Pakistan clinch series 3-2 as Sri Lanka test players for Youth WC
The Pakistan Under-19 cricket team clinched the 5-match Youth ODI series against Sri Lanka Under-19s 3-2 at the Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Sri Lanka Under-19s won the first game played on May 26, by 26 runs but Pakistan Under-19s bounced back to sweep the three following games quite comprehensively, to record an early series win.
Pakistan skipper Rohail Nazir was the Man of the Series
The second match, played on May 28, was won by Pakistan by 3-wickets while in the third game, played on May 31 the visitors recorded a 5-wicket win. They went on to win the fourth match by 7 wickets on June 2 before Sri Lanka recorded a late comeback to win the fifth and final match by 5 wickets on June 5.
Pakistan Under-19 skipper Rohail Nazir won the ‘Man of the Series’ award for his magnificent batting display during the series. Nazir scored 320 runs in five matches.
Sri Lanka named two different squads for the five-match series, which included 21 players in whole. The first three Youth ODIs were captained by Nipun Dananjaya of St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa, while the two remaining games were led by Kamil Mishara of Royal College.
“We used this series to take a look at all the players of the current Under-19 pool of 21 players, in order to prepare for the upcoming tours and the ICC Under-19 World Cup. It is the reason, why we named two squads for the series. Accordingly, we were able to give all the players, an opportunity to play in this series. For some players, it was the very first time, they were tested in the international arena. We can take lots of positives out of this tournament and will use this is a platform to build up for the upcoming assignments,” Sri Lanka Under-19 Coach, Hashan Tillakaratne speaking on the outcome of the series, stated.
Kamil Mishara
was in top form for Sri Lanka U-19s
Series Summary
Match 1: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 26 runs
Sri Lanka 234 for 9 wickets (50) (Navod Paranavithana 54, Kamil Mishara 65, Mohamed Shamaz 42, Nipun Dananjaya 21, Sonal Dinusha 17, Mohammad Wasim 2/28, Mohammad Taha 2/28, Junad Khan 2/47)
Pakistan 208 all out (47.3)(Saim Ayub 31, Haider Ali 51, Rohail Nazir 47, Mohammad Taha 36, Qasim Akram 18, Khayyam Khan 18, Sudeera Thilakaratne 3/48, Navod Paranavithana 2/31)
Match 2: Pakistan beat
Sri Lanka by 3 wickets
Sri Lanka 220 for 8 wickets (50) (Nipun Dananjaya 15, Avishka Tharindu 54, Chamindu Wijesinghe 28, Rohan Sanjaya 45n.o., Ashen Daniel 20n.o., Akthar Shah 2/32, Junaid Khan 2/39)
Pakistan 221 for 7 wickets (49.5) (Haider Ali 56, Rohail Nazir 87, Junaid Khan 30, Abbas Afridi 16n.o., Dilshan Madushanka 2/27, Dilum Sudara 2/35, Navod Paranavithana 2/51)
Match 3: Pakistan beat
Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka 183 all out (48.3) (Kamil Mishara 73, Nipun Dananjaya 17, Sonal Dinusha 32, Avishka Tharindu 26, Akthar Shah 4/19, Junaid Khan 2/38)
Pakistan 184 for 5 wickets (46)(Rohail Nazir 76, Mohammad Taha 25, Qasim Akram 26, Haris Khan 25n.o., Dilshan Madushanka 2/43, Rohan Sanjaya 2/46)
Match 4: Pakistan beat
Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
Sri Lanka 195 for 8 wickets (50)(Thaveesha Kahadawaarachchi 64, Avishka Tharindu 50, Dunith Wellalage 15n.o., Shiraz Khan 2/34, Mohammad Wasim 2/42)
Match 5: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
Pakistan 264 for 7 wickets (50) (Basit Ali 56, Rohail Nazir 41, Haris Khan 54, Qasim Akram 51, Junaid Khan 22, Dilshan Madushanka 3/45)
Sri Lanka 267 for 5 wickets (46.5)(Thaveesha Kahaduwaarachchi 18, Ravindu Rashantha 85, Kamil Mishara 87, Avishka Tharindu 40n.o., Mohammad Wasim 2/39, Shiraz Khan 2/47)
Sri Lanka squad for 1st, 2nd and 3rd games: Nipun Dananjaya (Captain/St. Joseph Vaz), Kamil Mishara (VC/Royal), Navod Paranavitana (Mahinda), Mohomed Shamaz (Zahira), Sonal Dinusha (Mahanama), Avishka Tharindu (St. Anthony’s, Wattala), Chamidu Wijesinghe (Nalanda), Dilum S. Tillakaratne (Richmond), Rohan Sanjaya (Tissa Central), Ashen Daniel (St. Joseph’s), Dilshan Madushanka (Vijayaba NS, Hungama), Pawan Ratnayake (Mahanama), Ravindu Rashantha (S. Thomas’), Naveen Fernando (Maris Stella), Raveen de Silva (Nalanda). Sandun Mendis (Richmond).
Sri Lanka squad for 4th and 5th games: Kamil Mishara (Captain/Royal), Nipun Dananjaya (St. Joseph Vaz), Abhishek Kahaduwaarachchi (Richmond), Kavindu Wickramasinghe , Avishka Tharindu (St. Anthony’s, Wattala), Dunith Wellalage (St. Joseph’s), Kavindu Nadeeshan, Chamindu Wijesinghe (Nalanda), Rohan Sanjaya (Tissa Central), Pawan Rathnayake (Mahanama), Ravindu Rashantha (S. Thomas’), Naveen Fernando (Maris Stella), Raveen de Silva (Nalanda), Sandun Mendis (Richmond), Dilshan Madushanka (Vijayaba MS, Hungama).