Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their second consecutive defeat, losing their third game in the U19 Women’s T20 Tri-Series 2024 against Australia.
Batting first Australia women made 116 in their allotted 20 overs. Samara Dulvin and Ines McKeon made 45 and 22 respectively. Hiruni Hansika shone with the ball for Sri Lanka as she ended with figures of 2 for 22.
In reply, Sri Lanka made a promising start to their inning through opening batter Sanjana Kavindi and number three batter Vimoshka Balasuriya. Both batters made good starts to their respective innings but couldn’t carry on to take Sri Lanka home.
After the dismissal of Kavindi and Balasuriya the Sri Lankan innings didn’t gain any momentum through their middle-order batting.
Despite the loss, Sri Lanka remains in the 2nd spot with their win against New Zealand in the opening game. For the ultimate game in the tri-series Sri Lanka will meet the New Zealand Development team on the 26th of September.
Brief Scores :
Australia U19 Women 116/6 (20) Samara Dulvin 45, Ines McKeon 22, Hiruni Hansika 2/22, Pramudi Methsara 1/10
Sri Lanka U19 Women 112 (20 )Vimoshka Balasuriya 40, Sanjana Kavindi 29, Amy Hunter, 2/9, Hasrat Gill 2/17
Result – Australia U19 Women won by 4 runs
