De Silva smashed four sixes and nine fours in a scintillating display of batting to enable Sri Lanka 'A' total an impressive 277 for 4 off 45 overs. Sri Lanka 'B' were restricted to 142 for 8 off 39.2 overs when bad light ended the match, leaving Sri Lanka 'A' winners on a faster run rate.
Sri Lanka 'A' 277 for 4 in 45 overs (S.T. Jayasuriya 36, M.S. Atapattu 51, P.A. de Silva 117 n.o., H.P. Tillekeratne 31 n.o.).
Sri Lanka 'B' 142 for 8 in 39.2 overs (D.P.M. Jayawardene 47, Sanjeeva Silva 37 n.o., U.U. Chandana 25, U.C.J. Vaas 2 for 22, M. Muralitharan 2 for 18, S.T. Jayasuriya 2 for 33) - [S.T.]