Sri Lanka managed a comprehensive 52-run win over the UAE in the 1st of two warm-ups they are scheduled to play ahead of the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
It was a low-scoring affair at the St. Stithians College Grounds in Sandton, with Sri Lanka posting a total of 90/9 in their 20 overs. Opener Nethmi Senarathna did the bulk of the scoring, putting together a fluent half-century, which included 5 fours and 2 maximums, to take Sri Lanka to a competitive total.
The 2nd highest scorer in the innings and ultimately the match, was her opening partner Sumudu Nisansala, who made a 28-ball 14.
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The UAE, who were expected to be a strong side, with a number of players having already represented the senior team during the last year, failed to live up to expectations however, being bundled out for just 38 in 13.3 overs.
None of the batters could get to double figures as the Sri Lankan bowlers feasted on what seemed to be a brittle batting line-up. Off-spinner Dewmi Vihanga and left-arm orthodox bowler Vidushika Perera did the damage for Sri Lanka, picking up 3 wickets apiece for just 9 runs.
Sri Lanka will play one more warm-up game (vs Scotland on the 11th of January) before heading into the tournament proper on the 14th of January, when they will face the USA.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka U19s – 90/9 (20) Nethmi Senarathna 53 (55), Geethika Jyothis 2/10, Siya Gokhale 1/1
UAE U19s – 38 all out (13.3) Theersha Satish 8 (9), Dewmi Vihanga 3/4, Vidushika Perera 3/5
Sri Lanka U19s won by 52 runs
Other results on 9th January
- Scotland U19s beat USA U19s by 45 runs
- Pakistan U19s beat Ireland U19s by 7 wickets
- Indonesia U19s beat Zimbabwe U19s by 15 runs
- India U19s beat Australia U19s by 18 runs
- New Zealand U19s beat Rwanda U19s by 63 runs
- England U19s beat West Indies U19s by 9 wickets
- Bangladesh U19s beat South Africa U19s by 7 runs (DLS)
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nethmi Senarathna | b Geethika Jyothis | 53 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 96.36 |
| Sumudu Nisansala | b Indhuja Nandakumar | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Vishmi Gunarathne | c Geethika Jyothis b Siya Gokhale | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Dewmi Vihanga | run out (Archara Supriya) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Manudi Nanayakkara | run out (Theertha Satish) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Rashmi Nethranjali | lbw b Geethika Jyothis | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Dulanga Dissanayke | run out (Siya Gokhale) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Vihara Sewwandi | b Mahika Gaur | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Umaya Rathnayake | run out (Theertha Satish) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Pamoda Shaini | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 3 (b 1 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 90/9 (20 Overs, RR: 4.5) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahika Gaur | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | |
| Indhuja Nandakumar | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | |
| Samaira Dharnidharka | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | |
| Vaishnave Mahesh | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | |
| Lavanya Keny | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Archara Supriya | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | |
| Siya Gokhale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| Geethika Jyothis | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theertha Satish | lbw b Pamoda Shaini | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Lavanya Keny | run out (Sumudu Nisansala) | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Rinitha Rajith | lbw b Vidushika Perera | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Samaira Dharnidharka | c Nethmi Senarathna b Dewmi Vihanga | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mahika Gaur | b Vidushika Perera | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sanchin | c Sumudu Nisansala b Dewmi Vihanga | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Archara Supriya | c Sumudu Nisansala b Dewmi Vihanga | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vaishnave Mahesh | c Sumudu Nisansala b Vidushika Perera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Geethika Jyothis | run out (Sumudu Nisansala) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Siya Gokhale | b Rashmi Nethranjali | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Indhuja Nandakumar | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 7 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 38/10 (13.3 Overs, RR: 2.81) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamoda Shaini | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.50 | |
| Rashmi Nethranjali | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.48 | |
| Vihara Sewwandi | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Vidushika Perera | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | |
| Dewmi Vihanga | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | |
