Weerakoon stars in Sri Lanka A win
Avishka Gunawardene blasted 83 off 96 balls to steer Sri Lanka A to a comfortable six-wicket win against South Africa A
Cricinfo staff
09-Sep-2005
Sri Lanka A 224 (Lokuarachchi 53*) and 200 for 4 (Gunawardene 83) beat South Africa A 245 (De Bruyn 100, Weerakoon 6-59) and 173 (Weerakoon7-47) by 6 wickets
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Avishka Gunawardene blasted 83 (one six and 11 fours) off 96 balls to steer Sri Lanka A to a comfortable six-wicket win against South Africa A at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka A were set a target of just 195 after Sajeewa Weerakoon destroyed South Africa A for just 173, taking 7 for 47 in the second innings to follow up on 6 for 59 in the first.
South Africa A resumed play on the third day on a precarious 108 for 6 and Thami Tsolekile fell after a 58-run partnership with Johan Botha who made 41. Paul Adams chipped in with 21 before Weerakoon wrapped things up for Sri Lanka A.
After Upul Tharanga fell early, Sri Lanka A cantered to 200 for 4 riding on a with a resilient partnership of 103 between Gunawardene and Ian Daniel as they took the attack to South Africa A. The Man of the Match however was Sajeewa Weerakoon who excelled with match figures of 13 for 106.