Sri Lanka A bt New Zealand A by 44 runs on the DLS Method – Lead the 03 match series 2 – 0

New Zealand A Tour of Sri Lanka 2026 – 02nd One Dayer – Rajapakse Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Southern Province

Sri Lanka A electing to bat, 368 / 9 – ( 50 Overs )
Lasith Croospulle 103 ( 6×6, 13×4, 76 balls ), Sonal Dinusha 93, Skipper Sahan Aarachchige 74 – Kamil Mishara / Lasith Croospulle 39 run opening stand, Lasith Croospulle / Nuwanidu Fernando 43 runs for the 02nd wicket, Lasith Croospulle / Sahan Aarachchige 90 runs for the 04th wicket, Sahan Aarachchige / Sonal Dinusha 70 runs for the 05th wicket, Sonal Dinusha / Milan Rathnayake 29 runs for the 06th wicket, Sonal Dinusha / Wanuja Sahan 54 runs for the 08th wicket – first 10 overs : 98 / 2, 25 overs : 204 / 4, last 10 overs : 86 / 4 – Tim Pringle 3 / 58, Adithya Ashok 2 / 60, Dale Phillips & Simon Keene 02 catches each.

New Zealand A in reply, 158 / 3 – ( 28 Overs ) Curtis Heapy 53no, Dale Phillips 34, Tim Robinson 27, Extras 16 – Tim Robinson / Dale Phillips 36 run opening stand, Dale Phillips / Curtis Heapy 56 runs for the 02nd wicket, Curtis Heapy / Matthew Boyle 41 runs for the 03rd wicket, Curtis Heapy / Muhammad Abbas 23 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket – first 10 overs : 74 / 1, 25 overs : 144 / 3, last 03 overs : 14 / 0.

Player of the Match : Lasith Croospulle – SL A

Match was abandoned after 28 overs in the New Zealand A reply innings, due to bad light.

Photos courtesy SLC Media