Sri Lanka U19s fall short by 13 runs in thriller

Bangladesh U19 tour of Sri Lanka 2018 – 1st Youth Test – Day 4

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Sri Lanka U19 were bowled out for 123 runs in their chase of 137 against the touring Bangladesh U19s today at the NCC Grounds in Colombo.

Early in the day Sri Lanka restricted the Bangladesh 2nd inning for just 115 runs to set themselves a target of 136 runs.

Sri Lanka U19s start well after Bangladesh compile 309

Sri Lanka U19s ended day two of the 1st Youth Test against Bangladesh in a decent position as they scored 65 runs for the …

Hero with the ball in the 1st inning for Sri Lanka, Chamindu Wijesinghe started the Bangladeshi collapse early in the day when he dismissed Mahamudul Hassan for 14. From 30/2 Bangladesh soon reduced to 62/6.

Akbar Ali who came at 7 then together with number 8 batsman, Rakibul Hasan added 37 valuable runs for the 7th wicket. Sri Lanka’s most successful bowler of the inning, left-arm spinner Rohan Sanjaya then broke the threatening partnership.

Akbar Ali stood firm for the visitors as he compiled 42 vital runs for his team to give them a chance with a lead of 136 runs.

Rohan Sanjaya and right-arm off-spinner Ashien Daniel were the chief destroyers of the Bangladesh inning as the duo claimed figures of 4/19 and 3/43 respectively.

Photos: Sri Lanka U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – 1st Youth Test | Day 3

The Sri Lankan run-chase of 137 dealt an early blow as Kamil Mishara was out LBW off a Shamim Alam delivery in the 2nd over of the inning. Since the early blow Sri Lanka managed to put on a couple of partnerships worth 26 and 23.

Sri Lanka kept losing wickets at regular intervals since the dismissal of Captain Nipun Dhananjaya for 21.

Centurion in the 1st inning, Sonal Dinusha and Sandun Mendis brought some hope for the hosts as they built up a decent partnership for the 6th wicket taking Sri Lanka close to a thrilling coming-from-behind win.

Read: Bangladesh takes lead despite Sonal Dinusha’s century

Unfortunately the stand lasted only 22 runs as Mendis ran himself out leaving Sri Lanka on 76/6. In-from Sonal too was run out for 24 when the total was on 89.

Chamindu Wijesinghe once again stood up for Sri Lanka, this time with the bat as he fought alone to take Sri Lanka home in a thrilling contest. Shoriful Islam bringing his experience of representing the Bangladesh ‘A’ team held his nerve to dismiss Wijesinghe as the final Sri Lankan wicket and handed his team a famous 13-run win. Wijesinghe ended his heroics as the top scorer for his team with 29 runs.

In bowling for Bangladesh seamer Shamim Alam and spinner Rakibul Hasan grabbed 3 wickets each.

The two teams will meet again in the 2nd Youth Test at Katunayake on the 23rd Tuesday.









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Full Scorecard

Ban U19

309/10 & 115/10

(45.2 overs)

Result

Sri Lanka U19

288/10 & 123/10

(43.3 overs)

BAN U19 won by 13 runs

Ban U19’s 1st Innings

Batting R B
Tanzid Hasan b Wijesinghe 42 31
Prantik Nabil c Mishara b Daniel 45 114
Mahmudul Joy b Mendis 19 71
Towhid Hridoy c Silva b Sanjaya 54 105
Shamim Hossain c Mishara b Daniel 43 66
Akbar Ali lbw by Sanjaya 17 28
Amite Hasan c Mishara b Wijesinghe 64 99
Rakibul Hasan c Dananjaya b Mendis 6 24
Rishad Hossain c Mishara b Wijesinghe 4 38
Shoriful Islam b Wijesinghe 4 7
Shahin Alam not out 1 22
Extras
10 (b 8, lb 2)
Total
309/10 (96.1 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-54 (T Hasan), 2-93 (M Joy,), 3-139 (P Nabil), 4-209 (S Hossain), 5-213 (T Hridoy), 6-235 (A Ali), 7-258 (Rakibul), 8-276 (R Hossain), 9-282 (S Islam), 10-309 (A Hasan)
Bowling O M R W E
Naveen Fernando 4 0 24 0 6.00
Chamindu Wijesinghe 16.1 1 68 4 4.22
Ashan Daniel 20 4 64 2 3.20
Rohan Sanjaya 35 11 70 2 2.00
Sandun Mendis 18 1 69 2 3.83
Navod Paranavithana 3 0 4 0 1.33

