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ENGLAND LIONS 330 (90.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Moeen Ali62 (60)
- James Taylor70 (118)
- Dhammika Prasad4/68 (21.1)
- Tharindu Kaushal3/95 (27)
SRI LANKA A 171 (48 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Dhammika Prasad50 (82)
- Chaturanga de Silva47 (65)
- Moeen Ali2/16 (9)
- Chris Woakes4/45 (12)
ENGLAND LIONS 319/8d (77.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Chris Woakes*92 (130)
- Scott Borthwick64 (96)
- Chaturanga de Silva3/64 (23)
- Tharindu Kaushal3/98 (23.4)
SRI LANKA A 311 (96.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Roshen Silva*63 (139)
- Madawa Warnapura108 (268)
- Liam Plunkett3/51 (18.4)
- Chris Woakes2/27 (17)
MVT Fernando b Plunkett 1 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 9.09
END OF OVER:96 | 7 Runs | SL-A: 311/9
- Roshen Silva63 (139b)
- Vishwa Fernando1 (7b)
- Moeen Ali17-3-59-2
- Liam Plunkett18-6-51-2
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWarnapura reasserts family name
Madawa Warnapura, the son of Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura, reminded England of the family name they had first encountered more than 30 years ago with a stubborn century which delayed the Lions' victory on the final day
Woakes forgoes century in victory hunt
Chris Woakes declared England Lions' innings to chase victory against Sri Lanka A in Pallekele and ended his chances of another century in the process
Moeen's grace adorns Lions' wasteful day
England were hoping to find something a little different from their next generation but as well as Moeen Ali played the way England Lions collapsed after tea in Pallekele revealed similar flaws
Woakes puts Lions in firm control
Chris Woakes was dropped from the one-day team, had a modest Test debut and did not make the Ashes cut. But as captain of England Lions he reminded the selectors of his ability in Kandy
England's future goes on display
As the majority of English cricket supporters mourn the loss of Kevin Pietersen a group of players who are actually available are about to begin perhaps the most important series of their careers