Sri Lanka Under-19 win one-day series 3-1

Kaveen Bandara and Akeel Inham scored two fluent half centuries to guide Sri Lanka Under-19 towards an eight-wicket win over Australia Youth team in the final one-day match played at the SSC grounds, yesterday.

Sri Lanka Under-19, chasing a 204-run target on a batting friendly SSC wicket, achieved victory with 71 balls to spare to seal the five-match One-day series, making 206-2 in the 39th over in the rescheduled second game yesterday.

After losing Youth ODI debut opener Rashmitha Opatha for a run-a-ball 14, Kaveen Bandara (86 off 114) and Akeel Inham (83 not out) put on a 147-run partnership for the second wicket.

Aussie off spin bowler Sam Grimwade who wrecked the Lankans on the previous match taking five wickets, took the two wickets that fell for 53 runs. Inham, the DS Senanayake College right hander struck 11 fours and a six during his 89-ball knock.

Earlier, off spinner Shammu Ashan bowled a pretty decent spell of 10 overs taking 3 wickets for 36 runs. Left arm spinner Damitha Silva also chipped in with 2-31.

The two teams will be meeting each other for the tour ending three-day match which is scheduled from October 7 to 9 at Moratuwa stadium.

Australia U19: 203 all out in 49.3 overs (Jonte Pattison 40, Izaac Boylan 37, Patrick McKenna 37, Kyle Scrimegour 26, Sam Harper 20, Tom Healy 10, Shammu Ashan 3-36, Damitha Silva 2-31, Pethum Madusanka 1-36, Aravinda Akurugoda 1-38, Chamika Karunaratne 1-39)

Sri Lanka U19: 206-2 in 38.1 overs (Kaveen Bandara 86, Ikeel Inham 83 n.o, Rashmika Opatha 14, Avishka Fernando 11 n.o, Sam Grimwade 2-53).