The second unofficial Youth Test between the Sri Lanka Emerging Team and Bangladesh Emerging Team ended in a draw today (3rd November) at Dambulla. The 2-match series also ended in a draw, 0-0.
Sri Lanka posted 261 runs on the board for their first innings in reply to Bangladesh’s 251 thanks to middle order batter Pavan Rathnayake’s fighting half-century. Rathnayake top scored for the hosts with 69 runs off 119 balls with 8 fours and a six.
Ripon Mondol was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh, as he grabbed 4 wickets for 83 runs. Nahid Rana also picked up 3 crucial wickets for 56 runs.
The visitors began their second innings 10 runs ahead and came up with a solid batting effort this time around as they posted 149 runs for 2 wickets before rain stopped play for the day.
Both Bangladesh’s opening batters scored half-centuries, while off-spinner Kalhara Senarathne starred with the ball, dismissing both batters and ending with figures of 2/42. Sri Lanka seamer Chamika Gunasekara, who picked up a 9-wicket haul in the first innings, won the player of the match award.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aich Mollah | c Ahan Wickramasinghe b Chamika Gunasekara | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Amite Hasan | c & b Pavan Rathnayake | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Yohan Liyanage b Chamika Gunasekara | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shahadat Hossain | b Chamika Gunasekara | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Pritom Kumar | c Pavan Rathnayake b Chamika Gunasekara | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Akbar Ali | c Kalhara Senarathna b Chamika Gunasekara | 129 | 202 | 14 | 2 | 63.86 |
| Rakibul Hasan | c Pavan Rathnayake b Chamika Gunasekara | 36 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 30.25 |
| Hasan Murad | c Pavan Rathnayake b Ahan Wickramasinghe | 27 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Ripon Mondol | lbw b Chamika Gunasekara | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Musfik Hasan | lbw b Chamika Gunasekara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nahid Rana | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 11 (b 1 , lb 8 , nb 2, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 251/10 (85.5 Overs, RR: 2.92) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eshan Malinga | 12 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Chamika Gunasekara | 19.5 | 5 | 58 | 9 | 2.97 | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | 16 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 3.75 | |
| Theesan Vithusan | 16 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 2.38 | |
| Kalhara Senarathna | 17 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 2.29 | |
| Sonal Dinusha | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | |
| Navod Paranavithana | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | b Nahid Rana | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Abisheak Liyanaarachchi | c Pritom Kumar b Musfik Hasan | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Sakuna Liyanage | b Nahid Rana | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sonal Dinusha | c Prantik Nawrose Nabil b Musfik Hasan | 25 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 48.08 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | c Amite Hasan b Ripon Mondol | 39 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Ripon Mondol | 69 | 119 | 8 | 1 | 57.98 |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | c Akbar Ali b Rakibul Hasan | 24 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 96.00 |
| Kalhara Senarathna | c Rakibul Hasan b Ripon Mondol | 23 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 67.65 |
| Chamika Gunasekara | c Akbar Ali b Ripon Mondol | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 21.62 |
| Eshan Malinga | c Ripon Mondol b Nahid Rana | 16 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Theesan Vithusan | not out | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Extras | 18 (b 12 , lb 1 , nb 2, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 261/10 (75.3 Overs, RR: 3.46) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Mondol | 23 | 4 | 83 | 4 | 3.61 | |
| Musfik Hasan | 19 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 2.11 | |
| Nahid Rana | 13.3 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 4.21 | |
| Hasan Murad | 11 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.36 | |
| Rakibul Hasan | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 | |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aich Mollah | c Sakuna Liyanage b Kalhara Senarathna | 64 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 83.12 |
| Amite Hasan | st Pavan Rathnayake b Kalhara Senarathna | 65 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 79.27 |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | not out | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Shahadat Hossain | not out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 149/2 (32 Overs, RR: 4.66) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamika Gunasekara | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Theesan Vithusan | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| Kalhara Senarathna | 11 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 3.82 | |
| Sonal Dinusha | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | |
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