Two bowlers Duvindu Ranatunga (46 in 54 balls) and Trevin Mathew (37 in 54 balls) hit fighting knocks but it was in vain as the Under 19 Afghanistan team beat Sri Lanka under 19 by 62 runs in their Tri-Nation Cricket fixture played at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
The game was played under lights while Afghanistan juniors made a challenging total of 298 in 49. 2 overs with Sri Lanka under 19s chasing a target of 299 runs, managed to get 236 in 33 overs. Mohammad Haroon top scored 88 in 59 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes while Khid Thaniwal 45 in 52 balls and Kamran Hotak 43 in 33 balls made useful knocks to get close to their total to the 300-run mark.
The paceman Duvindu Ranatunga had best figures 4 for 51 in 8.2 over spell while Dinura Kalupahana 2 for 52 made a good supporting role for the Sri Lanka youth team. Garuka Sanketh and Vishwa Lahiru took one wicket each.
Sri Lanka under 19 opener Sineth Jayawardena who scored a century in the previous Bangladesh match, hit 41 runs in a 41-ball innings with seven fours and Vishwa Rajapaksa hit 45 in 46 balls with 7 fours and a six to build up the total in a quick session but Skipper Shevon Daniel who was out 10 in 11 balls with 2 fours made more pressure for Sri Lanka team.
The tailenders Duvindu Ranatunga and off-spinner Trevin Mathew made a good effort but that was not enough to reach the target and the Sri Lanka under-19 team was all out with 17 overs to spare.
The paceman Yama Arab was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 for 35 while Kalil Ahmed 3 for 55 and Kamran Hotak 2 for 29 gave good support to restrict the Sri Lanka under 19 team.
Bangladesh under 19 will meet Afghanistan under 19 once today while Sri Lanka under 19 will meet Bangladesh on March 26 day-night affair.
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