England Lions ended their Sri Lanka tour on a winning note when they recorded a 12 runs win on the Duckworth/Lewis method against Sri Lanka 'A' in the fifth unofficial ODI match played at the CCC ground on Saturday (11).
Sri Lanka 'A' taking first lease of the wicket was restricted to a score of 192 with Dhanushka Gunatileke making a top score of 51 and England Lions in their run chase was on 124 for 5 in 26.3 overs when bad light stopped play.
The required target was 113 runs when play was stopped.
Sri Lanka 'A' won the five match series 3-2
Sri Lanka 'A' 192 all out (46.1) (Dhanushka Gunatileke 51, Dasun Shanaka 32, Ramith Rambukwella 23, Angelo Perera 21, Vikum Sanjaya 30 n.o.: Tom Helm 5/33, Liam Livingstone 2/27)
England Lions 124 for 5 wickets (26.3) (Keaton Jennigs 38, Ben Duckett 28, Daniel Bell-Drummond 16: Chathuranga de Silva 2/20, Dhanushka Gunatileke 2/ 25)
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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