Sri Lanka U19’s 1st Innings

Batting R B
Navod Paranavithana b T Hridoy 40 45
Kamil Mishara b T Hridoy 19 58
Nipun Dananjaya lbw by H Joy 11 29
Mohomed Shamaz b S Alam 31 128
Sonal Dinusha c S Islam b R Hasan 100 202
Janishka Perera c A Ali b S Islam 14 40
Sandun Mendis lbw by R Hasan 14 20
C Wijesinghe c A Hasan b S Alam 8 19
Ashan Daniel c A Hasan b S Islam 21 71
Naveen Fernando c A Ali b R Hasan 15 58
Rohan Sanjaya not out 1 1
Extras
14 (b 6, nb 3, w 3, lb 2)
Total
288/10 (113 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-55 (N Paranavithana), 2-75 (N Paranavithana), 3-78 (N Dananjaya), 4-168 (M Shamaz), 5-193 (J Perera), 6-212 (S Mendis), 7-229 (C Wijesinghe), 8-270 (A Daniel), 9-278 (S Dinusha), 10-288 (N Fernando)
Bowling O M R W E
Shoriful Islam 20 2 57 2 2.85
Sahin Alam 20 5 43 2 2.15
Mahmudul Joy 6 0 21 0 3.50
Shamim Hossain 4 3 2 0 0.50
Rishad Hossain 12 3 23 0 1.92
Rakibul Hasan 32 4 79 3 2.47
Towhid Hridoy 19 4 55 3 2.89

Ban U19’s 2nd Innings

Batting R B
Tanzid Hasan c R Sanjaya b A Daniel 6 5
Nawrose Nabil c S Mendis b R Sanjaya 13 48
Hassan Joy c K Mishara b C Wijesinghe 14 32
Towhid Hridoy c J Perera b C Wijesinghe 0 1
Shamim Hossain lbw by R Sanjaya 19 34
Amite Hasan b A Daniel 6 9
Akbar Ali c M Shamaz b A Daniel 42 74
Rakibul Hasan c N Dananjaya b S Mendis 6 21
Rishad Hossain st. K Mishara b R Sanjaya 3 24
Sahin Alam not out 2 11
Shoriful Islam c R Sanjaya b A Daniel 0 5
Extras
4 (b 4)
Total
115/10 (45.2 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-7 (T Hasan, 1.2 ov), 2-30 (H Joy, 11.3 ov), 3-30 (T Hridoy, 11.4 ov), 4-43 (N Nabil, 17.1 ov), 5-54 (A Hasan, 20.1 ov), 6-62 (S Hossain, 23.2 ov), 7-89 (R Hasan, 32.3 ov), 8-107 (R Hossain, 40.2 ov), 9-115 (A Ali, 43.3 ov), 10-115 (S Islam, 45.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W E
Chamindu Wijesinghe 9 2 38 2 4.22
Ashan Daniel 16.2 8 19 4 1.17
Rohan Sanjaya 16 2 43 3 2.69
Sandun Mendis 4 1 11 1 2.75

Sri Lanka U19’s 2nd Innings

Batting R B
Navod Paranavithana lbw by S Hossain 16 14
Kamil Mishara lbw by S Alam 0 3
Nipun Dananjaya c T Hridoy b R Hasan 21 37
Mohomed Shamaz lbw by R Hasan 11 34
Sonal Dinusha (runout) T Hridoy 24 57
Janishka Perera lbw by R Hasan 1 11
Sandun Mendis (runout) T Hasan 13 30
Chaminda Wijesinghe c A Ali b S Islam 29 37
Ashan Daniel c A Hasan b S Alam 0 3
Nuwanidu Fernando c M Hasan b S Alam 2 10
Rohan Sanjaya not out 4 25
Extras
2 (b 1, w 1)
Total
123/10 (43.3 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-0 (K Mishara, 1.3 ov), 2-26 (N Paranavithana, 4.2 ov), 3-49 (N Dananjaya, 12.2 ov), 4-52 (M Shamaz, 16.3 ov), 5-54 (J Perera, 18.3 ov), 6-76 (S Mendis, 27.4 ov), 8-91 (A Daniel, 33.3 ov), 9-97 (N Fernando, 35.4 ov), 10-123 (C Wijesinghe, 43.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W E
Shoriful Islam 6.3 1 23 1 3.65
Shahin Alam 12 6 31 3 2.58
Shamim Hossain 3 0 10 1 3.33
Towhid Hridoy 7 1 24 0 3.43
Rakibul Hasan 15 2 34 3 2.27