U-19 World Cup: SL beats Scotland by 98 runs

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka captain Nipun Dananjaya, Ahan Wickramasinghe, and Navod Paranavithana hit fifties to set up the side’s victory against Scotland in a rain-hit clash.

After Sri Lanka put up 277 for 6, wet weather interrupted Scotland’s innings and consequently their target was adjusted to 247 from 40 overs, according to the D/L method.

Scotland never really got going in the chase and mustered 149 for 8.

Seamer Chamindu Wijesinghe was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, returning 3 for 31 in his nine overs.

After opting to bat, Sri Lanka had a sound start, with Paranavithana and Kamil Mishara adding 90 for the opening wicket.

Mishara fell 11 short of a fifty, but Paranavithana and later Wickramasinghe and Dananjaya reached the landmark to give their side the impetus in the middle and end overs.

Dilshan Madushanka, who had scooped up a five-wicket haul against Nigeria, extended his form, getting Scotland’s openers inside the eighth over.

Wijesinghe and Kavindu Nadeeshan made further inroads into the Scotland line-up as the chase spiralled out of control.

Captain Angus Guy top-scored with 31, but it came off 72 balls, and the rapidly rising asking rate was too much to overcome for Scotland.