Sri Lanka Cricket today announced a 15 member squad for the upcoming ‘U19 Asia Cup’ in Bangladesh.
The 8-team tournament is scheduled to commence on the 29th of September, with Sri Lanka taking on hosts Bangladesh in Chittagong.
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Defending Champions Afghanistan are placed alongside India, U.A.E and Nepal in ‘Group A’, while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Hong Kong are in ‘Group B’.
- Group A: India, Afghanistan, U.A.E, Nepal
- Group B: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong
Schedule:
| 29th Sep | Afghanistan U19 vs UAE U19 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 4 Dhaka |
| India U19 vs Nepal U19 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 3 Dhaka | |
| Pakistan U19 vs Hong Kong U19 | M.A Aziz Stadium Chittagong | |
| Bangladesh U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong | |
| 30th Sep | India U19 vs UAE U19 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 3 Dhaka |
| Hong Kong U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong | |
| 01st Oct | Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 4 Dhaka |
| Pakistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong | |
| 02nd Oct | India U19 vs Afghanistan U19 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 3 Dhaka |
| Nepal U19 vs UAE U19 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 4 Dhaka | |
| Pakistan U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 | M.A Aziz Stadium Chittagong | |
| Bangladesh U19 vs Hong Kong U19 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong | |
| 04th Oct | Semifinal 1 (A1 vs B2) | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Dhaka |
| 05th Oct | Semifinal 2 (A2 vs B1) | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Dhaka |
| 07th Oct | Final | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Dhaka |
The Sri Lanka U19 touring squad will be looking forward to put up a good performance in the Asia Cup, after they fared really well in the 5-match Youth ODI series against the touring Indians which they unluckily lost 3-2.
Squad:
Nipun Dananjaya – Captain (St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa), Pasindu Sooriyabandara (Royal College Colombo), Nawod Paranavitharana (Mahinda College Galle), Kamil Mishara (Royal College Colombo), Nishan Madushka (Moratu Vidyalaya), Nuwanindu Fernando (St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa), Dunith Wellalage (St Joseph’s College Colombo), Shashika Dulshan (St. Servatius’ College Matara), Kalhara Senaratne (St. Anthony’s College Katugasthota), Rohan Sanjaya (Tissa MMV Kalutara), Sandun Mendis (Richmond College Galle), Kalana Perera (S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia), Nipun Malinga (Mahinda College Galle), Navin Fernando (Maris Stella College Negombo), Selvarasa Mathushan (Jaffna Central College)
Standbys:
Lakshitha Manasinghe (Nalanda College Colombo), Muditha Lakshan (D.S Senanayake College Colombo), VijayakanthaViyaskanth (Jaffna Central College), Chihan Kalindu (St. Servatius’ College Matara), Chamika Gunasekera (Ananda College Colombo)
