Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka A , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
23,24,25 August 2008 (3-day match)
23/08Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka A tour of South Africa at Benoni, Aug 23-25 2008
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![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
576 & 229/5d -
![South African Airways Challenge XI]( "South African Airways Challenge XI")
212 & 145/4 (42 ov)
23/08Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka A tour of South Africa at Benoni, Aug 23-25 2008
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![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
576 & 229/5d -
![South African Airways Challenge XI]( "South African Airways Challenge XI")
212 & 145/4 (42 ov)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA A 576 (118.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Kanchana Gunawardene90 (122)
- Upul Tharanga169 (167)
- Cliffe Deacon3/128 (29.2)
- Lundi Mbane3/73 (16)
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CHALLENGE XI 212 (43.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Chad Baxter46 (75)
- Adrian McLaren34 (51)
- Dilruwan Perera2/15 (3.4)
- Isuru Udana3/32 (8)
SRI LANKA A 229/5d (53 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Kanchana Gunawardene32 (40)
- Angelo Mathews*101 (127)
- Cliffe Deacon1/20 (5)
- Mario Saliwa2/35 (9)
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CHALLENGE XI 145/4 (42 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Wendell Bossenger*28 (32)
- Chad Baxter*75 (129)
- Rangana Herath3/26 (11)
- Suranga Lakmal1/26 (7)
END OF OVER:42 | 5 Runs | SAAXI: 145/4
- Chad Baxter75 (129b)
- Wendell Bossenger28 (32b)
- Isuru Udana10-2-35-0
41.6
0
Udana to Baxter, no run,
41.5
0
Udana to Baxter, no run,
41.4
4
Udana to Baxter, FOUR,
41.3
0
Udana to Baxter, no run,
41.2
1
Udana to Bossenger, 1 run,
41.1
0
Udana to Bossenger, no run,
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