Match Drawn
West Indies Under 19 Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 01st 04 Day Unofficial Youth Test – Dambulla, North Western Province – concluded after 04 days
Sri Lanka U19 electing to bat, 432 / 8 dec – ( 105 Overs ) Dinura Kalupahana 150no ( 2×6, 16×4, 229 balls ) – career best, maiden century – Pulindu Perera 71 ( 2×6, 8×4, 66 balls ), Malsha Tharupathi 65 ( 2×6, 8×4, 58 balls ), Vihas Thewmika 35, Skipper Sineth Jayawardene 34, Ravishan Nethsara 31, Extras 13 – Pulindu Perera / Sineth 64 run opening stand, Pulindu Perera / Ravishan Nethsara 57 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the next 05 wickets for the addition of 94 runs – Dinura Kalupahana / Malsha Tharupathi 103 runs for the 07th wicket, Dinura Kalupahana / Vihas Thewmika 114 runs for the 08th wicket – Tarrique Edward 3 / 99, Isai Thorne 2 / 58, Nathan Sealy 2 / 100 & 122 / 4 – ( 25 Overs ) Ravishan Nethsara 50 ( 8×4, 52 balls ),Sharujan Shanmuganathan 26no, Dinura Kalupahana 22no – Pulindu Perera / Ravishan Nethsara 38 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sharujan Shanmuganathan / Dinura Kalupahana 41 runs unbroken for the 05th wicket – Reon Edwards 1 / 18, Nathan Sealy 1 / 26.
West Indies U19 in reply, 309 all out – ( 89.5 Overs ) Jordon Johnson 149 ( 2×6, 11×4, 207 balls ) – career best, maiden century – Steve Wedderburn 41, Nathan Edward 36, Extras 24 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Jordon Johnson / Steve Wedderburn 110 runs for the 04th wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 31 runs – Jordon Johnson / Nathan Edward 96 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets added 22 runs – Vihas Thewmika 6 / 78 – career best – Vishwa Lahiru 3 / 61, Vishwa Rajapaksha 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Dinura Kalupahana – Sri Lanka U19
Match was curtailed by rain & bad light. All players in both teams were involved in their debut match.
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