Overview
- The four-day unofficial Test finished as a draw after rain halted play on Sunday with Sri Lanka A 70 for 2 chasing a target of 312.
- India A set up the game with a first-innings declaration of 452 for 6 that left Sri Lanka A replying with 330 all out after lower-order wickets fell to a second-new-ball burst.
- Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi took 4 for 58 with the second new ball to break Sri Lanka A’s resistance and strengthen his case for Test selection.
- Sri Lanka A’s left-arm spinner Dilum Sudeera returned 5 for 49 in India A’s second innings, while Devdutt Padikkal made a patient 67 before India A declared at 189 for 8.
- Sai Sudharsan retired hurt during India A’s second innings and the teams will meet again in a second unofficial Test scheduled for July 2–5 in Galle, where selectors will continue to assess players for the August tour.