Under-19 Asia Cup Sadisha, Chamindu guide Sri Lanka U19 to second successive win

Tons by Sadisha Rajapakse and Chamindu Wickramasinghe paved the way for Sri Lanka Under-19 to record a comfortable 60-run win over Nepal Under-19 in the Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament encounter played at Sharjah yesterday.

Sadisha slammed a quick-fire 119-ball 131 inclusive of 11 boundaries and two sixes, while Chamindu cracked 111 in 126 balls with eight boundaries and two sixes as the pair associated in a massive 223-run stand for the second wicket for Sri Lanka Under-19 after skipper Dunith Wellalage won the toss and took first lease of the wicket to end with a formidable score of 322 for 4.

In their run chase, despite useful knocks coming from Arjun Saud, Bibek Yadav, Basir Ahamad and Santosh Karki, Nepal Under-19 were unable to reach the target as the right-arm pace and spin duo of Matheesha Oathirana and Raveen de Silva shared six wickets between them to restrict them to a score of 262 runs, helping Sri Lanka Under-19 record their second successive win of the tournament.

-MSA

At Sharjah – Sri Lanka U19 won by 60 runs
Sri Lanka Under-19: 322 / 4 in 50 overs (Sadisha Rajapakse 131, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 111, Shevon Daniel 17, Dunith Wellalage 34 n.o.; Mohammad Asdil Alam 2 for 46)
Nepal Under-19: 262 in 47/5 overs (Arjun Saud 64, Bibek Yadav 46, Basir Ahamad 43, Santosh Karki 34, Dev Khanal 28; Raveen de Silva 3 for 35, Matheesha Pathirana 3 for 49)