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Sri Lankans 328 for 6 (Kaushal 80, Karunaratne 71, Linde 2-72) v South African Invitation XIScorecard Sri Lankas batsmen made a bright start to the tour of South Africa, as Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva hit half-centuries on the first day of the tour match in Potchefstroom. The visitors went to stumps at 328 for the loss of six wickets, against a South Africa Invitation XI consisting of well-heeled first-class players and recent graduates of the Under-19 system.Especially encouraging for the Sri Lankans was the 159-run unbroken opening stand between Karunaratne and Silva, each of whom has struggled at various points during the course of the year. Both men were retired out at the end of the 45th over, Karunaratne with 71 runs to his name and Silva with 80.Kusal Perera only hit 25, but his entry at No. 3 suggests the team management is keen for him to resume batting in the top order as he had done for much of the series against Australia. This would also allow Kusal Mendis to come in at second drop. Mendis, who was in good form during the back end of the ODI tri-series in Zimbabwe, hit 10 fours in his 64-ball 51.Captain Angelo Mathews and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal, both returning from injury, collected a five-ball duck and 23 respectively, before de Silva ensured the day ended briskly, with five fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 57 off 67.The Invitation XIs batting appears its stronger suit, so it may be that a more thorough workout awaits the Sri Lankan bowlers than the batsmen, so far, have got. Left-arm spinner George Linde took 2 for 72 in the course of the day. Seamers Duanne Olivier and Jason Smith took one wicket each.Fake NMD Canada . PAUL, Minn. NMD XR1 Canada http://www.nmdshoescanada.com/stan-smith-cheap-canada.html .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. NMD XR1 White Canada . 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LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Arkansas made a point a year ago to promote and publicize itself as the home of the largest offensive line in football, both in college and the NFL.This season, a line in transition has left the No. 20 Razorbacks (3-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) focused more on performance than girth through three games.Its a unit that once again hurt Arkansas in a 45-24 loss to No. 9 Texas A&M last week, a game in which the Razorbacks struggled in short-yardage situations and saw quarterback Austin Allen repeatedly bruised and battered by the Aggies pass rush.While the Razorbacks did gain almost 500 yards in the loss and averaged six yards per play, they failed to score touchdowns during three key goal-line chances. One was the result of a fumble by running back Rawleigh Williams, but the other two came after Arkansas simply couldnt create the holes it needed to score on a jaw-dropping nine plays from the Texas A&M 2-yard line -- or less.And those plays dont include two others that didnt count because of Texas A&M penalties.Lots of missed opportunities out there for us in that game, Allen said. Weve got to finish those drives if we want to win SEC games.Arkansas averaged 319.6 pounds per offensive linemen a year ago, an average thats down only slightly to 318.4 this season after the Razorbacks were forced to replace three starters because of graduation and early NFL entry.While more mass might have helped against the Aggies, experience would have been even better. Right tackle Brian Wallace made his first career start in the game, while left guard Hjalte Froholdt -- a former defensive lineman -- and right guard Jake Raulerson are in their first seasons as starters as well.ddddddddddddLeft tackle Dan Skipper and center Frank Ragnow have provided the experience for the Razorbacks, but their contributions werent enough to overcome Texas A&M in short-yardage situations.Were not as stout as Id like to be, especially there on the goal line, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. Up front, youd like to get a bigger push from tackle to tackle, and right now we just dont have it. We can and we will, and well continue to develop it, but right now we dont.If theres reason for optimism about improvement, it comes from Bielemas lengthy history of developing standout linemen. Also, after allowing four sacks in a season-opening win over Louisiana Tech, Arkansas has allowed only three in the three games since -- though none of that helped ease the frustration of last weeks missed goal-line chances.They threw multiple looks at us, but it really doesnt matter what the look is, Ragnow said. We should have been able to execute.Despite the pressure he faced against Texas A&M, including one hit that sent him to the sideline medical tent in the first half, Allen threw for a career-high 371 yards in the loss.Bielema said the junior signal caller made his frustrations known with the blocking of his offensive line during the game. Afterward, however, Allen said he has full faith the line play will improve -- beginning this week when the Razorbacks play their final nonconference game against Alcorn State.(There are) still some young guys up there on the offensive line, Allen said. Its the first SEC game, and theyre going to get better. ' ' '