RESULT
2nd unofficial Test, Durban, July 06 - 09, 2012, Sri Lanka A tour of South Africa
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336 & 302/5d
(T:349) 290 & 130/2

Match drawn

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South Africa A win series after drawn match

South Africa A played out 56 overs in the fourth innings with the loss of only two wickets to deny Sri Lanka A a chance to square the two-match series

Sri Lanka 336 (Karunaratne 83, McLaren 4-51) and 302 for 5 dec (Karunaratne 150*) drew with South Africa A 290 (Parnell 70, Kulasekara 3-60) and 130 for 2 (du Plessis 55*)
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
South Africa A played out 56 overs in the fourth innings with the loss of only two wickets to deny Sri Lanka A a chance to square the two-match series. South Africa had beaten the visitors by an innings in the first match in Durban.
Sri Lanka A started the day with opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne, on 99 overnight, reaching his century in the first over of the morning with an off-drive to the boundary. Karunaratne, who had scored 83 in the first innings, went on to take Sri Lanka past 300 and completed 150 runs in the process. He declared the innings soon after, giving a target of 349 runs in a minimum of 71 overs to the home team.
South Africa A lost openers Dean Elgar and Reeza Hendricks with only 37 runs on the board, but Stiaan van Zyl, 39 off 140 balls, and Faf du Plessis, 55 off 120, combined together in an unbeaten 93-run partnership as the game meandered to a draw.