Paranavithana, Dinusha shine for SL Emerging Team

The First 4-Day Unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka Emerging Team and the touring Bangladesh Emerging Team was heading for a highscoring draw at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium Friday.

The Bangladesh Emerging Team went on to declare their first innings with a massive 502 for nine and the home side in reply ended the third day at a formidable 298 for seven.

The Sri Lanka Emerging Team innings was built around two superb centuries from opener Navod Paranavithana (136) and Skipper Sonal Dinusha (106) with the pair sharing a third wicket stand of 223 runs.

Paranavithana struck 18 boundaries while Dinusha had nine boundaries and a six during his knock.

Earlier, Bangladesh Emerging Team resuming from the overnight score of 472 for seven, reached 501
for nine with right-arm pacie Eshan Malinga claiming a five-wicket haul. (M. Shamil Amit)

• CHIEF SCORES

Bangladesh Emerging Team: 501/9 decl (Aich Mollah 147, Shahadat Hossain 93, Mahmudul Hasan Joy 66, Prantik Nawrose Nabil 41, Abdullah Al Mamum 26, Hasan Murase 21, Pritom Kumar 69, Hasan Murad 21, Eshan Malinga 5/106, Nipun Premaratne 2 for 84)

Sri Lanka Emerging Team: 298/7 (Navod Paranavithana 136, Sonal Dinusha 106, Ahan Wickramasinghe 23, Hasan Murad 2/55).