Sri Lanka A beat South Africa A by 05 wickets, Sweep the 02 match series 2 – 0 with a superb all round display

Sri Lanka A Men’s Tour of South Africa 2024 – 02nd Unofficial Test – Benoni, Gauteng Province, South Africa – concluded on the last session of the 04th & final day

South Africa A put into bat, 334 all out – ( 92.1 Overs ) Skipper Neil Brand 129 ( 1×6, 12×4, 253 balls ), Dewald Brevis 49, Marques Ackerman 37, Beyers Swanepoel 34, Tshepang Dithole 27, Extras 16 – Tshepang Dithole / Neil Brand 41 run opening stand – lost the first 02 wickets for the addition of 01 run – Neil Brand / Marques Ackerman 62 runs for the 03rd wicket, Neil Brand / Dewald Brevis 98 runs for the 04th wicket, Neil Brand / Rivaldo Moonsamy 32 runs for the 06th wicket, Neil Brand / Beyers Swanepoel 42 runs for the 07th wicket, Neil Brand / Migael Pretorius 31 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 08 runs – Sonal Dinusha 3 / 48, Eshan Malinga 3 / 68, Isitha Wijesundara 2 / 60, Vishad Randika 02 victims, Nuwanidu Fernando 02 catches & 238 / 9 dec – ( 51.2 Overs ) Dewald Brevis 74, Jean du Plessis 48, Extras 11 – Tshepang Dithole / Jean du Plessis 46 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the next 02 wickets for the addition of 07 runs – Jean du Plessis / Dewald Brevis 47 runs for the 04th wicket, Dewald Brevis / Mihlali Mpongwana 45 runs for the 05th wicket, Dewald Brevis / Beyers Swanepoel 39 runs for the 06th wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 14 runs – Migael Pretorius / Prenelan Subrayen 25 runs for the 09th wicket – Isitha Wijesundara 2 / 23, Mohamed Shiraz 2 / 43, Eshan Malinga 2 / 55, Pawan Rathnayake 03 catches, Nuwanidu Fernando 02 catches.

Sri Lanka A in reply, 319 all out – ( 90.5 Overs ) Lahiru Udara 129 ( 1×6, 16×4, 192 balls ), Skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara 92 ( 1×6, 9×4, 166 balls ), Isitha Wijesundara 21, Extras 18 – Lahiru Udara / Nuwanidu Fernando 22 run opening stand, Lahiru Udara / Pawan Rathnayake 35 runs for the 02nd wicket, Lahiru Udara / Pasindu Sooriyabandara 179 runs for the 03rd wicket, Pasindu Sooriyabandara / Janith Liyanage 36 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 47 runs – Prenelan Subrayen 6 / 64, Skipper Neil Brand 2 / 45, Marques Ackerman 02 catches & 254 / 5 – ( 41.3 Overs ) Pawan Rathnayake 116no ( 7×6, 11×4, 67 balls ), Skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara 52, Extras 15 – Lahiru Udara / Nuwanidu Fernando 44 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 19 runs – Pasindu Sooriyabandara / Pawan Rathnayake 136 runs for the 04th wicket, Pawan Rathnayake / Sonal Dinusha 42 runs for the 05th wicket – Prenelan Subrayen 3 / 108, Beyers Swanepoel 2 / 30, Rivaldo Moonsamy 02 victims.

Player of the Match : Pawan Rathnayake – Sri Lanka A

Rain curtailed play on the 02nd day