COLOMBO, Aug 1: South Africa captain Graeme Smith warmed up for the first Test against Sri Lanka next week with 85 not out against a Board President's XI on Sunday.

Smith spent valuable time in the middle, facing 112 balls and hitting 12 boundaries, as South Africa settled for batting practice after being set a stiff 312-run victory target in a maximum 45 overs.

Jacques Kallis also made good use of his last opportunity to acclimatise to Sri Lanka's slow, turning pitches with 25 from 42 balls before both captains settled for a draw.

Earlier, the President's XI, resuming on 123 for one, piled up 286 for three in 73 overs before declaring as South Africa, rotating 14 players in the field, used nine bowlers.

Opener Michael Vandort top-scored 129, including 19 fours and one six, sharing a 187-run partnership for the second wicket with Russel Arnold (83). Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper for the two-Test series, scored his second fifty of the match, speeding to 54 not out from 69 balls. The first Test starts in Galle on Wednesday.

SCOREBOARD

SRI LANKA BOARD PRESIDENT'S XI (1st Innings) 251 (L.P.C. Silva 68, R.S. Kaluwitharana 51; M. Ntini 5-37).

SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings) 226.

SRI LANKA BOARD PRESIDENT'S XI (2nd Innings, overnight 123-1):

M.G. Vandort c Puttick b Boje 129

N.T. Paranavitana c Pollock b H'ward 2

R.P. Arnold c Puttick b Boje 83

R.S. Kaluwitharana not out 54

L.P.C. Silva not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-6, LB-3, W-1, NB-7) 17

TOTAL (for three decl, 73 overs) 286

FALL OF WKTS: 1-16, 2-203, 3-263.

DID NOT BAT: T.T. Samaraweera, C.G. Wijesinghe, H.M.R.K.B. Herath, O.L.A. Wijesiriwardene, C.R.D. Fernando, A.B.T. Lakshitha, U.W.M.B.C.A. Welegedara, G.T. de Silva, K.H.R.K. Fernando.

BOWLING: Pollock 10-2-31-0 (3nb); Hayward 12-1-64-1 (3nb); Boje 17-1-54-2; Klusener 9-3-13-0 (1w); Peterson 13-2-63-0; Smith 1-0-5-0; Ntini 4-0-20-0 (1nb); Kallis 3-1-5-0; Nel 4-0-22-0.

SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Innings):

A.G. Puttick b Welegedara 12

G.C. Smith not out 85

M. van Jaarsveld c and b Herath 1

J.H. Kallis not out 25

EXTRAS (NB-6) 6

TOTAL (for two wkts, 30 overs) 129

FALL OF WKTS: 1-63, 2-66.

DID NOT BAT: J.A. Rudolph, M.V. Boucher, S.M. pollock, L. Klusener, H.H. Dippenaar, M. Ntini, N. Boje, R.J. Peterson, M. Hayward, A. Nel.

BOWLING: C.R.D. Fernando 5-0-24-0 (2nb); Lakshitha 4-0-18-0; Wijesiriwardene 2-0-11-0 (2nb); Welegedara 5-0-31-1 (2nb); Herath 9-0-22-1; K.H.R.K. Fernando 5-1-23-0. -Agencies