Pakistan ‘A’ registered a comfortable win over Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first unofficial Test between the two sides worked off today (14Th November) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
After trailing by 143 runs, Sri Lanka showcased a brilliant fightback in the second innings to set a competitive target for the hosts.
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Wanuja Sahan (73), Pasindu Sooriyabandara (64), Sonal Dinusha (62), Pavan Rathnayake (60) and Ahan Wickramasinghe (53) scored valiant half-centuries helping Sri Lanka ‘A’ post a commanding total – 364 for their second innings. .
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The hosts were set a target of 222, which they chased down quite convincingly with 7 wickets in hand. Mohammad Suleman (86) and Ali Zaryab (83*) were the chief architects of Pakistan ‘A’ successful run-chase as they notched up excellent half-centuries.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka ‘A’ – 115 (33.1) Sonal Dinusha 30, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 28, Kashif Ali 5/31, Khurram Shahzad 4/32 & 364 (96.4) Wanuja Sahan 73, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 64, Sonal Dinusha 62, Pavan Rathnayake 60, Ahan Wickramasinghe 53, Nipun Dhananjaya 28, Khurram Shahzad 5/70, Mohammed Suleman 2/21, Kashif Ali 2/79
Pakistan ‘A’ – 258 (82.1) Hussain Talat 56, Rohail Nazir 55, Ali Zaryab 55, Abdul Faseeh 26, Mohammed Suleman 24, Vishwa Fernando 4/44, Isitha Wijesundara 2/49, Nisala Tharaka 2/57 & 222/3 (53) Mohammad Suleman 86, Ali Zaryab 83*, Abdul Faseeh 22
Result – Pakistan ‘A’ won by 7 wickets
