The Sri Lanka A Cricket Team delivered a dominant performance to defeat the New Zealand A Cricket Team by an innings and 109 runs in the second four-day match at Galle International Stadium.
Batting first, New Zealand A posted 305, with Matthew Boyle scoring 102 and Curtis Heaphy adding 59. Dilum Sudheera starred with the ball, claiming 6 wickets, while Ramesh Mendis picked up 3.
Sri Lanka A responded with a massive 518, led by Kamil Mishara’s brilliant 174. Contributions also came from Lahiru Udara (61), Sonal Dinusha (60*), Nishan Madushka (57), and Nuwanidu Fernando (55).
Trailing by a huge margin, New Zealand A needed 213 to avoid an innings defeat but were bowled out for just 104. Dilum Sudheera continued his impact with 4 more wickets, while Mohamed Shiraz and Ramesh Mendis claimed two each.
With this emphatic win, Sri Lanka A clinched the series 1-0 in style.
