Second four-day unofficial Test ends in tame draw – series drawn

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Australia ‘A’ Captain Jason Sangha

celebrates his double ton

Australia ‘A’ skipper Sangha scores a double ton

Australia ‘A’ skipper Jason Sangha recorded his highest first-class score, finishing unbeaten on 202 at the Marrara Oval in Darwin yesterday.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ players came and congratulated Sangha after his milestone, before deciding to call the second four-day unofficial test a draw with a couple of hours left in the day.

Sangha never really looked troubled throughout his innings that lasted 379 balls, with 12 fours and a six capping it all off.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ declared on 485-6 on day two, with Nuwanidu Fernando and Pavan Rathnayake both making centuries. Australia ‘A’ replied with 558-4 before the teams agreed to call it off.

Sangha was not the only Aussie to score triple figures, with Jake Weatherald’s 183 being the big story on day three.

Youngster Ollie Peake was desperately close to his maiden first-class ton, but he was caught on 92 having struck six fours in his 178-ball innings. The Victorian hadn’t looked too flustered throughout his innings, but it was perhaps a case of the ‘nervous nineties’ as he lofted a shot off Nishan Peiris’ bowling. Kurtis Patterson added 59 runs earlier in the match, with opener Nathan McSweeney, the only Aussie to really miss out with 12.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ completed their tour of Australia with a 2-1 loss to Australia ‘A’ in the limited-over series and a nil-all draw in the two-match four-day unofficial test series with the first ‘test’ also ending in a draw.

Scores:

Sri Lanka ‘A’ 485–6 decl.
Australia ‘A’ 558–4 (overnight 379–3)

(Jake Weatherald 183, Kurtis Patterson 59, Jason Sangha 202*, Oliver Peake 92; Nishan Peiris 2/144)