Sri Lanka U19 registered a convincing win over Bangladesh U19 in the first match of the six-match Youth ODI series played today (26th April) at CCC Grounds, Colombo.
Having won the toss, the hosts opted to bat first and posted 241 runs for 6 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
Chamika Heenatigala (78*), Kavija Gamage (60*) and Senuja Wekunagoda (50) were the chief contributors with the bat for Sri Lanka U19.
Rizan Hossain and Iqbal Hossain grabbed 2 wickets each for the visitors.
In their turn with the ball, Sri Lanka produced a brilliant bowling performance to restrict Bangladesh to just 143 runs.
The wrist-spinner Vigneshwaran Akash decimated the Bangladesh batting line up, picking up 5 wickets for 35 runs.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka U19 – 241/6 (50) Chamika Heenatigala 78*, Kavija Gamage 60*, Senuja Wekunagoda 50, Rizan Hossain 2/29, Iqbal Hossain 2/46
Bangladesh U19 – 143 (33.3) Kalam Siddiki 46, Azizul Hakim 24, Vigneshwaran Akash 5/35, Kithma Vidanapathirana 2/17, Kugadas Mathulan 2/30
Result – Sri Lanka U19 won by 98 runs
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