Sri Lanka lose second warm-up by 9 wickets
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Sri Lanka, who are touring England, suffered a 9-wicket defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis method against England Lions in their second warm-up T20.
Invited to bat first after England Lions won the toss, Sri Lanka made 156 for 9 in the match concluded at the County Ground in Becknham on the 13th.
Charith Asalanka captained Sri Lanka in this match, while Kamil Mishara top-scored in the innings. He struck 31 off 18 balls with 2 sixes and 4 fours.
Pathum Nissanka also made 23 off 16 balls with 2 fours and a six, Charith Asalanka scored 23 off 22 balls with a six, and Tharindu Ratnayake again impressed with 22 off 12 balls, including 2 sixes and a four.
The other players involved in the match finished their innings as follows: Lahiru Udara (13), Kamindu Mendis (2), Dasun Shanaka (13), Janith Liyanage (5), Dunith Wellalage (10), Maheesh Theekshana (not out 1) and Dushmantha Chameera (not out 0).
Mason Crane, James Coles and Tom Hartley took two wickets apiece.
England Lions had only 6.2 overs to bat in their reply. When rain stopped play at that point, they were 76 for 1.
Play did not resume, and England Lions were consequently awarded a 9-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Opener Paul Walter was unbeaten on 34 off 20 balls, with 2 sixes and 3 fours. Ben Mayes was also unbeaten at the other end on 10 off 7 balls, including 2 fours.
Ben McKinney, the only batter dismissed in the innings, made 19. He had faced 12 balls and struck 3 fours when he gave Eshan Malinga a catch off Maheesh Theekshana.
Brief scores
- Sri Lanka – 156 for 9 (20.0) Pathum Nissanka 23, Kamil Mishara 31, Charith Asalanka 23, Tharindu Ratnayake 22, Mason Crane 2/20, James Coles 2/22, Tom Hartley 2/27
- England Lions – 76 for 1 (6.2) Paul Walter not out 34, Ben McKinney 19
England Lions won by 9 wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The first match of the three-match T20I series between the two countries is scheduled to be played at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on the 15th of this month.
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Based on ThePapare reporting