Cricket: South Africa Emerging beat Sri Lanka Emerging by 8 wickets

South Africa Emerging beat Sri Lanka Emerging by 8 wickets in their four-day unofficial Test match played at the Pallekelle Stadium on Saturday (1).   Batting first Sri Lanka emerging scored 115 with opener Kusal Mendis scoring 41.   South Africa Emerging replied with 299 runs.   In the second essay Sri Lanka Emerging were bowled out for 257 runs with Mendis returning to top score with 48 runs.   South Africa reached the winning target losing just two wickets.   Sri Lanka Emerging 115 all out (Kusal Mendis 41, Tshepo Moreki 4/30, Ruban Claassen 2/3, Travis Muller 2/25, Junior Dala 2/46) and 257 all out (Hashan Dumindu 25, Kusal Mendis 48, Minod Bhanuka 30, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 17, Denuwan Rajakaruna 42, Nisala Tharaka 41, Tshepo Moreki 4/31, Diego Rosier 3/22, Ruban Claassen 2/94)   South Africa Emerging 299 all out (Aiden Markram 42, David White 21, Somila Seyibockwe 58, Lesiba Ngoepe 45, Travis Muller 38, Ruben Claassen 49, Sahan Nanayakkara 3/83, Akila Dhananjaya 2/40, Kasun Rajitha 2/64, Nisala Tharaka 2/76,) and 74 for 2 ( David White 39n.o.)