Sri Lanka ‘A’ looking for better performances

Sri Lanka ‘A’ will be looking for an improved performance when they confront South Africa ‘A’ in the Tri Nation limited overs cricket tournament final which will be played at the SSC ground in Maitland Place today.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ will go into the final under tremendous pressure after having lost their last preliminary round match to South Africa ‘A’ by seven wickets on Saturday.

In fact South Africa ‘A’ topped the group points table with three victories from four outings with their first match against Sri Lanka ‘A’ ending in a no result due to bad weather.

The teams : Sri Lanka ‘A’: T. Kandambi (captain), D. Chandimal, J. Gunaratne, D. Karunaratne, K. Kulasekera, S. Lakmal, F. Maharoof, J. Mendis, S. Prasanna, S. Senanayake, M. Siriwardena, L. Thirimanna and T. Thushara. South Africa ‘A’: T. Tsolekil (captain), R. Bailey, C. de Villiers, D. Elgar, C. Ingram, R. Klenveldt, D. Miller, V. Philander, R. Rossouw, R. Theron, T. Tshabalala, J. Vaadinar, M. van Wyk, S. van Zyl, E. Mbhalati and F. Plaatjes.

- C.D