Sri Lanka ‘A’ defeated Ireland ‘A’ by 45 runs in the first match of the tri-nation ODI series held in Abu Dhabi.
Batting first, Sri Lanka ‘A’ scored 264 runs. Sahan Arachchige played a brilliant innings and scored 78 runs in just 96 balls.
Opener Lahiru Udara and No. 9 Tharindu Ratnayake scored 32 runs and 35 runs respectively.
Thomas Mayes and Liam McCarthy took 3 wickets each.
In reply, Ireland ‘A’ could only manage 219 runs. Dushan Hemantha and Tharindu Ratnayake took 4 wickets each for Sri Lanka ‘A’.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ – 264 (49.3) Sahan Arachchige 78, Tharindu Ratnayake 35, Lahiru Udara 32, Thomas Mayes 3/40, Liam McCarthy 3/57
Ireland ‘A’ – 219 (44.5) Sam Topping 39, Jordan Neil 38*, Tharindu Ratnayake 4/24, Dushan Hemantha 4/51