Sakuna keeps Sri Lanka Under 19s aloft

Source:Island

Lumbini College batsman Sakuna Liyanage kept Sri Lanka Under 19s aloft with a valuable knock to help them reach 209 after the top order failed to impress in the opening encounter of the ICC Under 19 World Cup against Scotland in Georgetown Guyana yesterday.

Liyanage top scored with 79 runs and anchored the middle and late order batting to rescue the team which was in trouble at one stage.

Liyanage needed to launch the rescue act after the otherwise consistent batsmen including Pawan Pathiraja and Ranuda Somaratne were dismissed cheaply after Sri Lanka decided to bat first.

Chamindu Wickramasinghe and Sadeesha Rajapaksa were the only top order batsmen to make contributions of note.

Scores:

Sri Lanka

U19 209 in 45.2 overs (Chamindu Wickramasinghe 28, Sadeesha Rajapaksa 24, Sakuna Liyanage 79, Raveen de Silva 27)