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A rare Pablo Zabaleta strike set Manchester City on their way to their first home win in almost three months, 2-0 against Watford at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.Watford started the game fairly defensively, hoping to utilise the pace of Jerome Sinclair against a leaky defence, and despite relinquishing most of the possession, they limited City to few chances for most of the opening period. They lost Roberto Pereyra on the half hour mark to injury, and just three minutes later they were behind. Zabaleta, afforded some freedom to attack by the deep-lying Yaya Toure, bombed forward and was completely unmarked at the far post to finish off Kevin De Bruynes excellent cross.Worryingly for City fans, Ilkay Gundogan also picked up a knock in the first half and had to be replaced, which combined with a number of niggly fouls affected the flow of the game and left you wanting more at the break.The second half was better as Watford started to open up a little, especially with the introduction of a lively Isaac Success, and probably should have equalised through Odion Ighalo. But it was this adventure that ultimately proved their downfall, as they got caught in possession in the middle of the park, leaving them too light at the back. 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But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will ultimately fall to the head coach.South African Invitation XI 285 for 8 (du Plooy 142, Kumara 3-36) trail Sri Lankans 373 (Kaushal 80, Olivier 4-54) by 88 runsScorecard Lahiru Kumara, Sri Lankas 19-year-old seamer, boosted his chances of playing the first Test in Port Elizabeth by claiming three wickets on day two of the practice match at Potchefstroom. Dushmantha Chameera, meanwhile, went wicketless and proved expensive, conceding 68 runs from his 10 overs. The Sri Lankans had the South African Invitation XI 285 for 8 by stumps. The visitors had made 373 in the first innings.Kumara may not have been in the likely XI for the Port Elizabeth match after taking only three wickets across two Tests in Zimbabwe. However, team management may consider him on the basis of form. Among his three wickets was the scalp of Leus du Plooy, who top scored for the Invitation XI with 142 off 159 deliveries. He also claimed the scalps of allrounders Jason Smith and Bjorn Fortuin, with the latter caught behind.Dinesh Chandimal wore the gloves for the Sri Lankans, having now sufficiently recovered from the broken hand he sustained in September. Chandimal took three catches and effected a stumping off Dilruwan Pereras bowling.The seam attack appears Sri Lankas shakiest discipline heading into the Tests, and, among the other frontline quicks, only Nuwan Pradeep was able to take a wicket, removing the highly-rated Aiden Markram to end the day with figures of 1 for 37.ddddddddddddSuranga Lakmal also went wicketless, but it is Chameeras form Sri Lanka will be most concerned about, as he is the only bowler capable of consistently bowling at speeds in excess of 140 kph. Before Sri Lanka left the island, Chameera had made a modest return to competitive cricket, taking 2 for 76 in a first-class game, though that had been on a spin-friendly pitch.The visitors will be buoyed, however, by a successful return to bowling from Angelo Mathews. Having been laid low by multiple leg injuries in recent months, Mathews took 2 for 15 from his seven overs. Dilruwan Perera also took two scalps for 22, but is unlikely to play in Port Elizabeth over Rangana Herath.Earlier in the day, Dhananjaya de Silva had managed to add only five runs to his overnight score, as he and Upul Tharanga were dismissed by seamer Duanne Olivier.Sri Lanka remain 88 runs ahead in the innings, with Tuesday being the final day of play. ' ' '