Ton up Sineth Jayawardene the toast in Sri Lanka’s triumph over B’desh

By Srian Obeyesekere

Ton up opening batsman Sineth Jayawardene was the toast of the Sri Lanka U19 team’s five-run triumph over Bangladesh in the Under 19 Tri Nations Series match played at the Sheikh Sayed Stadium in Dubai.

The left handed Jayawardene, a product of Royal College, Colombo set the ball rolling striking 101 off 122 deliveries hitting 9 boundaries and 2 sixes as Sri Lanka reached 234 for 5 off 44.3 overs chasing Bangladesh’s 229 for 8 in 50 overs. He found great support from his opening partner Hirun Kapurubandara who scored a run a ball 51 as their first-wicket partnership topped the 100-mark in giving their side the upper hand. Wicket-keeper batsman Kapurubandara struck 9 boundaries and a six in his run a ball knock.

CHIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka 230/8 (50 Overs).(Sineth Jayawardene 101, Hirun Kapurubandara 51, Hiran Jayasundera 35, Shevon Daniel 15, Jishan Alam 3/21)

Bangladesh 229/8 (50 Overs) (Jishan Alam 40, Chowudhry mid Rizwan 38, Ashiqur Rathman Ruhit 18, Ashraf Amen 50, Malsha Tharupathi 3/37, Vishva Lahiru 1/37′, Guruka Sanketh 1/22, Traveen Mathew 1/40)

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