Rob Yates half-century guides England Lions to seven-wicket win
Tourists suffer setback in only warm-up match ahead of first Test at Old Trafford
14/08Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of England at Worcester, Aug 14-17 2024
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
139 & 306 -
![England Lions]( "England Lions")
324 & 122/3 (26.5 ov)
14/08Result
Tour Match, Sri Lanka tour of England at Worcester, Aug 14-17 2024
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
139 & 306 -
![England Lions]( "England Lions")
324 & 122/3 (26.5 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England Lions , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
14,15,16,17 August 2024 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA 139 (43.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Dimuth Karunaratne26 (38)
- Prabath Jayasuriya20 (45)
- Zaman Akhter5/32 (11.5)
- Josh Hull3/30 (10)
ENGLAND LIONS 324 (89.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Kasey Aldridge78 (96)
- Hamza Shaikh91 (204)
- Prabath Jayasuriya5/102 (31.2)
- Kasun Rajitha2/51 (19)
SRI LANKA 306 (87.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Dhananjaya de Silva66 (147)
- Nishan Madushka77 (88)
- Lyndon James2/34 (12)
- Farhan Ahmed3/87 (29)
ENGLAND LIONS 122/3 (26.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Rob Yates*57 (75)
- James Rew*23 (41)
- Dhananjaya de Silva2/37 (8.5)
- Milan Rathnayake1/24 (7)
26.5
1
de Silva to Rew, 1 run,
26.4
1
de Silva to Yates, 1 run,
26.3
1
de Silva to Rew, 1 run,
26.2
1
de Silva to Yates, 1 run,
26.1
0
de Silva to Yates, no run,
END OF OVER:26 | 7 Runs | LIONS: 118/3
- James Rew21 (39b)
- Rob Yates55 (72b)
- Prabath Jayasuriya8-0-34-0
- Dhananjaya de Silva8-0-33-2
25.6
0
Jayasuriya to Rew, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRob Yates half-century guides England Lions to seven-wicket win
Tourists suffer setback in only warm-up match ahead of first Test at Old Trafford
Madushka, Mathews, Dhananjaya find form but England Lions close in
Three Sri Lanka batters make half-centuries but Lions need only 75 on final day
Sri Lanka face fight to save game in only tour match before England Tests
Hosts ended Day 2 with a 185-run first-innings lead, with Jayasuriya bagging 5 for 102 for visitors
