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After Malinda Warnapura departed in the ninth over, Kumar Sangakkara (43) shared 95 with Michael Vandort (44).
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Tall left-handed opener Vandort had posted an elegant century to follow up his 52 in the first innings.
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Fellow left-handers Vandort and Sangakkara dominated the bowling before the latter gave a return catch to left-arm spinner Enamul Haque.
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Finally, at 1630 local time Upul Tharanga and Michael Vandort resumed their innings and knocked off the required runs in eight overs.
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Vandort finished on 40 not out to make up for his first innings duck, while Tharanga hit 236 runs in the match.
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Earlier, Michael Vandort made 117 before Sri Lanka A declared on 265-7.
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They endured a tough start as opener Michael Vandort chased an outswinger from left-arm seamer Syed Rasel to be caught behind in the very first over.
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Vandort, who began 22 not out, continued to play a supporting role as Tharanga raced to 71 - including hitting a massive six off Enamul Haque.
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But Vandort stroked 10 fours in his 105-ball knock to add 90 with Kumar Sangakkara (46) and 48 with captain Mahela Jayawardene, who hit 23 not out.
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And the mammoth target looked even larger when Vandort could only sky a simple catch to substitute fielder Rhett Lockyear at point as Sri Lanka slipped to 15-1.
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Shakib was the catcher when Vandort mis-timed a pull-shot off Shahadat Hossain, and three overs after taking the top-edge, he added another wicket to his collection as he breached captain Mahela Jayawardene's defences.
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