Sri Lanka beat Papua New Guinea comprehensively in the 2nd warm-up game ahead of ICC T20 World Cup.
Batting first, Sri Lanka made 162 for 5 in 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka came back to score 76 runs while Avishka Fernando continued his good form making a quick 61 in 37 balls.
In return, Papua New Guinea ended up scoring 124 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 7 wickets. Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga bagged two wickets each, while Lahiru Kumara, Dasun Shanaka, and Maheesh Theekshana took a wicket each.
With this win, Sri Lanka go into the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers in a positive mindset, winning all the preparation games played. Sri Lanka plays Namibia on the 18th in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers. (NewsWire)
SL – 162/5 (20)
Pathum Nissanka 76 (58)
Avishka Fernando 61 (37)
PNG – 124/7 (20)
W Hasaranga 4-0-16-2
D Chameera 4-1-20-2
D Shanaka 1-0-5-1
C Karunaratne 4-0-30-1
M Theekshana 4-0-34-1
L Kumara 3-0-15-0