Elliott and Thomas lead Glamorgan's fightback

Glamorgan 169 and 118 for 1 (Thomas 57*, Elliott 53) trail Sri Lanka A 367 (Mubarak 66, Perera 65, Ramyakumara 60*) by 80 runs
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Glamorgan hit back on the second day of their tour match against Sri Lanka A at Swansea. After Sri Lanka posted a healthy 367, Matthew Elliott and Ian Thomas helped to guide Glamorgan to 118 for 1 at the close, 80 runs behind.

After Sri Lanka A resumed at 178 for 3, Jehan Mubarak was out early on, caught by David Hemp off Mark Harrison for 66, Jeewan Mendis was soon run out for 5, and Sri Lanka had stuttered to 195 for 5. However, Bathiya Perera continued the momentum, adding 22 quick runs before he was caught by Robert Croft off Darren Thomas.

Then came Charith Sylvester and Gayan Wijekooon, who put on a fifty stand to further frustrate the Glamorgan attack. Sylvester scored a bright 44, including four boundaries. He was finally bowled by Croft, but Ranga Dias and Nuwan Kulasekara chipped with a couple of 20s down the order to boost the total to 367 with Ramyakumara left not out on 60.

Elliott and Thomas, however, then made a better fist of things second time around, as they added 113 for the opening stand. Thomas was the more aggressive of the two, reaching his half-century from 76 balls, while Elliott cracked four fours and a six in his 53. It was Kulasekara who eventually made the breakthrough, with Elliott caught by Fernando shortly before the close.