vs Sri Lanka A, at Gqeberha, Nov 05 1999 - Match Result

Potchefstroom: Sri Lanka A lost their first tour match when they opened their five weeks tour with a six-wicket defeat at the North West Stadium by a combined side made up of Free State, North West and Griqualand West players

Sri Lanka A ended the second day of their three-day match against a Combined XI on 120 for three, still 51 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat in Potchefstroom on Monday

Free State opening bowler Herman Bakkes, who toured Sri Lanka last year with the South Africa A team renewed his acquaintance with the tourists with a blistering six wickets haul at North West Oval in the one-time capital of the old Transvaal,

Centurion: World Cup squad members Nicky Boje, Alan Dawson and Derek Crookes as well as the recall of Roger Telemachus to the South Africa A team's ranks shows that the national selectors are thinking forward to the international limited-overs scene