The first unofficial Youth Test between Sri Lanka Emerging Team and Bangladesh Emerging Team continued for day three today (27th October) at Dambulla.
Sri Lanka showcased a strong fightback with the bat in reply to the visiting Bangladesh’s mammoth first innings score of 501 runs.
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The opening batter Navod Paranavithana and Skipper Sonal Dinusha led the way with brilliant centuries as the hosts posted 298/7 at the close of play on Day 3.
Paranavithana was the chief scorer for Sri Lanka as he amassed 136 runs off 188 balls with 18 fours to his name. Dinusha played a captain’s knock, scoring 106 runs off 172 balls with 9 fours and a six.
The duo added a massive 223-run stand for the 3rd wicket, bailing Sri Lanka out of trouble in their first innings reply with the bat.
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The match will continue for the fourth and final day tomorrow, with the hosts trailing by 203 runs with 3 wickets in hand.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prantik Nawrose Nabil | c & b Kalhara Senarathna | 41 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 67.21 |
| Aich Mollah | b Nipun Premaratne | 147 | 299 | 19 | 0 | 49.16 |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Sonal Dinusha b Eshan Malinga | 66 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 76.74 |
| Shahadat Hossain | lbw b Eshan Malinga | 93 | 156 | 6 | 2 | 59.62 |
| Abdullah Al Mamun | c Pavan Rathnayake b Nipun Premaratne | 26 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 81.25 |
| Pritom Kumar | c & b | 69 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 113.11 |
| Ahmed Sharif | b Eshan Malinga | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 23.26 |
| Hasan Murad | c Pavan Rathnayake b Shashika Dulshan | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 131.25 |
| Ripon Mondol | b Eshan Malinga | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Naeem Ahmed | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 24 (b 5 , lb 1 , nb 3, w 10, pen 5) |
| Total | 501/9 (126.3 Overs, RR: 3.96) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eshan Malinga | 26.3 | 1 | 106 | 5 | 4.03 | |
| Nipun Premaratne | 23 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 3.65 | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | 21 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 3.48 | |
| Kalhara Senarathna | 26 | 2 | 124 | 1 | 4.77 | |
| Shashika Dulshan | 27 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 3.41 | |
| Sonal Dinusha | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | b Naeem Ahmed | 136 | 188 | 18 | 0 | 72.34 |
| Abisheak Liyanaarachchi | c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Ahmed Sharif | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Prantik Nawrose Nabil b Ripon Mondol | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sonal Dinusha | c Pritom Kumar b Nahid Rana | 106 | 172 | 9 | 1 | 61.63 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | c Pritom Kumar b Hasan Murad | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 153.33 |
| Sohan de Livera | run out (Abdullah Al Mamun) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Hasan Murad | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kalhara Senarathna | not out | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Shashika Dulshan | not out | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Extras | 10 (b 0 , lb 5 , nb 4, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 298/7 (72 Overs, RR: 4.14) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Mondol | 14 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3.00 | |
| Ahmed Sharif | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | |
| Nahid Rana | 13 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 3.62 | |
| Abdullah Al Mamun | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| Naeem Ahmed | 13 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 4.85 | |
| Hasan Murad | 13 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 4.23 | |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4.60 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prantik Nawrose Nabil | c Sohan de Livera b Chamindu Wijesinghe | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Aich Mollah | lbw b Shashika Dulshan | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 55.81 |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Pavan Rathnayake b Kalhara Senarathna | 39 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 139.29 |
| Shahadat Hossain | b Shashika Dulshan | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Abdullah Al Mamun | c Pavan Rathnayake b Kalhara Senarathna | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Pritom Kumar | c Sonal Dinusha b Kalhara Senarathna | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ahmed Sharif | c Sakuna Liyanage b Kalhara Senarathna | 16 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 32.65 |
| Hasan Murad | c Sakuna Liyanage b Shashika Dulshan | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Ripon Mondol | c Sohan de Livera b Shashika Dulshan | 22 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 75.86 |
| Naeem Ahmed | not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 147/9 (37.2 Overs, RR: 3.94) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eshan Malinga | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 | |
| Nipun Premaratne | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| Shashika Dulshan | 11.2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 3.57 | |
| Kalhara Senarathna | 12 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 3.58 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Ahmed Sharif | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Abisheak Liyanaarachchi | c Ahmed Sharif b Ripon Mondol | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c & b Ripon Mondol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sonal Dinusha | not out | 27 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 93.10 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | b Hasan Murad | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sohan de Livera | b Hasan Murad | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | not out | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 17.24 |
| Extras | 5 (b 4 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 69/5 (20 Overs, RR: 3.45) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Mondol | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2.00 | |
| Ahmed Sharif | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 | |
| Hasan Murad | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4.00 | |
| Nahid Rana | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | |
| Naeem Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
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