SportOpener Upul Tharanga hit an unbeaten 47 and Vikum Sanjaya captured three wickets as Sri Lanka beat a Prime Minister’s XI by 5 wickets in their Twenty20 series warm-up in Canberra on Wednesday (15). Tharanga and fellow opener Niroshan Dickwella gave Sri Lanka a flying start with an 80-run opening stand. It was a perfect lead-in for Sri Lanka for their three T20 game series against Australia, starting in Melbourne Friday. Voges began with a signature square cut for four before offering Sri Lanka a golden opportunity on 14, only to be dropped at deep mid wicket. Vikum Sanjaya was the pick of the bowlers with three for 26 off his four overs, while Malinga finished with one for 26.

Source: Sunday Times February 16, 2017 03:18 UTC