OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.45PM.
SOUTH Africa A have won the first match of their unofficial limited-overs series against Sri Lanka A at the Uyanwatte Stadium.
Man of the match, Derek Crookes scored 95 not out and was involved in several important partnerships as South Africa A scored 209/5 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 10 wicket total of 206. The South Africans began their innings on a good note, with Mark Bruyns and Martin van Jaarsveld scoring 37 at more than four runs an over.
The Lankan innings of 208 was built around a half-century from Indika de Saram who was the only batsman who could come to grips with the SA A attack.
Sri Lanka A, innings
A Gunawardena c Ackerman b Gilder 11
U Fernando c Ackerman b Gilder 14
D Samaraweera run out (Benkenstein/Crookes) 17
I de Saram b Crookes 56
M Mendis c Bakkes b Boje 9
L de Silva c Gilder b Dawson 28
A Rideegammanagedera c Crookes b Bakkes 11
M Warnapura c and b Bakkes 19
R Palliyguru run out (Bakkes) 24
S Silva run out (Crookes) 1
D Hettiarachchi not out 2
Extras (9lb 2nb 5w) 16
Total 208 — 49.1 overs
Fall of wickets: 1/28 2/29 3/79 4/102 5/127 6/151 7/164 8/193 9/204
Bowling: Gilder 8-2-33-2 (1nb); Bakkes 9.1-1-28-2 (1w); Benkenstein 2-0-10-0 (1w); Dawson 7-0-31-1 (1nb 3w); Boje 10-0-34-1; Crookes 10-0-42-1; Bruyns 3-0-19-0.
South Africa A innings
M Bruyns c Gunawardena b Palliyaguru 23
M van Jaarsveld c Warnapura b De Silva 23
D Crookes not out 95
H Ackerman c Samarweera b Rideegammanagedera 20
D Benkenstein c Samaraweera b Palliyaguru 17
A Prince b Hettiarachchi 16
N Boje not out 8
Extras (1nb 6w) 7
Total (for five wickets) 209 — 48.3 overs
Fall of wickets: 1/37 2/61 3/118 4/158 5/185
Bowling: De Silva 6-0-32-1 (1nb 1w); Palliyaguru 10-0-27-2 (1w); Rideegammanagedera 10-0-46-1 (3w); Hettiarachchi 9-0-34-1; Warnapura 9.3-0-52-0; Fernando 4-0-18-1 (1w).
South Africa A win by five wickets.
Man of the match: Derek Crookes (SA)
SA lead 1-0 in three-match series.