By Srian Obeyesekere

Kamil Mishara struck a fighting a fighting 65 off 79 hitting 7 boundaries as Sri Lanka A went down to Australia A in the opening unofficial ODI by 198 runs at Darwin on Friday July 4.

Only two other Lankan batsmen reached double figures were Pavan Rathnayake 28 off 37 with 2 boundaries and Sonal Dinusha 10 off 32.

After being put in to bat, Australia A ran up 324 for 4 wickets and bowled out Sri Lanka A for 134 in 35.4 overs. Test discard opener Nathan McSweeney struck a blazing unbeaten 85 inclusive of 9 boundaries and a six for Australia A.
Australia’s Sam Elliott was outstanding with the ball claiming 5 for 14 and Billy Stanlake 3 for 18.

Chief Scores:

Australia A 332/4 (50 Overs)
(Nathan McSweeney n.o. 85, Oliver Peake n.o. 55, Jason Sangha 50, Josh Phillippe 29, Campbell Kellaway 20, Wanuja Sahan 1/46, Mohamed Shiraz 1/53, Pramod Madushan 1/70)

Sri Lanka A 134 (35 Overs)
(Kamil Mishara 65, Pavan Rathnayake 28, Sonal Dinusha 10, Sam Elliott 5/14, Billy Stanlake 3/18)