f63572	Sri Lanka A v New Zealand A
	New Zealand A in Sri Lanka 2025/26
Venue	Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th April 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand A won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match still in progress
Umpires	BCN Amarasinghe, RA Kottahachchi
TV umpire	RP Sooriyaarachchi
Referee	PS Jayaprakashdaran
Close of play day 1	New Zealand A (1) 238/4 (Chu 26*, Hay 13*; 63 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka A (1) 197/2 (Mishara 72*, Sahahab 0*; 45.3 overs)
Close of play day 3

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New Zealand A first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*RA Mariu	lbw b Thilakaratne	22	31	51	4	-	22
CG Heaphy	lbw b Thilakaratne	59	130	192	3	-	86
DN Phillips	b Rajapaksa	6	16	23	1	-	13
MWT Boyle	c Igalagamage b Wanigamuni	102	116	171	7	4	59
MW Chu	c KNM Fernando b Thilakaratne	27	65	76	2	-	45
+MJ Hay	c KNM Fernando b Wanigamuni	20	57	62	1	-	42
SB Keene	b Thilakaratne	20	49	66	2	-	36
PF Younghusband	c de Livera b Wanigamuni	9	24	26	-	-	18
TJG Pringle	c and b Thilakaratne	8	16	21	-	1	14
MD Rae	not out	8	13	25	1	-	9
RK Gulati	c Dinusha b Thilakaratne	11	7	10	2	-	2
Extras	(5 b, 6 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	13
Total	(all out, 363 minutes, 87.1 overs)	305
Fall of wickets:
1-34 (Mariu, 11.2 ov), 2-55 (Phillips, 16.1 ov), 3-169 (Heaphy, 43.3 ov), 4-219 (Boyle, 56.5 ov), 5-240 (Chu, 63.6 ov), 6-260 (Hay, 72.6 ov), 7-278 (Younghusband, 80.1 ov), 8-280 (Keene, 81.6 ov), 9-291 (Pringle, 85.4 ov), 10-305 (Gulati, 87.1 ov)

Sri Lanka A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sahahab	12	4	27	0	1	-	55	3	-
Rajapaksa	8	1	39	1	-	-	33	7	-
Thilakaratne	35.1	7	107	6	-	1	145	4	4
Wanigamuni	28	2	103	3	-	-	101	8	1
Dinusha	2	0	7	0	-	-	7	-	-
MNK Fernando	2	0	11	0	-	-	5	1	-

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Sri Lanka A first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
KNM Fernando	c Heaphy b Rae	57	121	182	5	-	83
LU Igalagamage	c Hay b Rae	61	88	103	8	-	57
RVPK Mishara	not out	72	57	88	10	-	23
AMS Sahahab	not out	0	7	9	-	-	7
MNK Fernando	still to bat
*DPS Sooriyabandara	still to bat
GS Dinusha	still to bat
+MKST de Livera	still to bat
RTM Wanigamuni	still to bat
DS Thilakaratne	still to bat
WADS Rajapaksa	still to bat
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 2 w)	7
Total	(2 wickets, 191 minutes, 45.3 overs)	197
Fall of wickets:
1-98 (Igalagamage, 27.2 ov), 2-195 (KNM Fernando, 43.4 ov)

New Zealand A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Rae	10.3	1	35	2	-	-	43	4	-
Keene	4	0	30	0	2	-	14	5	-
Pringle	12	0	54	0	-	-	42	6	-
Younghusband	11	0	43	0	-	-	40	5	-
Gulati	8	1	30	0	-	-	31	3	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: New Zealand A (1) 100/2 (Heaphy 40*, Boyle 27*; 27 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: New Zealand A (1) 216/3 (Boyle 101*, Chu 20*; 55 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka A (1) 0/0 (Igalagamage 0*, KNM Fernando 0*; 0 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka A (1) 90/0 (KNM Fernando 30*, Igalagamage 55*; 25 overs)
--> New Zealand A first innings: 50 in 15.4 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 100 in 26.4 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 150 in 40.2 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 200 in 49.4 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 250 in 68.2 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 300 in 86.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka A first innings: 50 in 12.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka A first innings: 100 in 27.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka A first innings: 150 in 36.2 overs
--> CG Heaphy (1) 50 in 112 balls with 3 fours
--> MWT Boyle (1) 50 in 61 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes
--> MWT Boyle (1) 100 in 108 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes
--> MW Chu (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> KNM Fernando (1) 50 in 106 balls with 4 fours
--> LU Igalagamage (1) 50 in 73 balls with 7 fours
--> LU Igalagamage (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 25
--> RVPK Mishara (1) 50 in 39 balls with 8 fours
--> CG Heaphy (16) and MWT Boyle (30) added 50 in 73 balls for the New Zealand A 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (30) and MWT Boyle (66) added 100 in 147 balls for the New Zealand A 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> MWT Boyle (25) and MW Chu (22) added 50 in 78 balls for the New Zealand A 4th wicket in the first innings
--> KNM Fernando (18) and LU Igalagamage (32) added 50 in 74 balls for the Sri Lanka A 1st wicket in the first innings
--> KNM Fernando (9) and RVPK Mishara (39) added 50 in 50 balls for the Sri Lanka A 2nd wicket in the first innings

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