Sri Lanka conquer Mt 300

Jayantha returned to the pavilion eight short of his hundred, caught at deep mid-wicket by Sairaj Bahutule of Dinesh Mongia with the score reading 202. Arnold and his deputy Naveed Nawaz 57 not out; 44b, 4215;4, 3215;6 then stitched together a rollicking 99-run unbroken stand in only 56 minutes to take Sri Lanka A to 301-3 in 48 overs. However, both Jayantha and Arnold got 8216;lives8217; as they were dropped by the Indian fielders. Jayantha, who moved from 47 to 53 with a straight six off Bahutule, was dropped by Munaf Patel with his personal score at 58. Jayantha tried to pull Sarandeep and only succeeded in getting a top edge, and the ball ballooned to Patel, who failed to latch on .

Brief scores

India A: 300 G Gambhir 113, M Kaif 71, D Mongia 23 no; Zoysa 2/81, Kalusekara 2/50.

Sri Lanka A: 301/3 J Jayantha 92, R Arnold 96 no, N Nawaz 57 no; Bangar 1/41, Bahutule 1/40.