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Sri Lanka had a good outing at the Providence Stadium in Guyana in the warm-up 3-day match against Guyana with both the batsmen and bowlers coming good. This is the same venue where the first test is going to be played from the 22nd.

The tourists made an impressive 492 for 5 in their first innings with opening batsman Malinda Warnapura scoring 132 and middle order bat Tillakaratne Dilshan remaining unbeaten on 101. The Sri Lankan Captain Mahela Jayawardene missed out on a century by just one run. Slow left arm spinner, Ranganna Herath impressed the team management with a 5-wicket haul which was instrumental in the home side's reply of 248 all out.

The match ended in an inevitable draw but not before Sri Lanka made an untidy effort with the bat in their second essay at 177 for 6 in 63 overs. Warnapura might have sealed his spot at the top of the order with a fifty following his hundred in the first innings. The Guyanese team was led by wicket keeper Patrick Browne, who had recently made his International Debut against South Africa.

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