Sri Lanka First-Class Matches 2002/03 and 2003

SRI LANKA A v SRI LANKA SCHOOLS XI Played at Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo, March 24, 25, 26, 2003. Sri Lanka A won by eight wickets. (Points: Sri Lanka A 16.035, Sri Lanka Schools XI 3.215) SRI LANKA SCHOOLS XI 1 W.U.Tharanga c Vandort b Polonowita 21 c Fernando b Mirando 58 2 K.U.N.Perera c Jayawardene b Lakshitha 9 lbw b Lakshitha 2 3 *M.S.R.Wijeratne lbw b Fernando 5 c Warnapura b Mirando 11 4 G.D.D.Indika c Vandort b de Silva 9 lbw b de Silva 45 5 J.K.Silva c Jayawardene b Mirando 14 c de Silva b Fernando 38 6 †G.T.de Silva c Warnapura b Mirando 14 c Jayawardene b de Silva 10 7 M.F.Maharoof lbw b de Silva 0 c Jayawardene b Mirando 1 8 R.W.M.G.A.Ratnayake c Jayawardene b de Silva 9 lbw b Warnapura 40 9 N.C.Komasaru not out 15 retired hurt 19 10 E.N.D.Wijeratne b de Silva 5 not out 24 11 P.U.M.Chanaka c Nawaz b de Silva 4 lbw b Warnapura 0 Extras b 2, lb 5, w 3, nb 16 26 b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 19 24 —— —— 131 272 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-52, 3-52, 4-72, 5-84, 6-93, 7-95, 8-115, 9-121, 10-131 FoW (2): 1-20, 2-62, 3-91, 4-140, 5-164, 6-164, 7-213, 8-228, 9-272 SRI LANKA A 1 M.G.Vandort lbw b Chanaka 26 not out 20 2 M.N.Nawaz b Ratnayake 105 c Chanaka b Maharoof 1 3 †H.A.P.W.Jayawardene b Chanaka 42 c de Silva b E.N.D.Wijeratne 1 4 A.S.Polonowita c de Silva b Maharoof 33 not out 23 5 B.S.M.Warnapura c Indika b Maharoof 49 6 K.H.R.K.Fernando c de Silva b Maharoof 0 7 M.T.T.Mirando c Komasaru b Chanaka 11 8 M.K.G.C.P.Lakshitha b Maharoof 19 9 N.S.Rupasinghe lbw b Chanaka 15 10 W.R.S.de Silva not out 27 11 *T.T.Samaraweera absent hurt Extras b 1, lb 11, w 3, nb 17 32 lb 1, w 2 3 —— —— 359 (2 wickets) 48 FoW (1): 1-71, 2-157, 3-225, 4-229, 5-230, 6-272, 7-310, 8-315, 9-359 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-10 Sri Lanka A Bowling O M R W O M R W de Silva 11.2 3 43 5 8nb 17 2 68 2 1w Lakshitha 8 2 18 1 4nb 16 5 50 1 6nb Mirando 10 1 36 2 3w,4nb 17 1 71 3 14nb Polonowita 4 3 4 1 Fernando 8 1 23 1 (4) 8 2 28 1 Rupasinghe (5) 14 3 34 0 Warnapura (6) 7.5 3 17 2 Sri Lanka Schools XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Maharoof 23 2 85 4 1w,17nb 4 0 15 1 1w E.N.D.Wijeratne 12 0 72 0 2w 5 0 20 1 1w Chanaka 22.1 3 103 4 1.1 0 12 0 Ratnayake 14 1 56 1 Komasaru 18 7 31 0 Umpires: C.B.C.Rodrigo and T.H.Wijewardene. Toss: Sri Lanka Schools XI Close of Play: 1st day: Sri Lanka A (1) 172-2 (Nawaz 85*, Polonowita 6*); 2nd day: Sri Lanka Schools XI (2) 130-3 (Indika 41*, J.K.Silva 6*). The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. 111