Hosts Sri Lankan Emerging Cricket team were trailing by 32 runs against Bangladesh Emerging Cricket team on the 3rd day of four-day Unofficial Test at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Replying to Bangladesh's first innings total 251 runs featuring a century by Akbar Ali (129 runs), Sri Lanka opened the first innings Thursday morning with overnight total 81 for 3 in 21 overs and scored 219 for 7 in 61 overs when the bails were drawn for the 3rd day ( Thursday).
Number six batter Pavan Ranthnayake was in batting with 44 runs off 91 balls featuring six fours along with Chamika Gunasekara, who was in batting with eight runs off 30 balls with one four.
Two down Ahan Wickramasinghe, who was batting with 35 runs on Wednesday, finally scored 39 runs playing 51 balls hitting six boundaries while another night-watch batsman Sonal Dinusha (6) scored 25 runs off 52 balls with five fours.
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Chamindu Wickramasinghe (24) and Kalhara Senarathne (23) were the other two Lankan batters reaching the double figures.
Mushfik Hasan, Ripon Mondal and Nahid Rana of Bangladesh grabbed two wickets each conceding 30, 56 and 56 runs respectively.
The first four- day unofficial test between two teams ended in a draw at the same venue.