Dinura Kalupahana blasted an unbeaten 150 as Sri Lanka U19s dominated day two of the first Youth Test against West Indies U19s at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla.
The hosts resumed the second day at 163/3 after a rain-hampered opening day, during which only 38 overs were bowled. Right-arm pacer Isai Thorne provided the Windies with the perfect start, dismissing the overnight batter Ravishan Nethsara (31) in the very first over. Tarrique Edward’s off-spin created problems for Sri Lanka as Sharujan Shanmuganathan (17) and Vishwa Rajapaksa (9) departed, reducing them to 215/6.
Malsha Tharupathi partnered with the other overnight batter Dinura Kalupahana in the middle. The duo forged an impressive 102-run partnership for the 7th wicket, pushing the islanders past the 300-run mark. Part-time bowler Joshua Dorne changed the fortunes for the visitors by dismissing Tharupathi for 65 runs. His aggressive innings came off just 58 balls, featuring 8 fours and 2 sixes.
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Vihas Thewmika, who came next, played a pivotal role in building the highest partnership of the innings, adding 114 runs with Kalupahana for the 8th wicket. During that partnership, the latter achieved his maiden hundred in Sri Lanka U19 colors.
Sri Lanka U19s declared on a massive 432/8 after dismissing Thewmika for 35, while the centurion remained not out, delivering a marathon knock of 150 off 229 balls, which included 16 fours and 2 sixes. On the bowling front, Tarrique Edward was the most successful bowler for the tourists, claiming 3/99. Apart from him, Isai Thorne and Nathan Sealy each captured a couple of wickets.
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Vihas Thewmika was introduced early in the innings, and he dismissed Adrian Weir (15) in the 5th over. Stephan Pascal (5*) and Joshua Dorne (6*) remained not out as West Indies U19 were 27/1 in 7 overs when the umpires called for stumps on day two due to bad light.
Brief Scores:
Sri Lanka U19 432/8d (105) Dinura Kalupahana 150*, Pulindu Perera 71, Malsha Tharupathi 65, Vihas Thewmika 35, Sineth Jayawardene 34, Tarrique Edward 3/99, Isai Thorne 2/58, Nathan Sealy 2/100, Joshua Dorne 1/14
West Indies U19 27/1 (7) Adrian Weir 15, Vihas Thewmika 1/7
Day 2 Stumps.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulindu Perera | c & b Nathan Sealy | 71 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 107.58 |
| Sineth Jayawardena | c Tarrique Edward b Isai Thorne | 34 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ravishan Nethsara | b Isai Thorne | 31 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 37.80 |
| Rusanda Gamage | b Tarrique Edward | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
| Dinura Kalupahana | not out | 150 | 229 | 16 | 2 | 65.50 |
| Sharujan Shanmuganathan | c Jewel Andrew b Tarrique Edward | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 53.12 |
| Vishwa Rajapakse | c Nathan Edward b Tarrique Edward | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | c Reon Edwards b Joshua Dorne | 65 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 112.07 |
| Vihas Thewmika | b Nathan Sealy | 35 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 39.77 |
| Vishwa Lahiru | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 13 (b 2 , lb 6 , nb 3, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 432/8 (105 Overs, RR: 4.11) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Edward | 17 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 4.71 | |
| Reon Edwards | 11 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 5.64 | |
| Isai Thorne | 22 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 2.64 | |
| Nathan Sealy | 27 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 3.70 | |
| Tarrique Edward | 23 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 4.30 | |
| Jordan Johnson | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Joshua Dorne | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Weir | b Vihas Thewmika | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Stephan Pascal | lbw b Vishwa Lahiru | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 26.83 |
| Joshua Dorne | c Vishwa Rajapakse b Vishwa Lahiru | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Jordan Johnson | c & b Vihas Thewmika | 149 | 207 | 11 | 2 | 71.98 |
| Steve Wedderburn | c Rusanda Gamage b Vihas Thewmika | 41 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 39.42 |
| Jewel Andrew | b Malsha Tharupathi | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Nathan Sealy | c Malsha Tharupathi b Vishwa Lahiru | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Nathan Edward | lbw b Vihas Thewmika | 36 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 43.37 |
| Tarrique Edward | c Vishwa Rajapakse b Vihas Thewmika | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Reon Edwards | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Isai Thorne | lbw b Vihas Thewmika | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 24 (b 10 , lb 6 , nb 0, w 3, pen 5) |
| Total | 309/10 (89.5 Overs, RR: 3.44) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinura Kalupahana | 13 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Vishwa Lahiru | 24 | 8 | 61 | 3 | 2.54 | |
| Vihas Thewmika | 28.5 | 4 | 78 | 6 | 2.74 | |
| Sineth Jayawardena | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2.78 | |
| Vishwa Rajapakse | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | |
| Malsha Tharupathi | 12 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulindu Perera | c Nathan Sealy b Reon Edwards | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Sineth Jayawardena | c Jewel Andrew b Isai Thorne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravishan Nethsara | c Mavendra Dindyal b Tarrique Edward | 50 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 96.15 |
| Rusanda Gamage | b Nathan Sealy | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Sharujan Shanmuganathan | not out | 26 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Dinura Kalupahana | not out | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 4 (b 2 , lb 2 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 122/4 (25 Overs, RR: 4.88) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isai Thorne | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 7.00 | |
| Reon Edwards | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | |
| Nathan Sealy | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | |
| Tarrique Edward | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4.88 | |
