Arachchige’s 85* takes SL A to 288/5 on Day 1:Yash Thakur, Saransh Jain take 2 wickets each on opening day of 2nd unofficial Test

Sri Lanka A had the upper hand on the first day of the second unofficial Test played against India A in Galle on 2 July. The India A bowlers took 5 wickets, but Sri Lanka A captain Sahan Arachchige scored an unbeaten half-century to put his team in a strong position. At the end of the first day’s play, Sri Lanka A had scored 288 runs for 5 wickets in 85 overs. Opening partnership for the first wicket India A, won the toss and opted to bowl first and they did get early success, but Sri Lanka A batters built good partnerships. Pawantha Weerasinghe (39) and Sohan de Livera (28) added 53 runs for the first wicket. Thereafter, Nuanidu Fernando (44) and Ashen Bandara (34) carried the innings forward. Anjala-Bandara put SL A in strong position After the fourth wicket fell at 171 runs, captain Sahan Arachchige and wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara did not allow India A to make a comeback. Both added 99 runs for the fifth wicket, putting the team in a strong position. Anjala was out after scoring 42 runs, while Sahan returned unbeaten with 83 runs off 148 balls. At the end of the day’s play, Chamika Gunasekara was supporting him with 6 runs. Yash Thakur and Saransh Jain were the most India A successful bowlers For India A, Yash Thakur and Saransh Jain took the most wickets, two each. Yash dismissed two batsmen by giving away only 32 runs in 14 overs, while Saransh took two wickets by giving away 77 runs in 24 overs. Gurnoor Brar took one wicket. Meanwhile, Aaqib Nabi and Zeeshan Ansari could not take any wickets.