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Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA A 289 (92.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Roshen Silva73 (124)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa68 (80)
- Graham Onions4/24 (15)
- Liam Plunkett2/37 (16.2)
ENGLAND LIONS 605/7d (152 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Sam Robson142 (255)
- James Taylor*242 (339)
- Lahiru Gamage2/108 (26)
- Tharindu Kaushal4/140 (33)
SRI LANKA A 357/3 (96.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Upul Tharanga116 (207)
- Dimuth Karunaratne156 (258)
- Chris Woakes1/36 (9)
- Sam Robson1/4 (2.3)
MS Warnapura c Chopra b Robson 16 (33b 2x4 0x6) SR: 48.48
END OF OVER:96 | 4 Runs | SL-A: 356/2
- Chaturanga de Silva58 (80b)
- Madawa Warnapura16 (32b)
- Simon Kerrigan25-3-86-1
- Sam Robson2-1-3-0
England Lions tour of Sri Lanka 2013-14 News
Woakes delight at team and personal gains
England Lions captain Chris Woakes has credited his team's preparation and their unrelenting focus on victory, for the 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka A.
Robson's fifth hundred completes Lions' job
Sam Robson underlined his batting potential with his fifth hundred of the winter as England Lions secured a series win against Sri Lanka A in Colombo
Kerrigan starts out on path to redemption
So highly rated in county cricket but so emphatically embarrassed in his first Test at the Oval last year, Simon Kerrigan delivered an incisive spell in Colombo that may light his path to redemption.
Woakes and Tharanga share tons
Sri Lanka A's hopes of levelling the series diminished on Thursday, after England Lions had added a further 159 runs, but for Upul Tharanga and Suraj Randiv, the second day brought their possible return to the tips of the Test team
Woakes and Borthwick lift England Lions
A polished 83 from Varun Chopra laid the base for a busy, unbeaten 130-run stand between Chris Woakes and Scott Borthwick in the evening, as England Lions moved to a comfortable 302 for 5