Opener Washington Sundar struck a fluent fifty to back up the efforts of his bowlers as India Under-19 team outplayed Sri Lankan colts by five wickets in the tri-series final here yesterday
Colombo: Opener Washington Sundar struck a fluent fifty to back up the efforts of his bowlers as India Under-19 team outplayed Sri Lankan colts by five wickets in the tri-series final here yesterday.
Chasing 159, the Indian juniors rode on a solid 89-run opening stand between Sundar (56) and Rishabh Pant (35) to achieve the target in 33.5 overs. Left-arm spinner Damitha Silva did pick up three wickets to cause a bit of a stutter in the Indian chase but Ricky Bhui (29 not out) made sure the visitors pocket the summit clash with ease and remain unbeaten in the tournament.
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Earlier, Sri Lanka suffered from lack of partnerships to manage 158 all out in 47.2 overs.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Vishad Randika top-scored with 58 runs, while left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed bagged three wickets. Pace spearhead Avesh Khan, medium-pacer Shubham Mavi and left-arm spinner Mayank Dagar picked two wickets each.
Brief scores
Sri Lanka U-19: 158 in 47.2 overs (V Randika 58, D Silva 23; K Ahmed 3-29) lost to India U-19: 159-5 in 33.5 overs (W Sundar 56, R Pant 35; D Silva 3-18) by 5 wkts
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