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Proteas have been forced to draw their three day game against Sri Lanka A at the Colts Ground in Colombo. South Africans after bowling out the homeside for 162, scored 245 for 8 before declaring and setting up an impossible target of 549 to win off 35 overs for the Lankans. Sri Lanka A just lost one wicket forcing a draw. Resuming the third and final day’s play at 43 for 1, South Africa lost wickets at regular intervals and Upul Chandana triggered a mini middle order collapse by taking three quick wickets. However Abraham de Villers who had come at no.3 in this innings along with Jacques Rudolph scored half centuries to give respectability to the South African 2nd innings. AB de Villiers scored 75 and Rudolph followed his first innings big hundred with a 58. Sri Lanka A Side batted out for 20 overs in the last session before the match was called off as a draw. They lost the wicket of their skipper Avishka Guanwardene to Nicky Boje.
Brief Scores : South Africans 465 & 245/8 declared (AB de Villers 75 Jacques Rudolph 58, Upul Chandana 3/80 Nuwan Zoysa 2/29 Jehan Mubarak 244) drew with Sri Lanka A 162 & 89/1 (Avishka Gunawardene 37 Michael Vandort 29, Nicky Boje 1/27)