IND U19 vs SL U19: The third Youth ODI match played between the Under-19 teams of India and Sri Lanka ended in a breath-taking ending. In this match played on the ground of Hambantota, host Sri Lanka snatched the victory from the hands of Indian team amidst tremendous excitement in the last over. In the last over of the match, Sri Lanka needed 11 runs to win and only 1 wicket was left in their hands, but the Sri Lankan team absorbed the pressure and gave the team a memorable victory. With this the series was also won by 2-1.
India had made a strong score of 290 runs
Batting first in the match, the Indian Under-19 team scored a strong score of 290 runs losing 8 wickets in 50 overs. The start of the team was not good and at one time the Indian team lost 2 wickets for 31 runs. After this VK Vineet handled the innings along with Lakshya Raichandani. There was an excellent and important partnership of 108 runs between the two for the third wicket. Lakshya Raichandani scored 61 runs on 63 balls. At the same time, VK Vineet scored a memorable century facing 136 balls and returned to the pavilion after scoring 131 runs.
Then, Shavin Vinod, Mohit Ulva and Arjun Rajput made small contributions to take the team to this score. On the other hand, Sethmika Seneviratne bowled brilliantly for Sri Lanka and took 4 wickets. At the same time, Gimhan Mendis got 2 wickets and Kavija Gamage got 1 wicket.
Chamika Heenathigala’s match winning innings
In response to this target, Sri Lanka lost its first wicket early, but Senuja Vekunagoda made a comeback for the team by playing an inning of 67 runs. Then Kavija Gamage scored 29 runs and Kithama Vithanapathirana scored 31 runs to lead the team towards victory. After this, Chamika Heenatigala played an amazing inning and gave victory to the team. Chamika Heenathigala scored 84 runs on 68 balls. During this time the team needed 11 runs in the last over. Chamika Heenathigala kept the team in the match by hitting a four on the second ball of the over.
But after this, two consecutive dot balls increased the pressure on Sri Lanka. Then Chamika Heenathigala turned the entire match by hitting a six on the fifth ball of the over and leveled the match. After this, Sri Lanka won the match by 1 wicket by taking 1 run on the last ball.
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