Sri Lanka U19 bounced back with a much-needed win over Bangladesh U19 in the 5th match of the six-match Youth ODI series played today (5th May) at SSC Grounds, Colombo. However, the visitors still lead the series, 3-2.
After winning the toss, Sri Lanka opted to bat first but didn’t manage to put on an impressive show as they were bundled out for just 196 runs.
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The wicket-keeper batter Aadham Hilmy was the top scorer for the hosts as he made 51 runs off 59 balls with 7 fours and a six. The skipper Vimath Dinsara also contributed with crucial 42 runs in the middle-order.
Samiun Basir was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors as he bagged 3 wickets for 35 runs.
Though 197 didn’t look like a challenging target on paper, Sri Lanka put on a brilliant bowling effort to defend this target and stay alive in the series.
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Viran Chamuditha and Kugathas Mathulan were the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as they bagged 3 wickets each.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka U19 – 196 (42.3) Aadham Hilmy 51, Vimath Dinsara 42, Kithma Vidanapathirana 28, Suhas Fernando 28, Samiun Basir 3/35
Bangladesh U19 – 169 (45) Samiun Basir 37, Md Abdullah 32, Farid Hasan 30*, Viran Chamuditha 3/26, Kugathas Mathulan 3/26, Tharusha Navodya 2/30
Result – Sri Lanka U19 won by 27 runs
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