Sri Lanka U19 registered a massive win over Pakistan U19 in the fifth Youth ODI and clinched the 5-match series, 3-2 in Karachi.
Having been asked to bat first, Sri Lanka got off to a solid start as the opening pair Pulindu Perera and Ravishan de Silva put on a 64-run stand for the first wicket.
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The Skipper Sineth Jayawardene who came to bat No. 3 helped the visitors keep the momentum going, scoring a blistering knock. Jayawardene stroked 82 runs off 69 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 118.84.
Rusanda Gamage also hit an aggressive half-century in the middle order for Sri Lanka, guiding Sri Lanka to a formidable total. Gamage scored 66 runs off 64 balls with 5 fours as the visitors posted 293/9 in the allotted 50 overs.
On their turn with the ball, Sri Lanka showed a much-disciplined bowling effort compared to their opponents as they managed to restrict the strong hosts’ batting lineup for just 128 runs.
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Sri Lankan spin twins Vihas Thewmika and Malsha Tharupathi ripped through Pakistan batting lineup, sharing 6 wickets between them. Both bowlers ended up with identical figures of 3/12.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka U19 – 293/9 (50) Sineth Jayawardene 82, Rusanda Gamage 66, Pulindu Perera 47, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 29, Ravishan de Silva 23, Mohammad Ibtisam 2/51, Ubaid Shah 2/55, Arafat Minhas 2/57
Pakistan U19 – 128 (32.3) Arafat Minhas 57, Vihas Thewmika 3/12, Malsha Tharupathi 3/12, Vishwa Lahiru 2/29
Result – Sri Lanka U19 won by 165 runs
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulindu Perera | c Aftab Ahmed b Haroon Arshad | 47 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 58.02 |
| Ravindu De Silva | st Saad Baig b Naveed Ahmed Khan | 23 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 35.38 |
| Sineth Jayawardena | c Mohammad Tayyab Arif b Arafat Minhas | 82 | 108 | 11 | 3 | 75.93 |
| Dinura Kalupahana | c Hamza Nawaz b Arafat Minhas | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 43.59 |
| Rusanda Gamage | c Haroon Arshad b Ubaid Shah | 66 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 74.16 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | c Shamyl Hussain b Aftab Ahmed | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sharujan Shanmuganathan | b Mohammad Ibtisam | 29 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 64.44 |
| Vihas Thewmika | b Ubaid Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ruvishan Perera | not out | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Vishwa Lahiru | b Mohammad Ibtisam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 17 (b 3 , lb 7 , nb 0, w 7, pen 0) |
| Total | 293/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.86) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubaid Shah | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| Aftab Ahmed | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 6.00 | |
| Mohammad Ibtisam | 8 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 6.38 | |
| Naveed Ahmed Khan | 9 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 5.33 | |
| Haroon Arshad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | |
| Arafat Minhas | 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 5.70 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamyl Hussain | c & b Vihas Thewmika | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Shahzaib Khan | c Ravindu De Silva b Vihas Thewmika | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammad Tayyab Arif | lbw b Vishwa Lahiru | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Saad Baig | c & b Vihas Thewmika | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Haroon Arshad | lbw b Vishwa Lahiru | 17 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 44.74 |
| Arafat Minhas | c Vihas Thewmika b Dinura Kalupahana | 57 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 85.07 |
| Hamza Nawaz | c & b Malsha Tharupathi | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 28.26 |
| Naveed Ahmed Khan | c Dinura Kalupahana b Malsha Tharupathi | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 19.15 |
| Mohammad Ibtisam | c & b Garuka Sanketh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aftab Ahmed | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ubaid Shah | b Malsha Tharupathi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 128/10 (32.3 Overs, RR: 3.94) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garuka Sanketh | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3.50 | |
| Vihas Thewmika | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2.00 | |
| Dinura Kalupahana | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4.20 | |
| Vishwa Lahiru | 6 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 4.83 | |
| Sineth Jayawardena | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | |
| Ruvishan Perera | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Malsha Tharupathi | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3.64 | |
