / 50.
New Zealand A in reply, 479 all out – ( 153.4 Overs )
Curtis Heapy 162 ( 9×4, 370 balls ), Timothy Robinson 130 ( 13×4, 229 balls ) – career best – Fraser Sheat 61no – career best – Mitchell Hay 33, Matthew Boyle 26, Extras 18 – Rhys Mariu / Curtis Heapy 27 run opening stand, Curtis Heapy / Timothy Robinson 218 runs for the 02nd wicket, Curtis Heapy / Matthew Boyle 42 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the next 03 wickets for the addition of 13 runs – Curtis Heapy / Mitchell Hay 44 runs for the 07th wicket, Curtis Heapy / Timothy Pringle 43 runs for the 08th wicket, Fraser Sheat / Jarrod McKay 74 runs for the last wicket – Isitha Wijesundara 2 / 56, Sonal Dinusha 2 / 72, Ramesh Mendis 2 / 105, Lahiru Udara 02 victims.
Badlight & rain suspended play on some days.
Photos courtesy SLC Media