England U19 registered a 48-run win in the fifth and final Youth ODI against Sri Lanka U19 today at SSC Grounds, Colombo. But Sri Lanka U19 managed to win the 5-match series, 3-2.
After being put in to bat first, the visiting England U19 got off to a terrible start losing their first 6 wickets for just 95 runs. Sri Lankan bowlers led by seamer Vinuja Ranpul were brilliant upfront causing problems for England top order.
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However, England opening batter William Luxton and wicket-keeper batter Alex Horton showed great resistance putting on a match-winning partnership of 93 runs for the 7th wicket. Luxton top-scored for England adding 84 runs off 119 balls with 4 fours and a six.
Horton chipped in with a valuable contribution with the bat scoring 36 runs off 62 balls as England set the hosts a target of 215 runs. Ranpul was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka as he claimed 4 wickets for 45 runs.
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Chasing 215 runs to win, Sri Lanka also had a poor start with the bat as they lost half of their side for 74 runs in 17.2 overs. The number 4 batter Sadisha Rajapaksa and Raveen De Silva gave a good fightback adding 42 runs for the sixth wicket but it wasn’t enough for the hosts as visitors registered a comprehensive 48-run win at the end.
Rajapaksa top-scored for Sri Lanka with a knock of 66 runs off 77 balls with 7 fours. England off-spinner Tom Prest was exceptional with the ball as he snared 6 wickets for 41 runs.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Thomas | lbw b Vinuja Ranpul | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 80.95 |
| William Luxton | not out | 84 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Tom Prest | c Sadeesh Jayawardena b Vinuja Ranpul | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Rew | c Wanuja Sahan b Sadisha Rajapaksa | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.09 |
| George Bell | lbw b Sadisha Rajapaksa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rehan Ahmed | c & b Malsha Tharupathi | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| James Coles | c & b Raveen De Silva | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Alex Horton | c & b Vinuja Ranpul | 36 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 58.06 |
| James Sales | c & b Vinuja Ranpul | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Thomas Aspinwall | not out | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Benjamin Cliff | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras | 18 (b 2 , lb 2 , nb 0, w 14, pen 0) |
| Total | 214/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.28) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinuja Ranpul | 9 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 5.00 | |
| Wanuja Sahan | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2.60 | |
| Thaveesha Abhishek | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | |
| Sadisha Rajapaksa | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.83 | |
| Malsha Tharupathi | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6.17 | |
| Raveen De Silva | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 | |
| Shevon Daniel | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abisheak Liyanaarachchi | c Benjamin Cliff b Thomas Aspinwall | 24 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 64.86 |
| Shevon Daniel | lbw b Tom Prest | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sadeesh Jayawardena | c & b Benjamin Cliff | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Sadisha Rajapaksa | lbw b Thomas Aspinwall | 66 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sakuna Nidarshana Liyanage | c James Sales b Tom Prest | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ranuda Somarathne | c & b James Coles | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Raveen De Silva | b Tom Prest | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Vinuja Ranpul | lbw b Tom Prest | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Lahiru Abeysinghe | b Tom Prest | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Wanuja Sahan | b Tom Prest | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Malsha Tharupathi | not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 21 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 3, w 14, pen 0) |
| Total | 166/10 (35.1 Overs, RR: 4.72) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Prest | 10 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 4.10 | |
| Benjamin Cliff | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 | |
| James Coles | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4.50 | |
| Thomas Aspinwall | 5.1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4.31 | |
| Rehan Ahmed | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | |
| James Sales | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | |
