Sri Lanka ‘A’ bounce back with win after Afghanistan ‘A’ defeat

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Yashodha Lanka receiving the Player of the Match award against Hong Kong

ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Dushan Hemantha took six of the seven Afghanistan ‘A’ wickets to fall

Sri Lanka ‘A’ bounced back to record their first win in the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup when they defeated Hong Kong by 42 runs at Oman yesterday.

Invited to bat first, Sri Lanka ‘A’ rode on opener Yashodha Lanka’s half-century (56 off 44 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) to post a competitive total of 178-5 with contributions down the line, and restricted Hong Kong to a score of 136-7.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ lost their opening match to Afghanistan ‘A’ by 11 runs, with leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha picking up six wickets for 23 runs.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ play their final match in Group A against Bangladesh ‘A’ on 22 October, a game they have to win to stand a chance at qualifying for the semi-finals.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ beat Hong Kong by 42 runs.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ 178-5 (20) (Yashodha Lanka 56, Nuwanidu Fernando 25, Pavan Rathnayake 23, Sahan Arachchige 23*, Ramesh Mendis 24*, Ateeq Iqbal 2/26)

Hong Kong 136-7 (20) (Babar Hayat 38, Yasim Murtaza 44, Nipun Ransika 3/17, Eshan Malinga 2/20)

Sri Lanka ‘A’ lost to Afghanistan ‘A’ by 11 runs.

Afghanistan ‘A’ 166-7 (20) (Zubaid Akbari 57, Sediqullah Atal 83, Dushan Hemantha 6/23)

Sri Lanka ‘A’ 155 (19.3) (Nuwanidu Fernando 51, Ahan Wickramasinghe 31, Bilal Sami 2/19, Mohammad Ghazanfar 2/19, Faridoon Dawoodzai 3/40)